The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-01-15


tions between the Owersboro Savsngi
Bank and Trust company and TIE Da
viess County Bank and Truss com
pany about the time tire false swaar'
ing was alleged to have been nisde
and which seemed DO be false aigc
for padding effects only.
Asked how much paper endorsed
by Mr.. T. S Anderson was snowl
by the banks book TO have been dis
counted on March 81. 1908, the an
swered after several minutes inspec-
tion of the book and calculation
SIS, 1854. Mr.. Hurt was NEXT asked
to read from the daily slatemenf
book of tine bank what was appar-
ENTITY due to tire Daviess County
Bank and Trust company and he an
swered, $3S ,O0O.69.
Mr.. Finn: State now from what
banks or bankers this amount APP
pears 10 be due
Mr.. Hurt: 1T appears to be due
from ple OwenSbOIO Savings Bank
ard Trust company"
Asked by Mr.. Finn to give hhe
various no,es and evidences of indebt-
ednees Of T. S. Anderson as endoreer
to his bank, he enumerated twenty
notes totaling $52,23S.6O of enis
class. On most of these dse stated
that no payments rad been made ex-
cept interest payments.
After all the morning Wednesday
had been consumed in argumnhu on
the motion of the defense for pereunp-
tory instructions Ire court overruled
the motion and Instructed the as-
torneys defending Anderson 10 poo
coed with its case. The defense open
ed Immediately after dinner and the
defendant was soon put on the stand
in dis own behalf.
Mr.. Anderson himself next took tie
stand. He said taat he ives &C years
old, born in Daviess county, SIX mGles
above Greensboro and has lived mere
al his life, except 10 years spent in
Detroit Mich. He became cashier of
the old Planters bank in 1864 remain
ing until 1871 when ne founded the
Owensboro Savings Bank. In 1888 he
went TO Detroit and in 1900 return-
ed, organized the Daviess county Bank
and Trust company and became it's
first and only president. He soD:ed
that the S3S,06O which he swore was
due from banks was bonafide indebt
edness of the Owensboro Savings BRINK
and Trust company TO the Daviess
County Bank and Trust company, and
he thought at the time that the Saw
iugs bank was perfectly solvent.
Mr.. Anderson was asked why he did
not include the notes on which he was
indorser in Che statement of his la
biity 10 the bank and he replied that
he considered those who made the pa
pers responsible for them. He said
he believed $4,000 covered his own
indebtedness and 1t did. He also said
he believed at the time of the state
ment that Mrs. Anderson owed only
$4,000 but saw in newspaper after
his bank failed that Mrs. Anderson
owed more and, upon Investigation
found the publication TO be correct.
He said he had simply forgotten the
exact amount, because he did not nave
the paper before him.
On cross examination Mr.. Anderson
said ne owned $4,000 stock in the
bank and his wife $1,000.
Mr.. Anderson recognized the $4,000
note and the $1,000 note which
lie had individually drawn, and
which were due March 81, 1908
He also admitted that mis-
account was overdrawn $996.S9
March 81, 1908 despite the fact that on
the same day he discounted a note
of Mrs. Susie H. Anderson for $3.50
and put the proceeds 10 his own
credit. Previously he hid owned his
bank by overdGaft more than $4,000.
Asked concerning noses of the members
of his family which he rad Endorsed
Mr.. Anderson's memory was faulty.
The individual ledger of 0he bank
showed that the proceeds of most
Of the notes had gone to his credit
and he admitted that me kept up the
interest on all the noies,
Testimony was finished at noon yes
terday and argument of counsel took
up the rest of the day. Andersons fate
Is now in the hands of ahe jury.
A Card.