Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 May 1894 — Page 4

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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1891.

THE DAILY JOURNAL THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1604.

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J I!e(nnnmiiiea(ion$ intended for publication in tlttjafer tni st, m enter to recetee attention, benelent uiiifu by the name and address of thevriter. THE INDIANA TOLIS JUUHN'AX. Can be found at the following pUcu: I'ARIS American Exchauge in Paris, 30 Boularard ceCapuciaes. 2KW OK K Gllficy House and Windsor HoteL IIULALELPIIIA 4.P. KemMo. 3733 Lancaster avenue. CHICAGO Palmer House. Auditorium HoteL .tClNXATI-J.rwIIaw!ey&Co,15iVUid street 10UI6V1U.F-C. T. Heering; cortuweat corner ot ILixd aud Jtutmu eUetrta. tl. LOUIS Union Xews Company, Union Depot V. A81IINGTON, 1). C-r.lggs House and Ebbitt Uvea the Sentinel's- assurance collapsed as the returns came In all one way. Indiana has long been patient, but Tuesday the Iloosier mad was fully aroused. The great constitutional right of sending petitions to Congress la boots has met with a backset. It must grieve Senator Voorhees that he cannot -join the Populist leaders as a defender of Coxeyism. While the Democratic undertakers are Bending the news to Voorhees they might duplicate the dispatch to Bynum. Numerous citizens of Indiana seem to have voted the Republican ticket on Tuesday for the first time in their lives. "General" Coxey ought to have read up on the laws of the District of Columbia before he attempted to capture Washington. The voting of Tuesday Indicates that the gerrymander will not be a sufficient obstacfe to popular rule in Indiana to save the Democratic minority. No third party showed up in the elections of Tuesday to help the Democracy, which la fresh evidence that the average voter when la dead earnest never votes In tha air. The obsolete laws of the District of Columbia seem to come In very handy just now. The Information against Coxey charged him with unlawfully displaying a banner or device. The new Republican city governments In Indiana can do much towards making the State safely Republican" next fall by giving the people better local government than they have ever had before. It was McIIugh, of Tippecanoe, and the McIIugh Legislature that postponed the municipal elections from May, 1S33, to May, ISO t all or which proves that scoundrellsm in legislation does not pay. Tuesday's elections gave the Republicans' an opportunity in a large number of cities In Indiana to prove themselves worthy of popular confidence. If they fall to improve the opportunity It will be their own fault. The Democratic party has been turned out of power In most of the cities of Indiana because It had proved Itself unfit to be intrusted with power. It is to be hoped the lesson will not be lost on the Republican xarty. The Prohl - Democratic candidate for Mayor, with the gamblers' money, could not defeat the sturdy Republicans In the new city of West Indianapolis. The Republicans there prefer the full running factories for their city to beins the headquarters of the Indianapolis gamblers. It Is not often that the Journal la able to say a word In praise of Speaker Crisp, but It does heartily approve of his dignltkd disposal of Coxey without an atom of demagogy. In this respect the average Southern Democrat is a decided improvement upon the Northern Democrat In Congress, who always resorts to demagogy. There Is no room for any difference of opinion as to the forcible ejectment of Mr. Charles Stewart from the Denlson House elevator. It was a violation of the spirit of the Constitution of the United States and of an express law of the State, and a personal outrage. The incident was an anachronism. It should have happened forty years ago. The well-to-do people of this city have Contributed $13,200 to assist the needy during the winter, and they would willingly contribute much more to relieve the wants of these who have become poor because of lack of e mployment, but they "have neither i money," raiment nor food for bands of men whom hare-brained sensationists like Coxey and Fry thrust uron them. If Mr. Bynum will put on his long-distance glasses he can read the handwriting; on the wall In Tuesday's elections. The Republicans made large gains in the cities of Anderson, Elwood and Alexandria, in Madison county, and they carried Greenfield, Hancock county, for tho first time in twenty years. These elections, following that of Indianapolis last fall, seal the grassburner's doom. A year ago the Sullivan regime, controlled by the Sullivan bankers, failed to negotiate a JOVt.WJ loan at 4i per cent. A weak house made a bid for the bonds and put up a forfeit, which the city could not obtain. Subsequent events led many to suspect that the bid was made in the interest of those holding the bonds In order that the interest might have been continued at 7.3 per cent. In the face of $00,000 of defaulted bonds bearing 7.3 per cent., to redeem which 4Vi per cent, bonds

