, 1879-05-11

Mf. SWEET insisted that AIR. Smiths presence was
desirable. ...,
Al Mr. Campbells request, the witness produced
another butch of musty aocuments-thc
HAULING VOUCHERS
and Mr. Campbell picked out one signed By Wheat
on, Durltng. and Mueller. as u sample. It was
dated Sent. ). 1876. The total WAS s.. 1Ss. 30.
There certain deductions. Us per other youeh.
ers, and 15 per cent addition, making the net
amount sl,03G.12, This series OF vouchers COW
cred perion extending from Sept 6, 1876, to
January, 1873 and tue grand total was ST.
Having schedule OF the dimension stone and
saving vouchers before him, Mr. Campbell, in
order tn get the matter before the jury in ctarer
way thnn the day before, read oil the dates,
amounts. and the total. Tho series OF the frat
class dimeiision stone extended from December;
1B15 to April, 1878. aud the totA1 amounted
to $40. l55. 10. The series Of saving vouchers
extended from December, 1875: to March. 1878,
and amounted TO s44- 4o2.. o. The total paymrnts
which Sa5, '14. 10 was on stock since Nor. -
1879 The payment on retained percentaee on
aw95 3 r1oF .1es to NGf '5at as to
air. Doutell offered to Introduce the correspond
euce related to the hauling.
Mr. Swett wanted the correspondence presented
not by piscemea', but az to Eiye The jury view
OF the history it unrolcd itself. In other words.
as be explained. he wanted the correspondence
read just 1t occurred from the time Potter went
into office unti be cume out. .-.,
The gentlemen on The other side said they had
arranged all the letters relating any one subject
U1tc0s ulQ Laey uEtlEfEu tult IL pIEbEuk LAElu
in that way would give the jury clearer view OF
the whoe matter than by any other method.
the Court SAID the prosecution might put them
in az they had arranged them, and the defense
could read any omitted portions when they took
the cane
Mr. Boute1l said there wcru certainly no inten-
tional omissions, and wos proceeding to read the
first letter on the snb1ect uf hauling, when Mr.
Harris, who had gone below for the two '"deduc-
tion ~ vouchers referred to III the hauling voucher
OF Sept. S, 1876 returned with the two docu-
ments In question, which we're duly read of to the
jury.
IN ANSWER TO SOME FURTHER QUESTIONS
by Mr. SWEET, the witness said that the disoursing
agent examined these vouchers whenever any
question raised GROWN" out OF WitneAs' own
previous examination. -'.:.
Mr. SWEET produced the Potter letter, read Fri
day. attached to the saving voucher then intro
duced, nnd witness stated that the voucher was
paid without any examination to the hElf-inch.i
This Office, he explained, hsd to take the estimate
OF the Superintenaent and in this case the letter
was additional authority. No examination with
reference to the hAfinch entered into his inspec-
ton. - = =
.Mr. SWEET: was about to explain the half-inch
business. and the Court left the pench or the pur-
pose "f catching all that the counsel said 1t was
suggested by MIR. Uoyue thar MILE the clearest-
headed man among the defendants, hs allowed to
explain the subject, and the counsel 1or Inc pros
ccution said they had no objection. .'.-
=. .~'* = MR.. KILLS '>'*. -~ - !
stood up behind the railing with small boz, in