| Show VAN KORAN KURAN TRIAL COMMENCES TODAY TOM Alleged Defaulting Local Treasurer T of Oregon Short Line lne in Court J RY SECURED Attorney t C C K S Assist 11 In iii II Iros Iro Irot ami Short Shor Lino Lilo t l i IH IH 1 d H I t tt t Jury lt In It the time Van VanI 1 an I embezzlement trial 4 F X r 11 a Taylor alor pl It John Nichols t U W n Moreton Edmund Edmun 8 H Lovesy I II I C 0 O Johnson Johnsoni I Ii 41 i i J Jl Jl 1 t C Chenry T Henry A Tuckett 1 j J 1 Samuel H Ii B It I Smith r JV r I H the embezzlement trial of ot Arthur J Koran Kuran was vau commenced before Judge Stewart In lit II the tho criminal division ot of time the Third district court this morn mornIng mor Ing Jug Time The ht defendants wife occupied a place near her husband In II court cout cout Sime Is ii a i handsome woman of about 40 10 years I oc ot uge ug She Site seemed much worried at atthe atthe atthe the position that sue she sie and her were In iii The lw audience was small dur duro during jut ing II the time morning Mr Mm 1 C Abbott the time claim agent alent of ot the time National Surety Suret I company Of o New York was wal In lii Incourt Incourt court and rat tut lt behind Judge sides had imad agreed that rive five lve peremptory tory tori challenges of Jurors Juro would be bo suf sufficient anti and a it I Jury Jit was wait an tin In hour and a ii I quarter after the examine examina examination tion ton of Jurors Juror hued had commenced JUdge C S 8 Varian Is associated with wih Prosecutor Pro as ns counsel for Cor the UN prosecution and H ii 1 E C Booth of Booth Both Lee Left with Powers Lippman for tor the time defense STATEMENT TOH DEFENSE Judge Judg powers made the time opening statement to the Jurors to the effect that Arthur Arlhur J 1 Von Van ln Kuran was charged charge with having on 01 Feb Keb eb while net Ing lag In Jn the time capacity of local treasurer measurer embezzled time the tutu sum SUI of ot OO that he was va Ia on Feb I eb and had imad a pre lIre preliminary trial hlll before beCore Justice Dana Smith on April The III drat Juror to be bo examined Pow Henry Hudy kudy ud Answering Judge era rs ha itS raid that t he lie lied hall heard henr ot of time the case but b was In ln no way connected with ith the time Oregon Short Line railroad or any an another another other railway He lie le said Mid that he lie had any opinion as to Van Ku Ju til 1 Innocence Judge Pow Powers ers era then commenced 1 the examination of l Taylor Alor He lie aid sall that he believed he lie could give 11 the time defendant a fair and Impartial trial dial John of oC Mill 11 Creek Creek WM next put through time tho same name line Of or I questioning He lie le also was sas temporarily passed by h the defense and amid amidE K E I K E J Ich was wait the next to be exam examined ined med He lie 11 0 passed muster mu ter nd coun lun eel Bel passed on to 10 W tV n B Mr Moreton wild said 11 that he did ld not tint know Mr auditor Mr lulls Hills auditor of or Mr Ir general man mail manager manager ager tit of the time Oregon Short Line Limme Railroad company om He lie 10 seemed to be unbiased and 11 counsel Passed jessed to Morris Levy IV Time Tha latter later knew Mr 1 Van Kuran and Mr M Hills 1 I S hut but was wal not acquainted with wih Mr I He lie le said sall he Ims hI was a shipper over eve the Oregon Short Line Edmund S said that limit he lie was wa nn aim 11 occasional shipper r over tho time Oregon Short Line He lie le was not lot aware asare of anything to 10 Man hUts 1 or prejudice him either towards the Innocence or guilt of at the defendant Edwin L I Carpenter wild said that he lie hued had formed Conned an ni opinion on the time cu ease CURe e anti and all was challenged for Cor or cause by b the time defense PI PEN FOR ron EM Mr Eichnor thou then took up the examination He lie le asked Mr Ir Moreton It if I time the tact fact aton that the thu penalty for Cor II is B from one to ten years ers In the time penitentiary would have hae nn an weight In deciding ta lug ing In hb hi verdict Judge JU e Powers object objected cd ed cr but the court ruled that the thE ques question lues tion might be answered und and the time Juror answered ton that he lid did not hot consider lon lder the penalty too severe and 1111 the defense tinted noted nott an objection The prosecutor then Ihen put pUI the other othor men In the box through h the lie sanO line In of questioning Mr Levy 11 lev created rt a n laugh In court when itske I If he haul had hat any objection to cor cur corporation oraton by replying No except that til the hey generally charge chare more 10 than they the naY for I I Counsel on both cities Iles then passed pad the remaining seven Jurors In the box hox and the titi he defense p peremptorily challenged chAllen henry Rudy Hudy and R K B 11 I RIch mch and 11 the State tnt Morris t is Levy Ie The remaining four tou were then lien accepted anti sworn They The tire ore Francis Franls Taylor Talor John W V I n Il Moreton and Edmund mund I LoveS Time next n t eel call cal brought nut out of nf the Ihl box I us h names of tt D 1 r T alIcer r Jr who wal van 5 fX bv by b the time court urt Joseph K H UI O George c T Odell W W V K 10 Barnett Jimige JulI Powers lowers loler passed Mr Ir f When then It came to Mr rr 01 11 examInation a ft 1 laugh lauch was wal nt at 11 lh tim qu nf of traveling on a I rail rall n ml pars