could not be sold In 1833, the disfavor with which investors look upon an overdue bond and the eecrst attempts at the outset to prevent the negotiation of a 4 per cent. bond, tho present city government had serious obstacles to overcome in placing JJ1.009.C00 of bonds of that denomination. The present government has, & month in advance of the date of payment, perfected arrangements to take up the 7.3 bonds and substitute 4 per cents. By this change, $10,SS0 will be required for interest where J73.C33.50 was paid out last year and during the past thirty years. It is an achievement upon which the tax-payers may be congratulated. It was brought about by the hearty co-operation of the City Council with the Mayor and controller. AX LXPHECEDEXTED TRIUMPH.

The overturns In Indiana Tuesday have nowhere a parallel this year of Democratic reverses except In New Jersey. More than sixty cities, usually more than half Democratic, held elections Tuesday and not over a half dozen of them show Democratic ascendency. Local issues and controversies entered into some of the contests, but these usually affect one parry as much as the other; but on Tuesday It was the Democratic policy which has paralyzed business, destroyed employment and brought loss or want to many thousands that the people were determined to condemn, and they did it. As a wh"e, the Democracy has gone down in Indiana as a party has never been submerged in this State. Cities which have never had Republican Mayors elected them on Tuesday. Cities which for a generation have had a succession of Democratic councils broke that succession this year. Every Democratic Senator and Representative living In a city voting on Tuesday received a special stroke; but the protest of Senator Voorhees's city was the loudest and most angry. Victory Involves responsibility. In power In most of the cities of Indiana, the Republicans elected and those who have Influence should see that the people are given intelligent and clean administrations. The offices are few, and but few people can be rewarded by their bestowal, but there Is not a citizen so humble that a Judicious management of municipal affairs and an intelligent enforcement of the laws and ordinances will not be to his advantage. No city can long be prosperous with a defective and wasteful management of municipal affairs. In no other way can the Re publicans in cities retain the advantage which they gained In Tuesday's elections. We now have throughout Indiana the longsought but never hitherto attained opporas tunity of proving the superiority of the Republican 'party for the management of local affairs. Let us make the most of it and thus perpetuate party ascendency. At the same time letus seize upon the oppor tunities offered by these inspiring victories to strengthen our lines for the contests of November. THE COLLAPSE OP COXEYISM. ine original coxey movement is prac tically ended. Public Interest centered about the arrival of the common wealcrs ia Wash ington, their parade in the streets and Coxey's attempt to address them from the steps of the Capitol. There were dramatic possibilities in this programme that held the public interest to see how it wculd end. The culminating point having passed, public Interest in the movement will cease. The rocket has been fired. It has exploded in the air. and the stick has come down. All that is left of It -Is the memory of an eccentric flight and an unpleasant odor. There is no longer room for speculation as to how the commonwealers will be received in Washington, whether Coxey will be permitted to speak from the steps of the Capitol, whether there will be bloodshed. etc All these speculations have been solved. Coxey has played his trump card and lost the trick and the game. Himself and his lieutenant in the hands of the law and his deluded followers without money encugh in sight to buy a breakfast. It may indeed be said that the bottom has fallen out of the movement. Coxey and his wife and daughter may hang around Washing ton a few days enjoying the vulgar no toriety they have attained, but Interest In them will soon wear out, and when they find their slender means near the point of exhaustion they will slip away and go home. The "army" will not hold together long. The people of Washington will not support them, and when they find Congress will not do anything for them they will besrin to devise ways and means to get away. The moral force of the movement is spent, and hereafter nothing that Coxey may say or do will excite any public in terest. The failure of the parent movement will knock the life out pf th? branches. What "General" Coxey could not do "General" Kelly. "General" Fry and other imitators cannot hope to accomplish. His reception in Washington will not encourage them to continue the game. After reading the story of Coxey's expulsion from the Capitol grounds ' and , the arrest of his lieutenant for . disorderly conduct they will not care to try Issues with the Washington police. It is doubtful if any of the other armies will ever reach Washington, and the proba bility Is that the entire movement throughout the country will collapse In a very short time. ALL "WO UK EH FOR SUCCESS. In the magnificent work done by the Re publicans all over Indiana on Tuesday it Is hardly possible to say that the workers in t one city deserve more credit than those in another, yet one cannot help feeling proud of the handsome results attained at the homes of some of the candidates who were disappointed at last week's convention. Whatever might be G. W. Wilson's strength throughout the State, there can be no doubt that he is a most Important factor in the politics of Fort Wayne. The greatest Re publican victory that Fort Wayne has ever known, turning a Democratic margin of 2,500 Into a . Republican majority of nearly GOO, speaks volumes for the loyalty and activity of Mr. Wilson and his friends. Then look at New Albany, the home of Gen. Jas per Packard. He went home and took off his coat for the cause Just as actively as though he had been chosen to bear the party's standard, and contributed handsomely to the great victory in New Albany,

