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WHOLESALE AND RETAIL FANCY GROCER 53 Patton Ayenae- CROYll PERFUMERY - . -VIOLET BE PARMErf CRAB APPLL . .. ; Will ' retail these , odors at -'50 cents per bottle TM onday, ;. ; . ' I riresday -? aitd Wednesday .1 This;-is -in. the original 1 ounce ' bottles.: regular, price -75 cents, Will not sell more than one- bottle to any one person ilE!:iifSH;& REAGAN, r'! d P,t?on Aye., 1- -,fl T" i : Tl r-l ft 1 1 Sn 5 O ? I . Tie triaaf W. EBr nil fi ' - ' MaddJiisb-After the ';v''FiStf " VJ 3 iOceBTifsT' Given to the" Court Yesterdav JS X. , . in Testimony by G eorge" M. . Coffin. The Three Defendants Re v ceived About $250,000 T f From pisfcoiinted Money from The Bank During the Days That "Immediately Preceded the Failure. His Discounted Notes that Replaced v Cash Drawn out noV R33idsd in tiie Jis(ctint Register Maxy Oh tjeciions:by the Beftnsc Oven aled, - T,fi?ris of tiie.D-f.jatj'Siiow thai Bi dsse'ivtJTerdfafts Ver2 itcaus t j 1 he Defer danu's Ward's. eese was resumed I ---'iJyiSsurnGll . announced that the re i'ts&elsitEIr.' Dicktrson to sec 'the depos , . ... -. . . , 1 TIT . 1TU . SSLli-'O V 1C1U6TTU LTUt JXLl. SLd.lL ed the-government,' wished to accom modate Dickerson, and that G-eorge M. Coffin had agreed to go. with Dickerson to examine 'the deposit slips during the j noon hour. S. T. Dorsect was recalled and cro,is ex amined in regard to several of the checks and New York Drafts introduced Tuesday. He was asked if they did not represent money borrowed from the bank for the benefit of Breeea's children. There was objection to the question and objec tion was sustained. The defense then asked, ''Do ycu know whether money was drawn out by Mr. Breese as guardian for the ben efit of his children?" The government objected and the ob jection was sustained. "Do you know whether or not the money represented by that check was replaced in a day or two?" was then asked." The government : objected and the question was ruled out. The defense asked: "Doe not that check represent a loan by Mr. Breese- to hla wards?" Objection wa made, which the court allowed, saying that if the defendant knew that heiiad no f unds to li'.s credit in the bank he could not apply the bank's fuads for any such purpose, and evidence to the contrary was out of place, centainiy alt that .stage of. the Case. -" '- .' v PV:V-':rr -Witness was askol iT;h. kiidyr th general "-character of Mr Br:ise; ;He replied yes, thaitMt was gDodf ;'' ' TSe'Vald..th'a1theev;:Jrrfc draft were oirHheChemleal Natlopal bank, and was Askeid.. .-.if .. : th First .-Nataswial bank ; had funds to ItsT. credit in the-CniemicalNattonal'batiki''--';-- :- ' I Objection was -iiraiid'the'duestion by, defense and objection was overruled. A. H. Brown, fornier C bookVer;pefcvOf the Ptr&t.4 National, w;as then- calleoL:" s He testlfiedthat tie kept the indty iduai.l - r.- ESTABLISHED 1888. TTIffl Tk-fk -:-?-.-JL: Special- Private Treatment of Ziung KABL van KUCK.,-M.-X., Medical Director.. B. A.TJES$22.50 per week and upward,- acccrdiaig.to ths TOom selected, ' includes everything excepting medicines,-which :are suppUed.'at cost. A cftrMM ? number cofr r5U2i2!gSS E ledrer t&afcit2ie personal account of Sir -Breeiwaa follows Jdnwai"?; Egreeae.liad overdraZt xf-$X1..31?