New-York tribune., 1914-11-22
Lawyers on Both Sides to
Wind Up Their Big
Fight Tomorrow.
BLOOMS DON'T CHEER
TRIAL WORN BANKER
Train to Argue Charge Is Proved
Defence That There Is
No Confederation.
From s,.r corr,.poaosu. Of Tho Tribune

From = star Correspondent O. Tho lr'ounei
GeneSoo. y. y. Nov. 21.-AlthouGh
there was no session Of court to-day
both sides in the SjCeel tight put IN one
Of the hardest days work since the
.rial began. preparing for the closing
arguments. which are expected to come
ate on Monday or the first thing on
Tuesday.
With all witnesses for the prosecu-
zion disposed Of, except one, who Is to
tive perfunctory testimony. and with
ne defence planning no great array Of
illnesses. all the real work that re
mains 10 be done practically is that on
hcsc closing arguments.
For ,he prosecution Arthur Train viii
.rcue tba. t has been shown that
iiegel. Vogel and others entered into
a conspiracy 10 obtain money from
banks by means Of false financial state
,aents. that this conspiracy became
practically an automatic institution IN
he Siecel enterprises. and that through
= the National Bank OF Commerce was
robbed Of S6S4 O5. the specific count III
he indictment charging grand larceny
Knew Firm Was Broke.
He will also argue that, even ad-
hitting the check by which this money
vas obtained was not drawn by SiegeI
,ersonallv or with ms knowledge 1t
,vas done in pursuance Of general or
5ers nut in force with his knowledge
and that even though he did not sign
nth his own hand the false hnanc'a!
statement establishing the credit win
,he bank against which the check was
drawn. he knew Of It's falsity and was
thoroughly conyersant with the oanA-
rupt state Of affairs il concealed.
The defence will first move 10 nave
sU testimony not connected personaHy
with Siegel thrown out. II they iaH
in this they will call witnesses 70 III rSI
tifv that Siegel had nothing 10 90 WIN
,bc financial end OF the business,
Vogel having full charge Of this.
The plan tonight is not 70 put Slegei
on the stand. Calling Siegel would
open AiIt way ~
now admissible.
In their arguments TO the Jury the
LAWYERS for the defence Will MAKE
much Of reasonable doubt. lhey, VIII
contend that there is reasonable DOUBT
as N whether the line of credit OF the
Eour+eentb Street Store was over
broken. and that therefore there Is a
urinary doubt as 10 whether larceny
was committed, since there can be no
larceny Of credit.
Next il will be argued there is 10
proof Of a conspiracy, and that there IS
therefore, all kinds OF DOUBT as -
whether Siegel had anything 10 40 WIN
the false financial statements OF 'ne
check. either directly or 'ndlrec'iE'
Fight on Testimony.
T. will be contended also that the
wi, testimony tending 10 show the
conspiracy was given BY oscar ~
Pralf a confessed accomphce, and th@'
+bere can be no conviction on the tesu,
monv OF an accomphce uncorroDorsVeu
by non-participatlng evidence; -.
The opening 10 the jury VIII De mace
bv CHARLES $ Newton. local legal lu-
rcinary. whose personal popularity IN
Iivingston County is expected TO ADD
weight to his words with the. jury
JobD ?. Stanchfeld. SiegeIs chief coun-
sci. will make the closing argument
From Mr.. Newton's Office has been
coming the sound Of hammering anc
carnen+ering. What IL is all about is
= mystery, causing members Of the
prosecution to speculate what sort OF
exhibits for the defence are being
knocked together.
Siegel received to-day from a woman
admirer a bunch Of mammoth chrysan-
themums. But they did not cheer him
any. The suspense Of the trial seems
II is expected the jury will get the
case Tuesday, and reach verdict by
Wednesday al the latest ..
In a reminiscent talk Siegel said all
his troubles were brought about by the
fact that his enterprises were too much
for one man 10 manage. 81 bit on more
than I could chew, and could not keel
track OF all the details he said. I'll
there was any wrougdoinC II was with
out my knowledge