, 1877-07-03
GEN. M'ART1lUR.
A Further Examination Regarding HIS
Accounts with tho Government.
An Attempt 10 Show That tie Department
Knew Of His Dcfnlcatlon.

l,etoro the proceedings CONNIE need. thas no ~sa !
out of Tic city during tho latter part Of a.'
on busineAs connected with tho cslAtc tha. as ~
turned Saturday aftctnosnssena t!an' hosn'ns We
further from his purpose than to dodge an caam'na
lion, lie was very Indignant a. tic way hs ansc4ee
Ind as la said, bten rnlPFepreschtcat 4hs! is'st
ell hts dcnfnl OF any desl[c TO hFo'n an .hne.usa .
linn. Wtjtc Mr. Ella wda It Peoria, ne hAa nken
advantage Of bis abscuco to 80 uo~h 10 nsnssn
IN rlosa out somo business In c0uncc9"n "a'h .!'o
o.,stc ta intention being to return a. eoon ~ ar.
Rlc ,hou,d. Tic Ind not lren able to grt oaek ID
a =. In DESIRED but had Fotuzned Saturday atter'~
noou. euppopInR 10 would not be called nntl' yea
terday morning any WAY. u,
On the examination bcanE 'eeainea' 'e'
Arthur was hrat askcd ..
1,,oeE hank lie nm BUsfN1sa WITH
f,nm June, 1873, 10 January. 1871 oaS1hR Wn'c"
time II seemed hs kept no account Win Inc nome
National. lie replied that be waa dcposi'lnG WIN
~ rhIr1 National The Cook County National. and
IN anh.Treasury. Thc Home national had
h,1sncc of 81o ou0 Of post Office funds tsanAfsffca
IN ia privote account without bis knowledge nhs'
| some iIn,e after tho transfer was nade. :,
Mr. Ella amid that during this time there were
record. Of nine deposits ot rost.oh.ee 'aha. VIII
tha Homo National, according TO tho 0eneFars |
| oxrn books. Who bad kept ialse accounts. the
| Genera, or the Post.oGicef
| Csn, McArthur said the Post -OfIco books were
correct, II there was any discrepancy, II wrs nii
owtng 10 that unauthorized transfer OF lug so'ooo
10 r IT, Ia Wanei to know how he eouid draw his
money ont then, except ~ his private eheeHs; H.. i'm,
% Il
saticsarY and would 10 hotter au to testify Hu
II eng Ssonsi Il Lad ssea h
~, nn sccnnn,s mixed
w Ela assed tho General to neeoent 70. two
& e Cd g q H. ss es'fs
NJ mossr 'r'eS 60 asTo 1oua PRIVATE
nos'SEs Says M No t4 do"n, sous Of Il did
aepGstsfa # pss|ess issi esae sas cs va
zen IN money N"w. dldnt you also state
w issS .a is2S money IN your '''
ro!srned @ T. n..,,,. ,,,t .,s 600, YOU had pre.
sss:s ss ssfosh 'a &c
..!S;s:%5 n s5 l. Ssss $4,000 accumulated In 1876
,osa ~. asseon sss @oasy Sss
S ssfs .eoss ssxss sa %S"s, %ana
which epyoafs ost on nec ooss as Poss oico oncy
opn thts na adsas tsat ta ia yD 20 to gous
10 Inttns.si tnos ~H'' "'1 :.
uen. AcArtauF-lt II 's on 'ns '0'n "sS'1A' - -
would n...,, t4or,s nye marked a. drawn from
MI: ElhIheee scs ons %ao ,hat imea,Is INV OF bSi
ID the noS r. 10 be- cpovlted thcseNt thai
l. t1mn t =, Pnsf .{lf1ce money.
b. tcr up. .,.. ~ ga nm +.t.r,sd to tb<
In ~. EiaI nan.Hi1aa m H. f1ome books and I,
a. MI ncroantad for in your cash book. 4 numncl
Of these items oorrrtrond 70 ths oshef ~. tss
be money Is there any w. xon1 nrtrsn bus
a. lost,omce "ohe' "'A' 'A'~
II hess! ms, ueA,taur-It may have. ....,
.. MI Ela-itow could Jon make ING eheeks Eos' 'r
e. Unless you drew FORTUNES cnsGk is, -, %t.yy ~
c. Post once 9ec9ont @ tm Thcn ynn In the otlce
Of Ioet.n6 ttsm and asod Your private cheekai
:, THs Hcnrfnfs answer did not shed mach !iKhs o.
IL sAi Hotnt Tia desired HQf8 time 10 look II np+