The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-02

then, MT. Harding declared, confessed that he had taken the money and asked what he could 1o to make restitution.
 Two checks were exhibited with the en- dorsement of s. M. Webster upon them. and MT. Harding said the endorsements were in the handwriting of Chisolm. These checks were obtained from the cotton brokers with whom Chisolm had dealt.
 Nothing new was brought out in the cross-examlnatlon of MT. Harding by counsel for defense.
 A. R. Forsythe, formerly assistant cashier of the First National bank was called. He testified that he counted the money in the reserve box on August I and found a shortage of S1OO,OOO. He later said that Thomas Bowron, another em- ploye of the bank. had assisted him in counting the money.
 At D. m. court adjourned to assemble again at 2:S0 o'clock.
 Checked Up ChisoIm's Books.
 The afternoon sesison began promptly at 2:3O o'clock with Thomas W. Bowron on the witness stand. Questioned by At torney Lee Bradley. MT. Bowron detailed his connection with the case. Witness said that on the day before Chisolm left for his vacation he checked up Chisolm's books and found all correct He accepted Chisolms statement that the reserve box contained s150.00o, and as 1t was sealed he made no examination of the same.
 Continuing witness stated that he found shortage in the reserve box upon ex- animation later In the month before Chis- olm returned. The box was found to con- tain only s5o,ooO, of which S250OO was in
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 witness says he went to the depot at 5 o'clock on the morning of August 13 to meet Chisolm and with another man. whom he learned later was a detective accompanied defendant to MT. Perey's of flee, where he remained until about [ o'clock. Witness then identified the fig ures In the cash book which he made at the close of business on August f. which showed the deficit of S10000O in the re- serve box.
 Captain White took mp the examination Of the witness, asking him about his term of service with the bank his salary and the duties of the position in which he sue eeeded Chisolm. Witness said that a change had been made in the custom of '''AiiN allowed to pay check without getting a signature identified by the bookkeeper or official of the bank. This custom, wit ness declared, was not inaugurated until October, 1906 after the discovery of the shortage
 Witness said that he met Chisolm at the depot on his return and told him that something was wrong at the bank. and he wanted Chisolm to go with him to the First National Bank building and meet the bank officials.
 Witness was closely questioned regard Ing the manner In which he checked up the shortage, and Captain White asked him if he had actually counted all the money. Witness said that he had counted the gold, as it was marked on the bags and the currency as 1t was labeled on each package. He said that the money was counted carefully by Bank Examiner Cooper in his presence the next day after his count was made. No one had, to his knowledge, had access to the money between the two counts.
 Examiner Cooper Called.
 Bank Examiner s. H. L. Cooper was called to the stand. and stated his oc- cupation as national bank examiner under the supervision of the treasury de- partment of the United States. He said he had known Chisolm four years. Wit ness took the bank cash book showing how he made examination of the books of the bank and checked up Chisolm's ac- counts on May 15, 1906, before he took his vacation and found his accounts correct.
 Witness was asked about the examina- ton of Chisoim on August 13, ard said he was present during the questioning of accused. Asked whether Chisolm had spoken to him onAthat date, saying: "Mr. Cooper, they have got me at their mercy. That money was there when I left"
 The exapiination of witness proceeded with the offering In evidence of a letter from brokerage firm in New York to A. R. Chisolm, addressed to Atlantic City, N. J., and forwarded to Birmingham The letter referred to a deal in cotton made through the firm. Witness then offered other letters found in Chisolms suit case on August s3 and offered in evidence. Letters all referred to deals in cotton, and one letter contained a check for $1275, payable to A. R. Chsolm.
 Witness next produced a little memo randum book which Chisolm picked up from his suit case and put Into his pocket but which MT Percy said must be turned over with the letters Witness said that he remarked to MT. Percy at the time that the book contained record of the various shortages of Chisolm at the bank.
 Witness said that Chisolm had, after he heard Cooper's remark. turned to MT. Percy and said 'I took the money"
 Witness offered a lot of papers also. which he said were found in the suit case, and which he said were receipts for margins on cotton large pocketbools was also shown as having been found in the suit case, which witness said con tained fifteen one hundred dollar bills. This money and the check, witness said, were turned oyer to MT. Percy state ment on large sheets of paper was next introduced, which witness identified as records of transactions made by defend ant with Foster x Co. and Gilbert x Clay, which witness had made from the books of these firms
 Describes Conversation.
 MT. Cooper was asked regarding conver-