Chapter XLI

           Attwoo’clocksharpDennisShannon,asdistrictattorney,beganhisopeningaddress.Hestatedinaverysimple,kindlyway—forhehadamostengagingmanner—thattheindictmentasherepresentedchargedMr.FrankA.Cowperwood,whowassittingatthetableinsidethejury-rail,firstwithlarceny,secondwithembezzlement,thirdwithlarcenyasbailee,andfourthwithembezzlementofacertainsumofmoney—aspecificsum,towit,sixtythousanddollars—onacheckgivenhim(drawntohisorder)October9,1871,whichwasintendedtoreimbursehimforacertainnumberofcertificatesofcityloan,whichheasagentorbaileeofthecheckwassupposedtohavepurchasedforthecitysinking-fundontheorderofthecitytreasurer(undersomeformofagreementwhichhadbeeninexistencebetweenthem,andwhichhadbeeninforceforsometime)—saidfundbeingintendedtotakeupsuchcertificatesastheymightmatureinthehandsofholdersandbepresentedforpayment—forwhichpurpose,however,thecheckinquestionhadneverbeenused.

           "Now,gentlemen,"saidMr.Shannon,veryquietly,"beforewegointothisverysimplequestionofwhetherMr.Cowperwooddidordidnotonthedateinquestiongetfromthecitytreasurersixtythousanddollars,forwhichhemadenohonestreturn,letmeexplaintoyoujustwhatthepeoplemeanwhentheychargehimfirstwithlarceny,secondwithembezzlement,thirdwithlarcenyasbailee,andfourthwithembezzlementonacheck.

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