The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-07
Ex- Cashier Collins Flags j.
Waller BrOzvnM HIS Testimony

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGEl
the street and ask how the money at the
bank was running. He said he expected
10 have some money very soon lie asked
about the debts of the Acme Cycle Com
pany and other outside firms and said they
owed entirely too much money 10 the
bank Z"
Did Brodrick and Brown ever trade
notes, Mr.. Collins. and IL so tell the jury
about ii p
''On several occasions Brown gave notes
of the National Manufacturing Company
10 Brodrick in exchange for notes of the
Elkhart Paper Company. 1t was done 10
discount the notes and raise money
What was cone about paying pay rolls
The bank paid them every week."
why were the payroll checks carried as
cash items instead of being put on the
LEDGER"
They would have made too big an over
draft"
MIR. Collins was the loan of Ward o.
Collins ever Daid?'
1T was not"
''Who got the money!"
THE National Manufacturing Company"
Was this method of loaning done to
evade the law"
1t was"
STORY OF SECRET MEETING.
Healing then turning his searching ques-
tionings to the meetings held in the bank
on the nights just previous to its closure.
asked:
WAS Brown at the bank on the night of
Nov is when a consultation was held with
the bankers?"
Yes He was there just before the
meeting, several times during the meeting
and after the meeting, answered Collins.
Where was he during most of the time
the meeting was in session.
He was in Judge Van Fleets office, Oh
rectly above the bank"
What was said to Brown any time dur
ing the meeting?"
IL n
Withdrew to discuss the offer of the bank
ers to loan us $4,000. l said that we should
not take the money, as we would probably
have to close I'D the next day anyway.
Brown said: ri take the $4,000 and clean
up some of this Indebtedness and If the
bank breaks it will have to break How
ever, Brodrick and l returned and turned
After the bankers left, what said
before Brown about making some entries
in the books?'
MIR. Brodrick said there were some en-
| tries which would have to be made in the
books"
''Was Brown present when you made the
entries?"
Yes, sir"
BROWN MAKES FALSE ENTRY.
Healing handed Collins the bank book in
which the entries were made and the latter
showed the jury the false entries made that
night in the bank. Among them was a
the data by which Thomas later put it on
the books.
Did Brodrick take the notes you made
that night out of the bank?"
Yes, when he left early in the morn
| ing"
did he pay anything for them?'
He gave $4,000 of Elkhart Paper Com
pany bonds for them"
MIR. Collins, were you and Mr.. Brown
at the bank on the evening of Nov. 1872"
Yes, We went together"
night?''
MIR. Brodrick. Mr. Brown and myself
| were in the back room and Brodrick told me
| to bring the note case in, we would want
| to look it over. l did so and Brown said
| that he wanted to take up the Afford notes
| lose his farm. / said / didn't think we
| had right to do this, but Brodrick said
| that he didn't see that it made any differ
| ence. Brown was given the note and took ii
| away with him when he left
| Was there more than one note?" de-
manded Healing.
There were three Afford notes for si,OOt
| each"
WAS there any credit on the notes?''
There was on one of them. But be-
| Heve that Brown said that nothing haC
ever actually been paid on it.
| BROWN EXCHANGES NOTES.
What was given to take the place of the
three Afford notes taken out that night?'
Brown wrote out two notes of the Con
solidated Paper and Bag Company, dating
them Nov. 5, for 5000 each.''
Were the Tousley notes also taken ou
! that night, MIR. Collins?'' Mr.. Healing
asked. Miss Tousley was Browns stem
| ographer who signed notes for the com
| pany. although she had no money prop
| erty.
"Yes they were. Mr.. Brown took them
| also"
Were they still owing, and if so, wha
was given in their placer"
Yes. Two notes of the Consolidated
| were given in their place.
Mr.. Healing produced the notes and Mr.
| Collins identified Browns signature. III,
said Brown wrote them out that night il
the bank.
WAS the d. c. Brown (Mrs. Walter
| Brown note taken out that night also p
continued Healing.
| Eyes: it was taken by Brown"
| What did he put in its placer"
| "a note for $500 of the National Man
| ufacturing Company"
| How about the Brown-Capps note O