The Washington times., 1916-05-24

had dealt In stocks even to short snles.
Then II was that determined to
meet this statement by effidavit."
Mr.. Hogan then described how no had
returned to his Office at the conclusion
Of the days hearing and had dictated
the affidavit. without conference with
the bankers"
Mr.. Hogan said he even dictated tho
punctuation In the affidavit and, upon
the stenogrephcr transcribing her notes.
he made no erasurcs or correctiors In
the typewriter document.
Broker On Stand.
Charles p. Williams former member
Of the brokerage firm Of Lewis Johnson
& Co.. who was subpoenaed by the Gov
eminent but not called by II, was also
a star witness for the defense.
Mr.. Hogan. who examined the witness.
tried TO bring out the fact that the
prosecution has subpoenaed and then
failed to call him. but the attorneys for
the Government objected to this line Of
questioning the court sustaining the OBJ
lection.
Mr.. williams testified that he had
Ing institutions for more than forty
years. He stated, when questioned as
to the stock transactions between RIGGS
bank officials and Lewis johnson and
NOnlpUflH. tnnt t0c safe tns
purchase Of stocks were usually made
by officers OF the bank over the telc'
phone and sometimes by written order
The witness declared that In each IN.
stance the transaction was negotiated
for some patron Of the bank and not
for the bank or by officers OF the bank
for themselves.
The witness also stated that the &C.
count In the. name OF Riggs a Co. or
the Lewis johnson q Co. books was sc
"A ~NA
name OF other national banks OF thu
District.
Allies Testifies.
Milton z. Allies. a vice president OF
the Riggs Bank, and Harry B. Haynes
assistant cashier Of the bank. wcrt
other witnesses for the defense.
Mr.. Allies testified that he had beer
vice president Of the bank for thirteer
years, that he had previously served Al
assistant secretary OF the Treasury un
der Presidents Mckinley and Rooseveit
ington representative OF the Nationa
City Bank Of New York.
| He stated that when persons CAV
him orders for stocks which he sal
was on rare occasions he turned TIL
| orders over t. Messrs. William J. ant
He declared that the stock transac
tion business ceased in July. 1914. a
which time. he said. the Comptrolle.
OF the Currency was notified.
These orders you took on thes
rare occasions" asked Mr.. Hogan
did you execute tSem for the banl
or fer individuals?"
Objection Overruled.
The prosecution objected to the cues
ton.
The court overruled the objection. an
the witness answered that he execute
them through the proper officers OF tn
bank for patrons OF the bank.
The witness Haynes was called I
Identify entries on the Riggs books cor
corning the deposits Of Mr.. Glover be
tween certain dates, when the prosecu
ton alleged there was a 81 800 item car
ried as cash on the banks books 70
The testimony of the witness dis
closed that Mr.. Glover's balance dur
ing the period involved was yer
often over 100000, ana never unde
the fve-figure mark.
The witness, after Identifying en-
tries on the books concerning the de
posits OF Lewis johnson & Company
C. ]. Bell, the FIRST witness called, sal
that he had been president of tn
American Security and Trust Compan
since 1898. He testified that he ha
known Charles c. Glover since he cam
to Washington in 1880. that he ha
known him in both a social and bus
ness way.
When Daniel w. oDonoghue. OF cour
sci for the defense. asked the witne'
had he been associated with Mr.: Glow
in affairs looking to the upbuilding I
the District. District Attorney Laske
objected to the question, and the cou
sustained the objection.
Regulations of Best.
Asked by Mr.. O'Donoghue as to whit
, he thought the reputation OF M
Glover to be. Mr.. Bell said; mo ma
, stands higher in the District of colun
bia among his fellow-men."
The witness testified that he hs
; known w. J. Flather for about frtet
years and Henry II. Flather betwet
five and ten years. he declared IN
The Rev. Charles Warner, rector
st. Adams parish Harry 8. WEIGH,
r realty broker: James b. Lambie, me
chant; Jacob Frech, chief of a divisit
, in the War Department; William
l Turpin, a realty broker; Samuel
: Hayden, an attorney; John H. Sma
. George b. Mullen, general contracto
Fulton X. Gordon, realty operator, al
E the Rev. DR.. Albert Osborne, reglstr
I OF the American University, and Frai
0 l., Middleton were other character vi
. nesses summoned for the defendants.
4 Justice Siddons, followed the test
money of the Rev. Or. Osborne, call.
as n character witness. ruled that Il
eefense could not nut on any more WI
: nesses to testify concerning tho reput
y ton as to integrity and prohity OF L
r defendants. Mr.. Stanchfeld for 4
n defense objected and noted an exec
ton,
When court convened Attorn
It Hogan for the defense, continued
n offer letters written by the defen
i ants to Comptroller of the Curren
d williams. The court excluded all I
3, testimony OF this character proffer,
% Mr.. Hogan noted an exception.
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