The Portland daily press., 1900-03-01

We advanced money just before cur ss-
sisnmsst 90 temporary aooompsodasson
bat did 10 only this once.
Q.-In the Limerick National bank
wnat are the securities for the loan Of
t5O0os
A.-s4O0o Providence Building and, we'll
four or i've others.
Q.--Ars there any initials opposite these
sscuritissf
A.-Yss opposite the owepsbcroush
Water company $500 bond and one oppo-
sits tbs Norridgewock town bonds Of
$1,000. That bond belonged 10 me. l hsd
. loan onos Of siooo from Woodbury. and
houlson and gave this bond as security.
Q.-Doss that loan appear on the booksS
Ayes, the loan was made March I'd,
and paid March 1eth.
Q.-were Jour securities returned to
ron at that time?
Ayes.
Q.-whsre are thos, Norridge woek
bonds now.
Al sold them but don't ind any
entry Of than In this Arms books. 10 was
my personal transaction.
Q.-Under II. Ii. shaw's account on
the collateral loan book Is there Jeffer-
sanvills bond?
A.-Yss.
Q.-What initials appear theres
Az. l.. o. The bond belonged to
Captain Frank l.. Oaks aud was pur-
chased Of him by us on October "a.
Q.-And put up o. security before that
time.
A.-Yes.
Odd Mr.. Shaw know about 1t?
A.-No.
Q.-Yeu didn't indicsts to him that 1t
was property which did not absolutely be-
long to your
A.-No.
o.-Mr. Shaw believed It to be your
propertyi
Al suppos, 50.
Q.-In the collateral held by the First
National Bank of Biddsford for $40 900
note what 10 the security.
4: A.-4590 Fort Smith Consols.
Q.-How much were thsy vorths
Awe had paid about 90 for them.
Q.-HoW much were they worth?
Al don't know.
Q.-Xhat is the amount sst out for
them In the s,hedulssf
A.--Mr Coombs 90 per cent"
Q.-Is that fair value for those bonds
nowf
A.-Wsll, IL may be, but believe them
worth a great deal more than that.
MIR. Coomts the trustee requested Mr..
Freeman not to 20 into the present value
Of securities as it would have . bearing
on the negotiation Of the bonds.
Mr.. York In answer to questions s,id
that 5000 of United Gas and Elsctric
company bonds bad besn Withdrawal and
Omaha 4 i-2 bonds substituted for them.
Thssvalue Of the latter bond was $40.
Q.-Was that all the value the Bidde-
ford National bank held for . loan of
sao,o
A.-Yes.
Q.-so their aggregate securities
amounted only to s6s00s
Ayes.
Q-How was this note ssttled. ty the
assignesss
Alt was paid by US In the regular
CouIto oi VI oiut % W ohtSA oh AhNhoAH
son, Hill s. Co.
Q.-At the time Of the assignment was
the westbrook Trust company q creditors
A.-Yes.
Q.-Is the amount Of security on that
loan changed
A.-Thers were two loans there both of
$1,000.
Q-On one nots thsrs was change of
collateral security niadei
A.-No. The figures were changed. 1t
was a mistake In tie book. The frs
figures were th irty Ave shAres and then
the five was changed to a seven.
Q.-Turn to the cash on October Slst.
You stated this morning the customary
method OF entering up the amounts on
the individual deposit ledger. Now on
November lst how did your conduct differ
from, other daysf
A.-The oheoks were entered but no de-
y posits were received.
Q.-Are there any erasure on these
lin ess
Ayes, two of them.
Q What are thevg
A.-Ons is the charge Of s170.03 against
Grace Woodbury..
Q.-,She became debtor to the firm to