Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-03

z. Have you hal any weighing done since
the hrst OF January and whenY
a. 4 NAV nave done sCae mostly, every week;
nad 1OO SACKS oil corn lone to-day.
q. Do you get certificates from the City
Inspector when you have Weighing doneP
8. Examine this blank an, say If you have
A. have received two whih produce,
and indorse with my name, to be Produced as
exhibit and to this deposition.
Q. You stated in answer to 4 former
question that you issued your orde,s 10 the
City Inspector; did the certificates you have
fled here come back in response TO thosl or
ders2
A. Yes, so far as know they did.
O. Please examine the certificate now
handed you, and say if you know the sigma
ture attached.
A. do not.
A. He is son Of Ed Barinds, and he acted
o. Are not the certificates dated January
9Th and It'll signed by 4. Barinds per E. j.
Barinds?
A. Yes.
CROss-ExAMISATIOS OF F. L. WARMER.
Q. Did you give those orders spoken of to
E. Barinds?
A. Not lately.
Q. Have you, within the last month given
any orders to E. Barinds individually?
A. have not.
O. To whom did you give the orders?
A. To the parties sold the grain.
Q. Do you know whether these orders came
to the knowledge Of Ed Barinds or notY
A. don't know.
EXAMINATION OF t. J. PROPHET.
O. and A. know the parties to this matter;
the scales are at the foot Of Beal street.
Q. Who has been weighing on these scales
during the past tive years?
A. Il. Barinds has been doing SO for the
past eighteen months to my knowledge.
@. Did he collect fees for weighing
A. Yes, he did.
@. Do you know who has done the weighing
since the first of January?
A. have had very little done since the first
of January and found the same parties there.
@. When did you last have some weighing
done, and who did it2
A. About four weeks ago: / don know who
did it; don't know if got certificate; i'll
did so, it Is at my office.
o. Do you get certificates from the City In
spector when you have weighing done by
him? rtHff
o. Examine this blank and say if you
have received any such.
A. have never seen any such in our
EXAMINATION OF JOHN SPED.
Q. Are you acquainted with the parties
to this case?
A. Yes.
Q. Do you know the scales at the. feet Of
Beal street, and who has been weighing with
A. do know them. Mr.. K. Barinds has
been weighing with them.
Q. Did he collect fees for weighing
there7
A. Yes.
Q. Do you know who has done the weigh
ing since LIST of January?
A. Z. j. Barinds.
Q. When did you last have weighing
A. To day. E. j. Barinds did it.
Q. Do you get certificate from City In
spector when weighing is done by himY
A. We always get certificates r. S,, t;, from him
@. Examine this blank and say if you ever
received any of them.
A. I never noticed this certificate; did not
know there was county officer officiating till
Gates. | should certainly have given him the
weighing any way-that is TO K. j. Barinds-
had known that he was there.
@. Have you any certificates received from
that office during the past week?
A. Yes.
e. Barinds admits that the scales have been
in the possession and under the control of K.
j. Barinds since the day that Edward barlnds
Mr.. Leagues administration and for some
days previous, and that no weighing by the
City Weigher has been done since en- those
scales.
o. Where are those certificates?
A. AT my Office. will produce them Mon
day morning,
Q. Do you give orders for your weighing2
A. Sometimes we do and sometimes Ne do
o. Have you issued any orders for weighing
during the past ten days; ESQ, to whomY
A. Yes. have issued some to the City
Weigher at the scales at the foot OF Court
street and that at the foot of Beal street.
Annex these certificates to your deposition
and use them as exhibits to same, and indorse
your name on them for Identification.
Q. Is the scales at the foot Of Beai street on
the public landing?
A. Yes; it is just of the street and l think
on the public landing.
oRoss-ExANuNATfoS OF JoHy sPEED.
O. Is it not a fact that at the time when
It was not supposed that e: Barinds would
hold his office that you did have conversa-
ton with e. J. Barinds and state 70 him that
you would as soon have his lE. j. Barinds)
individually as officially.
A. L did have such conversation; ana
promised TO give him my weighing, lie had
been weighing for some time, and have
found him very prompt and correct, and the
merchants have the most implicit confidence
in him, both the buyer and seller.
Question and answer objected to.
Y. Have you the right 70 give your weighing
to any person you desireY
A. / consider that have that right.
EXAMINATION OF M. AD. STORM (DEFESsK).
o. Do Won know where the house is at the
foot eff Beal street where there is weighing
done; who built i and to whom did the party
VINO Dullt II sell Is
A. / know the house referred to-. 1t was
built by the Elevator Company and sold 70
E. Barinds personally and individually, ana
not as agent Of the city
ExAMINATIoH OF JAS. D. SUTTON.
Q. Are you acquainted with E. Barindsg
A. Yes.
q. Do you ever have weighing done on the
scales at the levy!
6. Have you had any done since January
20th2
A. Yes.
o. Whom vast done by?
A. cannot say; did not notice the 0e'-
tifcates. -
o. Have you any Of these certificates
A. i have. at home. -, r.oa;vaa
Q. How many certificates nave ysu 'eo0'NN
since the 10Th Of January? -. ~ L.,
A. have been absent from rome ~ oays
q Do you know where tbs weighing was
doneg - - oer.,r,
and foot Of Beal streets. l. o.
Please annex the certificates issued Dy Oogn-
tv Weigher with your name lndOrsed % ues-
ignate them. TO this eeposluoh.
III NJ Won issue orders for weighing?
To the hest OF my recollection, the orders
we're given By he parties bought from.
% b Won reeJlsect having given any orders
vonrself during this timer
a. I do NOT but generally give orders 70
draymen to have il done at the scales nearest
the merchandise. ,
q. Did you know previous to this trial that
there vas an officer assuming to actas County
inspector and Meigher?
Ii a