The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-10-21
MORE TESTIMONY
IN CARLISLE CASE
CASHIER HUNTER PRINCIPAL
WITNESS.
Government Closed Case on Tues
day.-The Defense Offers No
Testimony.
Graerville News, Oct. is.

day in the trial of Milton A. Carlisle,
charged with the misapplication of
the funds of the Newberry National
bank, of which ne was formerly presi-
dent, the government will close its
case this morning, with the remain
ing of the cross-eXamination of Mr..
Sheriff. Smith, banking accountant in
the government service. The special
term of the district court called to
try this case, was begun last Monday,
and it is thought that it will be COM
pleted within the next day or two.
The principal witnesses at yester-
days session were Mr.. Joseph H.
Hunter, cashier Of the Newberry Ma
tional bank during the years indicat-
ed in the Indictment, 1907 and 1908,
and Mr.. Smith, who made an investi-
CATION into the affairs of the bank
during Augusta Of last year, just prior
to the drawing up of the indictment,
the grand jury at the regular session
of the district court in this city last
October Nothing particularly new
developed yesterday in the testimony,
though many details of the affairs of
both the bank and of Mr.. Carlisle
which were not brought out last week
were revealed, and a large portion
of the ground covered during the TAX
ing of the testimony on the days pre-
ceding, was gone over again with
these witnesses.
Judge Brawley called the court to
order about ten o'clock yesterday
morning, and District Attorney Err
nest F. Cochrane, called back to the
stand one or two of the witnesses
who had testified during the week
preceding, to clear up one or two
matters which had been gone over
then, and to bring out few addition
al details of the transactions.
Mr.. B. C. Matthews, present presi-
dent of the bank, was first called to
the stand. Il will be remembered
that among the counts in the indict-
ment, are several to the effect that
Mr.. Carlisle certified checks when the
drawees had not the amount on de-
o. +ho 1ch
last week that Mr.. Carlisle had GER
tilted check for Mr.. J. A. Black
welder, the transaction being fully
explained at that time. Mr.. Black
welder drew a check in favor of the
Standard Oil company for S558. He
did not have the funds on deposit at
that time in the NeWberry National
bank, but asked Mr.. Carlisle to GER
tify same, showing him that he had
$500 available at Winston-Salem, N.
c., with authority to draw upon it.
Upon the assurance that the draft
would be deposited at once, and that
the funds would be in the bank by
time the check returned for collection,
Mr. Carlisle, it appears from the tes-
timony, certified the check. It appear
ed from an examination of the books,
that the check had been entered for
payment, on the 18th of June, 1908,
and that the draft had been entered
for collection on the 18th, the pro-
ceeds returning on the 18th. Dis
count slips were brought into evi-
dence, however, which showed that
the draft had been entered on the
same day that the check had been
paid. Mr.. Matthws identified the dis
count slips, and testified that the draft
hau probably not been brought in u':-
til after the books had been closed, !
being entered as of the following day,
according to the customs of the bank. |
The defense endeavored to bring out
that when the check was cashed, the
funds were in the bank to meet it. |
This matter was brought up later in
the day more fully, during the cross
examination of Mr.. Hunter
Mr.. Robert Norris, a witness of the
past week, a director in the bank,
was also returned to the stand, for a
few minutes, to clear up some de- |
tails in regard to the action of the
discount committee, appointed to ap-
prove loans, etc.
The principal witness of the morn
ing session was Mr.. Joseph H. HUI
ter. Mr.. Hunter was cashier of the
bank for two years, resigning this
position in January, 1909. He was
also a director, and by virtue of this
office, always appointed as chairman
OF the finance committee, which had
in charge the supervision of loans,
etc.