New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-27
ANOMALOUS BOOKKEEPING.

THE BooKKEEPER OF II. BRADLEY co. TELLS fh"
sECRETs-A BOOK BURNED AND MEMORANDA
CONCEALED.
The examination Of w. E. Bradley, charged
by Gale Bros Co. aud by H. b. Clafiin with comp'F
ing of fraudulent bankruptcy, was begun yes'er
day, before Commissioner Belts. Hugo Hoffman, VINO
was examined by Mr. Drake In behalf OF the proseeu'
ton, testified substantially as follows:
am the bookkeeper OF the firm OF +. Bradley q 90
and the OF L. Bradley on last Sunday T..
Bradley told that his father had gone 10 Canaa"'
we talked over the business OF the firm on that day
O. Did he have any gold drafts about him on SUNDAY
The question was objected 10 by Col Ethan Aleh'
counsel for the defense who stated that he was so
that Mr.. Bradley had gone TO Canada, and that nc
hoped that he would return After discussion the
question was allowed and the witness continued
did not any, but he told W. Il. Bradley thai ne
had gold drafts 10 the amount OF about $1,000 up "
Dec the firm had on deposit about It's accounts
kept IN the Ninth National Bank and IN tue iin
porters' and Traders Bank; Dec. 10 the firm had
about s54 900 worth OF bills receivable they are now
the custody Of the Marshal, except few sent west lot
collection W. f. Bradley received none OF those DIS
bills Receivable which were on hand on Dec TO- but he
has received some OF the bills receivable beiohe-
rm also checks TO the amount of about too he took
them. he told me, last Tuesday $4,000 OF Una.
amount was In notes, some OF which had not natures
lac said that he had taken them 10 the ofce OF a. u
Bradley; Dec. %, had those notes nj my mouse,
and told Bradley that did not like 10 keep them there
afraid that some one would be asking ABOUT
them aTso told hin just where they we're bradley
told Sunday that he was going 10 leave the CITY
and asked him, "what will become OF usP' he saiu
that we would be taken care OF that he would leave
600 for me- 5000 for william, and $500 for Mr.. Church
az that time he had g. COZ worth OF checks ABOUT hl
between Dee 10 and 70 kept. in separate book. the
OF the moneys received by the rn ar account
OF entered on the books OF the urn
last Wednesday that separate book was at the once
of t. Bradley d Co.; made the eutries IN u by tue
direction Of T. Bradley found In the Office on Wednes-
day that did contain the entries had made III
it; had torn out the leaves and put them In my
pocket; took them home and hid them under the car
pet they were there till Tuesday when j put them IN
my pocket again: did not bring them to NewforR,
because they were taken from me- " they were not
taken from by force but did not gave them upj
knew at the time that the papers were being taken
from Dut did not try 10 prevent then from peng
what become Of them; Mr. Church, one Of the mem.
bers OF the frm has asked me TO return them those
leaves contained not only an account " the
money received from the 10th to the 2J1,
out also an account OF what was done with the
money; up 10 the 10th the firm had q
little book in which entered the daily cash balance
that book was IN the Office last Tuesday on Tuesday
with me; burned It up the evening; told ". T.
Bradley that had torn the leaves out OF the D0ok
think told him the day tore them out, winch
was thng the day before burned the book; on last
Tuesday / received t200 from W. Il. Bradley; think
that was before he had been arrested.
Mr. Hoffman IL under arrest o charge OF stealing
the book which testified he had burned and the
officer who had him in charge here said that he must
take him to the Police Court. Further examination Of
the witness was therefore adjourned til 10 to-day,
and W l. Bradley sent TO jail IN default Of 10,op
bail.