Evening star., 1939-06-03
.kanton Says Cash
Came From Loans;
Trial Nearly Over
Jury May Get Case Today
After Arguments and
Judges Instructions
BACKGROUND

Judges Instructions
BACKGROUND
Bolstering the Governments
case against former Judge Martin
T. Mdnton, charged ,Uith using
his office for profit, it has been
brought out in the trial that Mr..
Manton IN 1885 received $4,000
IN cash, but reported no tarable
income. Loans, cross loans and
transfers, plus successful deals By
Forrest Hills Terrace Corp and
other Manton enterprises, ac-
counted for his improved fnan-
cial condition in 1894, he testified.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 3.-Only the
final chapter remained in the trial
of former Federal Judge Martin T.
Manton today, after Manton's testi-
mony of receiving cash through un-
secured loans had been heard by
the jury trying him on a charge he
sold his judicial power.
With ony final arguments of prose-
cution and defense and the judges
charge remaining, 1t appeared prob
able the case would go to the jury
late today. The Government rested
this morning after calling one re-
buttal witness.
Accused Of conspiracy to obstruct
justice by selling his decisions as
senior member of the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals, Mr.. Man.
ton completed his testimony yes
terday, telling of loans totaling
more than 100000 from litigants
before him-and others-many OF
which were obtained ON his unse-
cured note.
Firms and men known nationally
in the business and entertainment
worlds were named by him as those
who lent him money, nearly always
in cash. which he deposited in a
safe in his chambers.
Says $4,000 Kept in Safe.
There-sometimes for periods as
long as two months. Mr.. Manton re-
lated-the money rested, to flow out,
most often in the form of cashier S
checks. to pay obligations of various
firms in which he was interested.
At one point, after Manton had
testified that during a month
period in 1885 more than $40, 900 had
been stored in the safe, Federal
Judge Calvin W. Chestnut asked him ::
What kind Of safe do you have?
To Which Manton replied, "A very
substantial safe, we did have"
Under cross-examination by
United States District Attorney
John T. Cahill, Mr.. Manton testi-
fed that in 1882 loan of $780,
900 was made to James j. Sullivan
business associate of Manton S
by the advertising firm of Lord
& Thomas, after Manton had ap-
preached an attorney for the
American Tobacco Co, asking that
Mr Sullivan be loaned SIS. 900
Lord e. Thomas were the advertis-
ing agent for the American Tobacco
! Co.
Tobacco Firm Wins Appeal.
At the time the loan was made
there was pending before the Cir
cult Court an appeal of a case
brought against the American To-
bacco Co.'S president, George Wash
ington Hill, over distribution OF
bonuses Of s10,000OO0. Subsequent
ly decision favorable to the
| tobacco company was handed down
Harry Warner of Warner Bros.
Aim producers, loaned the Fores,
Hills Terrace Corp-Manton- Con-
trolled-$50000 December II, 1898
Mr.. Manton testified. On December
II, 1888, Circuit Court decision
favorable to Warner Bros. was
handed down.
Did you go to Warner to gel
that money! asked Mr.. Cahill
! Il think I spoke to Mr.. Warner
replied Manton.
! OF the $4,000 obtained from
Warner. Manton recalled, $4,000
had been repaid.
From the late Barron Collier
street car advertising man, Mr.
Manton said he obtained a loan OF
$4,000 "in cash" in July OF
| August Of 1887" Mr.. Collier then
had the advertising concession in
the Interborough Rapid Transit
System, one of the city subways, fol
which Manton appointed Thoma,
E. Murray as receiver in 1882.