Evening star., 1911-06-09
ABSENCE
Juror in Miller Trial MiSunder-
stood the Crier.
SATISFIES JUDGE WRIGHT
Miss Krumke, Stenographer, Re-
sumes Her Testimony.
TELLS OF OPENING OF SAFE
Required to Demonstrate Her Abil-
ity by Taking in Shorthand
Dictation by District Attorney.
SATISFIES JUDGE WRIGHT
TELLS OF OPENING OF SAFE

The trial of John Barton Miller. former
secretary-treasurer of the First CO.
operative Building Association Of George
town, charged with embezzlement and
the destruction Of the records and books
OF the association, was resumed this
morning before Justice Wright in Grim
inal Court No. /. John Tickel, the
juror whose misunderstanding of the ad-
journment announcement Of tho court
crier caused halt in the trial yesterday.
was in his place in the jury box when
court convened.
No public notice of tho Jurors failure
to appear at court yesterday was taken
by Justice Wright. In conversation with
Star reporter the court expressed his
conviction that the juror had made an
honest mistake and had no intention Of
discommoding the court proceedings.
Tickell was at the judges private office
In the courthouse when Justice Wright
arrived this morning. He explained to
the court that he had understood the
crier when adjourning court Wednesday
to recall the jury for Monday morning.
He told Justice Wright that he was so
sure he had understood properly that he
did not inquire of his fellow jurors and
made the announcement to his wife on
reaching home.
Stenographer Resumes Testimony.
Miss Martha Krumke. a stenographer
in the employ of Miller. resumed the wit
ness stand today. She testified that at
the request of Attorney w. c. Sullivan
she of1lciated as secretary at the annual
stockholders meeting of the building as
sociation in June, 1908. Reading from
shorthand notes, Miss krumke testified
as to the proceedings of that meeting.
Miss krumke said the proposition to ap-
noipt auditors failed nf ad0ntiOn-
Her notes showed that Mr. Miller urged
against the recourse to receiver. which
had been suggested at the meeting. say
ing: Receivers receive. but seldom dis.
burse. After costs. fees and 'trumped-up'
charges were paid, there will be very
few of your dollars left
While Miller was confined to his home
by illness Miss krumke testified that she
cused. conducted the business of the
Miller-Shoemaker Company. and she re-
ceived the moneys paid in by borrowers
of the building association.
The blotter being In the safe, VIII
ness said. she noted the payments on
a slip of paper. which she presumed
was taken possession of by the receiver.
June -, 1908, witness stated, A. b.
Jackson, former president OF the aSSo-
citation, came to the Office and in the
presence of witness and Donald Miller
worked the combination of the safe
and took therefrom certain papers.
Asked to Take Dictation.
On cross examination by District Attor-
ney Wilson the witness was asked to
take dictation from the reading of the
prosecutor. After Mr.. Wilson had read
for minute Miss Krumke put down her
pen vigorously and said: You are read
ing at about go words minute and 1t
is impossible to follow YOU.
The district attorney read perceptibly
slower. and the witness again declared
he was reading more rapidly than she
could follow. third attempt was made
by Mr.. Wilson to ascertain the ability of
the witness as stenographer. This time
he read at the rate Of 125 words and the
witness read back to the district attor-
ney accurately what he had read, with
the exception of the last sentence.
Cross-questioning the witness regarding
the. opening of the safe by Mr.. Jackson,
Mr.. Wilson asked why she did not re-
quest Mr.. Jackson to give her the needed
blotter when he opened the safe. The wit
ness said there was no reason why she
should have asked Mr. Jackson for the
book.