The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-24


care for the obligations OF the c. ID.
entered as $3.50. indicating a shortage
OF $500. Another shortage of $500
was found in the entry OF an item for
sSazzz, which had been entered as
sS.2.2z, A certificate OF deposit In IA
Nor OF the First National Bank OF
dittspurgh had been entered for $780,
one for $2.s191S was entered as 81
5ly.lS. being short $1,000. A certifi-
cate OF deposit for $500. the witness
said. was entered for 81, and the diff
Terence or sos. was used for the COM
pany. An entry for s41S should have
been s9lS. Another item OF 81 200
was entered originally for $500 and
later changed to $1,000.
Footings Were Short.
The footings for the days business
OF February l. 1913. showed a differ
ence OF $1,000. which the defendant
said had been used for the company.
The footings for February IL OF the
same year showed a shortage OF 81
COG, and deficits Of like amount were
March 81.
The books used in the bank al the
time were exhibited. and the witness
referred 10 the various accounts and
records 10 substantiate his evidence.
ne various transactions were traced
through the different entries. In
every instance Mr.. ,Byrer asked Mr..
summers II the defalcation was made
with the knowledge or consent OF the
directors or officials of the bank, and
the witness replied in every instance
that they were not
For what purpose was this amount
usedg was asked the witness after
ne mad traced each transaction. show
ing py the false entries that the funds
had been Incorporated.
TO take care of the obligations of
the Q. d Martin company" was the
answer given each time by Mr.. Sum-
mers.
Three Counts Dropped.
Through clerical error the gov
ernment was unable TO prove count
No. 30 of the Indictment IL alleged
that on February Ia a defalcatIon OF
$4,000 had been made. but the books
showed that the date was February 4
instead OF Ia. District Attorney Walk
er announced that the government
would let the count go unproven rath-
er than have a question arise as to the
count: AT the proper time we will
ask the court TO instruct the Jury TO
md not guilty on this count" said
Mr.. Byrer.
The government also dropped pros
ecution on counts Nos. "a and &c, hav-
ing lost the documents to prove its
allegations.
The witness was then questioned as
TO the checks found in the safety de-
posit box in the bank When asked
how many were in the box. he replied
that be believed there were approx
matcly nifty. He was then shown
ntty-four checks which he identified
as having been signed by c. ID. Martin
and said that he himself had put them
into the box. The first sixteen checks
are described in the FIRST sixteen
counts OF the indictment. each check
constituting count upon which the
men are charged with embezzlement.
Eight more checks. signed by &C. ID.
Martin Company. per NJ. b. Sum-
mers. were shown the witness and
he said he isued them TO meet the
obligations OF the company.
When asked II these amounts were
ever charged TO the account OF him
self OF e. ID. Martin or TO any account.
he replied that they were not Upon
payment, the checks would be placed
in his private safety deposit box.
Had Often informed Martin.
Did c. ID. Martin know OF your
using the funds Of the bank for the
asked.
Yes. he knew that was using
funds OF the bank that I should not
use. because | told him so on different
occasions" Mr.. Summers replied.
When asked further regarding Mr.
Martins alleged knowledge OF the
misappropriations. the witness con-
tinued y told him personally and by
letter on different occasions that
things were In bad way at the bank
We must have talked the matter over
fifteen or twenty times. usually at
night. when we were alone in the
bank. told him that conditions
were bad and that unless he straight
eDed them M soon. he would get me
into trouble.
He continued 10 draw checks on
the bank. promising TO make them
good. until ! was afraid TO leave the
bank through fear OF being detected
Finally ] called him in one night and
told him how bad the matters were