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PETERSBURG, VA, Special.-Four
witnesses for the Commonwealth in
the case of Carter r. Bishop. cashier
OF the old AppomattoX Trust Com
pany, charged with the larceny of
SZO.6S5 on October ., 1908, testified
today on indictment No. >.
The commonwealth attempted to
show that Cashier Bishop discounted
notes Of President Davis, OF the bank.
without authority, said notes not be
ing secured.
The defense attempted To prove that
the discount committee was rarely in
session and that consequently none
other than the cashier could discount
notes and that notes were discounted
by Bishop for Edward Eigenbrun
member Of the discount board and
chief witness this morning for the
prosecution.
Mr. Eigenbrun replied that notes
discounted for him were for small
amounts. He had already testified
that the cashier had been instructed.
owing To the financial straights Of the
bank. To accept no paper except for
small amounts from regular custom
ers. The latter, he stated on cross
examination. covered his case.
Mr.. EiSenbrun testified that moth
ing was known by the directors of
notes discounted 10y Bishop for Davis
for $2l 600 and $4,000 on October
.. 1908, until the regular eXamipa-
ton OF the board i'm December of that
year.
" hen the trial began yesterday ar
ternoon IL became evident that the
case would continue much longer
than had been anticipated. Counsel
Tor the defense stated as much. and
Withdrew the request that the jury
hc kept together during the contin-
uance OF the trial Witnesses lor
both sides were excluded from the
court room during the hearing of
evidence. on request of counsel for
both sides
President Charles Hall Davis. OIL
request OF Commonwealth Attorney
Mann. was also excluded from the
room over the protest of Attorney
John J.. Lee. of counsel for Davis
Davis Is under indictment jointly
with Pishor. hut is witness i'm the
case against Bishop. VINO is being
tried separately, ana Judge Mullen
ruled That he must he excluded along
with the other witnesses.
three witnesses We're examined at
yesterday session Of the court. The
testimony dealt with the records OIL
the bank. The first witness called to|
the stand was w. \. Worth, who tes-
uhcd that lie had been secretary and
teller OF the ApOmattoX Trust Com
pdny and Tor sometime had been its
cashier. lie was secretary of the
company up To last May and was the
= A.
tlon up To that time. The witness was
SHOWN the books in which the records |
were Kept and he said that as far as
ne knew the minutes were correct. |
IN reply To questions by Common
Wealth's Attorney Mann, witness said |
nat some slight changes had been
made i'm the bylaws of Appomattov
trust Company. but that the changes
we're immateriaI.
The next witness examined was
ohn Graves. He testified that in 1905
lie was individual bookkeeper for the
AppomattoX Trust Company and thai
;narles Hall Davis kept an account
Win the bank. COMMUNICATIVE Ar
orney Mann requested witness to turn
o iedger b and see what was Charles
iaIl Davis account on October 3 1908
v illness did so and ii was found that on
nat gate there was an entry to Mr.
)avis account of S2O.6S5, marked "D'"
yhlch witness said distinguished a dis.
cunt. Witness said so far as he knew
ne entry was true one.
a; l. Hawse, of Richmond was the
ext witness called. He was a mem
er OF the Board of Directors OF the
-ppomattoX Trust Company during the
ear 1908, but he did not think he was
, member OF the board all of the year
lie Knew of no authority in 1905 for
IT BISHOP or any individual director
the Dank to discount paper Witness
new or no OVerdraft of G. H. Davis i'm