Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-05-01

marked redeemed" and then l think
they were kept in the closet in the
front room; they were rolled up in q
bundle, each road separate, and the
name of the road marked en them !
think.
Q. Did you ever put any cancella-
/ ton marks on them before they were
put up and rolled away?
y. Not in this Office.
| q. Did you in anybody else's Office
\. did in the TreaGurer's office. l
Cancelled bonds there when | paid
them. l worked for the Treasurer one
wear, either the Sumner of 1870 or 1871.
| q. What WAS your nethod OF cancel
latiOna
a. With the stamp marked "Paid"
with the date, the small ribbon stamp.
q. " lille in the TreaSurer's Office
did you have Il duplicate OF the bond
Register, or any register whatever:
~ No sir.
Q. Did you keep any account of the
number of bonds paid, their denomi-
nation or amounts, or upon what road
they were?
4. don't know, I did not make
up the cash account, | don't know
whether Irwin did or not, | generally
eft in the evening.
@. When you paid a bond there
yourself, in the TreasGrer's office did
you take any memorandum Of it?
\. No sir.
Q. Have You examined the bonds to
any extent since this Committee have
been at work on them?
Not very nuch- SOrnn
Q. Have you noticed any bonds
that were uncanceiled either by the
Treasurer or any other mark Of can
collation.?
\. Yes sir have. l have seen one
er day that was uncancelled.
@. Were you ever present at Il set
tlement of the Commissioners with
the Treasurer?
A. | think not.
@. Did you ever see the Commits
siOners count the bonds that were re-
deemed?
y. Inever saw the Commissioners
count the bonds. l counted the bonds
down at the Treasury and | took no
part in the settlements between the
Commissioners and Treasurer.
q. Who had access TO the bonds
after they wer" put away in this closet
here in the Auaitor's office?
Il. Anybody that could open the
closet.
Q. What would prevent any one
from presenting some of these bonds
| that you say were Incanccllcd; Il Sec
ond time for payment?
a. Nothing, if they got hold of them
provided they were not cancelled.
Q. Had the Treasurer any means OF
knowing when bond was presented,
whether it had been paid once or more?
| A. No sir, he had not, unless he
could recollect the numbers of the bonds
all the time.
@. Were the coupons cancelled as
they were paid by the treasurer?
| \. 80 far as know they were can
celied in the same manner az the bonds
were just the same.
@. Did you keep any separate ac-
count of the bonds and coupons?
a. No sir, they were all kept to.
gether and counted as cash. So tar as
| was concerned 1 had nothing to do
with his fund books. l simply receiv-
ed money and paid it out on orders,
received taxes and gave receipts.
Q. 'tby Clark.) You say that you
were in the Trea5urer's Office a year,
during that time did you ever know
Lme to present ii bond for payment?
\. l never did.
Q. (5y Clark During the whole
time you were in the Auditors office
and in the TreaSurer'S Office did you
ever know me to own or have bond
rs my own property?
Il. No sir, never did.
Q. Did you ever know Of any one
not connected with the Office, issuing
bonds?
A. never knew any one hut Clark,
Darrah and Adams to issue bonds when
| was present.