The Washington times., 1916-04-08
MAIN ISSUE
IN RIGGS BANK CASE
Matter Taken Under Amusement
Following Arguments by De-
fendapts Counsel.
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n large n,fmber they said. was entire
.ly unne cessary III the Government seeks
10 prove that the Riggs bank did deal
In stocks and thPt the Glover-Flather
ofndavit denying this was untrue.
Demand Specific Items.
They demanded few specific items
upon which the Government will rest
its case.
"If this case were on trial" said Mr.
Darlington, your Honor would stop
the offering o: such long list OF 932
items You have the same right now.
''If the defendants arc to be required
to trace down and answer hundreds
or thousands of entries on the Aotkp
OF Lewis oJhnson e. Col believe II ls
claimed there are about 600 In alive
will be here for months. III this case
can be proved II can be proved py
Ar. Hoover entered an emphatic pro-
test against the bill or particulars
finally filed by the district attorney.
| Tho defendants, he said, had the right
| to know upon what items they are to
| be tried, "and II Is inconceivable that
n few cannot be found II there are 5000
on the books"
There was much controversial discus
| sion regarding the correspondence In the
| case relating to the desire of the de-
! PENDANTS for an early trial, Mr.. Laskey
insisting that not until recently did the
defendants really evince an interest In
an early trial. On previous, occasions; he
I said. attorneys for the defendants had
mentioned IT casually"
Mr. Hoover declared that ut is trininE
with the court for the District Attorney
to say now thta he ls going to introduce
evidence covering this long list OF
items"
In his reply District Attorney Lnskey
contended that the Glover-Flather at
! torneys did not want mere Dill OF
| particulars. but desired that the Gov
| eminent show its hand and acquaint the
bankers with the evidence against them
| in advance. This, he said. was an un-
Justice siddons, after hearing ex-
| hauAtivc arguments on both Sides
said he would render an opinion as
| soon as possible as TO whether the
| trial OF the bankers shall he ad-
vanced and an additional bill OF par
ticulars furnished defendants counsel.
This opinion is expected early next
| week.
' In opening his argument, Mr.. archer
said tnat there mad been persistent
new spuper campaign to show that these
| mca signed their affidavit by accident.
| lhis referred TO the Glover-Flather-
| FIather anidavit, that the RIGGS Bank
mad not dealt in stocks through Lewis
| oJhnson " Co. The statement OF Mr..
| Archer Immediately aroused Mr.. s1o-
gan who demanded to know what pa
pers Were a party TO the campaign.
Il cannot bring all the parties here
who are friendly to these defendants,
said Mr. Archer.
Attorney Hoover's Argument.
Attorney Hoover argued that the
Government was limited to two points
in the indictment-providing that the de-
fendants did make sales and purchases
of stocks through Lewis Johnson & Co.
and tina: the entries on the books OF
Lewis johnson 4 Co. purporting TO
| show saleE and purchases I'm behalf of
| the Riggs Bank were true entries.
lie contended that the District At
tornev had indicated that the Govern
ment expected TO 20 beyond these two
points. and gave Gs his authority the
! letter from Mr.. Laskey In which the
Government prosecutor declared II ex-
pressly reserve the right to Introduce
evidence to support certain other items. y
Mr.. Hoover declared that this ex.
preston from the District Attorney
nullifed the first alleged bill OF par
ticulars and he cited several authori'
ties to support his contention that the
defendants had "A right 10 demand a bill
OF particulars limiting the extent "a
| which the Government could go
justice Siddons interDosed the state
ment that IL was conceded by the Gov
ernmcnt that the defendants had "A right
to a bill OF particulars. whereupon Mr.
Hoover addressed himself TO the first
: srecified statement furnished the bank,
ters by the District Attorney.
Declared Copy of Books.
, lie declared that the statement wal
nothing more than copy of 1856 item
. OF stock transactions on the books o.
Lewis johnson n Co.. many of whicI
, | were OF dates anterior TO the allega
! | tions in the Indictment.
! This is not n bill OF particulars II
Y good faith" MIR. Hoover charged. "I
Is merely n delusion and a snare"
n And we waited full month for IL
I interposed Attorney Darlington.
Q Further nttncking the frat hill of nnr