M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-07-22
Testimony in the Case of State
VS.. l.. Holland, Treasurer.
BEFORE J. W. CALDWELL, ]. P.

of Ninton county and nave Deen since
1857. Had 50 orders ta-
ken out of my safe between 1st Of
March and 9th June-5S drawn by
me and one BY Joseph Magee, on the
Treasurer of Vinton county. Orders
we're returned to me on the 9th June.
Value Of SO orders was $104.30. In
first place they were deposited with
me on 1st March, '58, by L. Holland,
Treasurer. Gave him receipt for
them and filed them away in safe in
my office. Orders shown witness.
Amount of orders deposited on 9th
March So, ,037.31, filed them away on
9th March-these all part of tPem.-
Next, saw them on the 9th June, '5S.
Deposited with me by L. Holland.--
The commissioners found some or
ders missing on settlement. The com,
mis8ioners began counting orders be-
longing to June package--iound them
right. Then counted March package
and found some missing--59 orders
gone ont Of March package. Knew
Treasurer could get into my Office
Met with commissioners about 10 o.
clock at night to look over the orders.
Commenced looking in June batch
and found the missing orders. One
or two commissioners went after Hol-
land. lie came and acknowledged
that they were the missing ones, but
could not tell how they got out OF my
Office into is--thought some OF his
best friends were his worst enemies.
| remarked chat when anybody steals
from me | will find him out. lie had
my receipt for orders which was same
as money to him. The chiseling OF
the orders by commissioners, means
that they are Cancelled. The chiSel-
| ing was done after the larceny was
committed. Deft could enter my Of
fee at any timo--couid go in my sale
when he pleased, key being left in
safe. The day June orders were de,
posted with me, we did not get thro'
by noon and adjourned and went to
dinner. When | came back, found
the Doctor in my Office waiting for me
key was in safe at that time. Told
Doctor a few days before that, that
dreaded the June settlement, as Il
came in Court time, and it was a big
Job. He said he did not see how il
could be much Of q job, and asked me
what the commissioners would do.
told him they would count over anc
examine every order for the past year
lie said they would not do so, as we
hal examined them. l told him they
had done so for two years past and
guessed they would again. If the
commissioners had not counted them
the consequence would have been thai
the Treasurer would have received
| S104. 80 more than he was entitled to.
Orders distracted could be ofno prof
it to any one but DeI't' Def't admit
ted they must have been put into his
safe by some person. Def't said ht
had a short time before lost $100 Of
S11O from his safe, and he supposed
some one must have taken the orders
from Auditors Office and put in hi
safe. He said the orders would no
be of value to anybody as they hac
been redeemed--that they could no
hurt county--he said so before orders
were found. After finding them hC
spoke ofseveral who had had his keys
SAID he thought some republican hac
done it to injure his reputation.
Cross ExAMINED.--Did not know
they were the same orders when paic
over by Treasurer. Think it was OF
the 9th of June that the missing or
dcrs were discovered. Had a list o
orders, and amount Of each order
could tell when orders were missing
by list and also by stump book. The
Doctor and counted the June list to
gether in my office. Treasurer wen
to Columbus 25th or Goth Feb. Don
know whom he left lis keys WITH
He went to Chillicothe 18th Marcel
and left his keys with me. was no
in his office. Asked me to take hit
keys and attend to his Office while he
was away. Told HIM | would not dc
80, but if he could get no one else he
might give me the money and | would
pay off orders as they were presented
He gave me some money and bar.
rowed 5000 from Sheriff Gold also
and gave to me. This was the only
time | ever had his keys. Did moi
know that my key would unlock his
door until a few days ago. Had seen
the Doctor try it before and it would
not unlock his door. Orders counted
same as money to the Treasurer and
he held my receipt for them. When
the matter was found out by commits.
sioners Holland stated that others had
had his keys, to wit: Hewitt, Mack.
ey, Gold and Newton. Holland stat.
ed that somebody had, sometime be-
fore, stolen from 500 to $110 out Of
his safe and placed the orders there