The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-08
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MORE ON TRIAL
Case Proceeds on Seven
Counts Charging En-
bezzlement.
His Attorney Succeeds in
Striking Out Damaging
Evidence.

Walter n. Dimmick, eX-chief clerk Of
the Mint, was placed on trial yesterday
before United States District Judge de
Haven and jury on the second of the
three indictments brought against him by
the United States Grand Jury. United
States District Attorney Woodwork, s.
c. benson and Bert Schlesinger appeared
for the Government and George D. Col
Inns for the defendant.
Dimmick is under sentence Of two years
Imprisonment at hard labor in the State
prison at San Quentin on his conviction
on the first indictment.
BY noon the following named jurors had
Peen 1mpaneled: George A. Hensley, Jo-
seph W.>Sanford, c. ]. Warehouse, ]. B.
Whitney, w. F. Davis, A. G. Anderson,
p; j. Robinson, L. H. Cary, Alfred E.
Rhodes, ]. H. Bruce, D. B. Crane and S.
c, Irving. n
Charges in the Indictment.
The Indictment charges the accused
with having embezzled the following
sums at the times stated: January 8,
1900, 1852 AZ; April 7, 1900, s4O5 g.; October !,
1900, $41S AZ: October 1, 1900, 1914 40; Janu-
airy 8, 1901, 1856 SO; January IA, 1901, 1854 OS;
January IA. 1900, $685.
The foregoing constitute seven counts
in the indictment. Seven additional counts
allege that Dimmick, not being an author
lied depository of public moneys, used a
portion OF public moneys-the seven sums
mentioned-for a purpose not prescribed
series of seven counts charges Dimmick
with having feloniOusly failed to deposit
the sums mentioned in the Sub-Treasury
of the United States on or before the end
of the quarter during which they were re-
ceived by him. '
The case is similar In many respects to
the one in which the defendant was con-
victed short time ago, but the evidence,
If anything, will be stronger for the prose-
cution, as intimated by Mr.: Schlesinger
in his opening statement to the jury. Mr..
prove, among other things, that on one
occasion when Superintendent Frank
Leach asked the defendant to produce
certain sum Of money which he had re-
ceived from the Selby Smelling and Lead
Company, Dimmick replied that he hoped
Mr.. Leach would not insist on the imme-
if he should do so Dimmick would be
placed in the position of an embeZZler,
and would be in danger of the peniten-
tiary.
Witnesses for Government.
Three witnesses were called on behalf
Of the Government Observation-Disclosures
Gray, bookkeeper for the Selby Company;
Assistant Cashier Corbett of the same
company; ]. 1. Andre, it's messenger; Ira
T. Blackwood, it's assistant cashier, and
Frank Leach superintendent of the Mint.
They identified Government exhibits num-
bers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and Z, being the receipt
money paid to the Mint for material re-
ceived from that institution. The bills
bore the red rubber stamped dates of pay
ment as alleged in the indictment, but
the Selby witnesses could not swear POSI-
lively that the money mad been paid to
Dimmick, and considerable of their EVIL
derce on that point was stricken out, on
the motion of Mr.. Collins, as hearsay.
Superintendent Leach had barely con-
Guided his explanation of the account
books of the Mint with reference to the
transactions before the court when the
hour for adjournment arrived. The trial
will be resumed at II this morning.