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108 / THE ALGER HISS TRIAL
Witness: Harry ۥ Coleman
Direct Examination by the Defense
Coleman was a teller in the Kent County Savings Bank in Chestertown, Maryland. The Hisses said they spent July 15 to August 15, 1937, in an apartment two blocks from the bank and never left the town during that time. A copy of Hiss's checking-account statement was submitted in evidence. It showed a deposit of $100 on August 9, 1937. The defense believed this established that Hiss was in Chester-town, not Peterborough, on August 9.
Q* Does this August 9th deposit mean that the bank
received that check on August 9th?
A. Yes.
Q. When did the bank open on August 9, 1937?
A. At 9 A.M.
Q. How far is it from Chestertown to Washington?
A» About a hundred miles.
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