The Irish standard., 1907-11-16
JOHN R. Walsh Case
CALLED FOR TRIAL
BOTH SIDES ARE CONFIDENT AND
A BITTER STRUGGLE Is
ANTICIPATED.
COURTROOM CROWDED
WHEN BANKER ENTERS
Former Head Of the Defunct Chicago
National Bank Must Answer to
Charge Of Misapplylns Funds-se-
curing Of Jury Is Begun.

Chicago. Nov. 1S.-John r. Walsh,
former president of the defunct Chi
cago National bank, the funds of
which he is accused of misapplying,
appeared for trial Tuesday before
Judge A. B. Anderson in the United
States district court. Mr.. Walsh en-
tered the courtroom at ten o'clock, &C.
companied by his private secretary,
d. F. Kellogg, and took seat at the
table assigned to his counsel. There
was delay Of i've minutes before
Judge Anderson took his seat on the,
bench. Lawyers with Mr.. Walsh were
w. ]. Hynes. his chief counsel; John
s. Miller and Edward G. Ritsher.
A big crowd was on hand, the court,
Attorney Makes Statement.
Attorney Miller, when asked for q
statement, said: eve enter this trial
confident Of an acquittal. Mr.. Walsh
has not been guilty of any violation of
any criminal law and it has been a
monumental injustice to subject him
to this ordeal. We have a convincing
case to present to the jury
District Attorney Sims said: 1--WE,
have passed long time making ready
for this case and we enter the trial
fully prepared"
Judge Anderson on taking his seat
Immediately called the Walsh trial.
"This is case No. 3,769, u. s. VS..
John r. Walsh he said. els the
government ready to proceed?"
I'VE are ready" responded AS
sistant District Attorney Fletcher Dob
yns.
"And is the defense ready?" asked
the Judge.
I'VE are ready" replied Attorney
Miller.
Every WE'LL" said the court. "The
clerk will proceed to call the roll OF
the jury venire." ~ -
Conference on Procedure.
Chief Deputy District Clerk Charles
Buell. complied with the courts direc-
tions, while Attorneys Oobyns, Childs,
Miller and Hynes stepped. forward for
brief conference with Judge Ander7
son.
The conference was for the purpose
Of fixing certain courses of procedure
and it was agreed that each should be
allowed three peremptory challenges
In selecting the Jury.
1t developed shortly after the case
was called that Frederick w. Mclean,
assistant cashier in the Chicago Ma.
ttonal bank, may be called as a wit
ness for the government to tell about
the alleged dummy" notes that the
government declares were manipu-
lated under direction of Walsh.
Hope for Quick Jury.
It was the general impression that
the work of securing jury would re-.
quire only a short time. Less than a
score Of the 200 veniremen are resi-
dents Of Chicago. Although it was
believed that all. or nearly all, of the
veniremen had read of the Walsh
case and the causes which led to the
closing OF the Walsh banks, the attor-
neys did not expect to find many of
them had formed opinions as to the
defendants guilt or innocence.
Moxey In Final Report.
National Bank Examiner e. P. Mox-
ey, who, with his assistants, has
passed nearly two years in preparing
evidence in the case, made final re-
port to District Attorney Sims Mon.
day night. For the last few weeks he
had been working over the books of
Equitable Trust company, which only
recently came into the possession of
the government. Assistant District At.
torney Fletcher Dobyns is in charge
of the case for the government and is
assisted by Assistant District Attor.
neys Robert w. Childs and F. 8. Han.
chett. AS soon as the jury is i'm.
paneled Mr.. Dobyns will make the
opening statement for the prosecution.
Mrs. Roosevelt Joins Mothers.
New York, Nov. 13.-1t was an
nounced at meeting of the New