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had indicated several collateral items con-
corning the deposit slips and expressed the
hope that the information would prove en-
tirely satisfactory. Mr.. Worthington then
offered in evidence the copies OF the de-
post slips which had been furnished 70
Mr.. Beavers
Mr.. Burns said he thought the letter was
written and the deposit copies furnished
some time in the summer OF 1908 while
proceedings against Beavers on the charge
of conspiracy were pending.
George T. Cox, formerly cashier in the
office of ". II. Hibbs & Co. In this city.
stated that George w. Beavers had an ac-
count with the firm of Htbbs & Co.. and
that Beavers deposited a check with the
firm for $22o October e. 1901 The witness
thought the check was drawn the
Knickerbocker Trust Company To dis
credit the significance which was claimed
for these facts the defense offered In evil
dence paper from Hibbs & Co.. showing
that the sum of $50 had been deposited 10
the credit of Mr.. Beavers on the date given.
The balance of the item of $50. the wilt
ness said would be accounted for by the
cash book which was not in court.
Bank Clerk on the Stand.
The train of the governments testimony
along this line was next taken up by Will
liam II. Childs. clerk In the Riggs Nation
al Bank. who identified a deposit slip for
the sum of 500 dated October 4. 1901.
which had been sent to the Knickerbocker
Trust Company for deposit. Mr.. Childs has
the distinction of being the only witness
presented by the government thus far who
was not cross-eXamned by the defense.
Nathaniel NJ. Foote, an employee OF the
banking firm of Moore & Schley of New
York. identified a letter signed by Beavers
directing that certain amount of money
be placed to his account.
John Holman. clerk in the Knickerbock-
er Trust Company of New York. was re-
called by the government to identify bank
ledger and deposit slip which had been
brought from New York since yesterdays
session to supplement the evidence given
by Mr.. Holran on his original examination.
The book was Identified. but the deposit
slip purporting to cover the amount in a
check for 81 200 placed to the credit of
George E. Green. May /, 1900. was not fully
Identified. and was not admitted by Justice
Gould.
In order, the district attorney stated. to
prove that the defendant was in Washing
ton on dates contained I'm the indictments
setting forth overt acts. Charles L. Hutch
lnson, cashier OF the Raleigh Hotel was
called TO authenticate entries on the hotel
register.
The objection of the defense that the tes-
tlmony was irrelevant brought out an ex-
pianation or the object of the government.
The witness showed that the name of
George e. Green appeared on the register.
among other times, October II and Novem-
Der II. 1901. He could not say how long
Mr. Green remained at the hotel on either
occasion. -
In recalling to the stand Charles +. Trot-
ter of the division of salaries and allow
ances of the Post Office Department to
testify as to the completeness of carbon
copies Of orders for Bundy machines the
government answered the claim of the de-
Tense made yesterday that the full record
in these matters could be furnished from
the department.
1t was charged first by the government
that the letters from the department order
ing Bundy recorders had been turned over
to Mr.. Green some time ago. and were not
at the disposal of the government. To this
the defense answered that the government
could supply all necessary Information from
the carbon copies kept at the department.
Several of these copies We're idntified by
the witness 1t was shown that none of
them contained the initials &c. w. B."
which the original letters contained.