which, for the first time in its history, went Republican. Robert J. Loveland and John W. Lovett went home as good Republicans as they came to the convention, said in the Republican victories at Peru and Anderson signs of their patriotic activity can be seen. Harry B. Tuthill, of LaPorte county, went

home defeated from the convention, and the first news that the Democratic strongholds of Michigan City and LaPorte had fallen came over his signature Tuesday1 nightiJ Bob" Brown retired to Franklin, and the next Issue of his newspaper bristled all over with Republicanism, and Franklin went Republican with the rest. South Bend, where Aaron Jones is looked up to. and his coun sel sought by all Republicans, turned its big Democratic margin into a Republican majority. Over one thousand majority In Muncle speaks well for Webster S. Rlchey, and the handsome pluralities in Richmond and New Castle show that there Is no sore ness among the friends of Comstock and Forkner. RushvMe's plurality shows that the friends of Watson did not "lay down." At Terra Haute the Republican manage ment was entirely In the hands of the personal friends of W. W. Ilauck, and the) magnificent victory there shows plainly that Ilauck is true blue. Precisely the same condition of affairs txisted in Brazil, tha home of Judge Coffey, and the Republicans wiped up the platter clean. The remarkable victory at Huntington, the home of Leopold Levy, and the big figures at Noblesvllle show that the nomination of Mr. Scholz left no sore spot. Greenfield, the home of R. A. Black, went Republican the first time in its history, and the news from Auburn, Mr. Ensley's home, and from Princetpn, Mr. Tichenor's home, is equally encouraging. Viewing the election as a general ratifica tion on the part of Republicans, It certainly seems that nobody Joined m the demonstra tion more heartily than did the loyal Re publicans who failed of success at last week's convention. J , POPULIST LEADERS AND COXEYISM. As the days pass and the folly, the uselessness and the burden of Coxeyism impress themselves upon average people. they cannot lose sight of the fact that tho men who should and do know better, and who are urging the deluded trampers on, are the leaders of the Populist party. At Des Moines, Ia, the last Populist candidate for President, General Weaver, appears as tlje champion of the large contingent which is contentedly eating up the substance of . the poor people of that city. Every day his speeches are telegraphed and he is one of those who demand that the railroads shall furnish free transportation for all who desire to go to Washington on a fool's errand. Two Populist Governors, ; Walte and Pennoyer, have announced that they will not interfere to prevent train-stealing. Sovereign, of the Knights of Labor, de clares that he will cause every railroad in Iowa to be tied up if Kelly's army is not taken to Chicago. He would paralyze the business and industry of a great State because its railroads will not haul several hundred men to Chicago, whose sustenance by the people and whose crossing the coun try will encourage vagabondage. A Cleveland man in 1832, Sovereign Is now a Popu list of the ultra law-ignoring stripe. Os borne, Secretary of State, In Kansas, advocates revolution if Congress does not listen to the band3 of deluded and Ignorant persons In or on their way to Washington. The ridiculous Coxey and his lieutenants, when arraigned In the Washington Police Court, for violation of a federal law, have every Populist lawyer in Congress pressing about them for the notoriety of being their counsel. That Coxey talks now of bloody revolution does not deter the Populist leaders from supporting him In what he does and says. Even in this State the Pop ulist leaders, in part, have urged men to Join Fry's band and have done 'all in their power to magnify an evil which is already a burden upon the people, and particularly upon the poor. The fact to be emphasized Is that Coxey ism has come to be a demonstration sus-' talned by the Populist leaders. They are doincr it in the expectation of winning votes. They are behind all the movements to steal railroad trains, all the efforts to swell the numbers of these bands composed of their dupes, the Ignorant, the aimless and the tramp. They would coax men having employment to leave it to join these bands which live on the people. They silently approve the incendiary speeches of Coxey, Fry and their associates. Indeed, the Populist leaders are making such speeches. They have become the promot ers of wholesale beggary and of organiza tions which are eating the bread of labor. They know that nothing but suffering and lawlessness can come of Coxeyism, yet they are egging it on, hoping that It will result in their political aggrandizement. It is the most reckless and vicious political conspiracy of years, because It defies law and involves violence as an alternative. Secretary Herbert has got himself much criticised for the remedies for Coxeyism which he gave in a speech in Philadelphia, one of which was that "the rich men of the country should give reasonably to the poor of their riches," and the other that the government should provide work for the unemployed by assuming control of the railroads and telegraphs. The rich have been giving very generously the past six months, a fact which the Secretary of the Navy may not know, unless he means a division of property. If the government should run the railroads, how could it give mf re employment than now unless it hired two men to do what one now performs? Mr. Herbert must be confused by the Car negie armor-plate IncidentThere Is no longer a doubt that a third tariff bill Is being prepared for the Senate, and that Voorhees, Vest and the other Democrats of the finance committee know no mose about it than the Republican Senators. It is said by those best informed that Colonel Tichenor. who was Assistant; Secretary of the Treasury during the first year of - the Harrison administration and was transferred to the board of appraisers. Is engaged in framing a new tariff In a back room of the Treasury Department under the direction of Secretary Carlisle, who is advising with Senators Brice. Gorman and

