The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-11-13


Peyton b. Dobbins who was clerk IN
the, Auditors Office previous to Ireasur'
rr Burdetts election, and subsequently n
book-keeper in the Merchants Bank ol
Charleston, testified;
O-Do YOU know from any intorma'
ton derived from any officer oft bank,
! or from any information derived from
! any one connected with the bank, as to
| what interest or other consideration 1t
was giving, or would give, to secure the
State Deposits Ain January, 1913,
the bank became very much embarrass'
ed. At meeting OF the
board they were deyislng
means to get money, and suggest that
they should get back the State deposits
AS they could get money that way quick
or than any other: They asked me to
call upon the State Treasurer rs l Was
acquainted with him, and ascertain II
there couId be an arrangement made
whereby they could get the deposits l
saw him, Mr.. Burdett, spoke 10 MN III
relation to the matter; told HIM thought
the bank would pay per cent and make
tine. State secure, but that | had no au-
,boritv to contract with him or make any
.rranremcnt. He stated that II they
would make il an object for HIM to do so,
he thought an arrangement could be
made to give tncii' par - ,.0 p 10y,
| reported To the DahN "h"V WI p"'u'''
said, but l do not know what action was
taken by the bT"fa, ohIy 'h"t Vn'! got
thc dePo'Ils. 'elt carry =" ! -" I '',,S
oeIore an! interest was paul "''u Wv ''''
KNOW what amount was "Sic'" "Fo"'
Q-HaNe YOU khoWleaSe "I any aSrec-
mcut or understanding between J"hn >.
Burdett, State Treasurer, ana any OF the
banks OF this State, by which he was TO
receive bonus or consideration Tor the
deposit OF the State funds in any OF SAID
banks? A-Not OF my own knowledge;
| have heard 1t spoken Of.
Instructlon-S.ate the names OF the
parties that spoke OF II, aud what was 20
tod YOU. Al have heard Mr.. Napp'
/ leon Il. Cabell, who was then director
OF the Merchants Bank ana afterwards
its president, aud also heusemah slack,
and | think Wesley MolIohan, speaking
as though they pad HIM two per cent
InstructIon-State II any State olhcer
/ since the lst day OF January, 1871, dcpos-
tied in the Merchants Bank OF Charles
ton. IN his own name at any time, the
sum OF ~. 600 SAID TO have been derived
from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
COMPANY, and on which said officer
claimed and received consideration
from that bank. Alt Is my impress
SION that IA check drawn by the Baltimore
X Ohio Railroad Company on the Mer-
chant, National Bank OF Wheeling Tor
that sum, WAS deposited IN the Mfr'
chants Bank of Charleston by
TN, Auditor. | think ii went direct
IL to the credit Of the Treasury
bat it may have been placed TO the
credit of the Auditor for collection, ana
afterwards transferred 10 the cfedlt al
the State in order 10 divide the amount.
never heard OF any interest beng Paid
To- the Auditor.
Edwin W. >. Moore, cashier "i III"
Mountain City Bank, Fmrmont
O-W hat did William I. Burdctt say
to You at the time he approached you?
A-Somciimr in the year 1874 William
/ T. Burdett approached me and stated
that owing to his position II, clerk in the
Treasurer office he could give me time
" notice SAY week. ofany large drafts
that might be made On our bank, and see
that our deposits were kept in proportion
/ to the deposits in other repositories, or
I to that effect; and would do :" II We
/ could afford to pay him anything IN adj
/ dItioi to the interest paid the State. Ii"
further stated that tins proposition was
made without the knowledge OF ms
father. asked him if the effect OF hl>
( proposition would work t. the injury 90.
/ the other repositories. lie SAID 1t would
. not. because after paying 'h' genera 'N'
p-nscs of the State, winch were general
I ly paid in the >pr"G, the S'h"", I"Nd,
when aggregated largely, WouId ho'
I have to be paid until the latter
part of the fall; that 1t was hls duty
I ... tIut This fuul WAS distributed