The Washington times., 1905-06-29
LIPSCOMB ACCUSES
ATTORNEY FIELDS
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This was the check to James G. Payne,
auditor of the court.
Upon looking at this check, he declar-
ed that even this was not in his hand
writing.
Mr. Lipscomb explained the visit he
made with Fields to the Second National
Bank in April. 1903, testified TO by John
G. Eckloff, cashier. He had a date with
Fields to go TO the Washington Loan
and Trust Company. While passing the
bank Fields asked him to go in with
him n TO attend TO .'Philadelpnia draft.
Fields went TO talk with E.ckloff. and
he waited by the door. and did not
know what went on between the two.
They then went to the Washington Loan
and Trust Company. where the officers
there brought out the irregular certiti-
cate of deposit, which he signed cor
rectly.
We're your suspicious aroused by
anything in this transaction
The witness replied that he had
signed these certificates of deposit on
more than one occasion, and was not at
all Suspicious at that time:
When were your suspicious first
aroused against F'ields?''
.On the morning of May 3D. 1904.
think it was replied the witness.
the day he received the Dear Andrew
letter from Fields, confessing the en-
bezzlement of the receivers fund
Wanted to Arrest Fields
Lipscomb explained how he took the
letter to Attorney Padgett, who repre-
sented the largest distributee under the
decree of the court establishing the re-
ceivership. He said that he was very
much broken up, and declared to Pad
gett that he would go Immediately TO
10 Haa6 rte nd hox jald
arrested at once if he were still in town
Padgett objected to this. advising him
to du nothing rash.
Il wish now said Inc witness with
much bitterness in his tones. that 1
had followed my own impulses and had
him arrested without delay / believe
in impulses
He explained how he had written
Fields letter on April %, 1904, to a
small town in New York, advising him
that Padgett and the other attorneys
and had been to see him about the
status of the fund. He told Fields that
he had informed them that there was
about SIG, GOO or l7,060 in the fund at the
present time, and asked him TO hurry
back in order to allow him to settle the
case
Fields never Ieplied to this communi-
cation. and over month later came the
letter confessing his crime.
Did Not Sign a Check.
He detailed his actions after that: in
Guiding his visit to the bank. and the
statement made in the District At
torney's office He said that he found
twenty-six checks drawn on the receiv-
ers' fund, not one of which he had even
signed. all the writing being in Fields
!
Fields, per T. NJ. F."
Mr.. Lipscomb told of his visit to Geor-
gia in the summer of 1903, TO attend the
Georgia Bar Association and help launch
the candidacy of Judge Alton B. Parker.
Before going on this trip. Fields told him
that some bills would have to be met
out of the trust fund, and asked him to
sign some checks in blank for use dur
ing his absence. To Substantiate this
statement. the defendant introduced in
evidence letter written by Fields on
June 20 1893. making this request. The
letter was badly mutilated. being torn
On the corners, several words being OBJ
liberated. When asked how this letter
became torn. Lipscomb replied that he
did not keep his apers as carefully as
some lawyers and that the document
was mutilated through careiessness
District Attorney Beach at first OBJ
Jecfed to the admission OF this letter
but after consultation with Mr. Easily
Smith, his assistant, he withdrew his
objection and permitted its Introduction.
Statement by District Attorney
1t was brought out that when Lips
comb first went to District Attorney
Beach the latter advised him to sub
init full written statement
why did you not make out this writ
ten statement according TO the District
Attorneys SUGGESTION Mr. Moore
asl-ed
We'll, / knew that L was in ieona rdy
and, knowing that everything / said
might be useC against me- / preferred
TO open Wilt the doors and tell every
thing So 4 went 10 the District At
torney's ofESe and made my statement
to him, which was taken down word for
word by his stenogra pher''
You say you knew you were in
'ieopardy What do you mean by that?''
human being had ever been before.
July realized the position l was in, as
4 realize it now.
Mr. Lipsc2mb denied the statement of
David II. Mead, a patent attorney. who
resumed that he once saw Fields draw
out some money from the bank and
hand Lipscomb a 81 900 bill. He declared
'siitt Fields never gave him $1,000 bill.
Cross Examination Begins.
| The cross-examination of Mr.. Lips
comb began about 1l:3o, and was con-
Quoted by District Attorney Beach.
AT the outset it became apparent that
1t was TO be a fercing match between
these two lawyers.
Mr.. Lipscomb," slowly began the
District Attorney, 4 understand that
your position in this matter is that
you have been Nictim of misplaced
conf, eRce?''
Mr.. Beach. 1 have not made that
statement" ev&.S:vely answered the de-
fendaat
You had implicit confidence in Mr..
| Fields?''
Il have answered your question"
! The two attorneys fenced around for
several minutes, Lipscomb finally in
forming Beach that if he would frame
an intelligent question he would answer
il.
Mr.. Beach went into the defendant
political history, and Mr. Mitchell OBJ
Jected 20 this, but the District Attor-
ney contended that he had a right to
show that the defendant had a wide
acquaintance among men.
II will admit, Mr.. Beach," said Mr..
Lipscomb. with great sarcasm, that |
ann no baby"
That's just what l wanted the Jury
to know retorted the District Attor-