pa Vr r Od O Oili l 1 ull he traveled on I anI Judge Varian Varlan l t th itt Information that thu nil all ni Line r rn M 1 had b blen l en tn called cale In inThe The Th defense rr m le no challenge for Cor neither did thu 11 th the State Put Ial after ater t Ih them m On in r chal th Rt it t t ia d Mr Ir sad nl time tho de dens nc anti and nt Mr r Johnson Johnsom ws then sworn or Ih live Jurors Jurl accepted on the see o 0 end rail cull cullS J S P I Cahoon Ahon Henry A Tuckett anti Ant CM CharIe Irl A tf wr were WH th the next taken wt out 11 of 0 the lie box th name of o William m F 1 F Colton Calico su called I but butIr Mr Ir Colton Coln wan Al as not nt In court Curt having been ben excused d IlmO OND JUROn JUnn Mr fr then examined the lb new n jurors Juror Alt all al fur hr rr cause rauw CIU The Stat did 1111 Ilk en tee but l ut chall Challenged ng nd l Mr r this l Left Ift ft hut but OBO ons 01 Juror n l to till fill fl th tM the panel InI ami an Samuel Smuel H n n It Smith w WI Was s At this thin time line the defense lff n had Imd 1111 tx r tour four Cor of Its Is Ore five peremptory challenge and the tho Stats State throe three Mr I heath Hoth pushed Mr rr Smith for CUt and An so did Mr Me Ir Rich Klah Heh RichTie 10 Tie Counsel In n n lx b th tim sides ll then the ne as ner net r t espied Mr Ir Smith which wh h completed tm ele the he Jury jUt All MI 11 Jurt not Mt servIng In this panel were er then ex excused till ti Monday morning at 1 10 INFORMATION REAp At Al HJO 1130 Frank Frnk lilac lne rend read th the Information to the Jury JUr Judge Jur Varlan arlan I for tor the State Plate then made macit the r pening statement to the Jury jUr He ife explained to the court conn cour and anti Jury Jur that be appeared IP erd at I time the Instance In tance of or one of at the tho iJ parties time tho National Surety of New Nu York Mr Varlan then lien went we t fully ful full Into Inlo the time meaning of if embezzle embezzlement ment ns as tS defined In the time statutes and ca eli captained el to the time Jury the duties duteR of at tl U tie local treasure of or time the tl Short Line pom con Oli puny He lie Io told 1011 1011 that every eer lay day ta the tho cail ca counted arid aud time the amount put lOWS down downIn In him II the caim blotter along with wih the time dis disbursements 11 by b Mr Ir Van Kuran or in his lila absence by b Chief Chie Clerk On us D the time following morning the time were to the auditor I VarIan reviewed the time alleged l co I of the time shortage Auditor Hills JI sur aU I of ot Mr rr Van Val am anI Kuinn Kuman He lie le told l I how lion Mr Hill 11 had bin treated Van Vil Kui Kl 4 with wih rind how hiI Mr h Vin arm at the time line entirely exonerated Clerk At this ImP point tha tho tim court cout took n a recess till tl 2 AFTERNOON SESSION Judge JUde continued when coult reopened thin lilt afternoon He Ibm Iu said tha Mr Hill JI had hod him hll If l he lie could do o anything to help him recover the time Ir inI slug sing money ton Samm an had hall replied fl I that It was waR nil ni blown In Mr Abbott Ahbol had hid linked asked him what ho lie Intended to tu do 10 Mr Iii I Van an Kuran Ruman hud had said aid that the wan only one thing thin to do Mr lr Van I Karan hail had signified u a I desire to go t o Chicago but Mr Abbott hind told toll liln that tint he lie could not leave lele the thc state with without without out putting up a ball bail hal Tin next day tiny Mr lIr Abbott Abbot ion hud visited MI Van aim Kuran Huran Hurn at tl Jail and amid OI he thai timm stated to him him that he lie lund had blown In Inthe Inthe the time money This practically conclude 1 Judge Julge statement to the time Jury Jun Juni jut Ibert Albert i 4 K I 1 Kimball lm nl chief clerk In tit t local lo 1 treasurers Oregon hon honLine Line company was then rhemi on aim 01 time the stand ta nt Replying to Judge JU Vr V Ian inn he lie said salt ho lie hail had hat been een with wih tho the If Oom 61 Ilan puny pany since 1107 fou that he ho hail M been with wih the time Union Pacific Theft systems were nero wert the time same He Ito 10 haul hall been bee appointed by b Mr Ir Van an Kuran Mr M then themi described tho time IP W d kIln keeping followed In time the lodi treasurers He lie Il said that limb t cash receipts book bool showed the tue t for Or each day 11 and amid ont also the total up to t that limit day lit da of IC time tho tl month Mr also related time the kinds of oC accounts that lint were ture entered Into the lie cash book also how ho time the cash book was wan math made up Ul When these bool book were Veto made up asked Judge what did ll you ou do o with whim wih them They rimey wore tore sent lent Into the auditor au oilier J What did dl Mr Ir Van Kuran do dl every day Ia do In 11 relation flaton to accounts There was a n report ruport made lado every da dato to the tho New York mee mind one to day the ii general gener manager er J How were those reports designated Statement fit M cash cush receipts and die dis disbursements by ll the local treasurer f 1 Who them thI j Mr Ir Van Val Kuran or when he was stas WI not there I did dil I 1 Various samples amples of at statements were then timen submitted lu to Mr were who identified them und ammil un they were wore then admitted laR as exhibits In evidence Mr Ir was M still on the time stand when this report closed |
