Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-15

The prosecution produced a cash book
which respondent identified as his it had
been kept in 1873 -. The subsequent cash
books have been sent To st. Adams, it ap-
pcarrd.
The prosecution then called G.. 5. Apple
ton, who testified: As to the 500 Paige
paid Inc never told Paige not to report it +;
it was ON an old bill =: | never received any
money from Paige that ! understood came
from these new bills to apply on the old
bills; as to the S152 d. W. Robinson raid
| remember nothing about it.
Cross examined: Don't remember par-
ticularly Paige paying me 500: if he paidme
any money he never told me where it came
from he was collecting on the old de-
ticiency from 1879 to somewhere in 1877
gave him credit on a paper | hold that will
show the money he paid me on that old de-
ficicncy it aggregated something over
$4,000; haven't shown thispapcr to any one
William B. Hatch recalled and testified :
Mr. Paige never claimed to me that the S152
Robinson paid was not a part of the S922 de-
ficiCncy he told me that the 800 was no
part of the deficiency of $4,000: il does
not form a part of it he told me that he
collected it on the old bills; witness was
going over the whole ground, as developed
at the former hearing, when Mr.. Ballard oh
jectcd, claiming that testimony must he
strictly in rebuttal, and long discussion
ensucd objection sustained by the court.
CroSs-cxamncd: Mr. Paige said to me that
the Sl5s should bc applied to the new ac-
count the 800 should he applied to the old
account Mr.. Paige gave me the impression
that he had something he might tell about
Mr.. Appleton; he never did tell it,
EEbITflNd TESTIMONY For THE Defence.
Respondent recalled: Heard Mr.. Apple
tons statement in regard To the 800; at the
time told him what it was for: didn't tell
Mr.. Hatch about the transaction because |
wanted 10 hcfricnd Mr. Appleton; thought
al the time the deficiency would he satisfac-
torily explained in regard to the Sl52, |
paid it to Mr.. Appleton; he knew all about
it and destroyed old bills on account of it
didn't give Mr. Hatch this fact out of REGARD
for Mr.. Appleton.
trnSs-cNamincd 10y MIR. Roberts: Witness
shown document and identified his sigma
turcI Mr.. Appleton did not claim that
was responsible for the old deficiency: |
agreed to make the collections and pay him
as last as collected; never had any ad-
juStmcnt with Mr.. Appleton: counsel then
read the paper mentioned, which stated form
f,Nl
hcirncy $1,000 and promised To paw the
balance as soon as collected; it was dated
Jan. -, 1877; Mr.. Appleton wrote that
document and asked me to sign it and |
did: both of us kept record of the money |
paid him; he kept his on a piece of paper
with Il pencil.
Redirect: Don't know why Mr Appleton
wanted the paper previously referred to
never saw his whole account on one piece of
paper i'll ink.
q. :. Appleton recalled Have got the
original paper on which | recorded Mr.
Paigc's payments tn me: Paper producrdl
the entries run frum 1S15 IL somewhere in
lS., the paymrni. lie, ST down in the or
der in which they were made: the pcncillinr
Mr., Paige mentions was only a mcmoran-
lum | at once Transferred Them to this
sheet.
CroSs-cNamine,I hy Mr.. Roberts Have.
no recollection of Mr.. Paire's paving me 500.
if hc had it would appear ON the paper: AS to
the document signed hy Mr. PAIGE, | wanted
something to show that Mr.. Paige was re-
SponSihle for the : 900 The SITo WAS moi
applied on this paper the Sa1O ON the pa
per, Paige said his accounts didn't balance
and he had that left over and he nnid il 10
me did not knowingly receive any money
OF Paige that lac had collected on new hills
Redirect by NTr. Ballard: There are two
entries of $50 and S21O simpIy ms cash
while as To the rest of the items each has a
statement of where if came from don't
know why this is So Mr. Paige was rcspon-
>ihle to me for the II. 900: there were some
old uncollecfcd bills contractcI Ionr before
Paige went into the office some hills ran
back To 1853. held Paige responsible inst
the same
CroSs-cXamined by Mr.. Roberts The