Evening star., 1920-12-01
TEST|F|ES SULLIVAN
BORROWED $4,000

Testimony concerning transactions
with the Riggs National Bank by
the brokerage firm of Sullivan & Co..
by which loans were secured on stock
securities alleged by the governme mt
to have been stolen in New York
and brought into the District, fea-
tured this mornings session Of the
of New York and David W. Sullivan,
Norman s. Bowles and Wilen w.
Eastefday of Washington before JUS
tice Gould and a. jury in Criminal
Division !. The Tour men are charged
with conspiracy to COMMIT a crime
ing stolen stock certificates into
Washington and hypothecating them
with local financial institutions.
The jury was also given its first
inkling into the methods of the brok.
ers of Wall street and the financia
James B. Archer, who is assisting
United States Attorney Laskey in the
prosecution, called several employe,
of New York brokers. These wit.
nesses, still in the employ of theiI
firms, told Of the manner of handling
and two of the boys declared that g
valuable consignment Of stocks which
had been intrusted to their care dis
appeared after, the witnesses said.
they had made delivery to another
firm.
u. h. Fiemih1 1estAnes'
Robert B. Fleming, cashier OF the
Riggs National Bank. testifying in
behalf Of William J. Flather. vice
president of the Riggs, an important
witness for the prosecution. who
held nm the Sase Yesterday on
account of illness and was un-
abIe TO appear in court TO-DAY
stated that October IA. 1919
Sullivan had secured a loan of 500
600. giving as security zoo shares of
Atian1ic 1ulI anu "eSe eSe Inoies Steam- m
snip nhe s.ock ano svo - ensres OF 81
LOUIS ano San rfancisco rai.iTaI STOCK: =:
S!.,.s nrs ssnsaCe - - eio" was uo"e III oenaii VI
inc transon. y; accouns ~ 10 tne
witness, was IN GOO oraer, an oIui-
NAY BUSINESS transactlon. anu Iater,
Wnen tne loan rs NO NOT met; . sae s.ocks
we're SOLO .nrousn w. p. Hioos q 20
Mr.. Flemlng was also useo oy tne gov.
ei etnmems 70 a pn, sne &c cSresGineso SH;i,ns OF OF
sig isna'uaes VI DIVES anu Suiiisan On
oLner business paper Iendsred 70 otner
washington banks. The bank was re-
paid IN full. the he, witness said. and q
smali oaiance sun STANDS 10 the credit
OF pledge account.
10y OOye "oAC HoAe
introduced py the prosecution TO bring
out the facts concerning the disappear
ance OF certain alleged stolen stocks.
Eugene OSuinVan, nineteen years old.
q messenger OF Goidschmidt & Co, tes-
tined that octooer ! he had delivered
800 shares or Atlantic Gulf and West
Indies steamship line stocks to Clark
Childs e Co, but on returning for the
cneck IN payment tnereof had been
rona,naS III III Whar,ss AhS. nsu nssr oeen re-
Of Goldschmidt & Co. testified in cor.
roboration of the former witness
GO 90,
sent "vo snaeA
John Monahan of the New York
brokerage hrm OF Filler Bullard &
Smytne testlned that on October 1
ne nad Sent 500 shares OF st. Louis
and san Francisco railroad stock to
MerriH Lynch q co. by a messenger
chester congress, who returned, he
said. ana told the ofice that after de-
Hvertng the stock he had returned for
2 cneck ana had been told that the
STOCKS nad never been received. Sim
Jar Jar teslimony was given by Chester
rese' the messenger. and julius
~us' s' ene hsa0 runner for that