Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-23
Character Witnesses Heard.

The defense called series of char
acter witnesses. each of whom testi-
fed as to the personal reputation. as
they had had opportunity to know it,
of Mr.. Glover, W. J. Father and H. H.
Fiather.
Senator Underwood testified that he
lad had intercourse with Mr.. Glover
s~sp public and personal matters and
knew a large number of residents of
Washington who are acquainted with
him. He closed his testimony with the
statement, Il know no man in Wash
ington who has a higher reputation
for honesty and integrity than Mr..
Glover"
Charles D. Walcott, secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution. next took the
stand and testified that he had known
W. j. Flather since 1890. 1t was dur
the defense established the fact that
Mr.. Father has been treasurer of the
Church of the Covenant for some time
past. Mr.. Wolcott stated that Mr..
Father enjoyed reputation for hon
esty, probity and veracity" of the best
quality that he knew.
Henry Whites Testimony.
Henry White. former ambassador to
France. was the next witness. After
giving his business as a diplomatist
and stating that he had known Mr..
Glover for thirty years, he testified
that he had always understood that
that gentleman's reputation for in
tegrity, honesty and veracitv is Of the
highest and that he had never heard
a. word spoken against him.
Tits between counsel for the defense
and prosecution. as to the proper way
in which the evidence of these charac-
ter witnesses should be ELECTED, having
by this time been settled to tHe appar-
enf EatiSfa ctiOn nf both aidaR tal>
ing of the ensuing testimony develop
ed into mere form of counsel for the
defense establishing the opportunity
each individual witness had had to be-
come familiar with the reputation of
the defendants in respect to their
honor. integrity, probity and veracity,
and then asking them what they con-
sjdered this reputation to be. None Of
the witnesses was subjected to cross
examination, and the course of the
testimony flowed uninterruptedly
First class in all respects" was the
Characterization given by Robert C.
Howard, who gave his business as in
surance, to the reputation of w. J.
Flather in these respects.
William S. Corby. baker. testified that
H H. Father enjoyed a reputation of
the highest order in these respects, to
the best of his knowledge.
OF Highest Reputation.
Then. in rapid succession. Senator
Newlands and Gen. Wilson pronounced
Mr.. Glover's reputation. as they had
known 1t, to be 'of the highest char
acter'' and superb" respectively; Dr.
Joseph H. Bryan characterized W. J.
Fathers reputation as very high;
Lewis Hopfenmaier, merchant, gave
similar testimony as to the reputation
Of H. H. Flather, and Rudolph Kauff.
mann, after stating that he had known
Mr.. Glover for thirty years, and had
been acquainted with him in social
philanthropic and civic interests, swore
that his reputation was "of the very
highest"
Robert D. Weaver. president of the
Georgetown Gas Light Company
David r. Mckee, DR.. Walter S. Harlan
George e. Russell. CONTRACTING
painter; DR.. Lewis H. Taylor and Rev
DIR. Charles Wood then testified as tc
the reputation of II. II. Father
Charles C. Glover and w. J. Flather, re-.
spectively. as being Of the very high
est order.
This concluded for the morning the
taking OF the testimony OF characte,
witnesses for the defense.
Former Bank Examiner on Stand.
After the examination Of the characte,
witnesses. the defense again placed OF
the stand Owen T. Reeves. president O.
the Drovers' National Bank Of Chicago, Z
former bank examiner. and brought to tn,
stand for the first time Samuel NJ. Ham
vice president of the Fidelity Trust Com
pany Of Baltimore. Mr. Ham testified
that he has occupied his present position
for three years, and during the year
19l1-t912-1a13 he was the national banl
examiner fer the Washington and Balti
more district during the administrator
Of Lawrence O. Murray. controller Of tn,
currency.
Exaninsd by Mr..Hogan. for the Dc
fensA he testified he had found tn
Glover and Father accounts and tn
FlAther and Fiathar aeeountR an TN