Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-22

Q-Don't you kaov thas you did rscsiy.
$50 At the time you sigusd the pspsrs Al
don't r~ecollsct Of getting IL a any time. ]
! am positive never fos any = q III.
: this morning. Ihavn't talked about TIL,
paper. Nobody has asked me anything
about il. At the time I aligned the rolls. ]
got $50.
remember the pay roll. When I put my
nane on I got $50. l was talking Of the
check when l said l never got any money.
WILLIAM CARPENTER.
Recognize this draft ~ the one the U. S.
attorney showed ne this morning. 1 never
cav, thia paper before then. I never wrote
my signature on this paper. I never drew
any money on it.
l never cay this paper. That's my name
on there but I didn't sign 1t.
Q-Didnt you authorize any one else ia
sien 1t. Al don't remember any such
thing.
(Witness signed his name on q paper for
q comparison. When l signed the pay.
rolls I don't remember how many there
were but I didn't see any such paper as this
(the draft.
CAPT. DOUGHERTY AGAIN
went on. (Handed the FURY draft) l ex-
anime AMI compare signatures occasionally.
Am acquainted with the hand writing Of
Livingston. I have examined the sigma
lures Of Flurv. During the war I mustered
probably 10000 men. l didn't compare the
signatures. l only called a man up and
asked him If it was his signature, and if he
said yes I passed him. Have had very lit.
tie experience in comparison. Had some in
it last year at Crow creek-uot much.
Q by prosecution-Now you may
state whether, after examination, you have
formed any conclusion as to whose hand
writing the name of John Flury is in. A
I have.
Q-Whose handwriting is it in! A
DR.. Livingston's sir.
(Shown the handwriting of VIM. Carpen.
ter on the drstt.) Am acquainted with the
signature Of VIM. Carpenter. Have Gem.
pared this endorsement. with other sigma.
lures. Think it is not his signature.
ROE EXAMINATION.
What makes you think 1t is Livingstone
signature THE FURY draft.) A-Because
1t looks like it.
Q-Can you give any other reason! A
Thst's NY reason.
I have no opinion as to who signed thu
Carpenter draft. I.don't identify it as tn,
doctors writing.
Mr.. GILBERT.
. In my business l have occasion to e1
> anime hand writings aud signatures. Thinl
: l nm able to form a judgment as hetweel
3 genuine and spurious signatures. (Showl
the drafts and testified the same as Dough
erty As to Carpenters signature.)
\ BELLoN LEcLA1RE
was shown the draft endorsed BY him.
never saw the paper before this morning
never wrote that name on the back OF /
T l never told anyone to write it there that
remember of.
Odd you ever get $42.s5 for tn,
draft? A-No sir.
Did you ever get any money Tor it: A.
\ No sir,
CRoss.EXAMINATIoN.
!. Q-Bellon, did you see any papers at a
. on the Both of June at the office, exec
these rolls shown to you! Al didu
take notice. l didn't see any paper lii
e the draft.
q Odd you authorize anyone to sig
q the draft? A-IfI did l told them how
q spell my NAME. That amt the way l spe
q my name. didn't get any money on tt
) paper.
Q-Did you not take that draft to NJ
Q Hudson and authorize him to put 70,
L name on it and get the money on it! A.
No sir, I'm certain l didn't take it tc n
b Hudson nor authorizs him to sign.my nan
to it.
Q-Didn't Mr.. Hudson pay you father
II your presence some time in July? Al
le may have done that.
Q-Did you trade that paper off to 70
y father IN any way? A-No sir.
re SEW HARR1.
. shown his signature on the back Of draf
~ | don't believe I ever saw that paper |
- fore. don't believe l ever signed on t
back. l never got any money on the dra
II CROSS EXAMINATION.
re 6 l know my signature. That looks We
he much like it. I cant tell whether tina
mine or not Hooking at the draft. l v
,e shown some such paper as this pay 70
and l wrote on il, but l don't recollect
I'd ever seeing this [draft.l The signatul
look alike.
"a Q-Can you state whether that is OF
~ not your signature on the draft? Al c
state that it looks very much like my 8
4 nature.
h.. Ole 1t or is it not your signature to
n best of your knowledge-did you write
A-No.
Mr.. ROBERTS
as testified in substance the same as Gilbe
q DoUGHERTY
= was shown the check of LeClaire and 81
~ he believed the endorsement to be in
handwriting OF Wm. Hudson.
~ The prosecution here rested the case, Q
Bartlett Trip opened for the defense.
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