The Courier News from Blytheville, Arkansas • Page 3

i 1 I ILL i IE IS BELIEF. HI.YTHRVIU.K. (ARK.) COUU1KK NRWS The Greatest Flashlight Photo Ever Made (Continued from raur MK-srs by defense iilluineys miwh il eUdenl Hint tho defense had planned lo hav ll.s case on cuinciitlou that Scoll wns rc-srun-' sible for the big sliorlum- and that. while the otliers may Ir.ive pr.rti- flpalcd In cfrtaln Ira-Kiilarillcs 1 tlipv net invlli-s to any plan to defiimd tho bank. FUott.

who liarl entered a plea of gulllv ta the charge. th? piinelpal wlliicss for the state, ond while he Insi.sted I hat nil lour had licit understanding that each other's checks wcnid nreil rBardlc's of Ihe condition of their acc-iunls he said that lie 1)0- all of them intended nialely lo I'Piiay th'-ir ovordrafis. Harmon Taylcr. bcokkceper at the tank, another Important wltneMi fcr the Boverinnenl. cxplaii the way th? overdraft checks handled and also testified lo the repayment by various dcfpml- ants of purls of their irregular ohiicmions.

Other stale witnesses were P. n. McGuire. of Ihe St. Louis federa! recurve hank, William R.

Youns. examiner who charge of Ihe bank when it closed, T. S. Has- Berd, assistant to the bank ex- amoner. Charles Jenkins, department of j'jslire special tigem who investigated the case, and John W.

Snyder. cur-hicr uf the bank. McGuire. and Yomig testified merely as to the slatiis of the bank ns a national bank and n-omber cf the federal reserve system, and us to the circumstances of il-s closing and the discovery of the shortage. Hnggerd told of checking books following the closing of Ihr bank and findiiiB a discrepancy of Si8.730.OG.

Ihe amount of the He aUo told of the discovery in the bank vault of a number cf old checks suitten by defendants and apparently cashed hut never charged against their accounts. Me also told ol receiving from Shipman M.OCO in drafts, later increased to written by Minyurd 'anil cashed but never charged against his account. Questioned by defense coun'si'! concerning his discovery of a GOD false Hasgerd said that Scott did not at Hie time deny making the entry, but did profess inability to iccall for iHir- pose i'. was made. Jenkins, Ihe nt-xt produced "hcld-hack" clicek.r written 'by Seen, Thomas, Ship man and Crowder in March and April.

1929, which were found in the hank vault after the contents of a box. r.npposcdly containing seme V22.0GQ in similar checks, had been destroyed in the bank furnace by Shipman. These checks, which were trounced in evidence, were all for amines, payub 1 to numerous loral concerns. There were checks signer! by Scott or Mrs Scott for a lotal of 502.17, ten written by Shipman or Mis. Shipman for a total of S47.02, eleven bj Thcmas or Mrs.

Thomas for total of S7! 32, and about the sanv number by Crowder for $100.75. icnkins ccncluded his testimony with the rending of a statement given him uy Shipman while the lalter was confined in the county Jail here. Sbinman Statement Introduced Jenkins testimony was concluded with the introduction of a statement given him by Shipman while latter was confined in the county jail here. Thus statement, read by District Attorney To f.cnd. said Ihat at the lime Hie bank closed there were "hold- bark" checks as follows: Shipman.

about 51,000: Scott, about $2.500 Thomas, about Sl.OOO: Mrs. Mary Garner, about S300: W. I. Ofbornc. about Sl.CCO: Crowder.

about S6CO. These, it was later brought out. were in addition to approximately S16.COO In similar checks which had been written off by Scott sonic months earlier by of the bank records. Judge Martlncau ruled that RHpnian's was admissa- only so fnr as it dealt with Shtpman's overdraft, and instructed the jury to disregard references to the r.ther defendants. Harmon Taylor, the next witness, testified lo holding out overdraft checks written by Thomas.

Shipman. OsbDrne. Crowder and Scott. He said that he listed them daily and tcport the amounts to the pivot clerk, first Crowder and later Shipman. who it appeared kepi a running tctal and carried the whole amount in cash Hems, lie said that in September.

1930. Ihe amount was over SI5.000 and Mint Scott then gave him the impression thst arrangements had been made lo pay up ther.i overdrafts. He then started over again, he said, holding back over- diaft checks of the same persons, except Crowder, who was no longer ccnneceld with the bank. He estimated that at the time thn bank closed Ihcre had a new accumulation of nhcut S7.COO, bringing the loial to somewhere between $22,000 and 523.000. ai.irgrd Against Oeposlts Ther? overdraft checks.

Taylcr explained, were kept in a lock box In Ihe bank vaiill. furnished by I' Each payday, he said, or whenever any of the persons having hold-back overdrafts mado a deVosil, uas lis practice to lake from the box enough of the old checks to take up the nnd charge them against the defendants Accounts, He said lhal. tint none of Ilicm snld nnvlhlnir it lo Hie b.ink ofdcois or ill- Ihim $300. mul wllh Scoll PACE I hi' iMlnl amount Inid rioi-dn Ills ovonlmVl luiil JKJWII. ami miidc un! Vl im.i TO viT HIP.

It win nlxn I'-'T'" i (tl 1H)S flll ihul follmvlnti lhe rliKlnn of i j.iuK ljm.ks, I ul) 10 jin-zin '-I IVmnlu-r 1. or In- d.iv b.i'ik ciewd. Scull said he aiiimmi nl his nUHg.ilion. ni hi 'I hmi.M' iiliunt nii.iniui; and ti.lti him Unit would mil open. llilll wllilt IVibKU In Uriil.il In his ili'iilu! in IKI' uf the of HIP iilhrr (him the upiuuNirii- Fullii.vhii; Ills nrri'M, In letter A.

