Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-03-08
CARNEGIE MAY
NOT TESTIFY
Doubtful Whether He VIII
Give Evidence in Mrs.
. Chadwick's Trial
SHE HAD $4,000 IN OBERLIE BANK.


cleveland. o.. March SHINE wit
hesses were examined in the Chadwick
trial, and the defense established the
fact that the claim Of the government
that Mrs. Chadwick had no money in
the oberlin bank at the time OF draw
Ing checks which were certified by
Spear and Beckwith was incorrect in
two instances at least.
1t was shown that In the general run
of the bank in November. 1903, when
Mrs. Chadwick received a certified
check for $4,000. an entry crediting
her with that amount was made on the
journal Of the bank, ana a deposit for
$4,000 was made out in her name. The
entry and the slip were in the hand
writing of Cashier Spear. Another en-
try Of similar nature amounting to s5,-
600 was also found. These facts were
brought out on cross-examination by
Judge Wing. counsel for Mrs. Chad
wick. after long and tedious question
ing of II. H. Avery, assistant cashier
of the oberlin bank. Avery at first
testified that Mrs, Chadwick at no time
had neither money IN OF credit at the
bank.
It is doubtful If Andrew Carnegie
will take the stand. District Attorney
Sullivan said;
1T is not my present intention to
put Mr.. Carnegie on the stand, and
do not think that he will be called
! upon to testify unless his evidence
should be needed In rebuttal of some
thing introduced by the defense"
Il was the object Of Judge Wing,
who conducted the eross7examination
OF Mr., Avery in behalf of Mrs. Chad
wick, to discredit as much as possible
the statements made by the witness
that there had not appeared on the
books OF the Oberlfn bank any entry to
the credit of Mrs. Chadwick and that
she had not at any time any deposit
In the bank with the exception OF
once, when she had $4,000 there, The
lawyer and the witness waded through
a labyrinth OF teehnicalities relating to
banking in general, and the books Of
the Oberlin bank in particular, and the
witness finally discovered on the gem
eral journal of the bank an entry
showing that Mrs. Chadwick has re-
ceived discounted a note of $4,000
Then ensued a long wrangle as to
whether or not this was a credit. The
witness became badly confused ct times
and announced that II was a credit,
and then declared that 1t was not a
credit. He asserted that it was IAN
item of credit" but not necessarily a
/ credit. Then District Attorney Sullivan
would resume his direct examination,
and the witness would assert that there
was no credit to Mrs. Chadwick on the
books of the bank. Then Judge Wing
would get him to admit that it might
be credit" and all three would once
more swing around the circle OF
credit" Items of credit" direct ac-
count" ledger account" and Jour
nails"
The matter finally became so con-
fusing that Judge Tayler asked several
questions for his own enlightenment
II was finally shown that an item of
$4,000 and one Of $4,000 were on the
books to the credit Of Mrs. Chadwick.
Horace G. Waite, bookkeeper Of the
Oberlin bank, was so nervous when he
took the stand after it had been va
Gated by Mr.. Avery that he could not
sit In his chair. He stood up and leaned
over the end of Judge Tayler's desk.
until the judge suggested that it would
be we'll for him to sit down. When he
adopted the idea Of Judge Tayler he
perched on the extreme outside Of his
chair, and twisted and UNFINISHED his
legs.
He testified that the entry giving
credit to Mrs Chadwick for $4,000
was in the handwriting OF Cashier
Spear, and that the deposit slip for
the same amount was also in Spears
handwriting. Robert Lyons, receiver
for the Citizens National Bank of
Oberlin, was the last witness of the
day. He said that the books did not
show that any account had ever ex-
listed by which Mrs. Chadwick could
draw checks on the bank All the &C
counts OF the bank balanced, with thu
exception Of that with the First Ne.
tional Bank OF Cleveland, where ther
was a discrepancy Of about s27 900 ir
favor Of the Cleveland institution.