Show CHICAGO CHRONICLE LOSING VENTURE e bR FOR J R WALSH BANKER Nearly a Million and a Half Wrongfully Diverted From the Bank to Bolster Up the Newspaper Chicago Nov No 30 Evidence that 2 6 was deposited to the credit of J R H private enterprises was I brought out In the trial of the former fonner president of the Chicago National bank before Judge Anderson in the United States district court today toda Attorneys for tor the government contended that these amounts were wrongfully divert diverted ed from the funds of the institution B B McKay former private book bookkeeper bookkeeper keeper leeper for Walsh was on the stand when the facts were adduced but the testimony was brought before the Jury only after the objections of the defense had become so 0 strenuous that tim the court was forced to rebuke John S 8 Miller and nud William F Hynes attorneys for tor forthe forthe 0 the defendant and question the witness I himself Firm Attitude of Court I The clash between the court and at attorneys attorneys attorneys came late in the morning ses session session sion eion after Attorney Hynes had first ob oh objected objected successfully to McKays stating conclusions conclusion as to what the books of the bank contained and then sought to have the books barred Judge An Anderson Anderson Anderson derson overruled the second objection and told Hynes that objections will have bare to be In good faith I J Jl l I Mr Miller immediately took to the courts remark whereupon Judge Anderson exclaimed I Insist that these discussions be ended They waste time I can take steps to end them but I hope that I shall shaH not have to do so Witness Questioned by Judge The possibility that extreme I meas measures measures I ures uree would be taken was again re to by the court in the thc afternoon session when the wrangling began again and as Mr Miller pressed his point Judge Anderson amid a storm of ot objections from the defense questioned the witness himself regarding various var us bond transactions and tion with them The major portion of the th which McKay testified had been de deposited deI deposited posited to the credit of various Walsh concerns went to the Chicago gO Chron I icle ide In 1904 and 1905 the witness said the newspaper was wa credited with 1 Other deposits were as a s follows Latte Creek Coal company compan In Indiana Indiana indiana diana Southern Coal company Berford Quarries company compan Wisconsin Michigan Railway Hallway com company compan company pany pan Besides McKay a number of minor witnesses were questioned today Ad Adjournment AdJournment was taken until Monday r IT |