, 1874-12-02

o,-lIow did you set hold Of Il :, !: Fl think ho
mNte tho ranafnr himself III my nj GI:f
Hotnn chccEs, i S-M
1ly Mr.. Dextcr-o.-you refer ]ncconnt hat
sso"l III tho lan1ts to h!a na,ac III G1 Tssssurus7
A.-ycn, sir.
EDWARD oLuoTT.
Edward olcott uas called on uclalf Of Inv people,
ena Justified an fo!lows:
Direct tralntnatoa-ny aar. Ettd: Q.--,yhcre 10
ynu reside? A.-1n Chicago.
Q.-Do you know tho defendant, David 4. Gsge7
Aldo.
Q.-lIow long havs you known him: A.-About
thirty years.
p.-Herc you In his employ willis ho sas City Trens.
urer Of tho cIIy of t,howo9 A.. WAS.
Q.-Whcn lid you coln1nclee 10 work for him
A.--ln December, la73.
Q.-For l,ow long @'eru you III his employ A.
For nbouI year fsom December, la7a, to tho 10th of
Dccombur, 1873.
Q.-1o;the December when he vacnsed tic oalc.7
A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-In what capacity wore you IN his employ A..
As hla cashier aud accn.,ntaut.
Q.Will you look ut that paper; do you recognxh .t7
I1anltng witness etntsncnt Of DlYil 4. t}agu Ctr
Treasurer, dated poc. !, 1851 Ayes, atr.
Q.-Is that corrGct7 A.-yes, sr.
Q-fou know TINT II correct? A,-Ycs, tfs.
Q-1ook ut that a1Ho h1e, Olcnt. no you recognize
tint? {IInnta wttncts statement Of David H. 0uae Ut
City Treasurer. hated pco 10. 1871 A-Ycs, sir,
Q.-I ESQ that ia n.snea David 4. unto hy Edward
Oicot; is That you2 A-Yes sr, 1t is ,ny signature.
I tl.-fs that correct7 A.-Iest air.
| Q.-That In not your handwriting. ia IT, Mr. ocot:
| Alt IL not my handwriting.
! Tha croEs-exHn,tna!ien waived.
Il. II. n1hroH.
E. e. Hon was called on behalf Of tito people, and
| testified "a follows:
D1rcct cra,nitlntion-By lfr. Reed Q.-Do you know
| tt,n ,1oFop r,p Ill In utr
Q.-I1ow long hayoyo known him A.-For the
| Inst elovcn years.
| Q.-Wcre you over in h!s employ? A.-1was, s1r.
| Q.-Whcrc7 AL wna in hia employ tlo first four
years whcn l'o was City Treasurer.
| Q.-1u WIN. position were you employed? AL
| kopt Tho warrant books.
| Q.-Wcro you III hs employment lu Dcc9ml,er. Of
| last ycnr AL was, s!r.
| Q.-yhat position did you occupy tlere2 AL
| was boolkccrer, hctt the cash book.
Q-Wf1l yon look nj thcse two papers and staso whn
filled t,,om M wloaa The handwriting il? [llnntinE
and Ice. 1G, 1881 A.-They in my handwriting.
Q.--1}oth orthrul7 A.--yan. pir.
! t-AEe they corrGet2 A.--Tl,ey aro correct, Br.
Thu croBs-oxaminhton MAS wai"ed.
rRASc1a II. 1Mn''lrr.
b'5cet a1a'@t3attsn-Bg Mr. Rsed' o.-where do
| Q-Vhat Ia your baRfncsR7 A.-Second clark in
tho City comptrotlers otttco.
Q.-ilow long hnso sou bccn In that employment !:
Q-Do yuu know iho defendant. David a. Gage ?
o1on t,ectn Of December, labt year. 1873, did you
hold nny position beaides that7 Ayes; Notary
Q-Will yon look at that, and sec ii you roaognise
Dasid asso. dated De- ,s7s viii !o a.iaavit Of
III; Gage stiaehea, dated Des. q A:--yes ttr =,
satS rac Thaof you ae administered t1at 0'tA IN
DIS lint your agnat.ro and your seal? A.-yes,
o.-Yon tay you administered that oath to a1r
9EWhsroa AIN tho oemptrol1er. ot'lec.
D y M sns fS 70 f ny
lor1a o.l}co.
wa; tna,, 4, A. Amsf s nftasnan ;s1
into TIM o:Ere aud signed 1t ut my desk.,,
0wwSs Gut ,, ra|tr regularly on flo in the City
Q.-Dii you bring |. With sou? A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-Is the date OF tho filing correct? A.-ies ftr.
nd yo eGor - sss n,% 1t ers ' s ,,, sni n,
Q.lt was put on s'lo by who'a? Alt vas left b,
Q.-Tho gentleman who was On she witness stali
Q.-About What tlmo2 A.-Alout tho 1atb, think
Q.-of lat yoar7 AYES, sir.
