Show SHATTER DEFENSE DY BY THREE BLOWS BOS Judge Anderson Sustains Government Government Government Gov Gov- in Trial of John 1 R. R Walsh I THE MEMORANDUM NOTES McLean Says They Were Signed Without Knowledge Knowledge Knowledge Knowl Knowl- edge of Makers 1 Chicago No Nov 21 Three Throe blows do- do de delivered livered in succession by the government nt today todar shattered tho time defense of ot John Jahn R. R Walsh The first was waa the ruling o of Judge A. A B. B Anderson before whom lom the Corm former 0 owner of oC time the Chicago National NatIonal Na Xa- lonal is on trial by which he admitted to evidence the report of Walsh to time the tJ Chicago clearing hou house o association not as proof of or any crime hint but but aa as tending tending tend tend- ing log to pravo prove Walsh's criminal Intent In mal making the famous Camous memorandum notes notes The rhe second was the evidence of ot Bank Examiner Moxey who took up the tw notes which the time defense claims Walsh alRh paid pall and arul showed that tho the alleged payments wore Were merely renewals by the issuing of or fresh notes which were ee unpaid and andin andIn in the bank at tho the time it suspended ed And third thirdly tho government produced upon tho time stand F. F W. W McLean cLean former assistant cashier of ot the bank who testified tes tort tided that under direct orders from John R n Walsh ho ire made the tho memorandum memorandum dum dumn notes took the tho bonds of Walsh's companies as os security at Walsh's orders orders or or- ders tiers and sl signed names to tho those notes without tho ho knowledge or consent of tho the mikers makers Did nill Not ot Sign Note ote Tho Time government So in pursuing the tho point produced one man whose whoso name was wa signet signed to a note for or who testified test test- lied fied fed that he never signed any sue such note had no knowledge of It I nor gave c An an any consent to tho use Ugo of or his Iris name The Theman Theman Theman man was R. R J J. J Farrell of Nashville Term enn formerly a master m mechanic upon upon up up- on err tho time Southern Indiana railway employed em- em by hy Walsh Tho triumph of or the tho government today was attended by bv vast differences Johr John JohnS S S. Miller and W. W J Hynes attorneys R leading the tho defense fou fought ht desperately and nd brilliantly to check tho the Hood flood of or evidence o a against Walsh and Mr Miller in a 0 sensational argument to prevent the Introduction of or Walsh's report to tn tho the clearing house practically declared that Walsh was wart Justified In Iii making false reports to deceive his hie business foes toes and further that even oven If ho ire did what tho government char charged eJ ho he only I was following common banking procedure I ure ure-nd ure and ure-and and that tho the officers of ot tho the bank were not responsible for tor payment of or ortho tho the memorandum memorandum notes Speech In hIs bin argument ho said It I IB ii a common thing for tor banks to tomake maul make loans loan on collateral v vary largely in jot oL 10 lQ l ot cantor r f stuL Tills This IS is J riot not t CLI ol O by u I w. w j jit it I IK Is loaning upon tho the personal liability ity Ily In excuse 8 of or 10 per cent cent that tho time law forbids The appearance of ot McLean was wart the time sensation of or tho the day Tho Thu story of nf the tire theman theman man is ono one of or the heart Interest stories of ot the tIre wreckage of or the tho Walsh banks s He lie served Walsh as discount clerk and amid nul assistant cashier from out 1884 until De Do- cember 1905 1 Expert In banking anti and bookkeeping ho sought now new employment employ employ- ment when tho the crash came came Ills Ils connection con eon necton with wih Walsh kept him out of or the theother theothor other othor Chicago hanks banks Ho lie 10 found employment em emp as 39 c cashier of or a n bank in a small email Illinois city Ho ITo 10 was liked and smal did his work well veIl hut but ll tin hit h hoard heard of or his connection with wih tho the Walsh banks arid ind td his employers let him go He lie wont then far up into Canada and ant locating at Crossfield in Alberta started life Ifo again as a n farm farmer or There Then tho ho government govern govern- mont ment found him hint and amid brought ht him hack lent to t te 11 how he ho at the hi bidding of or Walsh manufactured 1 millions of r real ol dollars dollarson backed by hy the time securities on papers Palera U up which laler Walsh lf If ol d enl accepted |