Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-22

were gven2 A. By dating back the receipts.
Q.-Was the receipt Of Davis dated back? A.
don't remember that it was.
Q.-Now state whether or not all receipts given
by you were reported in your daily reports while
you were in Burners office? A believe they
were.
Q.-State whether or not they were reported the
day the reports were made? A. Yes; they were
always reported the day the receipts were given.
Q.-IIow long was it after Bruner applied to
have you transferred from Col Twins Office to
his that you were transferred; and why was the
transfer not made at once? A. lido not remem-
Der how long it was. l insisted on Mr.. w. c. An
derson, Col. Twins confidential clerk, having Inc
transferred some three or four weeks before / sue
ceeded in obtaining the transfer. Mr.. Anderson
stated that it was so much trouble to 'break ia"
a new assistant-that he had had three or four.
within the last three or four months. and that it
took as much time to /" break them ia" as it did to
do his work.
Q.-When were you to return the money, the
5000; and what was said at the time concerning
III A. l don't think that anything was said.
by the defence: Q.-Was Middleton the gentle
man from whom you purchased the farm in Ken
lucky, and to whom you owed the 5000? A.
Yes sir.
W. j. Colts, Of Wheeling North Western Vir
gna, was then called and sworn.
Q.-State whether or not you are acquainted
with Mr.. IIoge; if so. how long you have known
him? A. have know him for fifteen years.
Q.-Where were you in August, 1864? A. In
Stevens Tennessee.
Q.-State whether or not during that time you
saw him did you see him at Mr.. Henderson's
stable: state all the circumstances A. l saw
him several times. He came to me one day and
asked me to walk down Cherry street with him,
saying he wanted to see Mr. Isham Henderson, as
he Qloge) had given him false receipt for some
mules. and that Mr.. Henderson was going to pay
him his proportion. I walked down to Cherry
street, almost opposite the livery stable of David
Henderson. Mr. Isham Henderson was standing
in the stable door Mr.. IIoge crossed over the
street and had a conversation with Mr.. Hender-
son when the both went into the stable. In few
moments Mr.. Hoge came out and we walked back
up the street together. Mr.. Hoge showed me
some money that he had got from Mr.. Henderson.
counted 1t. and there were $4,000 in one thou
sand dollar notes.
Q.-Where did you count this money, and how
did he sag he obtained it? A. l think that was
at the St. Nicholas Hotel. He said that he had
given Mr.. l. Henderson false receipts for mules,
and that his proportion was $4,000.
v. STATE NncIner OF not you was n cOnnuanl OF
Mr. Hoges and whether ne was in the habit Of
telling you what he done while in Burners en-
ploy2 A. | was always a very warm friend Of
Mr.. Hoges. lie told me almost every thing that
he done while in the employ of Buner.
Estate whether or not be had any property
before going into Burners oiice-state his cir
cumstances in a pecuniary point of view. a. He
had no property in Virginia or Nashville, that l
know of.
Q.-You say you saw him have $1,000 at one
time; now state whether you saw him have any
other money, ii SO, how he obtained it? A. saw
him have some other money. but cannot state the
exact amount. He told me that he had received
il Of Mr.. d. Henderson.
Q.-State whether Mr.. Hoge ever told you Of
any arrangements that he had of making money
at the corrals? A. Before he went out to the
corrals he told me that he going to try to get
into the Office Of Henry Bruner-that he had got
tired Of working for the wages he was receiving
from Capt Irwin-that if he could get into the
Office of Bruner, at the corrals, he would be able
to make some money. This is all l remember.
Q.-State rs to whether anything was said as to
the manner in which money was to be made, and
as 10 the amount? A. Mr.. Hoge told me that the
way the money was TO be made was by giving
fraudulent receipts for mules to contractors. As
TO the amount nothing was said
Q.--Now state, as near as you can, the date
when lIoge told you this? A. think that it was
about tAe latter part Of June, or the lSt of July,
1884, as near As can remember.
Q.-Now state whether or not Mr. Hoge said
| anything about Bruner applying to him to come
to his Office A. do not remember of ever hear
ing him say anything about whether he had ap-
piled or not.
| Q-liave you mentioned all the money that
| you have seen Ioge have in his poSseSsion2 IL
| not, state what other money you saw him have,
and now it was obtained? A. Mr. Hoge came to me
one eroning. in August, 1864, and asked me to
walk up street with him. Wewalked up Cherry.
then across to Cedar, to the st. Nicholas saloon,
and went into one Of the stalls. Mr.. Hoge ordered
| drinks and pulled out a roll of money and threw
| it down on the table counted it. and there was
between nineteen and twenty thousand dollars. l
cannot say where he obtained this money. unless
he drew it from the bank. lie told me at the time
that he was going home in few days. Mr.. lIoge
| and | obtained leave Of absence in July. 1854.
| Whilst at home. Mr.. lIoge requested me to make
out account saying At the time that he wished to
| bring it down and show it to Mr.. Bruner. made
up the account fos Lin, amounting, think, TO
| five thousand fVo hundred and some odd dollars.
| Q.-What was he 10 do with it, A. lie
| had represented to Mr.. Bruncr that his
| father had died and left his estate in Virginia,
| and there wos mortgage on the estate. and that
| he wanted the account drawn mp to show what
| the mortgage was given for. cannot say whether
! it was ever shown 10 Brunor or not.
| Odd not Hcge say 10 you that the repreSen-
( tations that he had made to Bruncr were untrue
| A. Yes.
Q.-By Judge Advocate: State whether or not
this after the transfer FROM Col. Twins oeice
| to Burners Office? A. Il was.
| Q.-Was il not known 20 Bruner that Hogo
was making false representations. and was aiming
| to be secured by Hoges papers-and what was
you told concerning it? A. did not know any
| thing about what Mr. Bruncr thought or knew
| about IL.
Q-Do you know anything in relation to a GER
| tain amount Of 5000 that Mr.. Hoge had in his
| possession; if So state all you know about? A.
1 He had Eve OF six thousand dollars. and Mr. Hoge
told me that he had represented to Bruner that he
had estate in Firginia-and that there was
mortgage on it for something over $5Oo0-and
that Bruner had given him the money to relieve
| il Of the mortgage.
| Estate as near as youlcan when this occur
! red A. Il was between the FIRST and tenth of Au-
gust. lie had mentioned Il n long time before
i
Council for the defense objected TO the testimo-
ny Of Colts being received as it was all hcarsay
and did not relate to the prisoner. The objection
was placed on hle with the proceedings of the
1 Court)
BY the Defenses-Were you requested by Mr..
Hoee to draw up a bogus mortgage TO show the
prisoner that his Hoses prsyious representations
| we're true? A. l was.
| Odd any other person than yourself and Mr.
Hoge know anything about this mortgage, and Il
50, Who? A. No. sir.
Q.-Do you state that you saw him CHogel have
the S6QoQb efore the fraudulent receipts were made
1 out? A, Il Was.
On application Of the Judge Advocate the trial
was postponed until the 3oth inst. because Of the
absence Of some important witnesses who had
been summoned but could not possibly get here
for some days Granted.
The Court then adjourned until Monday next
at 9.20 4. ", when other cases Of minor eharae-
ter win be brought up for investigation.