Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-15
PROSECUTION RESTS
First Stage of Green Doremus
Trial is Passed.
DEFENSE PROCEEDS AT ONCE
Effort to Discredit Testimony Of Wit
ness Truesdell.
oM1Ts OPENING STATEMENT
Hearing in Progress Since May 90,
Much Longer Than Was 0rigi-
nally Contemplated.

| After consuming three weeks in the
presentation Of it's evidence in chief the
! government shortly before noon today
closed it's case in the trial before Justice
Gould, in Criminal Court No. /, Of former
State Senator George E. Green of Bing-
hamton, N. Y, and Willard D. Doremus
| OF this city. charged with conspiracy to de-
| fraud the United States and with bribing
| an officer of the government. George W.
Beavers. in connection with the furnishing
| of supplies to the Post Office Department.
The introduction of evidence for the de-
| tense was at once commenced, counsel for
both Green and Doremus declining to ex-
ercise the right they had reserved of MAX
| ing an opening address to the jury
Since the trial began Monday Nav o.
the court has held sessions even FRIDAYS
usually motion days, in order to expedite
the proceedings. but, with the exception of
rev days, the case has dragged wearily
along and has already reached the date
which, according to the original estimate
was set for It's probable conclusion. During
the time covered the government has intro
duced more than twenty witnesses, and has
onered mass of bank books, checks and
other documents In evidence. Many wit
nesses were called to show the official du-
| lies Ul george w. beavers ana to connect
his acts with those of the defendant Green.
Also lot of documentary evidence was
submitted for the same purpose. The busi-
ness methods of the Doremus Machine
Company were explained on the stand and
evidence was adduced in that connection
relating TO the defendant Doremus.
Bank Clerks From New York.
Several bank clerks were summoned
| from New York to trace alleged similarity
hafy tha har IN
Green and George w. Beavers, and post
Office inspectors were put on the stand to
| tell of events in the postal investigation In
| 1908.
The leading witness for the government
however. was Herbert ]. Truesdell, former
business associate of the defendants He
stated directly that he had paid Beavers
| several sums Of $500 on account of sales to
the Post Office Department of Doremus ma
chines, and that such payments were later
known both to Green and Doremus.
The testimony of this witness has
proved the storm center of the trial He
was put through a searching cross-exami-
nation covering the most of two days. and
as soon as the defense opened the evil
dence adduced was directed to the I'M
peachment of his testimony.
The evidence of several witnesses intro
duced today by the defense was to the
erect that Truesdell had violently abused
Green and had several times expressed
the determination of seeing Mr. Green
behind the bars. On the stand Truesdell
had denied making any such statements.
Interviews With Mr.. Doremus
Abraham r. Holmes, a post Office in
| spector, who was called to the stand yes
| terday afternoon. resumed his testimony
| this morning This evidence related to in
| terviews between Mr.. Holmes and Mr..
| Doremus, which were brought about by the
| inspector with a view of securing a state
ment from Doremus concerning the rela-
| tions of the Doremus machine company
with the Post Office Department and of
| gaining access to the records OF the COM
| pany. The witness said that Doremus had
refused to let him see the books of the
concern. In the testimony of Mr.. Holmes
yesterday afternoon the question of the ad-
mission of a paper purporting to record a
statement of Mr.. Doremus covering the
scope of the Investigation in so far as he
was concerned was brought up United
States Attorney Baker vigorously opposed
the introduction of the evidence, but the
| court sustained the contention OF Attorney
paper was read to the jury. According TO
| this statement Mr.. Doremus denied that he
| had ever had any financial transactions
with any official of the Post ONCE Depart.
noent with the exception of few small
| loans to certain clerks.
IIuder cross examination by Mr. Worth
| ington this morning the witness said tnat
the paper contained substantially the state
ment made to the inspectors by Doremus
but that he had never signed It,
Called for Statement.
Hardy I. Gregory, post Office inspector,
who was detailed to assist in the investi-
CATION of postal Irregularities in 1905 was
the next witness called. He stated that in
company with Inspector Holmes he had
called on Willard d. Doremus August 20,
1868. for statement as to the business af-
fairs of the Doremus Company. The wilt
ness said that Mr.. Doremus promised to
sign a statement at the factory the next
morning At the time of the VISIT the wit
ness said a paper containing substantially
a summary of what Mr.. Doremus had said
to the inspectors on a previous occasion
was submitted to him for his signature, but
added that he had refused to affix his
name thereto. When the inspectors called
| to see him again, the witness said, he again
refused to sign the paper. He admitted,
according to the witness, that the state
ment was in the main correct, but said
that he preferred to withhold his signature
until further Developments Mr.. Gregory
said that Mr. Doremus had repeatedly re-
| fused to allow the inspectors to see The
| books of the Doremus Company.
The witness told OF what transpfred dur
ing the examination Of Herbert J. Truesdell
at at Rush. m Pa, in the fall Of 1908 In refer
ence to the postal irregularities. Mr.. Greg
ory was sure that no signed statement by
| Doremus was presented to Truesdall ut the
time. He was not certain that Truesdeil
was shown the statement in evidence.
Saw Doremus Alone.
Mr. Gregory said he had seen Doremus
alone later, but had not succeeded in se-
! curing any signed statement. While on
| the stand several days ago Herbert J.
i Truesdell had stated that he had been
shown what purported to be signed state
| ment by Willard D. Doremus in the course
of the examination at Rush, Pa.
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