Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1909-03-19
JACKSON DENNIS
CONVICTED
Gets Eiohteen Months in San 0uen.
tin for ENLIGHTENMENT.
other Cases to be Dismissed.

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the stand, endeavored to introduce a
note signed by defendant. for S150C,
which was found among the assets of
the bank, for the purpose of showing
that defendant was indebted to the
bank, intending to offset any unpaid
balance due on salary account. As
the witness was unable to find any
entry IN the books Of the bank in re-
lation this note, the court adjourned
until Monday, so that the prosecu
tion might look over the records, and
ascertain il any entry had been made.
On Monday, the witness said an
entry was made OF d note on August
L, 1907, for $500 given by A. Ellis.
worth. On that date this particular
other securities taken out, the de-
fendant being present at the time.
Defendant handed it to him as cash
Ter, and it was in the same condition
as when received. Note admitted.
Witness testified that defendants
account with Sutter Greek State Bank
Was not charged with this note.
No separate account was kept showing
salaries paid to employees, but entered
every payment on this account in
cash book. The transfer may have
been made at the instance and sug-
gestion of state bank commissioners.
1t was due one year after date; did
not know whether the maker, A..
Ellsworth, was good for the amount
dorsement was made. Defendant
never promised to pay the note before
it was due; he was never asked to do
so. The bank was never examined by
the bank commissioner from the
time the note was taken until the
closing of the bank. When the COM
missioners examined the bank in
July, 1907, they objected to the ex-
pense account being too large, and
also to the amount of notes of the
Atlas Supply Company. The COM
missioners that visited the bank at
hat time we're Mr. Blackstock and Mr.
Sherer. Prosecution rests.
All testimony given Saturday in re-
gard to the $500 draft, was ordered
stricken out, also in regard TO note
of $500 given by Atlas Construction
and Supply Co.
The defense moved TO strike cut
about all the testimony that had been
introduced in the case. All motions
in that line were denied, except as to
the $500 note of W. o. Mansen. and
the $500 note Of Atlas Supply Com
pany, the first named not being
entered upon the records of the bank,
and the latter not being due, as 1T
was dated June 20, 1907, and matured
one year after date.
2. Dabovich testified on behalf of
defendant that T.. N. Soracco was
vice president of the bank, and held
that office until the closing of the
institution, that he sold his stock to
defendant on the 28th of January,
1908, but on the records he was vice.
president, and had not rendered his
resignation.
g. L.. Culbert. manager and cashier
of the Bank of Amador county, said
he believed Fred Rabb wac worth $500
over all Liabilities in July, 1906, and
at all times since that date.
Fred Eudey also testified as to
responsibility of Rabb for $500.
Mrs Frances Dennis, wife of de-
PENDANT, stated that she was a de-
positor in the Sutter Creek Bank,
and Interested in the Denuis Manu-
featuring Company, which was also
depositor in the bank.
By Miss Provis was sought to prove
that Jackson Dennis and those COM
prising the Dennis Manufacturing
Company had by certain Documents,
turned over to the depositors assooia
ton certain claims and property for
the benefit of the deposltoIs. OBJ
lection was made and testimony on
this line was ruled out. The defense
closed without putting the defendant
on the stand.
The arguments were commenced
just before noon Monday. After the
opening by the district attorney,
Homer w. Wood followed for the de-
Tense, and r. O. Bole closed on that
side the same afternoon. Tuseday
morning district attorney Vicini
closed for the prosecution. The court
instructed the jury as to the law