The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-27
Jury TO GET RIGGS
BANK CASE TO-DAY
Comptroller Williams A,,oiled
by Stanchficld and Other
Defence Attorneys.
PERSECUTION Is CHARGED

WAsHfNoToN. May 2s.-Tho ,,-v rr
get the case OF Charles G. Glover wa
lam j. Father and Henry n Fr,,,..
ofhcials of the riggs National BANK o'
noon tomorrow.
The defendants are charged VII, 30.
Ing committed perjury In signing
af1davi presented In an opui'y .w.
u brought against Secretar. o,
ureasury McAdoo and John Ske,,
"i.ilhns, 'omptroller Of tn" Currer.,
and tho trial has lasted a month
Argument was closed to-t.p1,
Justice siddons will address he jI.r, ..
morrow. '
Th're wac %oratory galore in 10 .,o,
Ing arguments Of counsel on both sa.,
Jol1 II. Stanchncld 81 New Nnrg 4.
clared that the evidence ~ TINS .s..
proved that John skeleton William. a..
temperamcntally unified 10 n.rlr, .,
position OF Comptroller of tho Currcr,,
lie called especial attention ii, 81,
fact that Col. Roose,clt of u, Oh.
volition had coine to Washington ae
character witness FOR the :. f,u',-.,
Mr.. Stanch1eld dwclt oil col, Rpo-o,cy
appearance as a character witness ,rf
ended by informing tho jur ,r.
freddy. whom VIC all love" vpit1 O.,
take the stand for the mon "uul,.s ,r.
were men OF the highest character
Assistant Attorucy-icucral E... ,,
halls from Alabama. said tht, '.r co..
troNersy had its beginning bureaus, for
SkeIton Williams Wal determined o.
make the Riggs National Bank ono. Of,
law and that Charles e. Glover D 4
refused 20 do 81. Mr.. Fi''. .r,t
wanted the jury to know chat .r,.o
SHELTON Williams was ~ mu.r ~ ,
e-ma as Charles e. Glover ard ',,,
the situation was one similar Geo tn,
OF two locomotives trying 80 pass each
other on the same track.
Mr.. Fits also referred to Mr.. S'tncu.
fields references 10 Mr.. Roosevelt a,
''claptrap, intended to catch s,rnchol
on the jury
Daniel O'Donoghue Of counsel for M,
defence came IN for a calldnWu firm
Justicc SiddpnS. Mr.. o'ponoglu, ~ 70
course of his argument. after ~rc.tI-,
that the defence expected an ,.tut''.
ended his remarks by stating tri' "tr.
public also expects ard await. %.
quittal."
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improper and ordered tho jury =. di--e.
gard II.
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1t clearly established the f,i t.ti b.
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