Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-22
Former President Will Testify
for Defense Upon Arrival
Tomorrow Morning.
TO BE IN THE CAPITAL
ONLY A FEW HOURS
Counsel Have Tits Over Amount OF
Evidence introduced by the
Government.

the RIGGS Bank trial Mt $50 o'clock
this afternoon. No motion was made
and the defense Immediately proceed
ed to call its witnesses. The first
wns Owen T. Reeves, president of
Growers National Bank Of Chicago.
former bank examiner. who ad-
~fSed Messrs. Glover. Flather and
FIather to open the commission ac-
count In their own names.
Theodore Roosevelt, former
President of the United States,
is to appear tomorrow morning
in the trial of present and former
Riggs National Bank officials ac-
cused by the government of per-
jury in swearing that the bank did
not deal in stocks and bonds. The
former President will be witness
as to the character and integrity
of Charles G. Glover, who is un-
der indictment, and there are ex-
pected to be many other distin-
guished witnesses for the same
purpose, including Henry White,
former ambassador to France,
who accompanied Mr.. Glover to
court this morning, and will be
called later.
Former President William H.
Taft testified as to Mr.. Glover's
integrity and character last week.
Will Arrive Tomorrow.
Col. Roosevelt. according to tele-
gram received today in Criminal Di-
vision l.. where the trial is being held.
will leave New York at midnight and
will arrive in Washington tomorrow
morning at 7:30 o'clock. He is to take
breakfast at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. LonEworth, and after testifying
in the Riggs trial will leave for New
York at IL am.
Much of the morning session of the
trial was taken up by the reading to
the jury by District Attorney Laskey
- corresnondence between the Riggs
Natisnal Bank, the National City Bank
of New York and the Crocker National
Bank of San Francisco, relating to a
purchase from the San Francisco in
stitution by the National City Bank
of New York of United States bonds
at the suggestion of Milton E. Allies,
vice president of the Riggs, which
bonds were later sold at an advance in
price.
Because Of the fact that part of this
advance was credited to the Riggs
Bank, through the stock commission
account of the banks officials. the gov
ernment introduces the correspondence
in an effort to show the character of
the account, although the defense is
oh 10 ifs iv,frn hn
ground that the correspondence and the
transaction it covers has nothing to
do with the question of whether or not
the Riggs Bank bought and sold stocks
and bonds.
Have Tits Over Evidence.
Tilts between counsel for both sides,
which began the moment the court crier
gaveI dropped at the opening of the trial
this morning. were the result of an in
ability of counsel to agree during the
adjournment since Friday as to how
much further evidence should be pre-
sented by the prosecution.
George P Hoover of counsel for the
defense was on his feet as soon as
Justice Siddons took his seat, announc-
ing that at the adjournment Friday the
government had offered the banks at
torneys stipulation" designed to
control the production of further docu-
mentary evidence as to stock trans
actions on the books of the defunct
brokerage firm of Lewis Johnson & Co
Upon this. Mr.. Hoover said. there had
been no agreement, and Mr.. Laskey
the district attorney. was Immediately
on his feet. objecting to a discussion
as to the contents of the stipulation" "
He declared such a discussion would
be highly improper. and particularly
did not want Mr.. Hoover to read a con-
cession the defense had prepared in
place of the stipulation which was
not agreed to.
Justice Siddons took part in a rapid
fire series of questions between counsel
and Mr.. Hoover then began to formally
move the court to require the govern
ther testimony Of cumulative char
acter-to limit the production of docu-
ments showing stock and bond trans
actions"
Justice Siddons ruled:
Lets see what the government pro-
poses to do"
Mr.. Hoover said:
I'VE will postpone our motion"
Spirited Scene Ensues.
Then ensued spirited scene in which,
as the government placed in evidence
various entries from the books of the
Ing stock and bond purchases. Frank
j. Hogan of counsel for the defense in
terjected again and again the word:
Conceded"
Entry after entry was mentioned by
Mr.. Laske~ Mr.. Hogan snapped out
Conceded" and then placed in evidence
for the defense advice sheets, bills, etc.
giving the names of customers Of the
bank for wnosii the stock and bond trans.
actions. he said. had been made by the
banks officials
1t was evident as Mr.. Hogan swiftly
made the c61cessions of the defense that
the transactions had taken place that he
was trying to hurry along the case
Nothing was said during the early morn
fng about the government closing its case
cussion Friday and as II o'clock ap-
the defense was on his feet with another
that since 10 o'clock thirty-eight or thirty.
nine transactions had been submitted by
the government, conceded by the defense
that much time was being taken up with
routine and that 1t was impossible to Bee
what benefit cumulative evidence could
be.
But you do not concede," Mr.. Laskey
remarked, that these transactions were
by the Riggs National Bank"
William 6. johnson of counsel for the
defense cried out here:
mo! And that will never be conceded
mot until the sky falls,"
Another general engagement all along
! Continued on Second Pase.)