Evening star., 1930-12-14
G. Bryan Pitts Expected to
Take Stand and Explain
Financing Details.
END OF TENSE TRIAL
EXPECTED NEXT WEEK
Positive Testimony Promised to
Show How Defendant Advanced
Money and Received Notes.

With G. Bryan Pitts, principal de-
fendant, scheduled to take the stand
tomorrow morning, the F. H. Smith Co.
conspiracy trial, now under way In
District Supreme Court, is expected 30
go to the jury Wednesday or Thursday
Pitts has been on trial with C. Ebert
Anadale and John H. Edwards jr.. all
former Smith company officials. for an
alleged conspiracy to embezzle funds of
the company and destroy its records.
The defense is banking heavily OF
Fits testimony. Wilton j. Lambert
one OF his attorneys. announced in
court yesterday that the testimony ex-
pected from him would be of a posi-
tive" nature.
Right to Money Alleged.
I'VE mean," he explained, that, In
our opinion, the charge that Pitts EN-.
bezzled money which did not belong to
him has already been successfully re-
futed. Under that heading, the Gov
eminent placed between 100000 and
100000 Of alleged peculations. We now
propose to show that the REMAINING
$500, 600 or 500, 900 allegedly embezzled
was taken, but that Pitts was rightfully
entitled to. it,
The direct and croSs-examination OF
PlttS is expected to occupy the entire
session tomorrow and may run into
tuesday. Defense Attorneys Lambert
and Frank G. Raichle have indicate
that the other two defendants probabl
VIII not be called to the witness stan,
Final Moves Shortened.
Assistant United States Attornt
Nell Burkinshaw, who has been worl
ing on the prosecution with Nuger
Dodds, special aSsistan to the At
torney General, said the Government
EeouttaI would be short, and might nc
require more than an hour.
After the rebuttal testimony Is I,
there will remain only the argument
by counsel and the charge Of JUST,
William Hitz before the case Is give
to the jury of 10 men and 2 women.
Shortly before court adjourned We
terday, the defense had marked
identthcation about 20 notes broug
into court by Emory L. Coblentz, prc
dent OF the Central Trust Co. Of Ere
erick, Md. Defense Attorney Raic'
said these notes, at their face val
aggregated approximately 100000.
Finance Details Barred.
They will be used, when broua
into evidence" he said, ito show II
Pitts was entitled to this sum from I
Beverly Building Corporation, whir
financed the construction of the LIZ
and Finance Building Of Pittsburgh"
The defense will contend that whe
the first mortgage funds fell short
being enough to finance the construc
ton of the building, Pitts, principa
stockholder, was called upon for cas-
advances. They will attempt to shov
that he did make various cash ad
vances, and that he was similarly re
paid, accounting in this manner fc
various bank deposits by Pitts whic.
the Government has contended repre-.
sented embezzlements by him.
Coblentz, on croSs-examination b.
Mr.. Dodds, admitted that his banf
once held $414,000 in notes Of two
stenographers and a clerk Of the
Smith Co. He said, however, that
these notes were later paid up by a
syndicate"
The indictment under which the de-
PENDANTS are being tried Is drawn In
four counts, the first charging a con-
spiracy to embezzle and the other three
alleging specific offenses of record de-
struction or concealment The jurv
may find the defendants innocent on
all counts or guilty of one or more.