Smith, neither of whom is a member of the finance committee. It will be the Cleveland tariff bill.

If such extensive strikes as that of the emploj-es of the Great Northern railroad are ta be settled by arbitration after a period of Interruption and loss, why not have Jhe disputes referred ' to arbitration at the outset? The employes have lost I w MV m U4t4 Ul. Will -VA I J 44.aFlA government nave been put to much expense by a failure of the company and Its employes to come to terms at the outset. Both have lost, and probably President Hill has lost most in prestige. If the mat ters In dispute had been referred to an able board of arbitration three months ago. as they will be now, all Interests would have been better off. The Journal desires to extend its distin guished consideration to one John McHugh, of Tippecanoe. It will be remembered that. believeing the Democratic party to be on the top of a tidal wave of success, Mr. MoHugh, with the exercise of much fiendish diligence and with the sacrifice of what reputation he had as a fair-minded lawmaker. succeeded In getting through the last Legislature a bill making the terms of all mu nicipal officers four years. The first fruits of this law are now harvested, and the Republicans have a sure thing on nearly every municipal office In Indiana for at least four years. Much interest is being taken by all the newspaper people of the city in the enter tainment to be given under the auspices of the Press Club for the benefit of Mr. D. L. Paine. In the long years of his service on the local press they knew him not as a mere associate, but as a friend, and in his retirement he is not forgotten. For his sake they desire the affair to be a success, and in order that this may be so and that the general public, to which, like the most of the men who make newspapers, Mr. Paine Is unknown, may be attracted, an entertainment is being provided which will well repay those who attend. All who are to participate are artists in their respective lines. Of Mr. Riley it need only be said that he will appear to cause rejoicing. The same is true of Mrs. Enrique Miller, whose beautiful voice has been heard less frequently of late than her admirers could desire. Mr. Douglas Sherley won instant popularity on his appearance here last year. Mr. Booth Tarkington, a general favorite, has kindly consented to take part, and these, with others who will participate, in sure a programme of varied character and of the highest order. It will be an enter tainment in the truest sense. The Coxey crowd would not have been complete without the addition of our old friend, Dr. T. A. Bland. The Doctor has spent the greater part of his life in trying to readjust the universe and establish the eternal fitness of things according to his notions, without making any appreciable progress. Yesterday he turned up in the Police Court at Washington as a friend and sympathizer with -Coxey. If he needs any vouchers that he is a crank of long standing and high degree he can get plenty of them from persons in this city, where he formerly lived. HUDDLES IX THE AIR. Crnel. Weary Watklns Madam, I was not al ways as you see me now Mrs. PeckNo, I guess not. I suppose there was a time once In your life when you were entirely sober. A Check to Genius. "What are you In here for?" asked the prison visitor. "Plagiarism," answered the convict "What?"" "Plagiarism. I tried to publish a private Issue of $C0 greenbacks." Good School. "Why, Mr. Gehones, I did not