Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-10-07
Letter TO Company's Treasurer
Figures in Trial of Process
Company Head.
EXPRESSED OPTIMISM
IN FUTURE OF PLANT
Woman Tells Court President
Spoke in Highest Praise
of Factory's Prospects.
Especial to the Newark Star

NEW YORK, Oct. THE trial OF
Charles f. Ellis. and Erwin r. Graves
president and vice e-presdent of the kor-
nit Manufacturing Company charged IN
four indictments with having conspired
and used the mails to defraud, was re-
sumed today, before Judge Hand and a
Jury in the criminal branch of the
United States Circuit Court. lneor-
porated in the indictments against the
defendants is the following letter which
the prosecutors consider an important
eS hibit in the wax OF proving con-
spiracy;
1t is written un a ietterhead paper
which bears printed she names of the
various companies Ellis was connected
with:
&c. f. Ellis, president the C. f.
Ellis Compa :, the Kornit Manufae-
turing Company the Ceramic Manu-
featuring &ompary. the Charles E.
Ellis Real Estate Company, the Maya
zine of Mysteries Association, lncor-
porated, office of charles e. Ellis, COB,
COS. GOT West Forty third street, New
York city. II Y. November 20, 1905"
'fhe kornit Manufacturing Com
pany, William st. John Alexander
treasurer, Belleyille. ~ j.. DR.. Will
lam exander.~AccOrding to my
promise 10 merchandise creditors at
their meeting which took place at the
factory last Wednesday, l viii, though
not legally compelled to do so. per-
sonally indorse and guarantee all their
notes provided that the shareholders
advance enough money tc continue Its
successful operation which we all esti-
mate can be accomplished by an adj
vance of one dollar on each share they
hold, and everybody be protected SO
that the factory can work itself out
by accepting the orders, which are NOW
being turned down for want of cash
and pay the advances off, and alse
pay satisfactory dividends in the nea'
future Let me know as soon as pos
sible what YOU can do, as surely these
creditors viii not wait long as some
of them have judgments against the
company.
Yours very sincerely.
(Signed) CHARLES T.. ELLIS
Witness Changes Her Name.
Viola Mortimer was cross-examined
by ATTORNEYS Vause and Cunningham
for the defendants, but little of Interest
was elected from her. she said tha'
having refl eshed her memory, she die
not now really think she had per-
sonally loaned Ellis $25 i'll 1905 as she
had testified to yesterday.
The next witness WAS Mrs. Alice j.
Lambert, of 191 West Seventy-ninth
street. She stated that she had bought
ten shares of Kornit Manufacturing
Company stock Of Ellis in 1905. Ellis
spoke in the highest praise of the
Kornit process of the plant at Belle
vile. N. j.
She also bought stock in the Maga-
zine of Mysteries, Inc. There was
quite q clash of opinion between
counsel over the question put to the
witness as to the manner in which she
had bought the Kornit stock. The
court ruled in favor of the defendants
Former Treasurer ON the Rack.
The prosecution then withdrew tht
witness and placed St, John Alexander
former treasurer of the Kornit Com
pany, on the stand. The witness said
he had been an employee of Ellis fol
many years. as far back as 1908, he be
lieved. He had bought some stock "
the Kornit Company. The advisabilitS
of purchasing the patent or process(
Prussian German one), for making kor