New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-07
PIcJFIC MAIL SUBSIDY CHECKS

rrRTUER EXAMINATION OF Z. ". @. BELLOWS IN
TIE IRWIN CAsF-MsLEADING ENTRIES IN THE
BOOKS.
The examination before Judge Bixby III the
case of Richard b. Irwin charged by Rufus Hatch win
embezzng Pacific Mail funds TO the amount OF y7ooooo
was resumed yesterday afternoon in A. j. Nahderpoe
Office in The Tribune Building. Messrs Hatch ana
Irwin we're present with their COUNSEL A. j. Nanderpoe
and Messrs Fullerton and Chapman. Mr. Vanderpoei
TOOK up again the direct examination OF F. W. IT, BEL
lows formerly ycePresident Of Pacific Mail, VINO said
In continuation Of his former testimony that he mace no
report 10 the Board Of Directors about the SIX eec o
$3.50 600 after lie had caused them to be drawn he ou
not remember giving any instructions to Mr. Johnson 10
charge the check for SGj00O0 to Harriet Noyes ana
had no nmation that they had received the check from
the Company.
Clark Rel here delivered TO Mr. VanderpOe Ave checks
drawn by the Pacific Mail Company on the National Bank
OF Commerce in New-York, and all signed by r. W. o.
Bellows Vice President follows May To- ls12' sou
OOO Endorsed by Charles Albert; April 49, 1877 S3o"Vo
ipdorsed by A. b. etOckwe; Feb l3, 1872 SiOOOO' III
dorsed by A. Masterton; May II, 1872, $4,000 and
JAN 20, 1872, $4,000, both Endorsed by f. W. o. Bel
lows The attention OF the witness was called 70 the
checks and he asked to state how they were dehV
cd He said the check for $50 1000 was delivered 10 ME-
Albert who was in tho CompaDy's office at tho time ne
could not remember how the checks drawn on April ~
and Feb 10 delivered but the money for the cheeks
tied TO the credit OF Mr.. Irwin.
E1-Judge Fullerton then began the crosse1aminaIion
the witness test tying I'm substance ~ follows:
Ihad the six checks drawn by authority OF President
Htockwell, who gave me a memorandum which haudcd
checks being drawn but suppose there was, from nr.
Jonnsun's testimony; Mr. StOckwell tOld m" tnat INC
money was nay Mr. Irwin; he did not say ~hat use
Mr. Irwin 10 make or had made of the money Dut
knew from letters which lad passed between irwin ana
stOckweil and from knowing the business IN Mmch
Irwu was rnga ged that the money was 10 pay LOT e
uents necessary the subsidy; II was Win lnat
snppOsitiOn that had the Iecks dawn StOcEWc hau
inc power rs President OF the Company, 10 Draw
checks his authority; didn't see the checEDOOk
when entry first made tine entry was chlnstu
AFTER Irwin had gone 10 California; bad general spe
sion books, but rarely looked NJ theln ufEeu
Stockwr to charge $3.50 900 TO CHINA lnatDut ne
iussted that the money he charged 10 EldIluze anu
IRWIN.
The attention Of the witness was then called 10 pup
lsled statement of the Company for May l. 1873, and
be was requested to show the disposition made therein
of the $4,000 He said that 100000 OF the SUN was
accounted cor under head cash 10 agents ana
the remainder bill for cod aud other items lie was
unable 10 for the 100000 in Subsequent reports
The witness ntrrrOgated about Albert King flcf
pout Bradbury, FAINT BiliIngs aud Others, VINO are Al
legged assisted IN procuring tue SUBSIDY put ne
declared that he had knowledge NJ the une mar ey
made against the cement Of Eldfldge ana Irwin
by the Company when Mr.. Holman succeeded then
I'm the san Francisco Agency Mr.. Fullerton theh re-
frrred Journal n 50, OF the Company accounts
where the amount drawn on jan. ~ iHII, anu Wheh
the witness had SAID deposited 10 tine credit OF lrNln
was found .argcd TO profit ana loss come deiay was
caused search for other matters, ana Judge ruler
siguined his uuwngness Ia proceed iutthet I'D 'ho
crosse OF the wines until the proper ehles
the journal. The examination Wa- thch
adjourned until O'Clock this afternoon