New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-18

who were bookkecpers in the Four
teenth Street Store before the crash
came. They were used TO testify that
the piles Of books MIR. Train has m the
adjoining grand jury room were the
books they had kept. and that they
had kept them accurately in accord
ance with the figures that came TO
them from various sources.
Then Mr.. Flint was placed on the
stand 20 give the results Of his anal
ysis Of these books. revealing that the
credit statement had been made out OF
keeping with the facts they contained.
IL was at this point that the lawyers
for the defence began making their
most vigorous objections, on the ground
that nothing WAS shown TO prove that
the clerks had knowledge Of their own
that the entries they made from state
mentS supplied by other employees we're
accurate.
Their objections we're especially m
sistent when Mr.. Flint began to TESTIFY
in regard 20 inventory statements made
up from tho actual Inventories Of the
store. These inventory statements,
taken in good faith in 1912 by en-
ploves Of the store. showed the over
statement of merchandise assets m the
alleged false credit statement.
Court Ruling Aids state.
They are AIKEN from the regular
entries in the books OF the corpora
ton" the court ruled, showing the
condition OF the business. and they
will be accepted
He added that the multiple motions
made by the defence were denied ana
their rapid fire objections overruled'
and the way was cleared for Mr.. tlint
10 make the deductions and cOmputa-
tions already detailed.
The inventory statements showed he
testified, that with one or two eNcep-
tions every department of the Four
teenth Street Store lost during the
wear preceding the statement from "a
few hundred dollars to more than $40
GOO.
MIR. Flint came on the witness stand
late in the afternoon and brought the
court day to an effective close for the
prosecution by the presentation Of
these manipulated amounts.
The greater part Of the day was
taken up by Robert G. McMeekln. sec
rotary of the Siegel Stores Corporation
and at times serving in the capacity Of
confidential secretary TO Siegel
Under cross-examination by John d.
Stanchfeld. Siegel's chief counsel.
there was drawn from him the story Of
Siegel's rise in the world. It was the
human interest" matter, such as
might be expected 20 come from the
lips Of the defendant himself TO touch
the hearts of the jury. This may indi-
cate that Siegel will not take the
stand.
when ] was out Of work and was
down and my wife was not strong
McMeekin said. Mr.. Siegel gave me
employment at $50 a week
Mr.. Siegel came to this country
he continued under the gentle lead Of
Mr.. Stanchfeld. "in 1867. when he was
seventeen years old, and began work
as q clerk S3 80 a week.
within twenty-five years he had be
come head of an immense department
store in Chicago. lie was one OF the
pioneers in that line. That was before
the Worlds Fair in Chicago in 1898"
At the time Of the failure. he said.
there were 10000 people i'm all four
stores in the employ Of this originally
s. 80 week clerk Siogel's lace
sobered az this recital Of his rise and
tall He was an exceptionally good
employer, NcMeekin said. and very
popular with his employees.