The Irish standard., 1907-11-23
Shows HOW Walsh
JUCCLED A million
EXAMINER MoxEYrRAcEsMoNEY
FROM BANK TO POCKET
OF PRESIDENT.
IDENTIFIES FIGURES
IN COMPANY BOOKS
Maze of Figures Presented-Larae
Sums Are Taken First to Accused
Mans Private Accounts and Then
to Railways and Newspaper.

to Railways and Newspaper.
Chicago. Nov. 20-National Bank
Examiner E. P. Moxey resumed. the
witness stand Tuesday in the trial Of
John r. Walsh for the alleged misap-
plication OF the funds of the defunct
Chicago National bank, of which he
was president. A maze of figures out
of which the government intends to
weave, il 1t can, story of the diver
sion Of funds of the bank to the Walsh
companies, was presented to the jury.
Transaction after transaction in the
discounting Of memorandum notes"
and sales Of bonds of the Illinois
Southern and the Southern Indiana
railways was taken up by the prosecu-
ton. Bank Examiner Moxey identi-
fed entries in the books Of the bank
and the companies which the govern
ment claims show the nature Of these
transactions. As one, however, he
was not allowed to testify to any con-
nection which might exist between
the entries: :. .,
Mr.. Moxey identified an entry of
$4,000 credited to the account of ].
r. Walsh on May 8, 1904. He also
identified further entries to the &C.
counts Of the Southern Indiana and
the Illinois Southern railways made
on the same date.
During his testimony Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Dobyns and Attorney
John 8. Miller for Walsh had words.
Mr. Miller made suggestion to Mr..
Dobyns and the assistant district at
torney remarked that he cared for
none.
Shows Juggling Of Funds.
Before Mr.. Moxey were scores OF
books, including those of the Chicago
National bank, the Illinois Southern
Railway company, the Southern. In
diana Railway company and the Chi
.cago Chronicle company. With these
books before him Mr.. Moxey identified
various entries which were records Of
memorandum note loans, bond sales,
deposits. in the personal account Of
John R. Walsh, checking out Of money
from the various Walsh companies
and the receipt of. funds from Mr..
Walsh by the companies. -
The witness traced s1,002, 900 out
of the Golfers of the bank and an al
most equal amount was traced into
the exchequer of Walsh enterprises
Entries Of Money Shown.
The transactions which were shown
by the entries testified to, but which
the prosecution was not allowed to
show any connection between, were as
follows, :. = s.-
On February 1, 1904. Chicago. Ma
tional bank loaned on note Of M. w.
Wells $4,000. Collateral, 100000 H.
linois Southern four per cent. bonds.
Proceeds credited to John r. Walsh,
$90,7s3.11.
On February. 1.-The same day
Walsh paid out of his bank three
checks, one for $4,000 and one for
$4,000 to the Southern Indiana, one
for $4,000 to the Illinois Southern.
The accounts of the railways
showed that the money was received
and spent.
On February az, 1904, E. A. Burrill.
$4,000; G. w. Clarkson, $4,000; G.
&C. Collins, $4,000; A. N. West, $92,-
900; F: l.. Lewis, $4,000; G. S. Lille,
$4,000: G. P. Paradis, $4,000. Col.
lateral, 100000. Illinois Southern four
per cent. bonds.
Six of the notes were paid, $780,
46S.sS, the same amount as the sdm,
representing the discount and accrued
interest, was paid to John R. Walsh's
personal account. - On that same day
Walsh paid over $35, 900 to the South
ern Indiana:
On March 80, 1904, was paid R. J.
Goddard on note $4,000. Collateral,
100000 Illinois Southern four per
cent. bonds. Proceeds went to. John
r. Walsh. Amount, $89,356.
On the same, date the books showed
Walsh paid $4,000 to. the Chicago
Chronicle and $4,000 each to the
Illinois Southern and Southern In
Purchase OF Railway Bonds.
On April Is, 1904, the Chicago Ma
tional bank purchased $4,000 South
ern Indiana four per cent bonds at
95 per cent. and accrued interest. The
same sum as the proceeds, $47,911.11
was credited to Walsh's personal &C.
count. On the same day his accounts
with the banks and companies showed
that he paid out $4,000 to the Chron-
icle and $4,000 to the Southern In
diana.
On April Is, 1904, the Chicago Ma,
tional bank bought $4,000 Southern
Indiana four per cent. bonds at 95 per
cent. and accrued interest from @.
T. Weinland, treasurer Of Walsh's rail-
ways. :,
On the same day bond department
credit check for 0.e9s.67, represent
ing the same sum as the proceeds of
the sale, was credited to Walsh and
he paid out to the Illinois Southern
$4,000.
May 3, 1904, the bank loaned to L.
r. Moran $4,000. Collateral, $780,