suppose you cared anything for baseball," said the deacon. "I am surprised to see you here." "I didn't come out to see the game," an swered the sensational evangelist. "'I get a good many expressions for my sermons from hearing those fellows on the cheap seats talk to the umpire." muffins Out of It. Mr. Hungry Hlggins looked over the fence and saw a sight that nearly paralyzed' him. He looked again. Yes, it was too true. Mr. Dismal Dawson was sawing wood. "What does this mean?" asked Hungry. Mr. Dawson saw he was caught. So he straightened up and assumed an air of righteous indignation. "It means dis,' said he. "De boys didn't treat me right In dlvidin up the beer las' night, an I'm out on strike, see?" THE DOUXCIXG OF COXEY. The Coxey petition has died with its boots on. St. ouis Republic. Coxey may experience a slight earth quake from the Jar of a pair of govern ment ooots tr he flont Denave nimseir. -Louisville Commercial. A few more arrests of Coxeyites like those in Washington yesterday would wind up this "commonweal" imbecility for good. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. The farce Is at an end, and fortunately without bloodshed. The news from Washirurton is not encouraging1 for the other commonwealers who are on the road. Chicago Tribune. Having been given a thorough test, the movement should now be allowed to expire as quickly and as peaceably as It came into existence. The country has had a surfeit of the clown and crank and longs, for a change. Pittsburg Dispatch. Honest workingmen will now see. If they were tempted for a moment by the agita tors, that the true way to effect reform and to alter the present unhappy conditions is bv a resort to the ballot and not to force. Cincinnati Tribune. The law was against them, but it was a bad law, and while Its existence must be held to Justify the act of the police in en forcing it its innate Injustice will win for the men who violated it widespread sympa thy which will result in Its repeal. Chicago Times. Thera Is reason to think that, with proper taot and firmness, the whole episode might have been made mild and comparatively in offensive. As it is it has been made riotous, and in the eyes of some excitable per sons may take on an appearance of op pression. cnicago Jiecora. Coxeyism long ago lost what little respect the people had for it. It degenerated into buffoonery and foolishness, and the authors and manipulators of it have lost all claim to the public's patience. No reform movement was ever promoted by such individuals as Coxey and never will be. Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. If Coxey is right and Immunity Is to be granted him and his foolish followers to set the laws at defiance on any cranky whim or notion, the American people should at once surrender their prerogative of selfgovernment and hunt the most convenient "man on horseback" that can be found. The rule of a single intelligent tyrant is preferable to a mob of tyrants. Pittsburg Post, Bulletin on Indlnnnpolls Smallpox. A special yesterday from the Journal's Washington correspondent says the weekly bulletin of the supervising surgeongeneral of. the Marine Hospital to-day at tacks the smallpox In Indianapolis. It quotes Secretary of the State Board of Health Metcalf to the effect that "there is considerable danger of. a spread of the malady. The absence of a pesthouse or horpital is noted, and it is added that if the disease win spreau it wm uo so be fore one could be erected.

