Show H P ei i himself is placed on the stand AND is ANIM IS to explain tho situation to tho the jury TO 01 ULY iby ITS t lie is able to explain all about the tile Vili hire loans AD AND denies iirvin 1 I 11 HAD AD I 1 anethia a rat at all to do D with the tb chicago wheat beal diew io W Wili wilima bIre oat got tt waster i tern po to the THE itami X TRIAL th the halt most import mit Mt dy DAY in the clr if cl doc 9 this proved to be the mo moot t important tant day in the harper trial before more the hour for opening court all available space in the tile court room was v an crowded harper appeared api cared pale pat and anxious ious and ina ilia life we wey Y shortly after ten harper WAI called to the wunema lines stand before ho took the oath judge jackon on asked did you ou request to be 11 1 laced on the witness bland 71 7 yea Ys sir sir was the anmer in ili aus alien er to a question by b blackburn blackb iila k b u rn the atness told of avi previous t ursineo usi neo career ending with tile fi delity national hank bank winch which ho LID mid he organIzed organ teed out of tile fidelity bafo safe deposit and aad tru Trait t company coin pan v he lie end mill that ip Septer ober 1886 olie lie was as induced by wilshire to male make him a loan of ile hire at it that tune time wasa WAs it debtor to the bank to the tile amount of 0 V too and he represented reBen ted to harper that if thin this 1 loun wae was no not t ina in ide d e the ILIA bank I 1 P k would er he lie accommodated it him I 1 in u ponta taking kingAn an a ap ee bement merit to transfer trane for certain real late also a hundred 0 of f the fi fidelity belity national bank at par ia went akell till 1 in Octo october lr when ullen wit IMM rAtI nied from u little dinner party co coin ported of wilshire and som a 0 A oo 00 officers cleof olf tire bank and fourni that kinn kiang ilia abi absence lonce Wil hire eckert A cos check chock for or 26 on the firca national binl baal hayseen lud re turned and ak ila not gocia that heck check V N iligir said he fie was unable td inako gai bood aud and the fidelity bank biscom belled to larry carry it another dav d ft RI hen lell wit witness iless wi A aw out wilshire eckert A co got hopkins to ure ire to Cl conigo upon certified t flecks at the joee close of A business that da day y he lie found wilshire A cols t oe over with the fo fonder ritter debt it if ti their debt to the tire hank of I and anti their debt t tt hini of to I 1 he le felt tile they were r in a dani dangerous groua pogi position tion 1 l t f to luin 1 alm ilm real estate and otolia he lie turned over to the ank he ile storn iett at wilshire Wile hire but I 1 could kt get thing froin mom him he lie thin then bug suggested to the ca i slifer to hile take a call lya franr in wildfire Wild WiLi hire bire eckert A co to their and 1 save the tile cast ter in answer to direct ines lions tione from front blat aburn clasper kutok unreservedly that he lie never gao gave an all 01 order ader ot of any kind to I 1 akert to bin buy grain tor for him in in Chic chicago ajo jud lii lie was equally surprised and explicit ili in saying that he never authorized to buy grain for him in chicago or else hero tine this is w tit tle point cf of the whole case a air awl is i in in direct on flit nith the diony of both bolt wilshire and anti eckert li lert mr BU aburn then took up the accounts id 1 I the bank wili wih the first national of if new york aej an 1 the tile chemical national of 0 new york where liry large l iry b were carried and air liar tier nr ak H aa called on to cil ex 1 altin tin ull these transactions lions lie did W with aith great minuteness referring often to ill alio a lierk kd of tho tile bank bankin ill gOn GrAl his excuse for wan wits that the bank was ae put into trouble by the tile wil il eliare akert co debt and arid he iced whatever A matter he lie cluid to lid to save a the tile bunk bank and tide oer over afT affairs Airs Will hire had tile property tor for allo and 1 I to him he d did iddoo IUA ina O 0 e that mm of money unk sunk by him in in wheat hoat taken froin from ilia his fathers ite ile explained eipl lined alo how lie discounted lems lit at eu BU bagration gell gration tion and it it er again tie denying that a 9 dullar of the binks money or hie ilia went into tile tt heat do deal il he lie wert went on to tell li 11 of if the tile cratti hoa how wilshire ami and Ilo pLina followed follot tid bilu in in to IW where he ainoa qu and 1 ith lilt beirs era in liv ir oia u baked him to leathern let them thern fao oro money he lie had timure wil hire that morning inor uini ll Il telegraphing to tile bank in ili chicago lik ago to M how hu lauch they would take taire to carry tile deal through hop kins rent sent such a telegram tel epram to the american exchange Exi hange iteck j chico 0 when hen bitne A returned frodi dinner bo be found a telegram teles ram on art lilt in dock from that bank saying a if U ihlae Wili wilshire ih lre hire WM was them next morning with it ti I 1 it t would bo be hafe mete that was villere ker chaw company lid had their lie ile told liow how Il hopkine an and I 1 he i tat ked the lie t hiitter mat ni itter ter over and decided chiq woul 1 save the lank bank ins it haj d a letter of credit dran drawn n for and four f ur drafta ou on the chemical bank abik of new now lork york fir 1001 misfit wt was afraid to carry money lot lost ra it t would be and it was arranged that gahr 1 RO go a ith him gr aas not to give arthe up money without V a suar guara tte next olt rim nin he fie this tills vl Tar artim nir hy by n and an 1 was answered that it wae too I 1 lute ito lie stopped aed PAY went on the bralts Ir alts he lie bedaine affected at tills point ami and