The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-03

II required but q short time yester-
day morning upon the convenlng 81 the
United states cour 20 cornplele sssa
Jury panel of dssan men 70 sst IN
Judgment In the caspAs az william "a.
Knowles. VIM X. Tiger. and william
4. Kesser. charged with TIE mlsappll-
cation % funds of the FIRST National
Bank OF Pensacola fhe Jury being
thus completed. witnesses we're swora
BY both sides. and teiairnony was taken
during the day.
Very little testimony. however, was
heard from The only witness who went
upon the stand durhas the day This
WAS Racelver W. ~ Milton. now IA
charge Of ths affairs OF the defnnct
bank. and his Testimony was mainly
'a the Identification ~ documents.
books and recorda o. the bank which
came into his POSSESSION upon ass
aumsng the ONCE of receiver, aud also
handing to the district attorney and
producing coplss Of certain documents
In the shape OF drafts. etc. which he
had obtained. Mr.. MILTON ~@s On the
stand when adjournfaent for the day
was ordered
The nrst matter. however. whfeh
called for attention upon tae court be-
Ins convened yesterday. wac the com
plssion OF tho Jury panel This meant
the secnrins Of but enc man 10 make
up thu doxen iuryneii. The day Pre-
vious y venfre for eight man From the
h0ds of the district was ordered ~
Judke c@li. These responded Mhes
their nanaam were called hs tho mar
sanf and khxy we're al dsslx sworn la
TIM usual manner ri " Mitchell wan
excused BY the court for statea rea-
cons. and w. E wessh was excused
for sickness. The third man called mp
vas n. Lee Bell who declared that
bis opinion was = fixed one. and the
court bet him so. " q. Merritt was
tho last furyman selected. ana upon
his taking his seat IN the Jury box.
the government annsaInced that this
panel was rendered the defense Taaf
meant that the prosecution WAS salts
ned WITH the dozen mem chosen. After
a few moments Of eonnultaxfon. tho
defense announced that the jury was
acceptable. and the meet exacting part
Of the trial. IA seemed, was ended.
WITNESSES SWORN.
Upon both sides annsuncInk the jury
a satisfactory body. thu oath was ad-
snfnistered. and then the case was
started on It's way. Tfsro were n<feen
Witnesses for the government called.
while tho defense called a total of
twenty, some Of tire saEne ones who
were called By the gaVerrment.
GOVERNMENT PREVENTS CASE.
One cf the real featitrss Of the day,
however. wma the statement OF the
case nv each side. the presentation on
the part Of tho government. watch was
done ~ Prosecution Phllip Beah helng
"a especially strong taae. Mr. Sealf
stated shat the federal Wrand Jury had
seen ~ 20 make three charges, ans
that the defandantn. Msasrs Knowles.
Hyer and Keys@r. were I'm those In
dictments charged with thu mizappis-
cation Of funds Of the FIRST National
bank Of this place The history Of
the banks organization, rs prosperity
when thu STOCK was increased in 4
short time from sse.oos 20 ten times
that figure. was recitei in detail. an
tails tending TO prove that during those
capital stock increases the hank was
IN a very prosperous condition. not
only paying divfdendn but mak,se
enough money for increasing the capt.
tai stock 60 o large agure. The f3rns
COURT Il was inferred. concerned the
famous Crow Rudolf transactions.
which were strongly toached upon by
the prosecutor.
cARLEp MONEY TO LONDON.
In the secoFs count references was
made 70 fhe transactions ~ the syn
dicata and Florida A Alabama Land
Company, and MIR. Beai said that the
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