The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-20

tho bank in October. Mr. Roberts also
stated, upon being questioned along
those lines, that when he went in the
bank as cashier the Brawner -Riera
Company owed the bank s1o5oo, which
loan was protected only ny notes en-
dorsed by Frank Hiera and Fleming
Brawncr.
Attorney BsalI asked Mr.. Roberts il
IL were not u fact that the Blount
Construction Company and Chris.
ThseSeu had been overdrawn. Wit
ness said they had been, but that the
Elount Construction Company's over
draft was not permitted continue
under Mr.. Bra wner's naSement and
was taken care OF by note endorsed
by a New Orleans firm, and that Chris
Thiescn had two separate accounts in
The bank and that one more than off
set the other, which was $1,000 over
drawn He said he understood that Mr..
Thicserf- was a wealthy man When
asked, he stated that he had never
known of such a large and continuous
uvcrdraft AS that of the Brawner-
Ricra Company.
TELLER TALKS.
L. Bell, bookkeeper and teller for the
bank. said he was employed by the
bank from October, 1912 20 October,
1918, that Brawner used to approve
the checks of the Brawner- Riera Som
pany when fiat account was over
drawn. that he always took the checks
TO the president to have his 80. x"
placed on them before cashing them.
KNOWLES HYER.
{ Knowles Hyer testified that he
called Mr.. Brawner's attention to the
fact that the Brawner- Riera Com
panys account was overdrawn. When
Mr.. Brawner was asked to adjust
the matter he said that the account
would be paid within few days, said
Mr.. Hyer. Mr.. Hyer said as q MEM
Der of the finance committee of the
bank he did not approve CT authorize
the Brawner- Riera Company over
drafts A portion of a letter written
to Mr.. Brawner by Mr. Hyer last De-
cember Directing to the overdrafts of
the Brawner- Riera Company without
the approval of the board of directors,
was admitted in evidence.
WILL U. MOYER.
w. L. Meyer. vice president OF the
Pensacola State bank and 4 member
of the finance committee, said he first
learned of the Brawner- Riera Com
pany's oyerdraft shortly before the
bank closed.
Mr.. Meyer said as a member of
the finance committee he had not au-
thorized or approved these overdrafts.
Mr.. Meyer said he had known for
some time that the Brawner-Riera
Compary's account was overdrawn
$500. but knew of the overdraft for
$500 only few days before the bank
closed.
FLEMING 5RAWNER.
Fleming z. Brawner. secretary
treasurer of the Brawner- Riera Com
pany, said he knew OF the Brawner-
Riera Company's overdraft with the
Pensacola State bank. He said the
overdraft was covered by notes which
were placed in the bank on the morn
ing of Dec. when called for by Mr..
Brawner and Phillip Yonge.
The schedules filed by the Brawner-
Riera Company in bankruptcy proceed
ings were admitted in evidence after
objection offered by counsel for the
defense had been overruled by Judge
Monroe. The answer filed by the
Brawner-Riera Company to the invol-
untary bankruptcy petition was also
admitted in evidence after objection by
counsel for the defense had been over |
ruld.
The STATE RESTS.
With the conclusion OF The evidences |
OF Fleming Brawner the state rested |
Its case and the defense began the In |
PRODUCTION OF testimony to prove that |
the Brawner- Riera Co. was not insol- |
vent when its overdrafts were per- |
mitted and that the transactions were |
legal and only q matter oS business /
and furthermore that President Draw |
ner had carried the accounts Of other |
firms in similar manner.
Mr.. Brawner was the principal wit |
ness for the defense and he went over
the business OF the bank during the |
period he was president at length and |
explained a number OF matters |
brought up by the attorneys, especially |
to overdrafts permitted.
All evidence was completed at $40 /
o'clock and the arguments OF the coun-
sci commenced Judge Monroe then
the jury on the points in
volved and the form OF the verdict
and the case was given into the hands
OF the jury at $3.50 o'clock. No YER
diet had been reached at o'clock and