The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-06-18

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full and complete. as required By the Act a,
!; render him and his associates liable for dsmaa
for vhatever sum the Stale Of Texas shall Iii
be feund 70 havs suasrsre1 and any par on. par
tain an aetioa fer damage. II the rights here
| granted ass forfeited By reason Of non- pay nent
D purchase Money vithia the time presented /
sac. 5. This act shal Jake effect and 10 in far
y from and after its passage.
II THE TESTIMONY
: For the prosecution vas renewed by Il
!; recalling Of Jacob Geyer, Who tssti6,d tb,
!. the books from which the -ka:ement q
/, Smiths deficiency YES taken were CO..
rec,ly kept. Any mitake made would }
detected under the system Of book keepin
used. In &C hool district books, under th
administration of Repine, accounts wes
kept on the wro' g psge; this did not max
any material difference. The vitnes, Va
. examined in relation to certain TRANSACTION
in t,xes while he wss in the Treasurer
( Office. He transacted business for. partie
. in New York, bat always drew on them 70
the amount necessary to pay the the taxes
and never used any Of the public money 70
this purpoe. The balance of Geyer's iesti
mony Was not of any special interest, bein,
a statement of accounts and payments.
STATEMENT OF EDWARD BURR.
i Wss deputy county treasurer 1t the tim
of the Smith troubles; Obtained the state
men. of the deficiency from the Office; tool
it to Smith to sign; no one was present wher
be signed it; the books we're kept in double
entry. and any mistake would be Likely tc
be noticed when balance vas struck; q bal.
ance might be forced; - far as l examined
the books they we're correct. Cros examined
Went alone when took the statement to
Smith to sign. He vas in bed when he
signed it. Was appointed deputy BY Smith,
at the request of his bondsmen. The safe
ment or report vas made out for the county
board; dent know that it was final show
icg, Smiths resignation had not been hand
ed in at that time, but was in the hands Of
his friends; did not compare the statement,
and II e account Of the books. Geyer made
cut the statement.
STATEMENT OF CARL MoLLER.
Wa, formerly cashier of the German Savings
Bank; held that y, stion three years; Smith
had TWO acc UNITS with the bank, both in his
own name. fIior to the Sd of July 1872
Smith had but one account, and that was
overdrawn. By October IL, 1873. this over
draft amounted II over $4,000. When
Smith commenced keeping two accounts had
a conversation with him on the subjec:, asked
bin ii he wanted one kept % treasurer Of
The county. He replied ''that he would be
damned il he kept Sny account in the name OF
treasurer" after he had given the bond that
he did; the two accounts we're distinguished
by the color Of the check. Witness testified
10 the transfer Of money from public accouOt
to make up the amount Of the overdraft on
the private sccount; also to certain transac-
TORS and speculations in script With Smith
A brief example iven by the witness in re-
alton to these transactions will explain: if
! he bank purchafei 80 600 worth Of script
for 81 600, Smith would give them s., 500
for the same, and turn il in f,r the full
value.
A full statement of the accounts of Smith
with the bank we're given by the witness.
No cI0:s-exaDinatiOu of any importance
made.
STATEMENT OF CHARLES PEAPER.
The testimony of this witness but corrob-
Grated the statements of Moller and the |
other officers of the bank. He testified to
The Overdraught being squared up by
check ON the public fund; said Smith often
advised "a to the management of the affairs
Of the hank; knew he kept two accounts;
made cut the certificates of deposit. No
TESTIMONY OF H. B. HALYARD.
Recognize this piece of scrip for SIS, 40;
'aw it when it first came into the Office; saw
i afterwsrJ, when it was handed me BY Mr..
smiths SOD; this vas in December, after the {
roubles were made known; the books in the ,
rressurer's Office we're kept ccrrec'lv; Smith {
,ever direct ii any fraudulcn' e7'risa TO be I
made 10 the books; returns =. = 9Th were
,ur evidence OF the entries in tie looks ou:- {
ide of those We made ourselv,s. s
TESTIMONY FIR THE DElE -.
Some Of the Witnesses for the p-rsecution .
gere absent, but the court ri,,I 70 T. !,
Vait for their apIe france, ard f. 'a,l,-,5,v
or the d.feLse began. ::
ChAs. Peaper, assistant cashier Ut the Ger
nan Savings bank, lied, AID tes.iisi .
S follows:
Knew Of lean being negotiat i at the .
'ank with w. Marcband, BY Geo. S. Smith; i
le said he WIS secured BY q mortgage; !,
;mith assisted in raising m, ney for tie baak ,
vhen the fihaucisl troubles begun; went to =.
Topeka and raised s., 900; was a large de- !;
cit in the German Savings bank when they !,
losed bu inc.
Gross exami nstion not material.
TESTIMONY OF CARL MoLLE,. !
Tn reo.,d IN IN. Jo.srb II K;,,s.- a.ea !
wen to Sn.i n in CONS dor, on Of e. O0O
n not remenh.r IN. ,,an.,c:;o,. b.v. -" =
novledoe vbv the mi w.s co,ysv.J :
)iher matters were developed, tu, lot OF l
ny particular Importance. o
VI JAM" In.
twas presented paper 10 IDENTITY; said y
e recogn ztd the cumehf. IL was the
lrcular Issued Just before the election by !,
be witness, stating that everything was cor /;
ct In the treasurers ONCE, snd making .
fidasit TO that fac'); Mr.. Hslyard and my ..
IF signed the paper; other papers of sim
az ns'u'e vic s'ese" =. tne zane tlme' S
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