The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-06
Direct Testimony and Not
SO Much Documentary
Evidence is Heard.
SEVEN WITNESSES
IN WITNESS CHAIR
Financial Condition of The
REPRESENTATION Co. and
Subsidiary Companies are
Delved Into by the Gov
eminent. Eitzen and Salt
marsh Chief Witnesses.

marsh Chief Witnesses.
PROCEEDINGS in the trial OF Nessrs.
Knowles. Keyser and Hynr In tina
United States court yesterday moved
along faster and more witnesses were
heard than In All of The precadinx
DAYS. The facts developed were siso
az a more interesting nature. more al
rect testimony and less documentary
evidences being introduced by the gov
eminent. r. w. Goodiart. national
bank examiner when the First Ma
tionai suspended. Gus lsitzen. secre-
tAry treasurer 90 the Keyser- Muldon
Co: Thos. w. Saltmarsn, head sc.
.countant Of tho same firn: II. q. Ia
silva. trustee 81 the Fi0rida a Ala
bama Land Co: r. r. Rsines. an ex-
pert accountant. who had examined
the affairs OF the latter company: Nal
COIN X Yonge. assistant treasurer of
the Florida a Alabama company and
C. ". oliver. receiver ~ the Southern
Hardwood Manufacturing Co. were the
witnesses heard.
AZ the opening 81 the United States
court yesterday morning tho original
mortgaee covering the properties Of
the Florida q Alabama Land Company
and the railway for sBoo.Deeo. was In
troduced am evidence. This was dated
May !. 1919. and was the document
called for the day before BY the gov
eminent when the announcement was
made that the original paper had been
removed from the once 81 the clerk
the mortgaRe and It's terms were re-
cited briefly to the jury and then vas
allowed % go into the saae without
objection on the part Of defense This
paper will be considered al later pc
Rod IN the case. IA Was announced bs
the prosecution.
= " s<zssEsFzxx axzE age e.. ,~zars
ais. f0r 80 AAy called bv ithe severn
mens Mr. ssoodhnrs. IN response 10
questions BY nv. nnail for the PROSE
cnsfon. stated thar I'm January, 1918.
and until March. 1914. ne held the Of
Gee 81 national bank examiner and
received for the FIRST National Bass
Ct Pensacola tie said ahaf. in the a.
recfors room ~ tns hank while he was
in charge aa racelwer. he rad . con-
ference with Arthur Grow. II the Lop-
don firrn of Crow Rudolf Company ~
February. fIa recalled letters from W
=. Keyser 20 the English firm. and said
that ~ had made copies 80 the orszi-
nails ana some % the originals had
been returned 80 Mr Cross. who wms
now. witness fhaGshf. not IN the Times
States ard therefore not ~ thu 1usls-
dicffon ~ the United states court. THE
file az letters ~ this copied CORE
apondenre. however. witness identf-
ned. .n tho work % the stenowraphcr
IN hix employ in the hank ~ the time
The letters - copied were then re-
ceived b. the government and win ~
later need. ncne % which w'nre read ~
the forenoon session yesterday. The
original letters. witness said again. ne
had returned 10 Mr. Grow
Asked About = keyner personal sc
count for sS.og0 pounds. witness was
stopped before re cunId rtply By DE-
fsnsn. and In the objection was uphald
by The court Who stated THAR the letter
IN fhe question should not nov 70 in
the record. and would be ruled out b.
cause the materially Of such was not
established. The government eoussei
withdrew the inferrogatory. ard wit-
ing understood between csnnsef and
when an opportunity Tor cross exam.
nation wouid - given.
MH. ElTxEN CALLED.
cue Eifzen was again called and
wss asked about certain nnnteern IN
connection with the drafrrK tranaac.
tons between th9- Keyssr- MmIdon
! Company and the Crow Rsaioif cofn-
I pany. lie identified certain correspon.
dence Of the crow-Rndolf ss1mpsny
Replying further 20 questions. wit.
ness said that he had discussed sath
Mr.. Ksyser generally the letters from
Europe he was handed the bunch ~
correspondence and witness read same
very carefully. but ~ isnmth An
nouncad that be vaa able 10 identify
the letters offered very .pernsctly. The
court upaeid an objection tknf the fet-
ters he introduced at this stage Of the
trial AZ least. This objection was
made en- the claim that they In no way
were material 90 the issue. and. as q
matter % fact. were very remote from
the direct Issue on trial
Witness Identified the signatures u
more than a dczer checks. THE hesnw
brought forward - show low funds
were Withdrawn from ire hsank by che
I xeyNer defendant.
Witness said that Thca. W. salt
marsh. who had signed tla sraAfer
auFnber ~ the cancelled checks AID
drsffs. vas head accountant and hook :
Aeeper for tha Keyaer cpnpMny. AMI
rad owned at least one alllss in the
corporation. Witness said hif ovn du
ties wsre those of buying. selling and
shipping lumber. and alse generaily ~
had something 60 50 eth the financial
anairs ~ the corporation. However,