The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-07

why commented Mr.. Hotchkias.
when Won and I discussed those IedRsv
accounts you did not seem to find any
thing wrong in them. Has anything
occurred recently-tO change your
mind?-
AIR. Ssanchfeld gaxsd thouxhtEulIy ou,
At the Manhattan Bridge. seeming TO and
in the view compensation for attending
hearing On the twenty eighth loor %
- akyscraper. and the witnesS answered:
Not necessarily
/ soNE NAnEa CONCEALED
Mr.. Hoichkias then took up another
.heaf OG ledger leaves. Each shsaf. and
there were about fifteen Of them. con-
| tanned from four 20 Six pages and each,
as 81 later appeared. was the ledger record
I Of an account Of some clent with Filing
Nood Cunningham But in every case
. thick slip Of paper was pinned over the
name 81 the client AZ the top of the ledger
sheet. tn" examiner brought forth three
OF four more shsayes In succession and
the same proceedings followed. The
10 he could indentify them as coming
from an E'linRwood a CUNNINGHAM
ledger. Then Mr.. HOtchkiss remarked:
You will observe that I have con-
caaled the names. a. | arm In doubt a. TO
some 81 therl. hut a. to some 81 them 4
connecting papers In the case Of some ~
them h'" a. 10 some have
Mr.. Stanchheld cont inuec itaiively
to smoke and enjoy the view OF the Man
haitian Bridge. although the examiner
seemed To try TO catch the lawyers eye
~ he considered what line of questions
tO continue with. He got the witness TO
explain all of the bookkeeping proceed-
InRs following am order 20 buy or sell
stock: part icularly he seemed siesirous
- Al
~ an account would show that = pay.
meni had been made by cash ~ check.
and n the entry was always made On the
day 81 the payment The witness eX-
planned that boOkkeepers differed in their
methods and sometimes an entry would
show wheth her cash or check had been
reCetved and that usually am entry did not
reach a ledger until the day after a trans
action.
ANswERED AND THEN DECLINED.
After Mr.. Hotchkiss had learned many
interesting details about the ielephoninR
II huy Or cell orders TO = floor broker,
the hastily pencilled memorandum made
IN she floor. the report by messenger. he
suddenly interrupted his line. and look
ing AZ one of the ledger sheets he held.
40 u puzzled by something. he edged
over toward the witness and asked cas-
aalIy
-Nhat do these letters mean here
or
-Old ledger responded the witness
quite A. casually.
Meaning an Old ledger of Elhngwood
Z Cunningham
YES. sir. : said the witness.
Mr.. Hotchkis- became NOV casual.
tie seemed 20 fear that he might distract
Mr. Ssanchfeld'S musings on The beauty
of she Manhattan Bridge.
'ihis r~fer- hack 10 your other ledxer1-
Yes. said the witness
Mr. hotchkis- moved tack 20 HE end
~ ths table. remavkInR with one 81 he
infreauent smik~s. That -. vou adrit
that the~~ sheets herr arr from a later
tIling~Ood Cunningham ledger
Mr. StNnchfeld nudg~d the witness
who gave his formula for declining 20
answer
bow mn Mr. STANCHFIPID CoNV INs
The examiner then asked concerning
, lhngwOs-d A Cunningham letter books
The witness said that thew had al been
preserved and were IN his Doe~e~sion.
And will Won keep them carefully IN 7
vo,ir possession unt' can ger an order
YOUR new counsel vii recoGniZ, a.
Northys-
When you get it, Mr.. s,anchs-ld ,
dra~lad
Nv the wav.- a.ked Mr.. Hotchkis..
10 Mr. S'sn"hfeld vour regular lawyer'-
No air. the witness answered. Z
ND Won ever employ Nr. S'anchhsld ,
hsfor's today
NO. replied tho witness.
How did you come 20 employ him to- |
day the examiner asked peruuaSively.
Tho witness hes'tAi~d. lOoked toward 7
Mr. Stanchfeid aS n hs would like some /
nelg. and ihen answered
= hardly know how 20 answer that
luesttoH-
I'm not prs-sM the uIIes,ion MT Hotch-
kiss said Then he added. taking up an
Jther handful uf the interesting ledger
rrCeipts.
GENTI EHAN 40 - CASH
Mr. Cunnin CHAM. Won have been quite
rank with inc la our previous interviews .
am trying 20 do a duty here and Won
~ irving - aasi-t me Now I Nant
four help right here. We will take up
his acCOunt fNhiht No 9 and will
'af-I Ia rhs person whose account 70
'pcords a. 1'entiemAn No. : ! find that
here VA a 10 lance against him ~ 81 a. ~
IN th,. dav yuiiT tirm failed HAS that
tehit t,AlanC- ever he~r pad'-
4 don't know said the WItD-Ss
-PH 'ha''- sn impnTtan' amount
\ oiIit von no; know Il IL had not b~cn
aid
-N.A presume ! wn,IId-
Gen; l-man No : Nho owed Won 81 9ss
r and apJeArS not =" have paid u. s.a~ms
- have. dealt -pms- " nat extensively IN New
uTk flectri'al Nehuh " COMPANY. New
orb El'ctrical Storage Battery Company
,-w York Transportation Companv
veHue electric stag line and here ! find
hat Gentleman No. on NAV J. 1901
res charged with cash ~ jO and on Nav
NH 81 500 and on Nav there 10 a debit :
utry against him ~ ctO trans Nv the {
raw what du@s trans meanS- ,
New York Transport Atloa Company, ,
prsslITne Raid 'hs witness
md hen Gent leman No. : on September
D. 1904. u charged with o.. 500 cash. And
ere. this ~ interesting. In January. 1910, q
debit against him 81 G.ODp IL brought
Drward
HNTtEMAN so VAS ASSAM YAAN
rbDEIL.
Holding The account 81 Gentleman No
HIS hands. Mr. HotchkiSs again val ked
YER toward tho Nitn~ss chsV Whenever q
, did the Mr. iinningr am rose. put on a
10 eyeglasses and looked over the tangled !,
lie ths figures ioid only 10 hin, and in !,
most friendly manner explained. and Mr.
Ianch field @esued not 20 ca-e. a. the
ts' OFner Was known only a. Gent leFnan Y
~ : Standing IN this friendly manner 81
: The side 81 the witness. Mr.. Hotchkiaa =
I'D
-Of cour-S. you know che name covered =
= thai clip of paper. the name NhOse
count th~s~ figures record. To you a
Ire 90 mention it, =
nv advice Of counsel began the "
ltnees when the examiner interrupts ed y
m. saying:
-Oh. IN thus case I have no obi@ctlon =
raanQi0OtnR the name unwasH L. -