The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-05
DECLARES HE NEVER
BORROWED MONEY
When Confronted With the
Dates of Other Deposits
in Bills Could Not Recall
Where Money c a IN e
From - Though Some
May Have Been From
!. Fees

Boston, Aug. 5.--The twenty cd
thousands of dollars which District Al
torney Nathan A. Tufts of Middlese
deposited in banks at about the tim
in 1917 that Daniel H., Coakley wa
disbursing thousands in effecting set
tlement of threatened litigation
against New York motion picture pro
ducers was again up for inquiry to
day at the trial of Tufts before tn
supreme court on charges of malfea
sance in Office.
The district attorney, who among
other allegations, is charged by At
torney General Weston Allen withhay
ing conspired with Coakley and otherl
to extort 100000 from the Laotior
picture men under threats of prose
eution for revels at Mishawum Manor
a Woburn road house, WAS recalled tC
the stand for cross examination. At
torney General Allen used as leads in
his inquiry the checking accounts Of
Mr.. Coskley which were produced in
court yesterday.
Addressing Mr.. Tufts, the attorney
general said:
Il call your attention to the fact
that on June l3, three days before
you deposited S5,025 in the Exchange
Trust company, Mr.. Coakley with
drew S9,250 in bills; and on June 26,
two days before you deposited S6,030,
Mr.. Coakley withdrew $1,000 in two
Withdrawals. Does that refresh your
recollection of whether you ever bor-
rowed any money from Mr.. Coakley :"
81 never borrowed any money and
] never received any money from Mr..
Coakley, regardless of what withdraw
ais he may have made" explained Mr..
Tufts.
"on Aug. Q, 1917, you deposited in
bills, banded, Sis and on Aug. IL in
bills, banded, 81 900 and on Aug. Is, in
bills, banded, 5000. From what source
did you receive the money!
Mr.. Tufts said he would have to
look the matter up.
DO you recall any case about that
time in which you received large
amount of money in bills?"
II do not"
81 call your attention to deposit
slips on the Exchange Trust company
on May %, 1920, of $1,000 in bills,
banded. From what source did you
receive thaty"
81 think about that time | made
Withdrawals from savings bank /
will be pleased to look it up"
II call your attention to deposit
slips of Dec 20, 1920, $500 in bills,
banded. Do you recall whether that
was drawn out of a savings bank or
how it was received?"
"fes, they were received as part of |
the largest fee ever earned"
Mr.. Tufts said the money was ulti- |
mately to go into his law firm
81 call your attention TO the deposit |
slips of the Winchester Trust company |
In bills. $500, on March 4, 1920"
Mr.. Tufts said it was part of the
same fee.
Mr.. Tufts was shown deposits Of
200 and less in the Exchange Trust
company and the Winchester Trust
company and answered that he did not
know what they were in some cases,
and said they might be cashed checks
or fees paid in bills in others.
On Jue 20, l920( $500 in bills was
deposited in the Winchester Trust Co.
Mr. Tufts said he thought it was
part of an amount he received as part
repayment of a loan TO his brother-in-
law On July |, 1920, bills amounting
TO $1,000 were deposited in the same
place.
Mr.. Tufts said the last amount was
money withdrawn from savings bank
accounts.
Mr.. Tufts said his check book would
not show from whom the checks were.
He said that he could not locate in
dividual amounts among a mass Of
email deposits On Dec. 20. 5000 was
deposited in bills and on Jan. 3. 1921,
IN bills. Sl043 do you recall for
what that vast" Mr.. Allen asked.
Mr.. Tufts said he thought il came
from the same large fee. This totsled
sll 900 which was paid in cash in De
rember. 1920
Mr.. Tufts said he did not deposit the
money in lump sum a. it was a con
tingent fee.
In reply to repeated questions a. 10
the source OF the various deposits, Mr.. ,
Tufts declared that when he goes away
on trips he often draws a large check
10 cash" cashes il. and on his re-
turn, II any i left. deposits il again.
This would account for many Of the !
deposits, he said.
some we're probably monthly install
ments on his salary. other might Ne
~ connectiOn with various court paw
nsnts for which be later drew checks
10 the county.
In June. 1920. Mr. Tufts ssid be re- F
'eived 81 900 from . client n
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