IT OPENS STRONGER

The Defense in the Bank Case Has Profited by the Adjournment. It Says It Will Show that London Shipnients Were Legitimate and that the Branches Were Honestly Organized. FIRST EVIDENCE IS HEARD The Prosecution Takes a New Tack on the London Transactions. Judg-e Baker Announces that He Will Permit No Hair Splitting: Tho Statement for Heed. For a second time the government has be gun to introduce the evidence upon which it depends for a conviction of Francis A. and Percival B. Coffin and Albert S. Reed for aiding and abetting Theodore P. Haughey in the misapplication of the funds of the Indianapolis National Bank, making false entries upon the books of the bank, and making false reports to the Controller of the Currency. The taking, of evidence was begun a few minutes after the convening of the court yesterday afternoon, and took the same course as upon the opening of the other trial the introduction of documentary evidence showing the incorporation of the bank, the cabinet company and its various branch concerns. The morning session of the court was oc cupied by the opening statements of coun sel. Deputy District Attorney Corr pre sented the case of the government to the Jury and Mr. Winter and Lawson M. Har vey the case of the defendants, the latter appearing for Reed specially. In his state ment Mr. Corr took another tack upon thi question of the $194,000 which was shown upon the former trial to have been sent to London. On cross-examination In the for mer case It was shown that all of this money and 513,000 additional was sent back from London. In his statement yesterday morning Mr. Corr said the purpose of sending the money to London was to make It appear that the company was doing a large business, and enable the Coffins to sell their business to an advantage. He went Into the details of the case, and alluded to many of the transactions brought out in evidence upon the former trial, and stated the amounts of indebtedness of the cabinet company to the bank. Mr. Winter took advantage of the opening left in the reference to the London transaction to call the attention of the Jury to these transactions, and say that It was charged by the government that this money was misapplied, but that It would be impossible to substantiate the accusation by evidence. Lawson M. Harvey said the evidence would show that his client Albert S. Reed, had no Interest in the company, though he was an officer of It. He said It would be shown that he had never received any dividend on the one share of stock owned by him, and it would be shown that his work was merely of a clerical nature. During the afternoon Charles F. Meyer, who was a director in the bank, was called and testified that the officers of the bank were controlled by Haughey. Bank examiner Young was also upon the stand, and testified to his examination of the bank and the disclosures from it substantially the same as ,upon the former trial. Receiver Hawkins also testified as to the paper found in the bank and the worthless character of the greater part of it, and to the value of the paper held by the bank against the various concerns. AXTICIPATIXG THE PHOSECUTIOX. 31 r. Winter Attempt to Explain Awny Shadowy Transactions. When court convened at 0 o'clock yesterday morning all the witnesses for the government were called, sworn and Instructed by the court. They were told that they must retire from the court room to a room about the building, and that jhey were not to talk to one another about any of the facts which they knew in connection with the case, nor after they had testified were they to tell any person what they had testified to. The court said this rule did not apply to expert Hays and the witnesses might talk with him or any of the attorneys connected with the case about what they knew and any facts connected with the casa. It was also agreed by the defense that the rule of separation of witnesses need not aipiy to receiver Hawkins, and he was permitted to remain in the room. The opening statement for the government was made by Assistant District Attorn 2y Corr. lie said the Jurors were probably aware of the fact that all national banks were more or less under the control of the government and subject to inspection by government officials. Their transactions are governed and limited by certain laws, and they may be closed and suspended by the government for a violation of these laws. He then read the section of the Revised Statutes of the United States upon which the indictment in the case against the Coffins and Reed Is based and went into an exposition of the law. He said prior to July of last year thert had been an Indianapolis National Bank, and that it held paper of the cabinet company to a large amount which was worthless. He said the government would show that the cabinet company "had not property sufficient to realize DO cents on the dollar on this paper representing the indebtedness of the company to the bank. He said the defendants were indicted for aiding and abetting Theodore P. Haughey in the mlsapplicaUon of the funds of the bank, making false entries upon the books of the bank and making false reports to the Controller of the Currency. He then took up tha indictment and explained the counts as in the former trial. He said there were a great many tales connected with the failure of the bank and the transactions of tha cabinet company and he would try to detail to the jury the methods of the defendants. Mr. Corr then went into the organization of the various branch concerns controlled by the cabinet company, saying the government would show that their stock was mere "shadows." and that Immediately upon their organization they beg-aii to borrow large sums of money from the bank, lie said the government would show that one of the companies which had paper in the bank amounting to J-'S.SSG.TO never had any existence and no books of the company could be found. He also said the government would show that the United states Office Furniture Company never had any existence. He said it would be shown that when the county assessor went to the defendants to ascertain what property these companies had for tha purpose of assessing taxes against them that he was told they had no property and were merely organized

