The Detroit times., 1909-06-09

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Was Mr.. Case to share In the firms
losses as well az the profits?"
Il supposed that was it."
Under the agreement. II was brought
out, Case was TO receive one-tenth OF
the profits and q salary OF $500 q
year.
Did you know Of or did you con.
sent TO your employees carrying &C.
counts or speculating?" was the next
question.
mo, sir"
when did you FIRST learn they had
accounts?"
Il learned in May, 1905. that Her
bert Page had an account. / didn't
know about the others until I heard
1t In the receivers ONCE. when the
accounts were read or"
Mr.. Currie then told of admissions
made by the employees In his presence
as 10 the transactions they had car
ried on. substantially as set forth in
the conspiracy complaint. Fred Dol
sens name was not mentioned at that
time. however.
What was done with the funds that
came into the firms possession in the
regular line Of business"
They were banked TO the firms
credit"
Were all your stocks paid for at
the time OF the failure?"
mo, but there were margins OF
something like 100000 due US after
settling with our eastern representa-
tives.''
do you remember Case denying
that he had any fictitious accounts"
No"
Attorney Edwin Henderson took up
the cross-examination.
Did you not have a talk with these
defendants while the grand jury pro-
ceedings were pending before Justice
Stein?" he asked.
Mr.. Currie recalled none specifcal-
ly.
las a matter Of fact did you not re-
quest them not TO testify against you
before Justice Stein?"
mo, did not"
Isn't IL true that you solicited all
these men TO be as lenient as possible
with vou?'
II made no such request"
Haven't you called them up since
and did you not tell them that you
had nothing TO do with their arrest,
and did not believe they were guilty."
Il did call them up and say didn't
sign any warrants or make any con-
spiracy charges against them"
And you don't believe now, do you,
that they had any intention to de-
fraud your"
mo, don't think there was any In
tent Things just drifted along"
But Attorney Henderson's next ques-
ton cut short the answer, which may
become Of considerable importance
before the case Is finished.
isn't IL a fact that you've done all
you could to shoulder the responsible
| ity on Case?"
Il have not"
Didn't you instruct your attorney
to secure his arrest?"
mo, sir
Didn't you keep tab on the grand
jury proceedings and make 1t point
not to be called as a witness until
after Case and the other boys had
testifed?"
NO, sir"
Henderson then referred TO the
meeting of Currie's friends in the once
Va $50
mediately after the failure. Mr. Cur
RE said that while he promoted II, he
was not present. but he followed the
course mapped out.
Wasn't II decided at that meeting
to lay the blame on Case?"
mo"
Henderson exhibited a copy Of the
bill OF complaint filed In the circuit
court, asking for a receiver, in which
Case was charged with mismanage-
ment. Currie said he understood II
was TO be friendly suit
You knew you were as much re-
sponsible for the failure II not more
so than Case. didn't you?" the lawyer
asked.
II know I was not
III you were not trying to save your
self why didn't you be the defendant
and let Case be the complainant?
THAT wasn't discussed"
sfNr1 Caoa WAS IN he the goat. wasn't