Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-06-27
The North Carolina Marshal's Office
HEARING IN THE CASE OF DEPUTY
FRANKS.

FRANKS.
Yesterday afternoon the case of Joshua A.
Franks, charged with defrauding the govern
ment by presenting false vouchers, was re-
sumcd before L. S. Commissioner Plant
District Attorney III. II. Wells, III. III. Wells
II, and Col. Lusk, L. s. district attorney for
the western district of North Carolina APP
pearod Tor the prosecution, and Gen. 8. =.
denkle and ex- Senator Pool for the defence.
The abstract of accounts filed by Franks
was offered in evidence, and j. W. Payne
clerk OF the court, was called and testified
that Franks brought TO him an affidavit in
which the amount was not written, and he
refused TO sign It, and Franks returned with
the affidavit attached 10 the accounts, when
he signed 1t. He could not Identify the papers
nor swear TO Franks signature. and was
unable 10 say whether the papers now pre-
sented were those attached TO the affidavit
when he signed it,
were 1lled oJiI by him al Greensboro, n. c.,
In February last, at the instance of Mr..
FIapks. Witness, on crOss-examination,
said he had been indicted for assault and
battery and selling spirits, but had never
been convicted. He declined 70 answer
whether he bad ever forged the name OF
Ennu ooward. witness prepared the &C
tated the items TO witness. Witness did not
know who made the erasures and the jurlt
was not attached TO the papers when he saw
mem. 1he amount was something over
500, ard this amount was decreased by the
erasures.
SeatOn Rodgers. L. y. commissioner, teSti-
fed as to items for travel, guard hire, &C.,
being false.
The case was adjourned until to-day.
TO-DAY.
AtnOon to day the hearing was continued
In the hall of The old GonZaga College Build
ing, and Mr.. Rogers was recalled, and his
cross examination resumed as to items i'm
the abstract of accounts. objection being
made by the government as TO questions in
reference 20 a certain warrant against Thos
l.edfOrd-fOr the service of which fees are
chaTged-a lengthy argument took place
during which the defence urged that the en-
CoTsementS were fOrgeries, and that in con
sequence OF The government having refused
to summons the defendants witnesses thew
were Obliged To resort 10 showing facts the
presumption Of which was that the papers
were forged.
Mr.. StuTges, of the LIST Auditors office. was
recalled, and produced a duplicate OF the ac-
count OF Franks which is included in the ac-
counts Of Marshal Douglas.
Mr.. Payne was recalled and identified his
signature to the iurai Of the affidavit the dn-
pilcate OF The accounts appears 10 be in the
handwriting Of Mr.. krOnIuberger. He would
not say THAT me papers before him were those
which were brought into his office; witness
never said that lie EafSigned affidayitS in
blank but bad remarked that be had found
mat the commissioners were in the habit of
issuing SGbpc"nJS and warrants in blank
and wGe1 be went IN the Clerks Office ne
adopted different rule. He also adopted a
rule OF not SIGNING such papers -as these
without first aking them to the harness shop
and getting Tivit pat in.
The case was still on trial when our report
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