John H Seebeck Et Al Against Charles C Johnson

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ...Jim//: Q. Do you know who Julia Bruce was? A. I think Mr. Bruce brought her once and introduced her to me. Q. Vas Julia Bruce the name of his wife? A. I don't know; I think it was. Q. YVhen he would come i11to the bank, he would talk to you? A. Yes. Q. Long? A. He would talk to me quite a long time. Q. l)id you think it was an evidence of unsound mind for people to send you flowers? ' A. I thought it was kind of childishness on his part, and there was no occasion for it. Q. You could not understand how he had taken such a fancy to you? A. No; I could 11ot exactly. Q. You heard from time to time, when he came in about his matters and tried to explain them to him, and to assist him? A. I tried to humor him. He was very strict, and he wanted to know whether the entries were made. Q. Yes? A. To bring his book. It was not my place to explain to him, yet I humored him. Q. YVell, he was particular about anything-about the entries in his book, was he? A. Such things as he brought to me, either coupons or collections, or something of that kind. As I say, his son was always with him, and sometimes the son would hand the book in and sometimes the old gentleman would hand it, and they were both side by side. Q. How often do you think he was in the habit of going to the bank previous to March? A. I say I think about once a week, or probably something like that. I don't recollect exactly. Q. And how long had his son generally come with him? A. I know he did for the last year and a half I think the son came with him without exception except that on one occasion his agent sitting next to you there came once with him. Q. You think you saw him every time he was at the bank? ' A. No; I don't. Q. You only speak of course of such cases when...