Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-09
STATE RESTS IN
WILLIAMS CASE
Respondent Discharged On One
of the Seven Counts In
Indictment
DEFENSE BEGINS CASE
Stnte Concludes It's side by Showing
Commissioners Approval OF Auditor
Gruham's Account In 1910

the Hhuuie part OF tue DAY IL was uncer-
tain whether the trial of State VS. Bank
Commissioner II q yvu,,ar,s for ,,,,foos-
-
''"'' J." o'''ee "o'i" NC continued OF Stop
ped. The condition existed from about
eleven o'clock in the morning until ncarlv
tbroa o,o,o,, t., .,o af,or ..,o,.
90 ."' o'' '''''''
haVine peen presented 10 the court askins
that the respondent be discharged on the
princ,n,l court in Tho c,so md TINT 20
these were dnnied additional information
bo eivep Ntbo resnondort relative to tho
lesser count. =, .ho o..o ,rha r,ot,on. IN
genera, wer. denied wb,Ie on tho seventb
count tho resnonden+ w,s discharged ana
the trial of the case will proceed. the
State having rested and defense having
begun its presentation of evidence.
The seventh count and the one on
which the respondent was discharged
involved Williams alleged failure to
| report to the Legislature his knowl-
edge as 1t related to the treasurer
accounts.
Tho other six counts charging NAL
teasance in office are:
]. Failure to make examination OF
the BOOKS as provided by statute Tor
the hscal year ending June 80, 1915.
2 Failure to make report to the
Legislature OF 1917 relative to the rec
ords Tor the year ending June 30, l9l0
D. fallure 10 report 10 the Legls-
la'ure the iact "ei-kno"h 10 MN .na'
III. \. Hranam mas "ithout laWIui riGn'
"i'hora"n ana aps'racteo from tne
STATE treasury iunos involving s@o'ooo
4. count that ne knew OIL iraudu-
ient oruers ny "hien "ir' Hra"ai' oo'
'".heo Sf'oVV'
o. count that ID similar 10 the
'niru eHcep''hs 'ha' IL COVERS d oi'ler
en-. period
| coun. tnat reseihpics the Iourtn
excepting mat IL assumes diHeren'
phase Oh inc s4'ooo aileeed shortage
WILLIAMS REPORTS
The State introduced as evidence tho
reorts of the bank commissioner upor
the auditors office for several ve,rs The
nrst one was that of 1910 which afte,
| being introduced was read to the iury
! The defense ohiected IN Ire introduction
on tho grounds that the original docu
mont which could bo ohto,nod fron, ~,
custodian NJ nuhI;c documents was N,
best evidence This tho St,to c,.i,nod
could NOT be obtained and tho renort.
came into tho case subject to tho excon
tiors of tho doforso The ronnrt of ~,
hank commissioners for ION roa5 nc ri,
lows.
ct cyamined tho auditor.s accounts q.
reouired nv law and found theno rorrect
The system of accounting is exceIlent
and fnu ;nformatfon With reIotion "a n,
accounts reouired NV law to he bent h,
the auditor Is easily ohtainab,e ;,
The State then subject tn ohiectio,
of the defense introduced in evidenc,
and including 1917 after which it rest
ed Its case. The respondent then NOV
GU nii'e "isoiaiseo from the hrs'
~. GUMS oh III
e. ;.s oasn $500. .r nv may
60. -, =. VI Wv
oo,nt ona ~. 90 49, g.. 'e
- 49,. -, 49,. a.,
NO. ha nro,,oa hao,,sa :, .,..,'.
c,udoa ,ha oe,oa =, CO.. .uouI
ATTORNEYS for tho resrondor. ,oa
strong Meas for their client settin,
forth MANY stronp noin+s for tho co.,
to decide.
A long argument foI,owed conc,ud
ing with the reouest of the defens
that the various counts in the indict
ment be dismissed as the State ha,
failed to make out case.
The court took the matter under con
sderation during the noon recess.
After coming to the court room at tw,
O'Clock the court retired to discuss IN,
motions and arrive at a decision which 1
gave little before" three O'Clock by de
inying he moion as he flrse and secon,
counts in the indictment but allowin,
, the discharge of the respondent as 70 TN
seventh count and then denying the thiro
fourth. fifth and sixth counts and IN
case proceeded
r1J1, DEcpo>-Dr,rr,c c1 ,,s
Attorney flumiey maoe the statemen
TO the jury OF the facts which the. re
spondent expects to be able to ESTABLISH
TO prove MS innocence. lie gave histor.
OF the efforts OF Mr.. Williams during tn
, earlier years or MS holding the once
bank commissioner saying that at time
Mr.. Williams found the vouchers wer
not present but on each occasion they ap
pcared In reasonable time and that II
some instances, 1t was short and ii
, others long time before they were prop
erly filed. He said 1t would be show
, .a' ~ III i'i1 'iiefe was o''ano. Vi "oou
S-'V" "sa'ns. uiui,n." w '".o' VIC souei,
600 Wv ,,..,- :.
r we 80 49,. M. 49,. ao,.,, so,,nua
.H"i, 'he o'ne's' mo same ue'a'
III '.o eon"ins ~. e" I'm. 90 90
= vouchers arrived uier. ue',s "oou. ',' Nv
, III 1910 "N'ch was e"p,i'iieu as e'e'h ~.
(; ana other expenses La.er 'he vouonei
; Tor this sum arrived ana were ALSO n'e
= with the sum or money