-ftt ai-glit he-had" att; overdrali-i lf hOR jafiu?iry U; S7j.hw : overdraft jwa r4,141.17. On Jaauaiy '37-hia over- overaraix -was ji.DDy.jro irr toe irrormng rc.3 on fUcl Ibw was an -cr i -'"-f "-CA; on Alarrh -18" his ov- erfl?A.'t''1S9'-$5,815.10s: "on" -March '25 his -'A -cT"'rOF-i-t -v,?s ma'Afafch 1 of $950 ?s;Of.6.50;;i and - aSfarch vG; $2,086. un April 7,- mere was ro iiree&e s credit- ?R83.28ron May 7," his' crt dlt-was '47 1.47 riiMay 21th?rs was -fc'nC3&-yer-dfe.it of $9.03; an May 22 thert wa:ak overdraft of $154.24;ron une 10 his ov :erdiaft was $78.52; on Juile 1? iiis.over f; draft in the morning was $168.0 r, and in -tire" evening $242.45; on June 22, the ov tUrdraft was $244.45;' on July' 14, '97 I his overdraft was' $317.29; on July 22 ; '97, -the overdraft was $490. 25 on Jul' 29, .the overdrafit waa $1,125.17. Witness was asked on cross exarnin ati&a it Breese did not , have sufficient collateral in the bank to secure the ov erdraftsi. He did not know; nor wheth er or not' the officers whose dutifeg were to oversee Breese'a acts sanctioned these transaetiens. ' - A recess was itaken )t 1:10. The trial was .opened at 3:10-p. ni. - A. H. Brown was recalled; and cross examined. - "You are employed by the district at torney, to g've all the assistance you can?" 4 v Ys, sir ; -am em poly ed by Receiv ers Hall and Moxey." ' " " "Is Mbxey a lawyer?" "I don't know." "Is he a detective?" : . "I don't know." - ' "Is he a bank examiner?" "I have heard that he was." Objection -by the government to such questions as Mr. Moxey had not5 ap peared in the case. Re-direct -' "You-were employed by: Mr.- Haltatf to ass-ist in the prosectition'becaus yj&u were familiar with the books?" -" " "Yes, sir." "Under my exaninatloai did you give all the debits on Mr. Breese's account?" The witness said no; that on January 8 Breese checked out $75, making his overdraft $3,609.31. Oh January 13 one check for $30, making his overdraft $4,171.17. . On January 18 one check for $10, $4,181.17 overdraft. . On January 19 $1; overdraft $4,183,17. On January 21 the overdraft was $4,338. .On January 26 check for $22.51; over draff, $4,621.61. Febr. ?vy 2, two checks for $72; over draft $4,562. On February 6, $19".d"; on Fei '-o&ry 8, $12; cn February 10, $35, on February 11 $199.50; February 13, $50; February 24, 2, $201.46; February 25, $253.56; overdraft, $5: 312.61. On March 3, $2.16; March , $.462. 52; $5,600 overdraft. March 9, $210.10; fb,81 overaraft; March 10, March 18, $68 March 20, $621.50; March 21, $7.60, March 24, $2.30; March 25. 4518.1o, March 26, $50; March 23, $3.4f; March 81, $2.50. April 6, $25; April 7, $115. f9; April 10. $60; April 13, $55.20; April 16, $203.18, April 21, $2.25; April 22, $10; April 23, $2; April 24, 19.11. May 6, $5.10; May 7, 30C; May 11, 26.85: May 13, 2.50; May 14, '7.6i; May li 460.60; May 17, 3.25; May 19, 10.50; May 22, 145.21;. May 28, 641.50; May 31, .8.37. June 2, $5; June 4, $2.T.- Jure, , 7 $53.62; June 8, $4.63; June $5; June 10. $74.39; June-12, $5; June 14, $10; June 15, $10; June 19, $74.38; June 21, $2; June 22, $71.18; June 26, $20.75;' June 29, $20.64. , July 1, $9.86; July 3, $25;" July 6, $11.50; July 8, "$10; July 14, $94.45;. July 17, $30; Julyrl&r $20; July -21,- $28.51; July 22, $624.92; July 29, 10.. On July 30 the! bank failed. 'Witness was asked if he ever gave notices,, of overdraft. "He replied, -Yes; but not to bank' offl cers unless he. asked for thera. . ? The Brevard . Holler Mill check for Institution for the and Tkroat Diseases; mil m X- Waa aced -to the credit of Mr. . ffaf only $183.67. to its feedifin nas an uverarawai. oi si 5?aj lie : cers. : - "-e check was paid. . "' r Creese as .president' in '1837V ' n r TIT l .t..'