The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-26

payable to Governor McCray and
signed "a E. Herman & Co." ag-
gregating S134,050.
He said that he never signed the
notes, authorized the signatures or re-
ceived any consideration for them.
He said they represented no actual
transactions.
Customer" Letters Shown
Elliott read letters introduced in
evidence earlier in the trial written by
Governor McCray to banks, in which
he spoke of A. e. Herman as "a
customer" and said that the company
wished to renew notes.
Herman denied that the company
was a customer of the Governor, or
that it ever had given the Governor
a note or asked any renewals.
H. A. Rinehart of Kentland, Ind,
who said that he formerly was an
implement dealer, but now was loaf
ing" disclaimed all knowledge of a
series of notes, totaling Sal ,731, bear
ing the name of III. A. Rinehart &
Co, made payable. to Warren T. Nc
Cray.
Was Silent Partner
The Governor owned a one-fOurth
interest in the implement company,
Rinehart said, but was silent part
ner."
"Was he completely silent?" asked
Elliott
He was silent was the reply. II
bought and sold. kept the bank &C
counts and wrote the checks"
Rinehart said that the first knowl-
edge he had that notes were being
issued in the firms name without his
authority came shortly before Christ
mas, 1922.
About Christmas, 1922, I received
a letter from some bank about note
on our firm" Rinehart testified. Il
wrote little note on the letter and
sent it to the Governor. He answered
on the same piece of paper.
My note on the letter read:
w. T. M: Guess this is yours. Please
don't issue these notes. Henry Christ
mas. Henry
1.-The Governors reply read: Dear
Henry: 1 will take care of this.
Merry Christmas to you. w. T. M
Read that again-how did it go?"
said Judge Anderson.
Rinehart said that the Rinehart
firm, according to inventory of April
so 1928, had stock worth $4,000 and
that the whole firm never was worth
NOR ethan $4,000, including bad
debts.
Elliott read letetr dated Sept. 30,
1922, to the Peoples Statee Bank Of
Evansville, in which the Governor as
sured the bank the Rinehart Company
was worth "at least $4,000"
W. E. Towers, private secretary to
the Governor in his personal affairs,
was recalled to the stand. He spent
half an hour examining various series
of notes issued against the Hickory
Island, Rinehart HERMAN and other
firms which have occupied the spot
light in the trial.
Testifies on Writing
In his opinion. Towers said, the
several hundred notes he examined
We're written by Governor McCray-
Body, signature and Endorsement.
W. J. Hendry, manager of the
Morgan County Stock Farm, was the
first witness this morning.
After Hendry testified briefly on
ross.examination by Noel, defense at
torney, he was excused. District At
torney Elliott called James T. Mat
- Of
State Bank of Chrisney, Ind; e. Ny
lin, vice president of the Peoples
Stockyaris State Bank of Chi
cago, and NJ. J. Kreisle. cashier Of
the Tell City Qnd) National Bank, in
rapid succession.
Blows in support of the Govern
ment's contentious that McCray
forged notes and sent them through
the mail to banks were struck late
Friday by District Attorney Homer
Elliott.
Amos d. Morris Witness
Amos .. Morris. former cashier OF
the Discount and Deposit State Bank
of Kentland Ind. of which the Gov
ernor was president. identified ten
cattle notes. signed H. A, Rine-
hart & Co." He testified they were
written. body and signatures, by Nc
Cray. Morris was jointly indicted
with the Governor on charges of con-
spiracy to violate the national bank
ing act. Morris has pleaded guilty.
Pale and worn. Morris told in a
faltering voice the voluminous note
transactions of his former chief. With
glances at the Governor, who sat be
hind his attorneys nervously clasping
his chair or toying with his watch
chain, Morris said he never presented
notes to Rinehart, who lives at Kent
land, for renewal, but sent them TO