Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-23
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I NCuHNhlueu AIOih hHo OhOV
Matters plan of investment failed to
bring her satisfactory results she asked
for her money. but was told that under
the agreement the form Of demand she
gave Matters for the return of her money
was not good.
She consulted some OF the members OF
the church, with the idea OF forcing Mat
tors TO return her money, she asserted.
Rev. Mr.. Harmon. II. X. Burket. the
undertaken; ]. +. woolery. assistant
principal of Central High school, f.. G.
Jones and J. c. Pontius saw Matters about
tho deal. At the office conference prayer
was said before the business men Celib-
Grated on the matter.
Testifying further she declared that
Matters gave her what purported TO be
a mortgage In security for her money
The alleged mortgage was exhibited in
evidence at the trial and is said to have
been no mortgage at all Still later in
the negotiations Mrs. johnson alleged
that she felt dissatisfied with the So
called mortgage and demanded that bet
ter security be given her. Then she got
two certificates of deposit on the sutton
bank, before 1t failed.
One Certificate Paid.
II was afraid of the bank certificates"
the widow testified. and / took them
only after long elaboration and because
OF hearty assurances that they were all
right. Later one of the certificates for
1850 was paid all right. MIR. Matters gave
me green document. which he called a
coupon mortgage in place Of the other
certificate.
He sealed 1t up in an envelope and told
ma WarNN a.
January. But ! opened II that night and
showed it to Mr.. De Bord. a lawyer. He
Immediately took II back to Mr. Matters
and made him give up the certificate Of
deposit instead
signed Paper for Matters.
When Mrs. Johnson originally accepted
the two Sutton bank certificates she tes-
tilted, Matters had her sign a paper, re-
leasing him from all further liability for
the money she had given him to invest,
she agreeing to hold the bank instead of
him. As the deal turned out, one OF the
certificates was never paid, she asserted.
UnderEOes CrOss-ExaminatIon.
AT the afternoon session of the trial
Mrs. johnson gave further details OF her
story and underwent cross-examination
by the defense without changing her
story.
president Melchior l.. Luebben OF the
defunct First National bank of Sutton
was the only other witness during the
day. In the course OF his lengthy review
OF his banks extended dealings with
Matters during several years. he men
TONED Mrs. Johnson. the sensational wit
ness OF the morning session.
buebben testified that he had issued two
certificates of deposit In Mrs. Johnson's
name, at Matters request and that the
bank did not at that time and had never
\ since them receive a single dollar from
Mrs. johnson or from Matters for the two
certificates. The bank paid one of them.
however, Luebben testified. charging the
amount to Matters account.
James Richardson of Omaha? formerly
a member Of the Board OF Education and
an acquaintance OF Matters, was men
toned by Luebben as one OF the numer-
Gus persons to whom unauthorized GER
tificstes OF deposit on the Sutton bank
mad been made payable. Testifying in
that regard Luebben said:
Two Paid by Bank.
Matters told me that one of the GER
tificates for 5000. payable to Richardson.
and one for 1850. payable to Mrs John
son, had not been negotiated by him and
were In his vault. However, in the fall
OF 1913 shortly before the bank closed.
both the certificates came in from limo
cent third parties and the bank had To
pay them.
Il Immediately phoned Matters at
Omaha and told him that although he
had solemnly sworn that the certificates
were not out. they had been floated and
presented for payment
Matters Exercised.
q" My GodT Matters exclaimed over the
phone, have those come in?
II told him that he must make them
good, and that he must send cash at
once. as his account with our bank would
not stand such amounts. He promised 70
do So"
The Richardson certificate Is part OF
the basis OF the nineteenth count of the
indictment against Matters. Richardson
has been called as a government witness
and will probably tell his story today.
District Attorney Howell says that the
government may rest its case by wednes-
? day night.
Delayed sendinE Money.
Luebben's further testimony included
his plans for issuing unauthorized GER
tificates OF deposit and having Matters
turn them into cash. with the idea OF
securing money 70 bolster up the totter-
Ing bank. The bank president testified
that the plan was carried out. so far as
the issuance OF the certificates was CON
cerned, but he testified that Matters
either did no send cash for the oertifI-
Gates or else did 30 some time after the
certificates were issued.
Regarding what are known a. the four
Goodell certificates OF s2.5Oo each. Lueb-,
ben said that they were issued in Dscem-