. L'i.. S M 't' - ss had noihingto do with n of tlie-5ac...He did not ' csfts cr ncV.-jfo; nlerely- n- mera cjeeted";td this" ex air.ir; --fctiigrsjrcsa. af.ei" redi-- "it on ustafn e d - z, f . -cunts you- have men : than : Breese'? deposits .-,'" Hg was asked, But en:ercd because same - been-asked and answered j'-oruing. Ohjecticn Busr ; ' irBivn was excused, was recalled. He was 1 Ereese receive credit March, !-r-y thing ?'lTesJ: $3056.5 uaue 1 ifi oxgei qiieaj durff tais-e. 2rtfcr s 'of nke&'isnieidif '""j c ii? t- s The discounit register of notes discounted, was pro 6Tu(e;d, and witness was asked to turn 'tip JCarch 20 "Do you find any notes distouate-i on that da-te?" " ; -; "res; one- en'teri by Mr. Breese," "I?o you find any entries of "notes' to amount cf ?3056.56?" ;"ro, sir." they in the entries of March at aitr ;' "Kb, Sir. '"."$ild Breese gjt fredc. f notes to tfitat amount?" '"ci March 26 there --V crlff-:t Mr. Breese of $2086, tor d icounted notes." ' "Are they entered rn the discount register." . y -' :" - "jSTo, sir." . ' fff- . "Qrt April 6 is Breese credited . on the bank's books with any amount?" "ifei, ir; $790, consisting fdiscount ed notee. There is no record of them on tlje discount regitler .in April. ; On cross examiaation witness was askedif the bank examiner examined the discount books. He did not know. He did not know what became of the discounted notes; did not have them in char0t " . Syuga'Byaium:'Tiaaayi one e- .sS&nZrm agaauntofc during 1897? Examine the handwriting and see." - " "No: all entries in 1897 are in Breese's handwriting." "Does the cash book state the date or name of the discounters?' "No." W. H. Westall was called to the stand. He was handed a check and said that it was given to him by W. E. Breese, for building material, on Jan uary 7, 1897. .It was deposited 'to wit ness' credit in the bank." Thomas Lawrence. D. D., was called. He is president of the Normal and Col legiate institute. He identified a check as one given ir" part payment for Mr. Brrese's children's tuition. "Do you know the general character of W. E. Breese?" On objection by the government the court said the defendant could put his character in evidence up to the time of the alleged embezzlement, if he wished. The question being put in that form the witness said he knew the character of Breese to be good. Mr. R. U. Garrett was sworn. He testified Ithat he handled real estate; that the check shown him was palid for com furnised to the Brevard mill He deposited check in the Western North Carolina bank and got the money on it January 21, 1897, amounting to $156-64- Cross examination "What was the character of W. E. Breese up to the time of the First Na tional bank trouble? "It Was good." ' W. E. Snider was called and testified Earl)r-Rose, Peerless. Burbank's i Field and Garden Seeds. AH of the rietv-at ?J. S 1110 v? S - ' that 4ha. thwfe iTT? ! bjni yfajor Breese fforgrocerles to;. Valnef $74.39; heepifeXV battery Park. bank.-.'- " . "What v.as the treneral chara'tpr f : "u-st: Kaiionalb'aritrjDubleTr; r" J J.YK-huryhsvle73 He Jives in CharIott3i Qjj anijiia asn:f.or the ''yi-YQrLfe; Insufance rniarty. He idntifie5 a-tliecks -being? signed TlhV JtThtZ. fiat oT c f'WSil . hy a'p-crThe dato-was .trcb 4, aid ii was; ror.'.SFiLEd -Was given. In cay. : a 11 i. -1 fr.et!V:-rrf aJ-n,V..ftf Mrv w-JL. '4; - ess got the money for it. - T lmcri .. e thus i-jtr.- ll:s -liitimAte. j. t.f nr-prcs-iion m the. courc r-j;m thait- his .iei.:iiii jn wiuid be uf a s.