The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-28
KOHN TRIAL IN COURT
VERDICT MAY BE REACHED, IN
 CASE TODAY.
Numerous Witnesses Examined and Lawyers Consumed Much Time
 in Arguing Motions-state
 Completed Its Testimony.

The trial of the case of John P. Kofn. charged with false. pretenses proceeded slowly in the Montgomery City Court 5esterday and the testimony was not concluded when the court. at o'clock in the evening. adjourned until this morn ing,
 The twelve jurors who are hearing the testimony again spent last night at the County court house. It Is expected that the case will be concluded today and that verdict will be reached.
 Mir. Kohn Is charged by the State with false pretenses in connection with the purchase of Montgomery County bonds amounting to $10O.00o by the banking house of Josiah Morris and Co. and the subsequent failure of the bank of which Mir. KohnI was Cashier.
 The case was long drawn out yesterday owing to the fact that the numerous law yers employed on either side frequently objected to questions asked witnesses and the objections were invariably fol- lowed by protracted argument.
 When the court opened at 9:30 o'clock yesterday morning Pat McGauley. stenog- rapher in the United States Court, was recalled as q witness. He read from the stanographic report of Mir. Kohn's evidence in the case of Montgomery County against The Fidelity and De- posit Company of Maryland which grew out of the sale of County bonds. This case was tried in the United States Court several months ago.
 J. G. Cowan, an expert accountant, was examined by the State touching his in- vestisation. of the books and accounts of the County Treasurer. MT. Cowan was followed on the witness stand by a Mir. Barksdale, who was a deposltor in the banking house of Josiah Morris and Co.
 The State proved by Mir. Barksdale that a Mir. Dawson, who was a clerk in the banking house. requested him, the witness. not to draw his money from the bank - There was considerable sparrins over this character of testimony but portion of the evidence of Mr. Barksdaie was admitted.
 Mr. Barnett of Pike Road. was the next witness for the State. He testified that hc deposited money in the banking house os Josiah Morris and Co: and that at one time the bank paid him 6 per cent interest on his deposits.
 Charles A. Allen. Clerk of the Mont- gomery County Board of Revenue and iT. M. Garrett. County Engineer. were recalled. MF. Alien testified that the Board of Revenue did not adopt reso- Iution asking the Legislature to pass q bill authorizing the County to issue $500. 900 road bonds
 It will be remembered that such a bill was introduced into the Senate by Col onei A., A. Wiley. Senator from Mont xomery County, and was passed by the Senate. Tn the House the bill was amended so as to reduce the amount of bonds to $10o.000. As amended the bill was passed and became law, the bonds being sold to Josiah Morris and Co.
 Mir. Allen testified that the original bill providing for a bond issue of s5oo.000 was drawn by Captain John G. Finley. coun- ty Attorney.
 Mir. Garrett corroborated the testimony of Mir. Alien.
 of the last House of Representatives from Montgomery County. were exam ined concerning the County bond legis- lation, The only important testimony se- cured from them was that MT. Kohn had asked them about the progress of the road bond bill when 1t was pending.
 At 6:30 o'clock in the evening the State rested and the examination of witnesses for the defense began. H. M. Hobbie and R. D. Wood swore to the good char acter of Mir. Kohn and at o'clock court adjourned.
 Lawyers for MT. Kohn said last night that it was impossible to say how many witnesses would be examined for the de- fendant. They expressed the opinion that the case would be concluded today