He said they would also show thCty 5 Haughey had allowed notes of John Rob- lla Vy? HnJ

ens, yrio was tsoivtrm ui me time, to ie replaced by notes of the lndianaKlis Plow Company, which was insolvent, and known to be so by Haughey. He said it would be shown that the bank held notes of Percival B. Coffin to th amount of $27,000, and it would also lw shown that he had made a sworn statement to the county assessor that th? only property he possessed was a watch valued at $1 and a bicycle worth $40. Mr. Corr said the government would show that as far back as 11 the cabinet company was Insolvent and unable to pay Its debts, and that the London branch was organized for the purpes? of unloading the concern upon the English people. This was a new phase 'put ou this

transaction since the time of the first trlil. Counsel f.r the evernment said in oniei to make it possible to sell the concern to the English at a j!h price it was necess.iry to make it appear that the company wal doing a. latere I.UMnrss. an J to aooiiiplih this drafts were drawn uron the InJon branch by the cabinet urnpany, and then at about the time these !rafts S-anv du th cabinet company would send monv to London with which to mt them, making it appear that the conr. ny was transacting a lATtf business. in this connection he said that F. A. Coffin Ment several months in London trying to perfect th3 scheme, and that the Luoks lure were to

be doctored, to make it appvar that th concern was doins a large and profitable business. He spoke of letters written by Coffin ta Haughey while the former was in lwlon. In some of these lettcr3 he sail Co!!ln wns hopeful, whils in others he vas d. s;xndent. He also spoke of letters written by Haughey in answer to thte in whiea Haughey said be thought the bank would have to call a halt as the Indebu Jness was getting tr.o largo ani becoming too much of a burden to the bank. Mr. Corr dropped Into an argumentative statement upon these facts, and was Interrupted by the court and told to confine him?elf to a simple ftaternent of facts without attempting to put any construction whatever on them. The deputy district attorney then took up the countaj charging specific misapplication of th funds and considered them in detail. Ha referred to the Mexican draft which coma out In evidence on the former trial, and said the government would show that after depositing it in the bank and getting credit for the amount it was collected by th cabinet company. He said he did not know what the defense would be, but Judged from the statements of counsel for tha defense upon the former trial that they would claim to have $2 for every 1 they owed. He claimed that the government would b? able to show the absolute insolvency of the cabinet company and all the branches. He said the government would show that the property covered by th fcO.OOO was not worth that amount of money and that the indebtedness exceeded that amouit. MR. WINTER'S STATEMENT. Mr. Winter made the first statement on behalf of the defendants. He was very earnest in his talk and claimed that tha defense -would be able to show by reliabl evidence that all of the transactions questioned by the government were perfectly legitimate and honest. He was several times Interrupted by the court and cautioned not to enter the field of argument, but confine himself solely to a statement of facts that the defense expected to prove. Mr. Winter then ?aid: "You have heard the statement of facts upon which th government relies to make its case. Thera is never a story told to which there is not another s!d?. We will try to show this other side. We believe we can show that there is no criminality on the part of the defendants. It wiil. take some time for mi to make my statement, but 1 believe If you will give n.e full rime I will make it clear to you. The government has churned; these defendants with fifty offenses. Th government has not coniined itself to the law permitting It to charge distinct offenses in distinct counts, but has, In addition to this, combined all the transactions under general counts." He then read the section, of statutes read by Mr. Corr to enable the Jury to understand what offensts It defined. Then ha said it was not charged that the defendants were officers of the bank. "It Is charged that Haughey, as president of the bank, committed offenses and was aided and abetted by these defendants. It Is first necessary to show thai Haughey committed the offenses. And ta prove this it is first necessary to shoT that the money of the bank was willfully misapplied and with intent to injure thi association. Haughey Is next charged wltli making false entries. It must be shown that these entries were made by Haughty and that they were false entries, and mad with intent to injure the association." Judge Baker It may be well to 6ay to you now, Mr. Winter, that the court will instruct the Jury that if the entries wera made by the direction of Haughey they were made by him. ' ; Mr. Winter I understand that, your Honor. I was simply stating the elementary principle. Continuing. Mr. Winter said: "The next charge is making false entries, and contains the same elements and requires the sama proof." He then took up the Fpeciflo counts, which are from one to sixteen, inclusive. He said counts seventeen to thirty-four Inclusive, except nineteen, twentynine and