-nsa !.i'u-al aiure red Jhere was a hush of cxi.vJtijjy -A3 he tec h'.s 'iiariti-ve. Mir. sQoffln wsbid thlatf be ivsi:M Ashe J vine iD. juiy; issi, unaer jiastlaaiioQs f.uin 4ompiOlier Eckek $b ejal ina iiiGual "tra.n'k examiner, a'p-poin.tt'd' ce puty oomptroller of the currency in 1836 atad was in the depi: trnenji ken yeas.s O'efore in several capaViJuies. His home Was tarig'jaally to ChiarkBton, S- C, wherle he kr-ewMisfiior Breese ?will : as a boy. - - Jne wats rented- te Breese by.anajpriage. On July 30, '1897, he;-nerved a tele gram, iated at Ateville. fnam Major Eirese, in which the latter said (that, re ferring to hia last letiters, his expeatia-r uionsj- niaa not realized, aiad he begged Mr. Ooffin to come to Ashevllle at once th;t .be ibauk wtjnld not-open next day. Wi'toeiss iaajwered t'he rhesiage, eaying ne ciouliJ nijit. come, and expressed his sympathy for Breese an his trouble.. He riaached shsviUe on Wedntesday anw weo1ied on tn Breese who ssaid Qie wanted '( ep witness but was not rekdv to Fe n'm then; woul'J -see Mm at 6 o'clock. Later in the afteinaoca he nclti fiei him thai: he would inot be ready to mect Mm till 9. Wdfnsis ' finally feaw Brse-abouiL 10 r'lock in his son's room. Tl'.1"r -Breese 'Ved 'i'tinss in what oa-tia.-.ity riiir' official or private. WCt-r vjz?s rr-lie'd tbiVt he "came in a pu'irely afiickJi oj-pacity, and -r?ir't to tell him anything he didnfcit want 'the icbniptf oiler tj.knnw.-. Then"Breea qaft 3own .- &nft told t'h'A w;!roei?s that he acid Pefiland anki Dick&ison hUd received jthe.b(nftt cf had reeelived the 'benefit of about $100,000. "Wilt one moment, Mr. Coffin, -.-said Judge Moore; ;and iUiesre was, a lengthv ccmisultiaiaoa among defendant's "attor neys. ; WitnCia w-as asked'by defense if he maiie 'any statement to the effect that it wwuld be letter for Major Breese to make a lull eorfeasion- iitatemient came as a groat surprise to fc'fcn, iinmodh.e'y aft?r witores' warning: LaUr, whea tie ihree bank office, s we in con su Ration w'th witness they said they we-e gciug to be bonded. aft-er: he ..... . -.-i.ir . . "1 . nciia tnem tney juiu ie arresw-j.- v nets told them to ;io ahead aud make tie bfi5t defense they could, because they we:re g-ii.a :ed. Penbnd and - Dickerson weie j and d'stressed and in tear, Witness sail he never at any time held tout any advangee to Breese to - make ia! ccinfeiisi'cn. After Breese hiad told witness of the discounted nc:es, he Wanted to' know aI, .it tiie government would do; to which :j .n'iii replied that Bree.se would" be ar r;'j 't i. He wanted to kn'ow under whtat section the violation occurred, and he left the ro.rm and came back with the United States' statutes at large.- Wit ress showed him the s-ectic-n and defend ant wished to know whether or not the tirocedure would be public or private Witness told him he thought it would h'ave to be public. Later it was learned that Commissioner Summey eaiid that the procedure would iJt rneoassarily be publii:. Wiitheiss wtas glad of this because he knew two o;.her b.mks in A-hewne w:.e in very critical condition. The news of the axre'at might create a panic. The witness. Penlind a,n.d Diickerson. held another meetilrfsr wilh Attorney Adams They talked 'about securing bonds ahd Witney suggeste'd $10,000 bonds. There was another meeting laiter on, at which the botndsmen were present. Com (Continued on fifth page.) OPPORTUNITY. FOR THE PEOPLE OF ASHEVILLE T hVf made iro my mind to go to Porto Rico. I will close out my