Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27

the attorneys for the defense eating
candy from paper bag on their coun-
sci table, under a similar strain. Many
times there was such an intense ST.
moving of chair startled the au-
dience when Mr.. Laskey's voice fell
into the lower registers.
The district attorney said: The
Glover & Father stock commission ac-
count was really the banks account.
The Crocker National BankNational
City Bank bond purchase profit of $685.
600 went into that account, and bank
expenses were paid out of it, Some
thing has been made here of the fact
that a contribution of $1,000 was paid
out of this account toward the Wilson
inaugural fund. Why should it not
have been? 1t was the banks expense.
If it was not, why was it not paid out
of the personal account of either of
these bank officials?
Mr.. Laskey made an attack upon H.
H. Flather. former cashier of the bank.
charging that he had made personal
profits out of stock purchase and sale
orders of customers. devoting much of
his time to showing of papers along
this line, which proved, he said. that
Henry Fl. F'lather had not served either
the bank or its customers properly. He
said there had been an instance or two
of this character into which he brought
the name of Milton E. Allies, drawing
down upon his head later a bitter at
tack from counsel for the defense when
they came to answer him, by reason
of the fact, they said. that there was
nothing in evidence along this line in
the case, counsel for the defense point
ing out that the only charge against
any one connected with the bank in the
trial is that of perjury.
Sure System of Winning.
H. II. Father" Mr.. Laskey said. had
a sure system of winning at stock
transactions, as he exhibited paper
after paper which he said proved the
charges he made. The defense later on
took these papers and offered argu-
ments in rebuttal, declaring that the
marks and memoranda on them did not
mean what Mr. Laskey said they meant
Because the controller of the cur
rency had the courage of his convic-
lions. Mr. Laskey said. at one point.
he is villiiied and called uSurper-
all because he went after the big fell
lows and let the little ones go"
Mr. Hoover followed Mr.. Laskey and
said that Mr.. Laskey had tried to Gre
ate in the minds of the jury the wrong
impression that Mr.. Glover and other
officials of the bank had used the
bank s funds in stock transactions for
their personal profit He scoffed at
the idea, alluded to the fact that it
had been put in evidence during the
trial that at one time Mr.. Glover had
a cash balance of as much as S2uO.UUU
to his credit in the hank-ample funds
for any transaction he might want to
make.
Not only that" Mr.. Hoover said. but
he has dragged in here the name of
Mr.. Allies. In what way does he fig
ure in this case? lie is not a defendant
here. Those statements can have no
relevancy In determining this case.
But the district attorney has not seen
nj to stop at that. He introduces here
With dramatic effect paper around
which. he says, gathered at the bank
some bank officials parceling out the
lots of stock each might have so tina
they might make profits. That sort of
conduct here Mr.. Hoover turned
frowningly to the district attorney and
addressed him personally-''is un-
worthy of YOU. sir. with all the power
of this great government behind YOU in
your effort to degrade these gentlemen
and send them TO a penitentiary if you
get this jury behind YOU
Mr. Hoover continued.