Evening journal., 1905-12-30
HELD I'm
BAIL FOR COURT
Evening Journal Presented Damaging Evidence
Against Them, Showing That USurious Rates
of Interest Had Been Charged
OTHER OFFICIALS ARRESTED

srly from The Delaware Loan Com /
pany; chat the last cne he had nagot-
ated was in August last; the amount
being $1,000. For this he signed papers
agreeing to pay $3.50 q month for
months. He had not finished paying on
a former loan and $3.50 had been de-
duoted from the $500 he had borrowed
and he received S1l5O cash for which
he was to pay S2100.
Objections as to the questions asked
by Attorney Hastings were made by
Attorney Rhmehardt at many places
during the examination of the witness.
Mr.. Kinsler had dealt with two clerks
an the Office and was not positive as
to whether f. NJ. Taylor, Jr., the man
ager Of the Peoples Trust Company.
was the man with whom he dealt every
time or not.
Upon cross examination he stated that
no demand hai been made other than
the papers he hat signed. He identi-
fed his handwriting on a note Of the
Peoples Trust Company
Peoples Trust Officer on Stand.
At the close OF the cnoss-examination
OF Mr. Kinsler, Attorney Rhinehardt
called Archie G.. Rohr Of Philadelphia,
to the stand
Mr. Rohr testified TO being the sec-
retary and Treasurer Of the Peoples
Trust Company and residing in Phila-
deiph.a; that ne WAS the inventor ana
patentee OF Rohr's l. X. l.. system OF
detecting errors in bookkeeping; that he
was present at the Incorporation Of the
Peorles Trust Company under the laws
Of Delaware and that he opened q set
OF books f2r the company here ON ahe
first CT A7fil, 1905; hat Julius Homman
OF Philadelphia. was the president; that
the Peoples Trust Company was incor-
poiated to do a regular trust company
business ana IS losning upon real ana
personnel property.
lie identihe1 the note signe1 ty Mr..
IIinsler as a note OF the Peoples Trust
Company.
Upon CIoss-examination the Witness
alnittol THAI he was unfamiliar with
the amount OF business done here. and
that the business of the company so far
has rrincirally been lOanlng money on
personal property and although he
Thought they lollei on reai estate he
cou.d not name any specific Instance.
AT the conclusion of his testimony
the state called representative OF
The Journal TO the stand to identify
+. NJ. Taylor, Jr
Attorney Attacks the journal.
when he WAS about TO be dismissed
from the stand Attorney Rhinehardt
told him to remain and answer some
questions.
The witness was then asked what
interest he had I'm these arrests. and
replied, mo personal interest what
ever
Attorney Rhinehardt then asked a
serles Of question to which the State
o5jected and Judge Hollis sustained the
objections. These questions were in
tendel to bring out what the defense
a6teuward contended, that the witness
was pasd TO conduct these prosecutions
by O. paper whose motives originated I'm
failure to get advertising from the
loan companies. The court oveTuled
the whole series OF questions as irre-
levant and uncalled for.
Warrant Issued.
Following the Testimony of Mr.. 4. G.
Rohr. Attorney Hastings asked a rep
resentative Of the Journal to swear
out a warrant for Rohr's arrest as an
officer of the Peoples Trust Company
A tilt between the attorneys was
prccip,tated at this stage. Attorney
Garrett ordering his witness Rohr to
get out and away and Attorney Rhine
hardt protesting against the issuing of
the warrant.
The State insisted and the warrant
was served by Constable Buckley as
Treasurer Rohr was leaving the build
ing.
Garrett Makes Speech.
Philip c. Garrett. one of the incor-
Iporators of the Peoples Trust Com
rany, made the speech defending the
Peoples Trust Company and asking for
the release OF Taylor
His defense was AN attack upon The
Evening journal. ascribing to it a
malicious prosecution from commercial
motives.
He declared that The Peoples Trust
Company was a corporation of this
state, created under the banking and
TRUST company laws; THAT M was not
amonahle to the act of 1905 under which
1.-The charge was brought: and that the
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state Attorney Hastings refused To
accert the Interpretation Of the att
dorneys FOR the defense OF trust COM
pany and rested the case.
Bail Decided Upon.
Following Judge Ho,lis' decision 10
hold the defendants for Court OF Cen
cral Sessions MIR. Hastings agreed upon
$500 bail ln the case of each defendant
and to release them on their own
lrecognizance in the other cases for
which warrants had been issued. Will
liam B. Pritchett went on the bail bonds
of the defendants.
When it came to fixing The bail for
A. c. Rohr, Attorney Hastings insisted
on $500 bail and after much protest OF
the ground that a witness was inn
mune from arrest bail WAS furnished
lby the Defendants counsel, Eugene NJ
Sayers going on the bond.
The hearing in the case OF the secre-
tary and treasurer has been fixed on
January 10th at 1880 a. m
PARfS.-Work will begin next week
ion the erection OF the statue OF Benja-