Direct examination by Jacob Grossman:
Grossman:
[Showing Smith some hotel records]
I ask you
if you ever saw these sheets?
Smith: I made them out. When they paid me money, I put
it down.
Grossman: Here's a
record here for $1500, dated March 25th, 1927, for the rooms occupied
by Mr.
Capone, is that right?
Smith: Yes.
Grossman: How long
was that for?
Smith: That was on account.
Grossman: Under what
name did Capone register?
Smith: Under the name of Mr. Ross.
Grossman: Here's an
entry for Mr. Ross, on September 4th, 1927, $150 for rooms and $650 for
incidentals. Was that in cash?
Smith: Yes.
Fink: I
don't see how that's material if it's just an effort to show that the
defendant
spent money.
Court:
I suspect that's just exactly what it is. If there's money going out,
there is
a presumption that, it is coming in.
Grossman: Here's an
entry for Mr. Ross on September 28th, 1927, an entry of $1633, what was
that for?
Smith: For a party of friends.
Grossman: Ever see
Jack Guzik there?
Smith: Yes.
Grossman: How would
Capone pay his bills?
Smith: In cash, bills.
Grossman: What
denominations?
Smith: The ordinary denominations used by Uncle Sam.
Grossman: Well, how
large?
Smith: Oh hundred dollar bills, sometimes five hundred dollar bills.
Grossman: Ever see Al
distribute any tips?
Smith: Oh, yes, he distributed small gratuities; sometimes he
gave me small gratuities.
Grossman: How much?
Smith:
Oh, five dollars or so. |
