The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-09
SLOW PROGRESS
IN DAVIS TRIAL
elimination of Certain Items Re.
duces Alleged Embczzlemcnt
$4,000.
:NsE GAINS VICTORY
Only Two Witnesses Examined,
and Jurors Ask for Night
Sessions.
Times-Dispatch Bureau,
Bollingbrook Street.
Toi,nbnpa ,iSr


Petersburg, Va. February s.
Evidence in the case OF Charles Hall
Davis to-day was mainly confined to
conditions of the accounts of the de
fendant, and OF the firm of Davis &
Davis. of which he was member, in
the AppomattoN Trust Company, alonS
through the year 1908. Only two Wit
hesscs nave thus far been put on the
stand AID they are TO be recalled
later. All the testimony thus far in
troduced was from the records and
books of the bank, and is designed
10 form the foundation for the later
and actual Developments to be brought
Ont oy the prosecution.
BY the ruli@gs OF the court to-day.
TWO charges and ten counts in the in
dlctment against MIR. Davis were elm
mated The case is being vigorously
contested, and at times the proceed
ings are lively.
Morning Session.
w. A Worth, VINO was on the stand
rs witness yesterday afternoon. was
recalled this morning, and was asked
several questions by counsel for de-
tense. He said that he could not re-
call narifs, as teller of the Apo
inatioN Trust Company, cashed any
checks OF any size of Charles Hall
Davis or Davis & Davis. The pcrcen-
tnge of these checks was very small
probably or 10 per cent. The ex-
changes from other banks were turned
over to the individual bookkeeper, to
De entered up to the proper account
Witness explained how the checks for
exchanges were received and disposed
of.
John l.. Graves. an individual book
Keeper of the Appomattox Trust Com
pany in l9oS-'OS, was sworn He kent
the individual 1cdger-the accounts of
MI depositors. Received the deposit.
Slips through the teller. If a man
orcrchecked. he would inform the
teller or cashier. The same method
was followed In all cases-in those of
Charles Hall Davis and Davis & Davis.
as we'll as all others. He never cred
tied an overdrawn account with a
check for as much as $50 without
notifying the teller or cashier His
accounts were proved every night.
In answer TO questions by the Com.
inonwcalth's attorney, the wtnAss, on
reference to the Individual ledger book,
stated that at the beginning of the day
OF March !. 1909, the account of Charles
Hall Davis was overdrawn sl2.2GS. with
charge against him OF S2SS.50. and no
deposits on that day. On March IL
Davis was overdrawn sl3.76i,l9. with
charges against him of s2i9.2O. and no
deposits. On March IS Davis's account
was oTerdrawn Sli,Sis.li, with no dS-
posts, and charges against II of slSS.
made up of five different items.
The defens, objected to this testi-
mony because the Indictment charges
the embezzlement OF slSS, whereas the
sum was made UP of Ave different
amounts not alleged in the Indictment
y long argument followed, the court re-
serving It's rull.s. The witness pro
cceded with his statements OF lh> de-
fendants bank accounts:
April 6--Overdrawn, Sl5,Il2: no de-
posts some debts. April l6-Over-
drawn. si6,16i.74: no deposits: charges.
$500. May 5-Overtlrawn, Sl7.S30.Si: no
deposits. May 11-Ovcrdrawn. sl9il1:
no deposits: debts, 800. May 60
orerdrawn, s1o.59e; no deposits; debts.
sl0T. Juno l4-Overdrawn. S2o,lS7; no