Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-02
BARLEY OVERRULEs MOTION To
EXCLUDE TESTIMONY IN H00FF CASE

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| The note. Dividend checks on this
stock had been issued but had been
Turned back 10 the company. Later,
the stock was transferred 10 Harvey
browns.
In regard to the books of the cons
pany. she said that there was hook
/ kept showing the amount received
from the savings depositors and an
other of the amount received from
! the borrowers She knew Of no book
which showed the disbursements. Ev-
erything she did around the Office,
she said. was done by order of Mr..
Hooif.
by Mr.. Jeffries she said that Mr..
Hooff was in the habit Of going TO
Washington every morning and while
he was away she and the other en-
,Iloyees Of the Office attended TO
| its business. She also said that mon
cy was paid out during MIR. Hooff's
absence and that when there was.Eat
/ sufficient money in tho cash drawer
10 pay the claims, money would be
secured from the bank where the
company had deposit. Sometimes
this money would be secured by
means of the company's check and
nj other times checks drawn by other
persons in favor OF the Mercantile
were used. Notes were also dis
counted and part Of the proceeds
deposited and another part brought
back to the office for its current
needs.
Mrs. Angeles testimony was Of 4
technical nature and she was COM
PEELED TO make many references to
the cash bookt stock hooks. and
stubs of check books.
Before adjournment yesterday Har-
| yey browns testified that in the par
ticular case OF the note Of $500 which
was discounted a; the Virginia Safe
Deposit and; Trust Corporation, he
! had delivered the note and certificate
and had received from the teller
5000 in cash, which he had turned
over 10 Mr.. Hooff.
! Lawrence Stabler, vice-presidcnt Of
the Mercantile, was again called to
1.-The stand and testified as to the re-
ports made by the committee which
examined the books. and those made
by Mr.. Hooff.
Afternoon Session.
When court reconyened for the al
ternoon session Douglas Stuart. re-
ceiver for the Mercantile. testified that
when he took possession Of the AZ
fairs Of the company. last January.
he received the books Of the Com
pany and $233 in cash. He also re-
lceived deeds Of trust amounting to
about S86, 900, but he had found that
Imany OF these trusts had been paid.
Mr.. Lee objected TO Mr.. Stuart's tes-
Itimony on this point. and the court
Sustained this objection for the time.
Mr.. Stuart testified as TO his eX-
|amination and search for the papers
Of the Mercantile. and said that he
had employed three clerks for this
purpose-A1rs Angelo. Edward j.
Fleming and Miss Heishley-but had
, been unable 10 find certain certif-
! Gates which Mr.. Brent had asked for.
II. D. Kirk was recalled. He tes-
lifted that he was employed to work
on the books of the Mercantile, and
that he found that the cash book
|showed that there should have been
! $10IS4.71 cash on hand when the
: Mercantile was closed. This balance
was made up from the cash books and
, the general ledger.
Mr.. Kinks testimony as 10 the
, amount that should have been on
t hand and Mr.. Stuart's testimony as
, to the sum actually received by him
on taking charge Of the Mercantile
I were the sensational features OF thu
e days testimony. and caused a storm
E LOT protests from Mr.. Hooff's at1or
e neys.
J George H. Robinson was called Il
: testify in reference to discount o
S $500 made by the Mercantile, Sc
cured by a stock certificate OF tn
: Mercantile for $3 shores. $1,000 wa
: deposited to the credit of the Asso
citation and $500 in cash turned owe
S to Harvey browns. Mr.. Robinson
e testimony, as we'll as that of Nj
d kirk, was interrupted by the scare
g for books and documents, which wer
e not in co rt.
5. Harvey browns testified that b
.s had received the $500 and had TURF
r "a tho same over to Mr. Hoof. II