The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-23
DRESSER ON GRILL
Brother of Accused Bank Clerk
TestifieS Today.
Ne Admits DepOsiting $4,000
~ Under Assumed Name.
DEFENSE HAS A ROUND
NJ. F. SOuthwick, President OF
Bank, on the Stand.
Clark Threatened To Lay
Shortage on Ed, He Says.

Ed dresser, cashier of the Citizens
State bank and chief witness against
his brother, Clark Gresser, charged
with embezzling $1,000 from the bank
while employed as an assistant book
keeper, admitted today under cross
eva rninatfon by Z. d. Mckeever OF
the defense, that he had deposited
50 600 of has money in the bank under
an assumed name The name uhuer
which this money was deposlteu wa >
that of Edwin Stanton GreSSeI ;
fuU name, according to NJ. f. south
wick. president of the bank, is Edwin
Stanton Gresser.
The court room was crowded to-
day for the trial. Not a WORD mas
been spoken between the two brothers,
arrayed on the opposite sides OF inc
room. Mr. Southwick has remained
a listener during all the testimony
When Ed Gresser left the witness
stand about 1890 o'clock this morn
ing, he left the court room immediate
" Mrs. Clark dresser remains seat
ed at her husbands side all the time
The money was deposited in Feb
ruary shortly after these alleged
shortages were discovered, was 1t
not?" McKeever demanded.
= Eyes, I guess it was replied Ed
What did you do it for?" he was
asked.
ITO get interest on it"
Deposit Slips Introduced.
- McKeever presented three deposit
slips, two for $4,000 each and one Tor
$4,000, all made about the same time
by Edwin Stanton" Testimony in
I troduced tended to show that Ed
Gresser received interest on only one
Of the deposits, the other two being
withdrawn before the six months in
terest period had elapsed.
90 NElT n
this money from the state of Kansas
and turned in $1,235 on your tax
y roll?" McKeever demanded.
I'D have to go to the bank and find
out" replied dresser.
These questions were fired at
4 Gresser under protest from Robert d.
Carver and his assistant, Hugh Fish
er. The states attorneys objected to
nearly every question.
This has no bearing on this case"
4 Carver told the court several times.
Carver in redirect examination of
I dresser asked if all these transactions
of deposits under the name of Edwin
Il Stanton hadn't been entered regular
". in the books of the bank. Gresser
4 replied in the affirmative. Books
were produced and the entry of these
transactions were pointed to by the
states attorneys.
NJ F. Southwick president of the
bank, was called to the stand. Clark
i Cfresser in his first conversation with
Southwick denied that he had taken
\ the money and declared he would LAY
il on Ed" the witness testified. In
cross examination McKeeVer endeaV-
n ored in vain to get SOuthwick to re-
s peat this conversation with Clark
II dresser in the first person.
Southwick testified to another com
j. versation with Clark Gresser. At that
time Southwick presented him with
the itemized statement Of his alleged
shortages prepared by his brother, Ed,
and presented to the president of the
bank.
Clark said the statement was about
right" said Southwick.
Statement of Funds
A third time Southwick testified
that he met Clark Gresser in the Of
flee of J. J. Schenck, attorney for the
bank. Clark Gresser had an itemized
p statement in his hands which he pre-
scented to Southwick. the witness stat
ed. Southwick understood this state
ment to be an itemized account of the
various expenses for which the money