The Washington times., 1916-05-24
WHY RIGGS BANKERS
SIGNED AFFIDAVIT
Hogan Says He Alone Drafted
Document on Which Trial Is
Based.
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authorities on thu procedure NJ the
bistr,ct courts the, The rems,nd.r Of
the defense.s testimony NAV be in
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nsan. thst ths ,ss. nav 90 N the
juTy either the latter mart Of this week
or during the eariy DAYS of next week
snsPy Sd M IT b h0sa Sn hi,
associate counsel. John b. StanchneId,
on New York The witness empha sized
in his Characteristic manner the cor
respondence items involving answers
Williams. Comptroller Of Currency. and
other TREASURY officials with reference
Sc. s.oeS r Sal SreaS tS dnct
brokerage firm OF Lewis johnson Il Co.
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n ,.s =.
esn " nv iheiuens '.u Nu "
tne LING VI 'ne suil wi "y -h.'oh W
the Riggs Bank against the Comp
troller or currency, secretary OF the
Treasury McAdoo and Treasurer John
Burke, Mr.. Stanchnelds questions TOOK
He told Of how he had been brought
into the Riggs Bank Injunction case by
R Ross Perry. of whom the District
bar never boasted Of a nobler charac-
tcFs nc sdiu' Iio stoteu that rIcueiiSh
him into the case '' eN !" s"e
was retained In this controversy In
wMcn, ! may use my own words.
suhHisctsa ~ rar.s.,,,, c Nss H. Sands q,
the Comptroiler ~ The Currency. Mr.
John SHELTON williams"
The witness told of how he had gone
ence between the Treasury Department,
officials and the Riggs Bank officers.
Kepeatedly throughout his testinon,
attorneys and other persons in the
ness rems kable memorY ,nXo,v,ns
dates. The nages OF records the Length
and worS,ng ~ iet,ers and other de,
tails.
NJ uo,nu ia ~ ~, y. ',.r. int,
the details OF the system whereby ths
patrons and placed the commissions re-
ceiyed therefrom in the "conn,issions'
and the ";iaver and iathcr'; acco,Il 4
OF the hank
ne Plaee "a particular art Sphas Is on tn,
bearing on this system Of trensactior
before tho Court In the civil suit ana n,
the Letter n r;tten hv the doSands NE =,
the ComptrolIer OF the Currency II
answer 10 demand. made bv him To-
reports on these matters A'
~ '"e'e
Denies Concealment.
Mr.. Hogan led lin 70 the r.nort MAD,
-, 49,, "a "
by National Bank Examiner samue
Ham to the &c nptroller of the Cur
rency on the AFFAIRS of the Riggs Ma
tional Bank. This report was nlaced n
evidence vesterday p'o'eu ~
The witness laid nar,,cu,ar .,r... =,
the report 10 emphasize 10 the inv the ",
the defendants never At anY time tr,e,
to conceal that method by which the!
the bank ~ "e"'' io' p"'ohs o.
He told of how he hac called William
Barrett Ridgeley into conference dur
ms tne later part or 1915 and Of hov
lnat oniciei nso stated that ne was cog
bank was conductinT its arfsirs 'h
Turning face 10 face n the Juror,
Mr. Hogan told OF the seizure of IN
banks interest of 5000 ON Govern
ment bonds by officials Of the Treas
Department, which he described as m
incident which brought the contro
evrsy between the Comptroller and IN
Riggs Bank officials into the pistrie
He explained that this 5000 wa
seized by the Government as penaltie
which Comptroller Williams decided
impose on the bank because the nj
ficers Of The institution geS,,seS ~ NAV
certain reports which he demanded.
Only infreouently aid attorneya N
the prosecution object To testimon
given by the Witness
Once when he tried 70 recite In deta
what took place at a conference bt
b~n esh hs sL9o I'm amn rn oineers OF a.
ing the aggregate Of penalties which NJ
Comptroller sought to impose, Assistar
attorney General Fits objected on tn
ssoS S y, 'h haa .ne WIPES .es.'mony SAY
III obiection. >'' 'u''a'he
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