thirty-two, questioned all transactions generally. The three excepted counts are predicated on the assumption that tha loan of more than 10 ier cent, of capital stock is a willful misapplication, counts thirty-seven to forty-six charge false entries, and forty-seven charges specific misapplication, and the last throe counts charge false reports to the Controller of tha Currency. Mr. Winter then went into tha history of the bank, stating that HauRhey was the largest stockholder in the bank and most Interested in its welfare. Ha said that there will be no evidence by tha government to show that Haughey had any pecuniary interest in the cabinet company, nor that any member of the cabinet company had any pecuniary interest in tha bank. The cabinet company was not a "shadow," but was one of the largest and, at one time, one of the most prosi-roui establishments in this city. He then described in detail the plant of the company in this city, saying they owned six acre of real estate in the city, which was mostly covered by buildings of the most substantial character. Its business was largely of the natura of a monopoly from the fact thnt Its pnufacturcs were protected by ratents. When it tegan business it became a cu.sto.aer of the bank and borrowed money, as did others. He faid the government charged that they drew money for their pay roll, and he wanted to call attention to the fact that the corm-any did no retail bu'ne3 here, but sold to retailers all ovef tha world, and that it was i old in checks and drafts, and not naoney. The result was that it handled scarcely any money, and its business on both sides of the account, mut necessarily be' transacted through a iKtnk. When it wanted cash for its pay roll it had to draw a check on the tank. but tha defense would show that during the week it had been makinar deposits In the bank of the commercial paper it received in tha course of its business. .. . . "One of the material allegations to lx proven." said Mr. Winter, is that the Cabinet company was insolvent and known to be so by Haughey. We think thry w'll not be able to show this. We think that we will be able to fhow that the company had J2 in assets to SI. in liabilities. You jnust remember the failure of this company came during last summer when all business concerns were in financial straits, and that it was drawn down by the failure of this bank. Another feature to be considered Is the existence of a motive. What motive did the defendants have In the misappropriation of the funds of the bnk? On tha other trial they introduced evidence to show that these defendants had withdrawn J190,OiiO which had been sequestered by a brother then in London. I had a brief time to cross-examine the witness by which this was attempted to be proven, and so effectively was these transactions explained that .the counsel for the government, in his opening statement now, has not made this accusation. The statement now is thf.t this money was sent to py drafts formerly drawn. This is simply sending the money to London by one route and bringing it back by another route to the bank. They now say this Indon money was sent in pursuance of a wicked scheme to unload the property on to the English people. Thera will not le a scintilla of evidence to show that the defendants ever desired or attempted to sell their plant. At the conclusion of this case these accusations concerning this Indon money will fall to tha ground. It will be shown that nil the money pent to London was received back. It will be shown that while J1S4,0) was tent ta London there came Iack anl Into the bank the sum of J210.000. We will show that tha mission of F. C. Coffin In Ixn'ion was to 'sell the IJXO.OOO bonds de;os5tel with tha bank as collateral security for the locn to the companv. The evidence will jhow that at all tims the defendants dslrel to reduce their indebtedness to the bank. There will be no evidence that these defendants ever drew any money from tha bank or the cabinet company and applied It to their personal use." lie said that the amount of indebtedness was not Jj75.m but $3G0,0".(. and of this $10,000 was of the pa;er of the AmtrScan Desk and Seating Comiany, and represents the debt of that company to the cabinet comj-any for goods sol i. He then took up the plow romjciny, and sal 1 It owned real estate and valuable lxitents. He said it was formerly the Unthank Plow Company, and F. A. Coffin was a stokvitldr in It. "It failed and owed the lank J17,.'-"', which Haughey thought was lost to tha bank. Mr. Coffin felt that ho was in lienor bound to make this debt good. Hauhey told him it should be paid, and the nrght up, and the InlIanaions was organized and assume! the debt of the other company. Afterwards, the business becoming unprofitable, it went out of business. Another reason for thi was the growth of the cabinet company' business till It netsll more property, and desired to ncoulre the property of the plovr company, which adjoined that of the cabinet company. It was conveyed for &. 0, secured by bonds and mortgages to ih cabinet company, and these were deios'trl with the bank. The etTert of this was to change the unsecured d bt of JlTj.'M to the bank by the piow co:n;uny to a d bt secured by the Nrnds and n-.oitre of th cabinet company. Then the Yei.ier ar-d Panel Comjany was organized, and all the machinery formerly used by tha cablrati