ntire stbek at 25"per cent, less than ct ClotMng, gents' furnishing gotods, bats and underwear, merchant tailor a ciotn and cloth for ladies' tailor made suits also store pictures.'BDikLre stock must go I. W. GLASBR, p. .34 South Main street, A-heville. Your Teeth Worry you sometimes, no 3 doubt. Little diseolorations . and littie acbes will come; and both require the skill o1 the dentist. But much an noyance and many aches might be saved if you would use Pheno-Thymol Tooth Wash . It cleans and whitens the teeth. It destroys the germs of fermenUtion, so prone to 8 . follow the lodgement of iood J between the teeth T .We; sell tooth hrnshea too. Every kind; but the" poor kind.- Paraxon Pharmacy Co.; $ 1? 1 6pp.' Post Office.-; --': ff H 3 34 B J f . 1 P 1 r 1 1 AVVgjvg,;. Sift. I j4 r.-s iir -X, 1 I f I -a-:t)f X Do .! tt!ld G .i 8 ij ;x iiuo to do xhn Work, r r- l awtbn Witli l.oCdO Eegulars Wilt Arrive ji,,anila: Today and Begin Jjnmediave Acticu. Washihgtori,! Marclij8-General Law. ton, with 1,500 regulars, will arrive at Manila. Friday next: and preparation for an immediate aggressive campaign will be inaugurated, -with the object of capturing the insurgent capitol, Malo- cs, and AguLaldo himself. A general forward movement against the rebeswill beg-in about March 15, and the rebels will be given no rest and hunted down wherever they are thought to be. Lawtcm, who is considered one of -the best Indian fighters- in the army, and who. :l. used to bushi fightfcng, will com mand the forces actively engaged, v Re is untiring in his activity, and ran the noted Ind-lan Geronlmo into the mourn tain fastaesses of Mexico years ago, and capitured him. Military officials here are confident he Will pursue the same tactics in dealing- with- Aguinaido. ' " rations,. DuriEg the Hottest Por- -.- tiou of u Lay Dangercr.s- Prog ress cf the Coutcst Manila, March 8. After yes eidny's fl.ghuing General Hale withd. cw his lines to-their former position. The in surgents, followed, reoccupyinjr their lest round. General Wheaton esti mates that there are 1,500 couf ronuing him. Captain Luick, First Idaho, cap tured nineteen insurgent sharpshooters without loss. They laid down their arms without firing. There was no firing to speak of today. Cclonel Potter has returned from Ce- (Ccntinued from First Page.) B0NAFIDE CLOSING OUT SALE. Our great closing out sale Is nearing its end. Throngs of shrewd buyers avail themselves if the great opportunl ty of buying first class goods at a mere song. Anyone interested tn the purchase of first class clothing or gents furnish ing should caxefull-"- inspect my window and examine my goods. I am goSng to Porto Rico and alLmy stock must bo closed out at 25 per cent below cost. I W. Glaser, 34 South Main street. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund tne money if it fails to cure. 25 cents,. TC8 genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet ' WOOD'S SEED S . ' Wood's seeds are peculiarly adopted to the soil and climate , of the Souths Sold at Grant's pharmacy. Do You Want Some Silverware- For Less :ThanDit is Worth? We have selected out a lot of Silver-plated Ware inclu ding Trays, Flat and Hollow Ware, which we are offering at 8o cents on the dollar. It will pay you to look these things over as they are worth 20 per cent, more than we arenow asking for them. Z, Arthur Al, Fiefd . . TTL w Leading Jiweler, Church St. a ud I'mun. A vc Hi f f I is .4 t it? jfsheviiie, N. C
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