G.-stuto whether or not sou knnw Mr.. dage wl,i's
Glow loug lid he act M city Treasurer Of tl.t
city Of Uhraso3 Ala acted Two yeass under sI.rr
flalb A43aitlsITHTluH lH Ht AClEH ]Hu AstAc1
Aia,or aIasor, aud two years un.lcr Aayor McIlll.
-Ms snyor 9l M tho hss ~ @ 1ns A,wx,ss ,-, IT,: as
| when 1lo cnlarct anA when In weEt ol1t.
ye,r; the aato ia not very necessary. Al think II
p.--1au0 10 Dcce,nbar, 1873? A.-Ics, Fir.
Q.~-Who became I.is tntees:or: AIR otIara.
d.--1n hn ,now CITY Treasurer Of tAs CITY Of CHI
| Ihn croys-exalnination was waived.
| EpwAlsD ALcoHT
Hy IL. c,tmpf,cl,-Q-as tn Til. statement Of Dss
lb7J, wish you would xata whether os ''ot ,la
A yss sir ti i Is tho '; axssto @ a no a p iron
tic rcccpls oil this look; tic debts arc uot on .hIs
oAnI aG' hs @ stateae na,lu.t Dec. 10, 1878, pnr
porting 10 bt tho balance on hut date. sntp wllethc
not that WIS nude III from tho isems III tl!s GUe
b.ween thu datcs from Dee. to Dec iG. A.-Ses
sir.
| Arr1n,,luo TIL: HrArEaEx1a.
Mr Reed offered t. Eead ! y eSte.s .ai.' sI"tsne ,
oat} As tiH hlHt1l,feAts of Mr.. Gage.
lit. SWEET objected.
Mr.. Swett-lu the irft place, bccause they krc
ontary sY1donce When the primary ositeAce Is hcrs i'll
Tho Court-Itis not with Wow to establish, tie uc-
| count enntHlHptt in the statement II H0 your pulH
would te well tsl:un hut tho oler rcsts ,sEon cnssl,
dt1eieas principles, to-wt: thu statement Ut til
objection oycrrnlca ns Regards tllo s.se,uent @
DE- ls7 n% SysotoH seain n II. uocooa ouc
MI llecd-Mr. OIcu!t rsileu list le In til
City Yrpaa,ir1r'a ofuc, md nialu that ut t tin,e
Mr. Camp',c.l-IIe awears that he EiEi.ed Da2tl i
3sgcs nnniu 10 IT. 1t nifty be Gaod slslclsent aains
Mr. Olrott Int Il very poor QUO a:.Rinsl 11s. ss,-
THIS objection only t;ors to the Itatuncl tlutntl III:
III, thu ArHt as to nthdGyit the baeE Of It, bu
| ths ono llaH not
T'r Court~-Thcre would hn M .lif!sulty In dispos
iug Ut tAa question II AIR. us.t's llane w.s VI III
l,Ii,cr-nr0n that grauud il Mol1lll clearly t,o com
ueteni.--but now, II thIB ii competent Mt nil
! It viii 10 "Eon .lo oIhcr 9rouna h., tint M., II
i.rer sLa1l, Mt the md oi eaeI' anl eyer:
month, anl otteucr If required, render nn Eccou'i
tn thu Comptroller n|er sath, showing tho hato 0
the Treasury Mt tho ite Of sl:ll arsnlht. lnIl th
ia!ancu of moneys III t,o Treasury" Thia section ce
auireB not an abstract If thn 1pnE, copy of 1t
lu showing ur tla stale Of thu rreusry Ut tho tl
Of n,,rh seeont. This wstno,s, ar: ols"tt, II re-
1ne,nltr rightly, haId liz hntt nd this statement. "t
Treasury " ila datr, IND It IL conceded by yu I'LL a
Oh that dxtc Mr.. GEEa craae II nu Iycasurrr, 1t |
, trla TINT t4ers MAJ no l!ea.unI 1ts(a upo.
tho Treasurer fur ststenMnt Oh that lalc
int it would aepn. to no that it would III
to .p 10 bp demand tint tn cnn ecartniy resist
t|,at I'LL cspnt nlontI hb taka ut hat tino and III!
man being ln the cuploy Of Ms. GaEo III snrgs o h
tiua,lers If tin TrraHnry Department. his cashier
shown tlIat 1t ~ GprsSCt, III there