Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-04-17

counted or not
@. Do you know what disposition
was made of these bonds by the Audi
tor after Ghey came into this Office?
y | don't know further than l have
stated; there WAS a question about it.
and the order was that the bonds
should be taken care of, and kept in
the safe.
q. We're these bonds marked or
punched by the Commissioners during
your term:
4. Ne. ! believe not.
Q. Nor by the Auditor? ?
4. No.
Q. Nor by the Treasurer
y. Not to my knowledge.
Q. If that was the case that they
were NOT punched or cancelled, what
guarantee had you that taey woIld not
~ presented again, and paid?
\. l don't know whether we had
any or not.
2. Did that idea striis 9 yoar mind al
any time!
i. don't knew tha. il did IN that
way; am aware ii shouid have been
ioGe, bu, done rera!lect ;n&t il saS.
Z. Was is spoken 0i in your Board
Dy yourself Uf others?
i. / don't racJaec5 whether ii was
or not.
Q. How ere y5u in tie habit Of
signing these n0ua- gt-Uie tiley were
paid out!
!. We generally signed Il certain
amount al different sessions; s1me-
times met al called sessions, and sign
I'd enough 10 run the Office iTuut one
term 10 another.
.. In hose hanas Wefa these u0IG,
=. They were left in the hands OF
the Auditor, to he filed up by him sub
ject TO the order cf the EGgiuerT.
q. Mr. Irwin il his testimony poke
Of ID conversation he bad with you, aud
sir. Alexander, another Comniss Ioner,
in which he states substantially thai
you expressed to him some Suspicion
about the manner in which this
(Auditvr Office was conducted; have
you any recollection OF that converse
ton; and ifso what is it:
y. I don't recoiiect anything 7 be-
iieve OF that kind; have sometimes
/ might have stated to Mr.. Irwin; it
has been in my mind at least that
there Were too many clerks about
here; thingS little loose; he is prob
ably correct about il.
q. Have you any recollection OF eau
tioning the Treasurer 10 be careful?
4. Yes, believe l have told hin
that.
q. In the payment of bonds and
coupons presented to him?
Yes sir.
@. What reasons had you in your
mind for giving him that caution?
4. The principal reason was that l
observed frequently here in The Office
tiiat persons WOuld come in, different
ones, and Bob wUuld set them to doing
business; outsiders, have seen them
Issuing bonds.
q. Who were any of these outsiders
y0u saw issuing bonds?
\. have seen joe Harris, but
whether it was him who issued bonds
Or not, won't say, but / have seen
outsiders doing it, but don't know
whether could name any person par
ticularly; [ have seen them here.
@. DID you at That time Or at any
other time inform MIR. Clark of The
impropriety of doing that?
i. have cautioned Bob and warn
ed him of Il es9 things; 1 told Bob at
one time he Certainiy should issue those
oonds himself; thai he was the proper
person; that was during my time III
the Office.
Q. Have you any recollection OF any
other per on besides Harris issuing
these bonds?
y. DO not understand me 10 say that
it was Harris; I recol!ect seeing out
siders, once or twice issuing bonds; |
don't say it was Harris.
q. State what you mean by issuing
bonds; what they did?
4. The iie;. occurred to NE in this ,
way, that it was loose way Of doing
business; it was a matter which should !
be attended 10 carefGily; thought he .
ought 70 10 it himself.
Z. Dii the outsider yOu speak Of
have the blank bond book aud Iii ,,p /
the bonds from it?
a. Xes ST.; he had the book and was
illing up the bonds.
g. Was the bond signed il blan.; by
you generally?
4. Yes sir, he was filling ID the.
Amount and date.
q. Did you notice that more inaa
Jnre?
i. wouldn't say positively, but
think probably once or twice.
q. Did y0u communicate that fact
10 the Board Of fConimissio.ers
4. Yes sir, we talked about i.it mat
ter.
@. Who talked about it, Alexander
\. don't know particularly, /.
think Armstrong and me talked auau:
it; think j named il TO AieXanOe'.
Q. Was that discovery one Ui your
reasons for cautiOning Mr. Irwin:
A. Yes sir.
Q. understood you TO say that yoa
did not examine these bonds aud
coupons in comparison with the bJo!is::'
a. think not; | don feC0liecs thHy
we lever did.
Q. Had you any idea when you wen,
out of Office aS Commissioner, that
there was discrepancy between tiie
TreaSUrer's anti Auditors 5 account o.
the bonds and coupons?
a. l had not; / know it now from
hearsay only.
Q. Do you Iecollect what Nr. Irwin
said to you in reply to your caution?
a. L don't know that | do.
@. Do you know the substance Of
what he said?
A. No [ don't know whether he
made any particular reply; L don't
recOllect anything that passed between
us particularly now.
@. (by Riiey,) Did these outsiders
do this official work at the instance of
the Auditor?
a. I think they did, that is my
recollection; have seen Bob frequent
ly Cali upon persons that We're in the
office, to help him with some little
business of writing.
Q. (by Riley,) When bonds and
coupons were redeemed by the Board
OfComnissiOners, were they SD marked
on the Bond Register?
a. don't know whether they were
or not; they We're left think with the
Auditor; that IS my recollection.