The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-14

Captain White stated that he had com
 munication which he wanted D make to
 the other attorneys and the court, but did not want the witness to hear. All the at
 torneys crowded around the judges bench
 while MT. White made the communication
 alluded to. The matter was no further
 referred to-
 Witness said he never saw the charge
 tickets when he examined the banks de- counts in May; saw the books which showed s52, 225 paid out on May 15 nn
 charge tickets; that it was an unusually
 large amount and critical examination
 would disclose the fact that cross en-
 tries were being made.
 On the conclusion of Mir. Coopers cross-
 examination the court took a recess until 3 o'clock.
 Charge Tickets and Checks.
 Charles II. Abbott testified that he was
 treasurer for the Woodward Iron com pany and drew all checks; that ie aid
 not draw q check on May Ia for $1g. .22s.55.
 nor did he on May 16 make a deposit ia
 the bank of that amount; that no ono
 was authorized to make out Charge ticket and if such had been done t would have been substituted by check. No cross-eXamination. J. A. Shook testified that he was secre- tary and treasurer of the Pratt Con-
 solidated Coal company on May 15. 19O6; that he gave no check for $l0225 on that day and made no deposit on May 16 of same amount
 No cross examination. G. H. Schuler said he was the treas- urer of Southern Steel company in May. 1906; had no transaction with First Ma tional bank on May 15; did not draw
 check for $91S2 .66 on that date and made no deposit of like amount on May 16 No cross-examnation. Russell Hunt said he was cashier of Sloss-Sheffied Steel and Iron company on
 May b, 1906; that he did not draw a
 check for $9s6S 45 on May 10 and made
 no deposit on May IS of similar amount No cross-examinaton, l.. A. Butterlield said that he was secre-
 tary of Tutwiler Coal Coke and Iron company on May 10. that he did not draw a check on the First National bank for 672934 on May h and did not make a deposit on May 16 of a like sum. No cross-eXamination. ]. L. Rodd testified that he was book l keeper in First National bank in May, | 1906; that there were entries made in his
 book of charge against Tutwiler Coal, | Coke and Iron company for $6720. .3i; that | there was q credit for the same amount; that the charge was made either from
 a check or ticket, which came through | | | was made from a deposit slip which came ! through the receiving teller's office: that ! it appeared cross entry and would
 not appear on the passbook of the Tu- l wiler Coal. Coke and Iron company. | The government introduced witnesses l to prove that the charge bills and deposit slips which the officers of the corpora tions had denied all Knowledge of came from the paying teler's and receiving telIers offices
 Receiving Tellers II. T. Jernegan and l.. Langston McCalley testified that Chis- olm paid them money for the corpora tlons and made out the deposit slips for the amounts.
 r. II. Miller testified that he was chief individual boolSkeeper of the Firsr Nd- llOHhi Ddlhs tHdt pdSs ooohS hHis hi"'' up once a month from the individual ac- count of customers, and that e@oss-entries did not appear on the pass books J. K. Fleming testified he was discount clerk in the First National bank, anu stated that all accounts in the oftiee and all other offices so far as he anew were correct
 Captain Whlte "We adr.t the ac- counts in all the departments of the bank are correct"
 s. M. Websters Tradings.
 Homer B. Urquhart testified that lie
 was cashier of the American Trust ana Savings bank: that Gilbert X Clay had an
 account in hls bank; that he had with
 him two checks drawn by himself at the request of W l.. Sims in favor of s. M.
 Webster; that one check was for S20,0lo. drawn on May ,, and was paid through
 the First National bank. that the other
 check was drawn July for Sl2 4j9. th;Vt
 the deposit slips. which he produced,
 showed deposits made by Gibcrt x Clay. but that he could not say who presented the deposits at the bank.
 Deposit slips showed the following amounts and da tes: February ,, Si0o00: March l. 5000; March 3. sl000. March ,, s5Oeo; March l4 $iOO0; March l9, seoe0; March 2l. s5OOO March 2l s39o March z7.
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