New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-22
GREEN CHECKS TRACED.
TRANSFER TO BEAVERS.
Doremns Company Books Burned
The Case Submitted.

ys-rhanton y Y Nov. 1.-THE second DAYS
session o. the examination OF State Senator George
Z Green concerning the sale 10 the government OF
clocks made by the International Recording Com
navy began shortly after 10 o'clock this morning
eefo-e United States Commissioner Charles S Hall
: n Nasten. formerly chief clerk IN the Office OF
re First Assistant Postmaster General, on cross
examination said the orders for the recording de-
ices originated IN his department Beavers or. In
his absence. the CHEZ clerk. determined whether
a. not q time recording device should be sent 20
she postmaster who applied for IL Then the mat
.sr would so the First Assistant Postmaster In
the absence Of the First Assistant he said, he
,-orls sign the order An order was shown Masten
signed with his initials and It offered IN eyi-
sence as the Defendants frst exhibit II
o-6er for clock 70 be forwarded TO the post
master at Eugene, Ore
II z Bun6y recalled and shown the govern
r,ent exhibit regarding the number OF recorders
furnished the government Up 10 1908. He testified
mat the machines had been sold either by the
eun6v Manufacturing Company or the Inter1a-
tional Tine Recording Company. and that the
government had paid for them. For the supplies
thst accompanied those machines the government
mas failed 10 pay. NJ Bundy Said. and owes
the company $1,000
District Attorney Curriss presented authenticated
copies OF the appointment OF George W. Beavers
n April. 1897. when he was sppointer clerk, and
Ma 4 1900 the date OF his appointment as super
sntendenI OF salries and allowances. A certified
cory OF the Oaths OF Office taken by Beavers was
also offered IN evidence
= r Tr0tter. a clerk IN Beave-s's Office. On re-
examination. was not positive that Beavers vas IN
Washington October !. but believed re was He
believed Beavers was there every working day
ron June 10 the day before ThanlzsEtving He
could not, however, single out any one day that ne
saw him
Joseph Stewart testified regarding transcript
taken from the books Of the Nassau Trust Com
pary OF Brooklyn. showing the deposits made by
George ". Beavers. He recognized a paper as
transcript of the account OF Beavers from October
Is lsg. TO December IS. 1872 M SranchfeId made
objection 10 the admission Of the transcript the
ground that there is no allegation IN the indIct-
mems justfying the a6nissablity OF the evidence
TIE objection was overruled- A number OF deposit
slips signed by Beavers were identified by the wit
ness and offered in evidence the objections Of MI
stznclied in each instance being ove-ruIed.
GOVERNMENT RESTS.
Carries A Kolstad formerly employed II the old
Seventh National Bank. John 2. Tierney. cashier
FOR Moore & Schley. and Marshal E. Van Cott.
connected wiki the Fourteenth Street Bank o. New
York. identified transcripts and deposits OF the &C
counts o. Green and Beavers. Mr. Curtiss said
witness has been subpGnaed 10 give testimony con
cer-iag TIE KnickerbOcker Trus; Company tran
script bur M Mayer had verified NJ. Green's &C
count from The b0Czs OF the Knicke-bocker Trust
COMPANY The transcript was offered in evidence
subject 20 correction At TINS point District At
-o--ey Cu--iss announced that the government
rested i-s case
In response 10 n inquiry Z the defence had any
evidence 10 ofer. ~. StanCh6ed said the defence
would await the evidence CO the prosecution on ali
the indictments and then decide.
The Government then took Up case No. 1888.
which lis an Indictment for q conspiracy 10 commit
m c@e-ce against the United States Government
l-~ Slanch6e-5 again made a motion 20 dismiss
the Indictment. and X was denied The Govern
rrer- then C1ered all Of the evidence offered IN the
previous case. The re-o-d accordingly VIII be pre-
san p rested
tile second case and then moved Indictment NO.
Zg- -he United States against George z. Green.
officer M Srsurhfe'd made rhe same motion 10
T6e hearing was closed rhs evening. Couuis-
Eorer Hal res5rvlrs his decision Until Deeen-
The two indictments against Senator Green and
f.@l L---- ~ So -.------e-s %
stamp C1-ce-ll-E machines. were considered
SHOWING CHECK TRANSFERS
After ths government rested The attorneys FOR
The defence announced thar they would introduce
10 evidence T. The cance-li1g machine cases cyl
books Of The banks were introduced 90 show that
rr-.---e ro--rarv 20 mar OF senator Green and
that within cay or TWO IN every case George ".
beavers deposited q like amount ir tis bank: and
count va charged WIZ Vita1ra7yai Tor tae same
In 1872. They were March IS 500, Nay TO- 5000.
css-.s- fr- Moor. & se-iev T4v-yorlz Earze-s.
testified thar l~ Beavers deposited c-~e- k GraWn
=. l-a.'-H p 'r-ff'- -Ill@ Ltll--t-
2. s. Fish. treasurer and manager OF the Do~er-us
COMPANY. testified thar the books, prior 10 July,
1872. burned last winter when II lnlpos-
siCe 90 secure coal after the coal strike and all
ole books and papers the Office that were OF no
use were burned 60 keep warm The checks that
had been returned from tle banks were burned az
The same tine The cheek book Of The company
was Introduced tn evidence showing thar the stubs
for checks drawn prior 70 July. 1872, had been
Dir Fish said he tore them cut because the en-
tres were made on the stubs in such irregular
fashion that IL bothered him every time n- tried
20 balance his accounts.
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