The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-13
LAWYERS, TILT
 IS CUT SHORT. Legal Talent Clash in
 Chisolm Trial. ATTORNEYS ARE REBUKED Brown and Forsythe, Assistants,
 Main Witnesses of Day, Teatify Their Knowledge of Facts Cons cernipE Alleged Dedication of
 BirminEham Bnnk Cashier.
 sSe,Ooe Taken at oue Time


 A. s. Forsythe, assistant cashier also, Of the First National Bank, were the main witnesses today in the case Of Alexander E. Chisholm, late paying teller in the bank, who is on trial on the charge of enabezzling something near 810o.000. They told Of the keys to the reserve box and che duties of the paying teller.
 The proceedings of the court were marked by brief tilt between the ep- posing attorneys. The exchange of re- partee was cut short by Judge Jones. Capt. Frank s. White was cross-ex- amining Assistant Cashier Thomas Bowron and the witness had given the details of Chishoim's, return to the city. He had met him at the depot and con- ducted him to Walker Percey's office.
 Bowron stated he did not tell Chis- holm what it was that he was wanted for at the ofIics, beyond that something had gone wrong of which sn explana- ton was wanted,
 Lawyers TiIt.
 At what time was this?r asked Gap tain White.
 About o'clock In the morning, said the witness.
 "Ak.. about the same hour that Peter denied Christ" remarked the lawyer.
 The witness flushed but before he could reply, Judge Roulhae interposed with the remark:
 T object, your honor: the witness was net present; he cannot tell"
 Were you there, judge?' asked Cap tain White.
 At this stage Judge Jones sternly intervened, exeIaiming: Here, gem tTemen, we cannot have that fin this court"
 When court was declared open today for business. the defendant and a num- Der of the members of his family oc- eupied their customary seats. There were a few spectators in court at first but the number gradually increased un- til by Il o'clock there was as large an audience as on Saturday.
 The proceedings were opened by the Government placing Thomas Bowron on the witness stand. Bowron was chishoIm's predecessor as paying teller of the First National Bank. For over a year lse has been one of the assistant cashiers of thai institution, and since the discovery of the dedication he has been acting as paying. teller
 It was Bawron whose investigations first revealed the fact that the short age In the banks funds existed. Under District Attorney Roulhac's question: ing, Mi. Bowfon testified as follows:
 As to. his employment with the bank and that he had been acting as paying teller since about August 1; that whCn he took charge of the position Chis- holm turned over to him the funds or the bank.
 Bowron's Testimony.
 memorandum of the amount of cash was shown to Bowron which he refused to identify as having been fur nished him by Chisholm at the time the cash was turned over. Witness said he had received such a memorandum and after some search among the pa ners of the prosecution it was found This memorandum showed that Chis- holR had turned over to him $6s7,S51.- 60, This amount supposed to be con- tained in the resolve box, though on August [, he discovered that there was 0,O00 instead of $150,000 in the he- serve box. Chisholm had told him pos ltively that the box contained this lat ter amount.
 The examination on August [ was made by himself and Assistant Cashier Forsythe He said t4at during the period between August Aand August [, his cash statements had charged tho reserve box with $150,00o. he assuming that this amount was contained in the box.
 He denied that he knew previously of any transaction of Chisholm's which involved an improper use of the funds Of the bank or of any participation by any other officer of the bank in such improper transactions.
 Witness said auxiliary keys to re- serve fund box were in the possession Of President Harding and Vice-Pres' ident Barr.
 He said he had had a conversation with Chisholm since his return, at thc jail, in which the shortage was dis pussed. In this conversation Chisholm had told him that he had not intended to Involve him (Bewron) when he turned the box over to him.
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 He also said he had taken some money out on an occasion when Pres ident Harding left his keys in thv vaults. Fifty thousand dollars wore re- moved on ttis occasion. Chisholm had told him nothing of the use 10 which he had put this money.
 Asked If Chisholm had told him any thing about other moneys taken from the box he said he thought Chisholm had said that he had been given S50,G0e out of the box at previous time
 Witness did not remember by whom or when he said this amount was given.
 Judge Roulhac asked the witness if Chisholm did not tell him that on one occasion Mir. Barr had biven him $50,- poo out of the reserve box and that he f3arr) had neglected to make any en> try Of the transaction on the books The defense objected to the question md an argument ensued
 The court finally allowed the ques- lion and BowTon said that to the best ,f his recollection Chisholm had made hat statement to him. A close ques- -ioning failed to bring out that Chis- 1oim had told him anything in refer ,nce to the disposition he made of the stolen money.