The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-13
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Quay's Letters to MI. Hopkins
Are Admitted as Evidence.


After the recess MIR. Rothermel read
the letters which were written to Hop
klns by Mr. Quay and which have
been printed, giving the cashier in
structions how to proceed in certain
stock transactions and requesting him.
in some instances to obtain the money
necessary to purchase other stock. To
each OF these letters the defense for
mally objected on the ground that they
are irrelevant under the indictment.
Objection was overruled and an eXcep-
tion noted in each instance. Argument
between counsel followed the offer of
the letters dated July 81, 1896, from
State Treasurer Haywood to President
McMancs of the bank. and found in
Hopkins desk the defense obiecting on
the ground that Haywood was dead
ard was not a defendant and that it
was inadmissible because of the stat
ute limitations.
The letter in question advises the
bank that upon the granting of a loan
of $1,000 to Richard r. Quay the state
deposit will be increased from 100000
to 100000 and not reduced until the
Quay debt is paid. Accompanying the
letter is n note for SlOO,O signed by
Richard r. Quay and endorsed by Sem
! ator Quay and Mr.. Rothermel proposes
to show from the minute bool; of the
! bank that the directors agreed to make
| the loan upon the production OF GER
| tain letter from Haywood, the letter
| being the one in question.
Mr.. Rothermel said the note was not
paid until after the failure of the bank
| in 1898.
The Judge admitted the letter.
Graham on the Stand.
George S. Graham, who was district
attorney when the prosecution was
! first brought against Mr. Quay, was
| the next witness. He identified two
kilograms sent by Quay to Hopkins
which he said Mr.. Quay admitted hav-
| ing sent to the cashier One of these
is the plum tree" telegram, which
reads: IF YOU will buy and carry a
| thousand Met. for me. l will shake the
| plum tree" The other reads: Get ont
at a profit. I check on you for seven
| thousand" both were sent from st.
Lucie. Fla, in February of last year.
Mr.. Quay's lawyers showed no disposi-
ton to dispute Mr.. Graham's state
ment that Senator Quay admitted that
he sent them but entered the usual OBJ
lection to their admission.
The fact that the defence proposes
to fight against the admission of every
piece Of documentary evidence became
apparent when the district attorney IN
his next step endeavored to induce the
defence to admit that certain DO )ks
in another room, day-books, ledgers,
cash and minute books, etc, are books
of the bank.
I'VE will admit nothing" exclaimed
Mr.. Shields.
Then you insist upon the common
wealth proving each separate book of
the more than one hundred?" asked
the district attorney.
we insist only that you proceed ac-
cording to law" retorted Mr.. Shields.
Judge Biddle endeavored to have
counsel arrange some plan whereby
the necessity of bringing so many
books into the room and the delay
incident upon the proving of the en-
tries in each book, might be avoided
There seemed to be no satisfactory
plan which could be agreed upon. The
district attorney suggested to the court
that he be permitted to put five wit,
nesses, clerks of the bank, On the
stand at once and identify the books
in that manner. Judge Blddle refused
this on account of its unusual char
acter.
After more than half an hour spen
! in fruitless endeavor the district at
J torney sat down in apparent DISCUS
and ordered that all the books b,
. brought into the room.
Identification of Banks Books.
Albert l.. Taber, teller of the broker
, bank, was put on the stand TO identif!
the banks books. There were 2l7 o
them. Mr.. Taber was also called upol
Z to identify the entries in the books
and a heavy ledger of more than 100
pages was placed before him. The tasl
/ which confronted the witness appeared
an endless one, and the apparent hope
5 | lessness of reaching the end of th
{ character of testimony led both judg
| | and counsel to again make an effor
to adjust matters. After half an hou
discussion the district attorney sug
, gested an adjournment until tomor
, row. In the meantime he said h.
= would confer with counsel for the de
fence, and both sides would come pre-
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