The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-30
Book-KeepsI and Cashier for
E. S. Dean Co. Testlflss.
TELLS OF BIG DRAFTS DRAWN.
During the Moath Of March, 1897, These
Drafts Reached a Total Of S485,000.
PREPARED At KELLERS DIRECTION.
Kellogg. The Man on Trial. Had ko.hlng 10 Do
NTH Affairs Of COMPANY = Instructed 10 Gw
Him No Information
PREPARED At KELLERS DIRECTION.

New York. March so.-aifss Mary f.
Veith, who was bookkeeper and CASH
ier for the L. S. Dean company, was
put on the witness Stand in the trial
of James j. Kellogg, yesterday. In
reply 10 questions she told OF the trans
action which occurred i'm March, 1897.
when acting under orders OF Samuel
Keller she paid a draft for $4,000
drawn TO the order Of A. j. We'll. Kel-
Ter. she said, gave her the currency
TO meet the draft.
Miss Veith, on being asked to ex-
found no entry of this check in the
books and could not explain the fact.
She further said that later in March,
1897, she paid draft of $4,000 to Well
in the same manner. On March 16 she
drew a draft for $4,000 10 the order
OF We'll and at Samuel Keller's di-
rection. This was given TO Keller,
who a few days later returned IL, say
ing he had paid it himself. On March
- she made out a draft for $4,000 to
Wells order. This also was at KEEL
Ier's direction, she said. and was re-
turned by him. He said he had re-
tired il. On March IL she was instruc-
ted by Keller to draw draft for $780,
900 TO the order of III. ID. KYLE. She did
so. and few days later Keller return
ed il with the statement that il had
been paid. On March 10. at Keller's
direction, Miss Veith said she made
out two drafts to the order of John
s. Barrett & co. or III. ID. Kyle One
was for $4,000 and the other for $4,000
THESE, she said, she never saw again.
The witness also told of drafts made
out in March to the order of Theo-
dore w. Myers a. Co. Two were for
$4,000 and one for $4,000. She was
told to mark these "a. 5. II. margin"
"A. s. r." indicating American Sugar
Refinery" These drafts she never saw
again. she said.
The John s. Barrett & Co. mentioned.
Samuel Keller previously testified. were
the Chicago agents OF the Dean COM
pany.
Miss Veith further testified said she
had seen the defendant, Kellogg, In the
Dean coppany's office several times.
but that she had been instructed by
Keller never to allow him TO see any
of the books OF the firm or TO give him
any information. as he had nothing
to do with the business at all. He new
er gave any orders to the Dean COM
pany's employees. or took any part in
the business. and 10 the best of her
knowledge had nothing To do with the
affairs of the Dean company.
Mr.. Olcott's cross-examination pro-
volxed the witness into exhibiting an
ger. and brought forth flood OF tears
and protestations against what she
termed unjust harshness." She was
being asked as TO the discrepancies he
tween her testimony given yesterday
and that given in an affidavit before
referee Morgan.
At the conclusion of. Miss Veith's
testimony Mr.. Kellogg was asked to
take the stand, but the court being
told by counsel that they would prefer
waiting until today. an adjournment
was ordered.
Mr.. Davis stated TO the court that he
had but one other witness than Mr..
Kellogg. Counsel for both SIDES as
serted that the case would be brought
to a speedy close when the recorder re-
minded them that the end OF the term
was near