The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-11


the welfare of young men of the city are
expected in large numbers at the First
Baptist church tonight to hear the Rev.
Dr. Frank X Sanders, PHI d. D. D., who
will deliver his lecture on 1.-THE Young
Mems Christian Association in the Life
of the Nation"
1t is said that the experience and wide
knowledge of the speaker will be applied
directly to the city of Birmingham in
whose life the work has already accom-
plished great good. DR.. Sanders has beer
connected with the association nearly all
his life, beginning while a student, wher
he was appointed delegate from Rippoa
college to meet Mr.. Wishard who was
then beginning to organize the Young
Mems Christian association movement in
our educational Institutions, and he has
been strong factor in its spread into
nearly all the colleges of the English
speaking countries. On graduation from
college in 1882 he went to India as pro-
fessor in Jaffna college at Ceylon, and
during four years helped 10 organize tue
first college Young Mems Christian assoc
citation in the Orient, and also the first
group of associations in India where they
now number well into the hundreds.
Since that time he has been greatly in
terested in the work in our own country.
having acted for twenty years as diree-
tor in the state committee of Connecticut
and Massachusetts, and for several years
he has been a member of the international
committee
He has been brought more closely III
contact with the association among col
lege men and theological seminaries, sinc9
his duties as professor IN the divinity
school at Yale and in various other In
to show that the bank was incorporated
in accordance with United States statues
Witness continued to testify to the e.
feet that Chisolm was first employed os
the First National bank IN 1901, having
been previously with the Berneys bank
didn't know If Chisolm ever worked IN
a brokers' office
Defendants Account Books.
Defendants account books We're intro
duced to show the amount of money daily
passing through paying teiier's office.
Books showed a balance on August of
s794. 2O2. % on hand while the cash showed
Just 100000 less. From July 81 to August
the duties of paying teller had been
performed by Thomas Bowron VINO also
kept the teller's books. Witness explained
the system of bookkeeping followed in
the bank and said it was known as the
"Boston'' system The books show the
daily deposits and checks. Paying tel
lers get a specific amount of money every
morning and balance up every afternoon
when business is over.
Witness describes telephone system in
use in the bank and said 1t Was possible
to speak to officers privately over the
phones.
Cross examined by Captain White, wit
ness said that Chisolm started with the
bank ir 1901 at salary of $l2o month,
witch was increased to $4,000 year; sal
arv was paid in cash every month; that
/; was put up in an envelope ana PAID
To zach employee; that defendant returned
s15OG in cash. check for $12l5 and twelve
shares of bank stock, worth about S25O
a share. Keys had not been out of wit
nees possession more than 10 minutes
panle examiner had examined and checked
up accounts previous to the day key was
left in box; had examined on May 10
and counted cash. and made no report of
shortage Bank examiner was supposed
to count money in reserve box, but could
not say whether he had done so or not
$4,000 unaccounted For.
Captain White asked the witness about
the other $4,000, which Is alleged to be
missing from the reserve box. Witness
corld not say when or how 1t had been
taken Witness stated that he had not
been so closely examined before the
grand jury as he was now and that he
could not remember exactly what he
said before that body No separate ac-
count was kept of the money In the
reserve box. Chisolm told witness he took
$50 900 from it at the time he got the
key; witness repeated to grand jury in
a general way the conversation that he
had with Chisolm at the Birmingham
hotel: tbld them about Smith and Sims;
told them that Sims represented Gilbert &
Clay. brokers. Witness was then excused.
Thomas Bowron was next called. but it
being near O clock, court adjourned until
1:45
When court convened at o'clock an
adjournment was taken to 10 o'clock on
Mcrday morning.
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