The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-05

minute books. sterl nE drawing ac-
counts. cancelled chocts. correspond
enea with various firms and lndivid-
uala. including a iot from Crow-Nu-
dolf Compaas, and Ia fact every article
Tor which he had been called as a wit
ness for. were Ga hlt possession. and
he produced them as called upon wit
ness was competent party to identity
signatBress and Ia this way was q good
witness for the government. since %
was shown that many letters which
had been written BY the defendant Mr
keysef, end which we're unsigned. tie
IMPRESSION o. letter press copies along
being In hand were identified All
these matters were telved into. con-
saming the balance c. The day i'm so
doing. The papers. the government
announced. were brought ont as tend
ing 20 show how The funds we're with
drawn from the First National bank
All Of the books were practically ad-
Missile evidence, the court held, the
defense entering objection when mat
ters Which they thou ght were lrrels-
want lmmaterial and remote from the
direct issue az the bar. were brought
out The minute books t3ere not used
yesterday. hut viii liEely be reached
during today A bunch % cancelled
checks. as many az fiftv ia number.
we're detailed to the Jury after having
been properly aled for exhibit during
the case.
The FIRST letter offered vas signed
BY the defendant william Knowles.
and was addressed 10 the Keyaer-
Muldon Company. II was dated No
vember II. 1919 and referred % &C.
eeptances and notes which had been
turned over 60 II A. Cary Cor south
ern Hhrdwo0ds Company notes. other
correspondence was offered in evidence
and read 20 the jury. Most II these
letters concerned Messfs. Knowles and
keyaer and corresponds ce which had
passed between the bankrupt company
and the Grow Rudolf Company Al
though q mass ~ correspondence was
offered. each letter was eagerly scan
ned and each point where an objection
was possible did not escape the de-
Tense. Practically ala the correspond
ence was regarded a. admissible ovl-
denes. the court held
TIE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was called "a
order promptly al O'Clock. and Gus
Eitzen resumed the witness stand. He
was again asked 20 identify letter after
letter and signature after signature
thus continuing tho line Of exanina
ton which had been interrupted at the
noon recess. The first hotter was dated
July ~. 1913. and was from Port 81
joe signed W. G. Randolph, who was
later Identified rs enc % the man
ayers or superintendentt az that point
Defense entered serious objection "a
/ this letter before its contents were
made known 20 the jury on the ground
/ that 4 brought into the case a firm
which hitherto had not heen connected
with any transaction IN the trial. This
was the Florida Timber Products
/ Company, In which the KeyHer Gem
pany was interested. The letter. which
/ was admitted. was shown 60 the court
/ before being read TO the jury and
/ Judge Cali after reading Il. decided
that IL vas admissible. AZ least for n.
I present. TIE letter referred 20 ~
"shaky" condition a. the arm. and
the writer told that while he did not
want % create friction or 70 max,
trouble in anyway he thought Il wRs
his duty that the parent firm tfor thai
was the impression gotten from ~.
eoTrosnondencel should Be acquainted
with the true conditions. An awkwsr,
state % Affairs was described. one 81
which wac that the payroll was no
IN sight. and payday. q vas alleged
was past due This letter was read q
show the condition Of a goncern whicl
the Pensacola company was aiding Il
its upkeep.
Letters from Crow Rudolf. most o
whica were In the nature Of caillni
the local firm 20 an accounting 20
some laxlty shown in reulittanees, etc
and for other alleged unsatisfactory.
methods Of doing businelH with then
were heard with interest, correspond
ence along this line occupying the en-
tire attention ~ the court during ID
entire afternoon session. Which cam
q q close az S3a9 o'clock