Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21

owner of the Lancaster Mercantile
company, he had a right to trade for
the company in this way, and" he
said, 'if lost it was no misappropria-
ton of funds"
Cross Examination.
The cross-examination was conduct
ed by ex-Judge Mendel Smith and con-
sumed the remainder of the afternoon
session.
Mr.. Smith took the witness at 3:40
| o'clock in the afternoon and the session
| for the afternoon ended at o'clock.
Among the first questions asked OF
the witness was:
rs there a single instance in which
similar transaction was carried on,
where you traded for the company
and traded under your name, or
where any other member Of 1.-The firm
so traded and where when the loss
was sustained it was transferred to
the account Of the Lancaster Mer-
camille company"
The witness said that he did not
remember a similar transaction, but
would not swear that there had been
oSother ones like 1t.
He testified, however, that he had
carried other accounts in his name for
different people and showed checks for
them, as well as referring again to the
transaction for Mr.. Springs operator.
Always Pay and Collect.
He showed a transaction while in
New York which amounted to some
$500 in which George T. Stevens and
another friend each shared with him
and showed the cancelled checks to
the effect that he had paid them,
reading a letter from one showing that
II really thought you were joking and
had no idea you included me in the
deal"
II always pay the winnings and I
always collect the losings in my
transs ctions / act on the square,, de-
clared the witness.
At this time there was right much
of a ripple 70 amusement created when,
after Smith had declared that If re-
auired to post a bond in the sum Of
| S30O, 900 he would either have to go to
jail or take the bankruptcy act" Judge
Smith informed him that he would not
have such bond to post.
Let me ask you question:" said
the witness.
Judge Smith indicated that he might
do so.
IF you had asked for that bond, how
much you'd you have asked the court
to place me under?"i
: The audience laughed and then Judge
Smith replied:
II would have asked a sufficient
amount to have safeguarded Colonel
Springs assets and to have been just
to you p" d,
The witness then was put through
the line of questions that had been put
by the counsel on the direct examina-
tfon, in which the fight in the office or
| the Lancaster Mercantile company was
referrt d to and other matters regarding
the attempt at getting an audit OF the
books.
Shut Out of Office.
He testified that H. r. Rice, Mr..
Springs secretary, had got into his
Cjones) office and had put a spring
lock on it so that even he (Jones)
couldn't get itno It,
Hc admitted on cross examination
that all the time the $7,500 indebted
ness was outstanding against the Lam
caster Mercantile company, that the
company had around $4,000 on deposit
in the First Nationa bank OF Lancas1
ter and that the amount could have
been paid at any time the bank had
seen fit to call for it.
He stated that he was very mucn
hurt by the attitude of John T. Stew
ems, whom he claimed had deserted"
him. -
II would not have cared if Leroy
Springs had never spoken to me- said
the witness, "but John T. Stevens ana
myself have been friends ever. since
boyhood, and that part of 1t hurt me
yar, much I cannot understand why
he has turned against me as he has.
The afternoon session closed with
the defendant still on the stand, with
the Indication that good part OF To-
morrow's session will be taken up IN
continuing his cross examination.
No statement was forthcoming as TO
how many witnesses for the defense
will take the stand, though the STATE
will place Col. Springs and John T.
Stevens on the stand to contradict
some OF the statements made by Mr..
Jones, it was stated. ..