(i. Ultle. till' lie iiiliulllnl n'spnnslljilily for iilxrit sn.oog iultlltlr.ii.il. vvlili'ii lie WHS covcreil up in tin- the vunll Sooll; Inil tin Hie ilinu! i- to dour- l.ntcr Ill- lin Im to done. 'V prove llicy rim'i IIIR tutemonls of Attorneys Biul liidlcfltcd thai they! plumifil to show llmt Shlimmn.l Thom.is nini Cnnvdcr were In no! way pui Hi's in nny tniporlnnt part; ol thi' niul that nl Hu-j 1 lilC hunk I'llWll llll'y VCH 1 I heir Irri'nular en- ID ch'iu 1 nij th'j'ii up inn 1 1 1 Tlit' tU'fpn'v hnd on hanil 11 luivi- iimi-biT promlni'iil i-MiMniS Ulyllic'Vilte.

whom It wns asMiiiii-il ftvro lo cullcii as 1 1 INC couicr. CIIICICA- KAWIIA UlSTIMCT. MIHSISSll'1'l COUNTV, AUKAHiSASJ. r'lvuiiiil JMate Life Instil inii'i 1 C'H. Plalnllll.

I No. HDS5 O. el ul, 11. thirty days In Hie court named In the caption hereof nnil nrmv.r compiiilnt of the iihlitllir Missouri Insurance Co. lltiicii May 2.

1031. II. Otiini-s, Clerk. liy llnrvey Morris, I). C.

Ivy Cuwfcrrt. Ally Illcni. a-9-H-Cf tin, ir'S warneti to appunr ubtiilneil Iwx eontiiin- r-ht'cks riilleil Klilp- Irnlny hp rrfusod In uiVnll U-JLS nearly ij o'clock when ilu 1 cnso. and The (icii'iitliinis. M.

VI. I.amb. U. Wllhlte, Triislii-, I A. N.

Murtlu mill Mis. A. H. he suit), took Ih. .111,1 i-jllliis! to to fol- 1 Jiiilae niljuuiiu-ti "until "loihv went out 11.

Ship- iftirnl liom the eoni-liiiom to him, Niltl. I lind buriieil the cheeks in mi le li.tlll! lllllKU-e. vi exaniimiilon ijy iio defense c-onnsel's inniinii loi ImtMii'U-il vei'tllrl, li" mo: wiille liikiiik' of thu ai'-e lit.ni when (be ill thetieiii iinneur.s-iny In ti-'ilhnony the tii'n'ii- Hi! tie or NVurillRlil ::) fhiTh.s l-'ulil Ihe 1'isl itirvks Slalari.l in tlilys. lifi'i Knii'i- fur Coiil WANT Tht SHORTEST LINE USE PHONE HAVE Shown above Is the greases a ht ricturo ev r.niailc. tuk.n v.ilh a tomb by Albvil W.

l.diiru: it ui M. l.i.n luinnt Jc) 1). sic-vi-iis at IMO wlu-s; c.rji.-|:.'.l Ljinb Uir.i as day v. h.le (lit coii.itri>cted iiiiin-i- i i.nv:ri over Ihe nuiirriV; candlepaivcr llashllght U. Annv Air Corjl.s.

over Ci.rklKc ot 111- aimy pilollns j.li' .1 i Hi a a-: ft sv.is part ol Air? hi- v.crc to him by Hhipman (lie latler had been on bend. all written bv Crowder and Shinmaii. had nevtr her-n chared against, their he trs is no', r.u^il busy snick Lcoki'i ih: air at it S. WiUon. Ijicrttoard an i.iir tho inlm-ncles cf r.nr is it hrnrJ in a kLVs cflk-e.

a of pro? ram; put a ran wlv.i Miiio 0:1 the air for fl Ihe cif jiai InilT.t, nnFir.ir in mrkhv: lh? bc-arj. would shout) staple, punc- 1'ircs anil wnijld have been perforated "paid." Entry I'nvrrcil Overdrafts Scott, who was Ciillctl to ic stund. Hint over since hi 1 had horn In the bank it had the custom to hold overdraft of certain bank employes, officers and cisstniners us ciiKh iienis instead cf charging them arrnunr.s us overdrafts 1 liKje. IIP s-ii'l. be taken in: ivitliiri fon- dnys or on the next In however on the part nnrj Ihrcc defendants to increase, he snid.

and be- vaine large ta be takru lip out thcii salary checks. He said lliat iiiid dip other ftfrndanl. 1 of this condition, liu Don't Rasp With Harsh irritants Throat Tociay le found overdrafts cf certain cm- nr.d customers in effect vhen he entered the emplov of the bank, and ccnlhr.ied it Ucctt's instructions. tlncior HOMETHKATRE Last Today cfloi'l to reduce John Snyd.pi'. an cashier of the bank Ck'R'd LUKt as ID written he said had fccm paid but Lhcir uc- He toid rf a timber of addLlioml clucks vrhich llcin nn an Empire Marked atln-M :n.1 Willrd I Leave Rhtl-eulle 5:43 A.

M. Sunday. KiclKir'd l)ix Irene Dunne KslcIIc Taylor C'asl ef Supcrbl- ivc Artists WES I'rcdiicliiin RETURNTXO-Lrave us 11:20 P. rame Dorothy I.cu Johra Hnwhml Grcilrsl Array Dames tlr Dii rt led by CI.IXK Cotnciiy and Slioii A(im a ti 1M anil 10 iind 2'x. C'ominir Amos it Aiuly inK'oniinc "CHKCK A 0 Cnnvnir vntiri JInry 1'ickl'iinl in RED NUTS" "REACH FOR A LUCKY INSTEAD Eve started it and the daughters of Eve inherited it.

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