Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-01
IDENTIFYING THE
DEPOSIT SLIPS
Progress of the Trial of George
E. Green.
THE GOVERNMENT RESTS
Witnesses on Stand to Testify Regard
ing Bank Accounts.
MR. GREEN'S TRANSACTIONS
Money Placed in Various Institutions,
Some of Them Local-Keeping
Tab on Checks.

The government at noon today concluded
the presenta tion of direct testimony in the
case of former State Senator George e.
Green of Binghamton, n. Y, on trial before
Justice Gould in Criminal Court, No. 1. on
consolidated indictments, charging con-
spiracy against the government in con-
nection with irregularities In the Post Of
flee Department The announcement to
that effect came as something of sur
prise to many who have followed the pro
ceedings. 1t was expected that a longer
period than four days would be required
for the examination of the numerous wit
nesses summoned by the government.
Mr. Worthngton of counsel for the de-
fense stated that his side was not ready
TO produce testimony. After consultation
between the attorneys, in which Justice
Gould joined the court dismissed the jury
until next Monday morning at 10 O'Clock,
when witnesses for the defense will be in
troduced. The government may also offer
some other testimony then, but ii Will not
be of character to affect the questions
which have already been brought out. As
Mr. Worthington expressed 1t, this testi-
mony viii he expected to fill up 'the chirks
and gaps IN the line of the governments
contention.
At the request Of counsel Justice Gould
Teconvened court at 1:S0 o'clock this after
noon for Il discussion of points of law
which ii was not necessary for tie ju-y to
consider
The governments examination Of Wit
nesses this morning directed toward
connecting George L. Green and George w
Beavers with certain monetary transactions
for which numerous checks bank books
and deposit slips were offered in evidence
Another prominent feature of the case of
The government consisted of counter at
tack delivered against the defense in con-
nection with the charge that important let
tiers bearing on the purchase of Bundy ma
chimes could not be produced because they
had been taken possession of by the de-
fendant
IN court yesterday afternoon witnesses
testified that orders from the first assistant
postmaster general to the International
Time Recording Company for Bundy clocks
had been turned over to George +. Green.
In reply counsel for the defense declared
that the government could easily furnish a
copy of the letters from the Post Office
Department The government today, by
records and testimony, showed that the
carbon copies Of the orders did not contain
the initials "G w. b." which gave the
original letters il was cOntended, their
special significance.
Justice Gould ruled TO admit nearly all
Nf the checks. deposit slips. etc, offered
by the government, but declined to allow
as evidence deposit slips which il was
placed TO the credit of the defendant in the
Knlckerbocker Trust Company of New
York, May l. 1900. and which could not be
fully authenticated by oral testimony.
AT the opening of the afternoon session
Mr.. John b. Stanchfeld of counsel for the
defense, moved tile court to discharge the
defendant the ground that the charges
In the Indictment had not been substant-
lated by the evidence adduced
Arguments of Counsel
Mr.. stanchacld said the accusation in
the indictment and the evidence adduced
were at variance in that the indictment
charges that 10 per cent oc ali sales made
to the government were paiI 10y the Inter
national Time Recording Company, where
as the government had attempted to show
that the money had been paid to George
W. Beavers by the defendant.
This alleged divergence. counsel claimed
fatal TO tire Indictment. Counsel stat
eG that The defense had come into court TO
rect charge that the International Time
Recording Company. through conspiracy be-
tween Green and Beavers. had paid the
money Instead, Mr.. Stanchfeid urged the
government sought to show that Green had
paid Ills own money to Beavers
At one point In the argument Justice
Gould remarked that all Of the evidence
was 10 be taken circumstantially He in
dicatcd that 90 would be proper FOR the Jury
TO consider irforvntial evidence In such a
trial MI. SianCbiicld addressed the court
for hour i'm support Of his motion He
was followed by .lis colleague former Sem
att John Thurston. who argued that the
government had utterly failed to show any
The extent % the governments efforts TO
that end, he declared. had gone no further
tffs-l the proof that Beavers and Green had
been on friendly terms and that there had
been financial dealings between Green and
Beavers.
Secretary Burns q Witness.
Harry r. Burns secretary OF the Nassau
Trust Company OF Brooklyn. N y. was the
nrst witness called TO the stand this morn
ing lie identified four deposit Slips repre-
Kentus amounts placed TO the account OF
George w Beavers in the Nassau Trust
Company.
District Attorney Baker asked the witness
TO examine four papers purportlug TO be
deposit slips for sums placed to the credit
OF George W. Beavers In the Nassau Trust
Company. Each was authenticated. Mr.
Werthington. in cross examining the wilt
ness. brought out the statement that Mr.
Burns had not made an exact copy OF the
original Ia one or two instances. In one
ease he had omitted three letters from the
copy.
Before the examination Of this witness
had been concluded Mai. Holmes Conrad
Indicated 10 Mr. WoTthlngton that sle In
tended TO offer In evidence the letter writ.
ten by the witness TO Mr. Beavers In re-
sponse 10 the request of the latter for
copies OF the deposits. Mr. Worthington
then remarked that he had expressed to
t..e opposing counsel his intention not TO
Introduce the letter in question. but II the
other side proposed to offer H. he said, he
would take that action himself.
District Attorney Baker at once rose to
object. but almost Immediately withdrew
the objection.
You see I called that blun," said Mr.
WorthinRton
81 think all the bluff IS on the other
side" retortod the district attorney
That Will be determined later" was the
reply.
The Letter introduced
The letter. which Mr.. worthlngton read
TO the jury. was cordial In tone. The
writer called attention TO the fact that he
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