Show WALSH RESISTS FIERCE FIERGE ATTACK A TT Submits Submits Submits Sub Sub- Former Chicago Banker mits Calmly to Searching E Cross Cross- Cross READY WITH EXPLANATION f But Is Occasionally Led Into Trap by Counsel For Government Government Chicago Jan 9 John John R. R Walsh O fighting desperately In his own defense de tic- finse against the mass of or Incriminating ing lug evidence presented by bl b the Ie government government govern govern- ment mont which charges him with wih misapplying plying the tue funds of oC the Chicago o National National Na Na- bank hank today met the cross ex of or the tue government go counsel II In wonderful style Although almost overwhelmed b by th the mass mas of or incriminating circumstances presented against him Mr Ir Walsh steadily withstood the fire fro of oC cross- cross examination and when wh n the court closed in the evening c he was holding hla hll own The Thit government Jo scored heavily ha Ih at nt his expense however durIng during dur lur ing lug tho cross examination which lasted lust last ed cd two hours ills His clever er cleve explanations in which he lie contended that he lie was acting 1 as ni trustee trus tee te tc as aR representative of or the bank and not for Cor himself mo may or Ja may not hav- hav carried wel weight ht with wih tl the Jury jur Never t 1 I th In the face tuce u. u of damaging d m gln-g gln circumstances cir clr- cir cir- proved l Iro b by the government Mr Ir Walsh was always ready with wih an explanation fur for ever every deal sticking to toI I Ills his h Is declaration that in iii each cach he lie was vas acting for the best het interests of or his hip hit bank and anil not for himself For or I l When 10 It I In In Tn tho the Quarries company compan and the thc Indiana Southern railroad which are declared to be he the tt only two enterprises Walsh en entered entered en- en Ii ln hI 1 01 swore e II he ht was acting for Cor himself him him- hll- hll self si jI In the Illinois Southern Icon 56 BOH in unit ansI Michigan unit and other oIlier wild hi- hi f- f 1 schemes he lie swore h lie was actIng act act- In hug Ing for tur the hank The Jh cross examination was waR not competed com corn I when shen court adjourned tonight nit Jut hoth both sides promised Judge AtHler- AtHler ton son that tho the presentation n of oC l e evidence enc would wOllI be tomorrow Court will viii wil adjourn then over o er Sunday and Monday tonda morning argument will wil bo be be commenced the tho case probably going to tu the Jury Jur by Wednesday a The Tue betting around town tonight upon tho the result resul was 2 to l I on disagreement disagreement dis dis- agreement an and 1 to 5 I that Walsh would bo lie 10 convicted TH Suddenly Produced Three times tho tue government COIC scot scored heavily Uy Against Mr II Walsh b by means or of wat Attorney e General John J JMiller S Miller J Indignantly denounced us as 8 a a. m Fletcher t f. f Dobyna nJ l loathing ln lh the lie prosecution 1 t 1 up UI three t 1 letters Ho Ito Holed Jet led HIM Ii defendant I rh J into rn de cRt positively o 1 n lY Mint ha ho nov 1 r t IAn i nl i. i to on- on ut 1 i C J t r A rt then UHn to refresh 11 hi his hz tt a 1 I Iby I Iby by W hh 10 of rl t to tUnc h I It v tu w jr j laid system I h he hevaR vart vaR I n plan u n Ri eat gm-eat pat railroad i 1 Mr Miller Uler prote protested th that that- the tho letters should ho haVe hate hoben been ben presented when Forman Forman For- For man mau was tIm tho stand but his protest prole t went for Cor naught Tho The points scored b by the government Jo tend lend to destroy the tho th value of Walsh's statements that he took the road to lo secure se so- se- se cure curc the Chicago National bank from Crom fromi i lOss 1091 Mr Ir Walsh was upon the stand stan all al the time and ond while his wonderful memory and anti his coolness mitigated the effect of or the questions the array of facts plied piled plc- plc up by Mr Ir Dobyns at times seemed over over- which whelming |