went ent on to 1 may how lie put ull all hie ilia money in tho the haibi to lavt it n to W this th other walk in in and ua chock their i ont orila aall aill the oni ri I 1 an am AIA A awn IA adv tin n ali 4 alue in and the aul wul jid win ali 4 reat readied lied counsel next asked in ili detail birther he h had ever had or any transaction ith rill iino atis ui broker A in chica hita mining g thein ilent it lie a re tui nellt i dvir in 1 P i hi ila 1 a rt ii witia ll alili ILi almit al mit irin brelon iret A 0 i awl in I 1 til tol I 1 lilt 4 thought it u w about hie tile 2950 afi hl kraii with tho the fide fidelia I 1 ity bank he fie ball ha 1 no know whatever irever until tc arld ld of it in w ja ul 1 at at dr dayton lyt n 11 hopking hopkins L hl ht the transactions th through 1 I ilont with A co end and lie he 11 t Is 1 tn I 1 ln to 1 IK tige against our lome na lie bv dij 1 1 I i e r I 1 loaned n t money n to 0 1 akins u ud d it alio 0 in ao and ri 1 I paid die the drafts for him still but lilt urca my vin money and never t took it a 1 n Y out of the tile funda for 1116 abi pur pone 1 hopkins went cut in with another broker bool r and I 1 helped hit linn n ahn 1 an ah paid ba L k and it the in bwy went urto the bank thin tills alio as st hedi ting operation witness Viti tees was then exun ined wai to the abts of sifts aron on alte I 1 works the riverside rolling rolli tig mill MID firm of caf E J harper A co ami and of hims ell 1 awl anti aid all with t firms and the fidelity bank vt were ere legitimate wit lilt es manner gnann e r on the stand fib ow W h t a dim difficult cult man he I 1 tia 18 boon been for hie lis U conw s to manage he took the tire jury lury into hie his confidence con fi dence mind id talked to them with the convincing i la 19 them but a all 11 the time hen wals the nike rules of evidence as to bim by judge jackson doeu times to a occurrences which he lie did not flit A it new imm every e cry quenion qu eption edion furnished fumie hed a now ol 01 icv to him film to ray pity vi what list his 1 in tent te ione bere iere were it seemed like pro presumption after Ilar pers sit denial that lie had eer ever in any way ordered to buy v heat for him in in chicago or elsea 1 here tor for his hiss counsel se I 1 to hand bun him three notee notes bearing alie tit initials 0 K EP 1 L II 11 and mk ak h him im to wilta I 1 explain x them harper eaid said when wilshire Wile hire la still oved the bank and him those e large sums lie insisted oa on lug his nelling selling out ilia leat eo 80 as to pay his debts V wilshire mild kaid to do so 50 valet abely Y tie should buy u heat that dayto day to keep up the tile market and then ho ito could sell out to advantage next dy day he lie asked iny my aduce advice aid baid if harper arper and arid I 1 ad to him inake out your our order W buy june 11 it is IB all ill 0 K it mr nir sent to the bank this note that he was going to buy billat day wheat beat I 1 0 K d it it as no act or account amount ot ingua in any ally shalor form the book of the bank will show I 1 think that he paid the tile bank a at considerable sid eide rabid erAble amount of money the next d dy Y I 1 had no purpose whatever in t thia 1 g transaction ti except tu to pet get the money nanc tor for the bank aich was wai wakening owing ening to it by ft rite second note v as in a cipher and harper said rai 1 it re to the tile mine sort of a transaction ile third note he lie explained by saying that told him it lie e li had az to pay for a lot of wheat may ilith ath he ile wanted me said harper to furni furnish di tile money ford for th thie 18 purpose U r and I 1 refund refu red monel I 1 he 0 mid said I 1 would ou i 1 arry I 1 advised hi him to wll sell hl liay N heit heat and buy bu juno aad and pay the dy dif fend e he lie asked me we to v rite a of tile telegram to that effect i t dying ilea se change that may n he heat it I 1 have ha u not pro provided aided I 1 for to 0 june and an I 1 july nil my principal I 1 giai las dc 1 eiloe etc aar jr wilshire represent represented od to me that he waif was buying busing largely for cleeland parties an and that n hat I 1 buP he lie referred to in in rt arti i my a prin 1112 11 12 cheri tl i ri nuked ir penni iri nAon Muon to eill exella the tile vf V 10 in fit october but wit stopped by the court ho was VAS thin nuked it it nas inas given tor for the me wheat 1 deal I ea 1 he ile answered anew ered no that it wae was given to pay bonds bonJa which wil il shire had li eltho aitho lit it here the court again apin stopped him anil anti cautioned lint to at elsver ques tiona lions and not fo go into i r r lovant mat era mr hit blackburn Blac Lburn again asked ked him it if ho he had hall anything to do to with A ill hopkins w whort teat dball through broker hoyt floyt he paid 1101 king drafta hut but ho he did it to prote t fill alie lauk bank 1 I wa was inter interested eted thi through ough hopkirk to that ex tent wo we v would 6 brut protect alie of the bank an ani poteet bacr that if it there wits w as any an broat left it wea was to be divided buturea bot hopkind Hop kini rid awl anti 11 mr blai aburn ask davd W dilyou Did Di donat you at any timo time have any intention ui in kit 11 thaw transaction to defraud the bank or any anybody llody el none ono ia in tile world WAS llie tile an ewer UK tho cro brixa im examination was brief il it brought brou glit out lle uie fact eliat he lie Purel a certificate certin cate of deiwert with w atit hie hill own I 1 check aich shared ged po to hit him account two or three other wit newest were viere called mainly to tel tell about herpera Hr pera deseta ment merit counci some of them without trose examination or bi by drawing from then them some imaging testimony |