The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-09-27
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WHO MADE THOSE LETTERS, g pAIDu y
Mr.. Schaffer couldn't swear who made
those letters. This other isa different hand.
all the rest Of them are mine, or nearly so.
But 1 can't swear whose the other two are.
MFR. Kelley Has any one else the right to
hiask bills baid oti the list but sUurselff
Dir. SchafIer: Yes, SIR othets bad the right
to do SO when they knew that biils Heft
paid. r
MIR. Kelley: Is there any other circ,lul-
| stance which makes you think MIR. Prsde Ind
something to do with itY
| Mr.. Sctiaffer No, sir. The figures in the
Auditors book look like "a disguised hand,
but don't know who made them. Yester-
day I compared them-or Tuesday after
noon, rather-but don't know whose they
are. am sure they afe not Mr. Whites Or
| Mr.. Dencgri's. don't think they come near
MIR. knowies's, and am sure they are not
Mr.. Battkins's. am not much acquainted
with Dir: Pages hand. as he has just come In
| the Office.
Mr. saatke: How does it resemble Afr:
McCarthy's% -. -. ;, !;
Mr. scbaifer: don't think tliey are Mr.
McCarthy's, because know his hand.
MIR. Pryde: Who was in the office when
you brought the cheok-book from the Audi
tors office? .r..-.s .se.
Mr.. Schatier Mr.. White. w
MIR. Pryde: Did you ever pay any bills for
Mr.. Franklin!
MIR. Schaffer Yes, sir, sometimes.
Mr.. Scott Do you think, MIR. ScIafer,
that those figures on the Auditors book re-
semble those OH the check-book
Mr.. Schatier: Well, sir, I'll look at the
book.
MORE STARTLING ALTERATIONS.
Mr.. SchafeI's private metcr-book was here
exhibited, and lie said that OH the page shown
him the figures had been altered to look like
the forged figures in the Auditors check
book.
Mr.. Kelley: Did you say that the figures
2 aud in your private metel-book had been
altered? .-
Mir. Schaffer: Yes, sir; they have been
tampered with.
MIR. kelley: Apparently for what pur-
pose?
Mr.. Sclmfler: Why, to make the forged fig
ures look like mine.
In relation to some bills due by Mr.. Schaf-
| fer, he said he had given the money to Mr..
| Sweetmun to pay to the Treasurer, and in a
| few days asked Mr.. Sweetlnan why the bills
| hadn't been paid. He said that lie had dsked
| Mr.. Melton about it; that he (Sweetnfan) had
used some of the money; and that he would
pay them soon. Said also that as Sweetman
| was dead, and he could not defend himself,
he would pay them for him. Felt sure that
| the investigation would come off, and went
to Mr.. ReSnaut and told him the circum-
stances-tlat would pay them.
Mr.. Starke: Why didn't you mark them
paidY
Mr.. Schaflcr: / thought it was
TOO DANGEROUS.
Generally, we collected (Swcetmrn and y
The bills from certain butchers against whom
| there were accounts standing. | gave my
| portion TO Swectlnan and he was to pay it
over for me.
Mr. Kelley: Were all those bills for the
same month ?
Mr.. Sclafier No, sir
Mr.. Kelley: Did this prictlre Of giving
the money TO Sweetmun occur illore than
oncel
! Mr.. Schatlcr: Yes, sir, more than once.
| tie generally had the custody of the money.
| Mr. Kelley: How did it come that those
butchers had their bills paid by proxy?
Mr.. Schatler: 1t was the rule when came
into the Office and it ,tas kept up.
Mr. Melton Gnterrupting): | will tell you.
! 1t was because the butchers generally lived
in the country and we had to turn off the
gaS early in the morning when they were
| there.
| MI. Starke: Were these bills to lie paid
| because Alr. SweCt!uun or yourself owed the
| butchers ?
Mr. Schaffcr: The money was paid in
| every case.
Mr.. Kelley /: Is there any other irregu-
1 arity or corruption in the Office to which
you have not referred any violation of ordi-
| uance, or anything OF that kind, or can you
put us in possession of any other faets9
Mr.. Schatfcr.. ~, Sir; I cannot tell of any.
! do not know OF any.
Mr. StaIke: Were you in the habit of vis-
ling Mr.. Pryde's residence:
! Mr.. Schaher Yes, sir, occasionally.
MIR. Starke: Were you ever at Mr.. Pryde's
a year ago in the night timer
| Mr. Schatfcr: No, sir; / think not.
| MIR. Kelley Why did you suppose thnt
| there would he an Investigation?
Mr.. Schatler Because things were
| NOT KEPT STRICT ENOUGH.
Mr.. Kelley: Well, we have asccrtained that
to our satisfaction. What else? .. ..
Mr.. Schafcr Well, because Mr.. Batkins,
Mr.. Mccarthy, and myself did more than
our share Of the work.
WHO ARE HfiE FAvUaaED ONES.
Mr.. Kelley: Who were the favored ones
MIR. Schatfer: Mr.. Pryde, Mr.. Knowles,
and Mr.. Sweetman.
Mr.. Kelley: How can you indicate this?
Mr.. Schafcr: Well, Mr.. Pryde was some
times of awhile from the office.
Mr.. Kelley: Who favored them?
Mr.. Schafer: Well, the Inspector
Mr.. Kelley: Do you think the duties of
the Office could have been done with q less
lforceY
Mr.. Schatier: Well, yes. I think that
from the time went to the office until May
that one man could be spared.
Mr. Starke: How many men were en-
ployed three months ago in taking down the
meters?
Mr. Scbatfer: -Four.
| Mr.. Starke: How many men would II take
ut a fair days wOrkp
Mr.. Schatfer Well. about fotlr, We had
seven, but now have six. Some OF the men
were to attend to the slate work. Mr.. Wood
! and Mr.. Page attend to that work now, and
! l take down the meters. But I think six
| would be enough.
| Mr.. Kelley What do you think about it,
Mr.. Pryde? How many men will do?
| Mr.. Pryde: Well, six, ] think. tan get
along with six.
| Mr.. Pryde: Mr.. Schatfer, has not the work
been materially changed under my juri>dr.
ton than when Mr. Melton was there!
| Mr.. Schaher; Yes, sir; there is more dsci-
! pline. .a
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