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EVIDENCE BURNED. Fifty Books of the Peoples Bank Have Been Destroyed. Philadelphia, April 13.-The fourth day in the trial of ex-U. S. Senator Quay on the charge of conspiracy began promptly at 10 o'clock. The prospect of an endless line of testimony relative to the identification of entries in the more than one hundred books of the People's bank, through the expected inability of counsel to decide upon a plan to pick out certain books and thus save time, was responsible for a light attendance at the opening hour. Mr. Quay arrived early and still wore the same look of unconcern. He busied himself for about five minutes in looking over some mail. Counsel on' both sides informed Judge Biddle that they had agreed on a plan regarding the identification of the entries in the mass of books which would save considerable time. In pursuance of this all the books were brought into court. A. L. Tabor, receiving teller of the bank, testified to the period of time in which he made entries in the bank's books, when respectively bookkeeper and receiving teller. He said he had known Cashier Hopkins to make entries in the receiving teller's credit book and that the cashier had made entries in other books. The witness testified to the correctness of his entries except upon occasions when he made clerical errors. These were always corrected. During the examination of this witness it was developed that the counsel on both sides had agreed to abide by testimony as to periods of time covered in the books instead of the personal identification of the entries themselves. Under cross-examination by Mr. Shields, the witness said Mr. Hopkins made entries in the cash book, general ledger, discount book, foreign and domestic bill books and cashier's check book. The books are incomplete, more than fifty dating prior to 1894, being missing. Mr. Shields intimated that they had been burned. It was evident from the district attorney's questioning that he was leading to a connection between the "red book" which has not been admitted and the other books of the bank. The lawyers for the defense were on the alert and every question leading in this direction was fought against. Mr. Tabor would not swear to the correctness of deposit slip amounts entered by him as bookkeeper. except he had entered them as receiver. Upon redirect examination the distriet attorney brought out the fact that all deposit entries made during his tenure as receiving teller were correct. Mr. Tabor then went over the list of missing books. These were of a large varlety and were principally memorandum books. No especial significance seemed to be attached by the defense to the fact that the books are missing. C. H. Woodruff, one of the bank bookkeepers, was next sworn. He gave substantially the same testimony as the previous witness. stating his professional knowledge of the manner in which entries were made in the books. Mr. Woodruff's cross-examination followed in the line of the previous witness' examination. It developed that the witness had charge of the ledger in which Mr. Quay's deposits were entered from 1891 to the end of 1896. He never, as far as his knowledge went, knew Mr. Quay to have a deposit book. Edward R. Marsh, receiving teller of the Peoples bank from 1875 to 1896, and paying teller from 1896 until the bank closed. was the next witness. From 1891 until the failure he had charge of the general ledger cash book. He testified to the correctness of all the entries relative to his duties as receiving and paying teller. Referring to the general ledger cash book, the witness said the entries there were made from the checks themselves and not from memoranda. Nothing additional developed during Mr. Marsh's cross examination. Harry S. Walker, a bookkeeper for the bank for about eight years, had charge of the individual ledger from L to Z. His entries corresponded to the deposit slips and checks received by him. The witness, under cross examination, said he had charge of Mr. Quay's account, but had never seen the senator's deposit book and did not know that he had one. W. K. Goldenburg, bookkeeper, who had charge of Senator Quay's account from January, 1897, until the bank closed, verified the correctness of the books as far as he was concerned. He never saw a deposit book in Senator Quay's name.