Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-22
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The reauin Of alhdavits was con-
tiuueu TINS morning.
1he ii asit OF James Morhillips, /
vioe-pressu. nt of the James Mofhilnps 4
Grocery Co. oi Mobile, Ala. sets fOrtn /
that the firm did not receive checks /
for the following amounts from .he /
National Dredging Co.. Su43o2, |
1892 90, but did receive checks Tor
81, l73.a8, 81, ,06S 70.
Edward q. Rogers. bookkeeper for
the Woodward Wight & Co. Limited,
made Hfiiiavit that his hrm did not
Tecaive checks for s37O So, s2l66O,
sl9L68, sa7O. 10, 1898. Ibi 8 ~ %,
Si1OS5, S8i6O3, Sl,Ol9 2s, so3A. %.
lhe firm did receive checks for The
following amounts: Sll6. 60, sac. 20,
s3i4.6i, Ell 5.A8, Si.O3Asl, esl066,
Sl7S So 1892 80, e2SA1, SIS. "a,
81, .67. o., 81, 1Ol. 43, Se42 -, 1923. 9S.
President George q. Barker of the
dredging company was recalled to the
stand and Nh. TITLES handed him the
following cnecks which he said were
checks OF his company made payable
TO the Cunningham Hardware %.
and bore his signature as president OF
the dredging COMPANY :check ior Sllo 80
/ dated June 2ltb, 1901 August LIT ths
/ 1901, Si4. ~; October 10th, 1901, $50. 50
december 18th. 1891, t55 81; tebfuaty
18th, 1902 $50. 59 april 10Th, l0O2,
S26. Ga; august 18th, 1902, S4s.05;
december nth, 1902, SlS4. %. After
these checks had been identified as
regular checks on the Farmers Bank
Ml. Hilles offered thom in evidence
as the checks mentioned IN the
affidavit.
Ihe defence objected but the court
overruled the objection and admitted
the checks.
Checks purporting to have been
given to the Southern Supply %. and
payable at the Farmers bank in Will
mington we're also identified by MT.
BARKER. They we're as follows: March
18th, 1901, S92. So; April 10Th, 1901,
elG3. OS August 18th, 1901, Sl15.5S
February 18th, 1902, S233. a.; December
nth, 1902, S23lt5; april 18th. 1902,
81, l29. 26; October 10th, 1892, sos (. "a.
these were offered in evidence, objected
to and admitted.
The following checks sent TO the
Mobile Drug Co. we're also identified
by Mr.. Barker: May 9th, 1901, S. %
July 18th, 1901, $50. 10; March 18th,
902, $50 50; May 18Th, 1892, S55 "A
July l5lh, 1902, S8l.Sl October 18th,
1902. SllS.03. They wers admitted II
/ evidence after the objections OF thede
ieuce had been ovefruled.
Mr.. Barker pronounced the follow
ing checks eiven to Richard Melett aI
regularly msde out and signed Octo
ber 10th, 1901, S3 3 80; March Sth
1901, 5l33 81; May 18th, 1901, Sl30 81
February 18th, 1902 S422. so; Apri
18th, 1902, tJ45. 40; August 18th, 1902
, sl00. l6. They we're admitted in evi
dence.
Checks paid to the Barney Cava
naugh Co. by the National Dredgln
Co. we're identified by Mr. Barker a
follows: May 18th, 1901, Sl20l; Jul
18th, 1901, 500. 10; January 18th, 1902
S775. O5; April 10Th. 1902, sJ95. 80
3 November 18th, 1901, 81, 722. 53; Jul
18th, 1902, S25l.0O; November 10th
S549, "a. They we're admitted IN evi
r dence.
IS The following checks given to th
4 James Mophillips Grocery Co. wei
Ie identitisd 10y Mr.. Barker: Augul
u 18th. 1902, 81, l73. As; October 18th
~ 1903, Sl,0tS. 20. They we're admitte
F. IN evidence.
e Woodward, Wight & Co. s checl
AAun NhtlNuuA DAN1AAhE W. un AoAtof
we're pronounced regular by Mr.. Barke
n July 18th, 1900 sl63. 35; July lJtl
r 1901. s4g2 SO; March 18th, 1870
he 81 ,O34 81; August 18th, 1907, s /, 267. o
a October, 18th, 1902, 81, 7OL4}; Deoen
es Der 18th, 1902, S548. u. They we're a
H. mitted IN evidence.
I'd Checks paid to the order Of Il
I'd Olanger & Bruce Drydock Co. We
pronounced regular by the witness
follows: June 18th, 1900, 81, $50. u
OF June, 2lst, 1900, 81, $40. 90; March 1851
8; 1901, S3,OS5.7l; April 10th, 100
% S574 o. They we're admitted.
' Tbs following checks drawn on Il
Farmers Bank and payable TO Ada
Glass q %. we're identified by Pres
dent Barker; July 18th, 1901, S9i. 81
November 10Th, 1901, Sle6.CS; Marc
IN 18th, 1902, Sl05. %; May 18th, $50
ne S75. 10; July 18th, 1902. 81. %; Ootob
18th, 1902, Sl75. 43. They we're a
NJ mitted in evidences.
n. In the REORGANIZATION of NJ
Barker, MT. Ward took up certa
m checks which covered bills with diffe
n ent firms for two or three months al
,n compared them with the alleged alter
checks,
gn Witness said he could not rememb
he whether he had ever compared the
he checks and statements.
he Oscar l.. Williams, secretary al
treasurer of the New York Dredgi
N 20. was shown a supposed alter
av check, dated August 18th, 1899. ma
rayable to the New York Dredgii
,rt o., or bearer, for 1894. %. He said
NJ had not seen the checks until abo
4 half an hour before he went on {
n witness stand. He was positive th
ed his company never received the cash
us Court took a recess until 2 80 o'oloc