The Washington herald., 1916-05-09
RIGGS TESTIMONY
TO Begin TODAY
Government Will Put First
Witness on the Stand in the
Alleged Perjury Case.
ELEVEN JURORS SELECTED
New Venire Summoned for This Morn
ing-Prosecution Has Twenty
eight Witnesses on Hand.

The first witness TO testify for the
United states government on the Grim
lnsl charges Of perjury against Charles
c. Glover president: William J. Flather,
vice president. and Henry H. Fiather, re-
signed cashier, OF the Riggs National
Bank, will be called TO the stand today.
The trial OF the three bankers was open
ed in Criminal Court No. ! yesterday be-
fore Justice Siddons.
The initial hearing was recessed un-
I'll 10 O'Clock this morning after the court
venire Of twenty-six men had been ex-
hausted in the search for Jurors Court
adjourned al 1915 O'Clock. with eleven
jurors in the box Seven of these Jurors,
however. are subject to challenge. as OF
the ten peremptory challenges allotted
counsel for the defense and government.
the defense had expended but six and
the government seven.
Subpoenaes for one hundred additions al
talesmen were issued last night. Sixteen
United States deputy marshals were as
signed to serve the subpoenaes and the
new venire will report at 10 o'clock today.
II is believed the jury will be impan-
eled by noon.
Twenty-eIEht witnesses.
The government has twenty-eight wit
ncsses in readiness 20 draw from when
the jury box is filled. Plans OF the de-
fCnse so far are TO use the government
Witnesses
The indictment Of the three hnanciers
IA an outgrowth OF their attempt last
summer to enJoin Secretary Of the Treas
ury McAdoo and Comptroller Williams
from an alleged attempt to wreck the bank
and persecute the institution. During the
Injunction proceedings, the three bankers
offered an affidavit denying charges
made by Samuel Untermyer. OF counsel
for the government, that the bank had
dealt in stocks through the now bank
rUPt brokerage house Of Lewis johnson
& Co. Their indictments followed the
filing OF the affidavit They were IN
dicted individually and collectively.
The defendants yesterday were repre-
sented by Frank J. Hogan, J. J. Oar
linEtOn William G. johnson. Daniel W.
o Donozhue and George T. Hoover. As
soCiated with them being John B. StanCh-
teld. prominent New York attorney. The
government was represented by United
states District Attorney Laskey. James
3. Archer and William Z. Lcahy, his
two assistants. and Assistant United
States Attorney General William c.
Fits
Their counsel waving the reading OF
the indictment, the accused bankers
/ pleaded not guilty.
Eleven Are selected.
After nearly three hours OF question.
ing and challenging. the eleven unchGI.
leneed jurors In the box were. Joseph
Hewitt, 1915 Florida avenue northwest
motormsn: James W Martin. 72O Mary.
land avenue northeast. contra Ctor. John
HeitmUller, 1347 Shepherd street produce
dealer Herman W Walthtr. 1903 Forty.
| first street, contra ctor: y. b. Scott s04I
! Nicholas avenue southeast. merchant.
I Er7n
west Photographic supplies; Charles r
I Schutt, 5lAo NJ street, house furnishings
Edward V. COnnor. 1905 South Carolina
avenue southeast. druggist. Martin F
/ Dixon. 20l Cpshur street. merchant: VIII.
] lam J. Brewer. COS Pennsylvania avenue
southeast printer, and o. Sonnemsn so;
| Grant road. eXpressman.
! These men were excused at adjourn,
ment and cautioned by Justice Siddoni
not to read newspaper accounts OF thc
| trial and to refrain from discussing tht
case among themselves or others
The thirteen talesnen peremptorily
| challenged and rejected were James Z
! Hall. ir.. paperhanEer. Edward Ebert
! 3i6 street southwest. timer: MiChae
| P. Kirby. 1903 1-2 Third street northwest
| timer; Charles Renshaw grocer. l2l:
Fairm0nt street, J. II. Akers. lunch room
| proprietor. 1898 Four and a Half stree
! southwest. w. T. Hyer, grocery clerk
| 9. G. Cornwell & Sons: Charles G Lohr
| printer, Anacostia: Alfred Mayer mer
chant PAS Twentieth street northwest
A. J. JetL ll2 Twelfth street northes st
employed by the Washington Railway
and Electric Company: Harry A. Bailey
| boat owner. 1902 q street southeast
| Charles r. Girousrd. cigar salesman. Il;
Tenth street northeast: Edwin F. Els
! minEer. salesman. 1859 Otis street north.
] -. F5
chant in Center Market