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COURSE OF BANK NOTE TRACED IN TRIAL
Faces of Skipper Charge Embezzlement
July Details the note transaction which the hopes convict Skipper, Sebring banker, embezzling, and creting property of the pended Highlands County bank, by the bank's former presiCarl Lien, the state's first the opening session of Skipper's trial in circuit court here today.
Lien, against whom charges were dropped yesterday motion on the stand for nearly three hours. He the note was up only collateral and that the bank's title was shown through receipt Lien received from Skipper The receipt, letter form, said Skipper had three notes $15,000 each the Russ Lumber company. Arcadia, payable to the DeSoto Land and company, and endorsed DeSoto company the Highlands Securities corporation. Skipper accepted them in trust, cording the exhibit, with the understanding was to return the bank the cash expected and the new for the unpaid balance. Neither the money nor notes were returned, the witness testified.
Adkins Assigned by Sholtz
State Attorney Adkins, of Gainesville, prosecutor, Governor Sholtz, conducted the investigation resulting in Skipper's inThe note on which Skipper being tried, the receipt. check Corporate Investments, an leged concern, for $7816 on the DeSoto bank Arcadia, and deposit slip on the Highlands County bank in favor Corporate Investments, covering the check. were introduced in evidence over strong objections of the defense. Smith, Arcadia, assistant secretary of the Nocatee Crate company, said the note in evidence paid with six other notes $2500 He also testified to signatures certain contracts the secured. B. Welles, Arcadia, secretary and the company. said the original for on the Russ company was nonand Skipper asked be split into the six notes, four which notes he said he paid and later endorsed in favor of the First National bank Tampa collateral loan. testified the note was secured mortgage.
Would Disqualify Judge
The jury was locked up for the night capital trial attracted only small crowd. It will continue Before the selecting of jury the defense asked for the Judge Barker trial judge ground an the under the name count Barker, guardian. The denied, the court holding "agent of the bank and not of its officers, that the money on deposit when bank suspended not his that of his ward.
