New-York tribune., 1909-02-03
COW TO TAKE STAND
WTLL TELL HIS STORY.
Defence Tries to Place Blame on
MarzCeN. Who Is Dead.

.sartin " IzttIeton got INTO the evidence yester-
dsy in the Supreme Court Brookyn. that the naIae
Of William Cow was not mentioned in the @ @tele-
phone message which led 20 the theft Of az@ooo
from the Borough Bank With which the prisoner Is
charged.
samuel s W7Itehouse who assisted IN straight
eninz out the affairs OF the institution directly afer
tts collapse. vent the stand shortly before ad-
sournnent and told Of conversation on the Mon
dsr following The banks collapse in which Arthur
p Campbell, The cashier. explained to him. VIII
lam J Buttling snd Thomas Martin. directors thst
Howard Maxwell. the banks president who com
rnirted suicide, telephoned him on September % anu
asked for the check.
--Tid Campbell say that Maxwell told him he
wanted the check for himself and would fix the
matter ID when he went 20 the bank the next
day withou; mentioning the name Of GoW?' asked
M LdttIeton-
He said that n response TO question BY Mr.
EuiJlinE.' replied the witness
NJ IIttIeton announced when court adjourned
that William Cow would be placed on the .ll s,ahu
to-day or tomorrow 10 tell his own story. OlheF
witnesses VIII be called corrOborate Nj White
houses testimony regarding the cashiers state
rnent The trial viii close this week Nj. "hAe-
house viii resume his testimony to-day.
During the cross-exan.natioE OF Nj NHi0eI1o-so
Assistant District Attorney Elder brought out that
Campbell told the attorney the afternoon oe1ore
the previous statement was made that Uo" "aS
with Mr.. Maxwell when the latter askel -ol l-- -
check Mr.. Whtehouse said also that ~afnpOeA
confessed 20 him his failure 10 read certain laTse
loans before the Board OF Directors, ana 40" nc
would make $4,000 notes seem Nike 5000 "neh
reading them Nj Wnitehouse explained that ne
made searching inquiries about all the question:
2 bic transactions IN the private conversation ne
had with Campbell. but he couldn't remember
whether me cashier said Cows name was g.
tached 10 all the big loans
An ALLEGED confession by Howard Ma1Wei VI
his share in the Mcclure transaction was loeHu
fed hv John Flynn, notary public, but was @ no'
admitted 10 the evidence, on the objection OF OiS-
1rtct Attorney Clarke
Herbert Mcclure, who had several checks cerH-
fed cn the MCGUIRE account before the collaPSe
of the Borough Bank. denied statements OF Call'p-
he'll that there was any conversation in connecuoh
with the certidcation Of checks By him he Saiu
Re never told tbs cashier he was coming oack 10
draw on the account that he was inIoEHleu Ina
The account was nearly exhausted
Nr Iattleton devoted che morning session 70 tio
i.rodrctton Of documentary evidence to show tnat
The defendant was honest in hts Intention 10
merge fire Jsrnoklyn end Borough banks in the
International Trust Company, ana ths pal4ic 1i'+-
prevented him from doing So
FT-heu Mr IHttle.oa took up the SUBJECT "L GoN
assignment OF his property TO the Borough BANK
sffer SIS E,7sueusicn District Attorney Clarke Cd
ser+e5 On the ground that restitution was no oe-
@snoa n g larceny case Justice Crane admitted
,i,a evidence ss showing intent, hut warned mat
Aa. might order It stricken out of the testimony
later .;T This testimony cannot be shown TO pear
-, ,oe oreS-ion of the defendants intent salo
7,,s.,ce crane .4t viii be ruled out Even II thls
.,r,r,ertv were worth i've times the value OF te
7-,-er1v taken & would wipe out a larceny IL
a larceny had been committed