Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-22

Loans skaFull MnlulIH
Female Clerks Paper henersd ~
Morse aank-proeseds lnSesfse n
Ice Stock Which Ia Turn Was ussd
to Secure Further Loans Ffs6
Same Bank.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 21.-Into tne
estmony at the trial Of Charles W..
Ncssa and his co-defendant Alfred
Curtis. who are charged before JudSs
Houxh In the criminal branch Of She
limited States court with conspiracy
and yt,lation OF the national bankin9
laws, was introduced today the na
of Mas Kate A. Wilson, secretsFs
to Mr.. Morse and the prosecution pro
auced witnesses who testified 70 hfee
loans made by the National BANK .9t :
North america, a Morse institutes
to Mas Wilson. -
Edwin Mickey. 4 governments -
was the principal Nt.&
relative to the big loans maze to ~ s
nnsncier's faithful secretary.
lined M, his testimony WAS a 4
lows: 7.:s II Il
ct money Witheut sss1fty.s !
"on her bare and unsupported a
Morse would loan Miss Wilson 2 {
iof money. Miss Wilson's n0ee )
he csshed by the National 49, 81
INorth America and WITH thA 49,
would 5. .s Darc aSs:.,faa lss Fl ~
lstock would BE- used 10 seenfe 49,
iioan from the hank. with tne
thus secured, hank stock wUpJ1 ~
purchased and the bank stack e5oe4s
in supporting the Ice stock pooas
(which Morse and. other AnAn0Ns4
were interested. The failure ~
raise the price of Ice above par -:
Whist caused the failure oe the inaekl
tuition
Examiner Money showed hoY 4
Traced . loan Of $4,000 TO Mn s.
son. ~
Mrs. Merss In ceurt IS u
For the Arst time since 1eF, ~
r Iband has been On trial Mrs.. gle
q tine Dodge-Aorse appeared I'm
J. lcourt room. u 49,
{ Mrs. Curtis. wife Of the -
. lpresident, who 10 being polAlly a.
E with Mr.. Morse. has been st - ~
l. bands side every cay.
n Calvin Aosiin. prestaene q
:, Eastern StsaulAip O10pa1y -
I,on. testified that NJ. HNse ~ r.! g.
q lhim 10 buy LEO shares u .Ic4 =
4 lfor which Mr.. Asstia 0ave n
. note for @loe.oo0. ~
s lness produces Q letter sigDea
= Morse guaranteeinS Mr.. AuefsA
+ all loss.
I'll His Nsss 0ssessntaG sssz
e Mr.. Austin says that he go1os
G ly learned that his note xOD 6lD4
led at the National Bsnk -
4 America. :si5
al Just before he learned IN,
n Kate Wilson came to hie o1lce
ella letter from Mr.. Morse a9o3u2
D Ito surrender the eesti1eats -
J. 80 shares Of Ice stock -
T. Tin endorsed the certincutsd
n land surrendered Il. y. = 2
4 Then. Mr.. Asstia I'D. ~. c.
T. president Of the NsttssaI - q
lNorth America told IN, fAe 49,
said. that Charles I. Basss1. -!
1.-The directors. saeyssted ~
lCurtis) see Austin and 81
IN either pay the note o. 10 fgRn1s6 g
lsserai.
esrwey ot6at 0sseUA
II 'T tosa Mr. Curtis tit ~.
4 had pat the loas h NJ bank -
- he would have 70 tahs e1fe q
N said Mr.. Austin. He aaAe1 IT.
sold hin thst III. -
n threatened to resign fro0 IL =
of directors " The sote - ~
~ up. Nr. Austin testi6e1 IL
N Curtis pushed his pen - ~
n ward Mr.. Barney With whscA -
his resignation.
be AID dsd be sign 81 IL No.
se wss asked. -
Of he did not" vas he repey.
'n Gould 700 hsye nsde 80
~ pose.- was ASKED.
BE- T Could sot-thaf y. 90 -
q. 1.-The ice ssock.- reps3sS ns. -
.. The trial wss s1jsusss1
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