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| was sent anywhere with money; when Mr.
F Paige was gone away Mr.. llendec had
charge Of the safe and the business; don't
+ know about how much money was collected
weekly probably from $1,000 TO Sl,SOO ;
- don't know how often money was deposited
u in the bank
S Redirect: Never knew Mr.. Appleton to
5 come to the safe at this time; never signed
f, any initials but my own 10 receipts; would
sGn n receipt and leave il on my desk and
another clerk would collect the money.
Giles = Appleton recalled NV instruc-
tions to Mr.. Paige as tothc stop-ovcr charges
were To put them into the station account |
didn't know any change had been made :;
, gave no instructions to keep these things by
memoranda; had nothing 10 do with the
Transmission of money to the express office
or the bank; Mr.. Paige had full charge ;
heard as coming from Mr.. Paige that this
defalcatioG was mine and not his heard that
Mr.. Paige said hc had let me have II 600 or
-, 600 at a time; spoke to Mr.. Paige about
it and he said it wasn't true he wrote let
ter to Mr.. Mills 10 that effect objection by
Mr.. Ballard to stating contents of the letter,
and long discussion on the subject objection
sustained by the cout); Mr.. Paige told me
that he would write MIR. Mills a letter saying
that if | ever had any money Of him it had
all been paid back; Hatch was present at an
! I l
that had not had any of that money; IN
September. 1877. first heard that there
was defalcation in the freight office; didn't
hear of it before because il was in the
through freight business and that didn't come
into the station account ! examined his
monthly report each time.
Cross-examined | heard that Paige had
said to Mr. Leard that he had given me ST.
900 or $4,000 at time; never asked Mr..
Leard about it; ! heard it from my son
Paige said he never said such a thing; /
never asked any one else about il | heard
of the dcfalcation about the middle of Sep
tember from Superintendent Mills / took
steps 10 guard myself and my creditors
against loss; can't tell what time; it was
after the trouble the city clerks records
will show at what time | made the transfer
of my property ] knew or had an uppor-
tunity of knowing how all the accounts were
kept; had right 10 know every day
where every dollar came from and went to:
it was my duty to know that everything was
going on right the first knew OF the de
falcation was the notice from Supcrintcn-
dent Mills 7 have collected freight bills
in eases where the boys found the collection
difficult: have GOT money from Mr.. Paige
10 pay bills; don't know as | ever got any
for the passenger department or for any
'
that told him not To report.
Redirect When collected money hand
ed it 10 the clerk: they would send down
from ST. Alhans bills amounting to 500 or
5000; Paige would hand me the money and
turn in the bills as cash; at the interview at
ST. Adams with the leading officials of the
road stated this AMI Mr. Paige corrohnratcd
il; Mr.. Paige never claimed 10 me that
was cliargeahlr with this dcfalcaion.
William T. Hatch, recalled Yesterday, |
stated that the lis of Stop-ovcr charges got
from Mr. lIcndcc amounted To S922; Slj2
of this got from Mr. Robinson at the Office
of l.. Barnes X Co.: | Invent To all the unl-
bcr men and asked them for these stop-ovcr
charges; The firm mentioned had paid these
$lb2 TO Mr. Paige; after the dcfalcaliun had
been figured up, asked him if he had any
explanation 10 make and he said h. had
none: afterwards hc made an attempt he
said that Mr.. Appleton had got part of that
money, hut Mr.. Appleton had given ap-
| proved rccciptcd bills in every instance Mr..
Paige then said that the money had been
used in freight expense bills; We looked ii
up together and found that he had been
credited with these sums: he also said that
the other clerks were also involved with him
self: had an interview with Mr. McFall at
Montreal and he said that not a dollar had
been taken out of the Office without Mr.
! Paige'S knowledge Mr.. Paige said that he
! Paige must be- mistaken: | was invcSti%a-
/ ting this case from July till October. 1873:
after the report was submitted, McssrS. Ap-
| plcon and Paige were summoned to It. Al
! bans, and in the prrScrrr of Gov. Smith and
Mcssrs. Ecn:',y, Hobart and Lucas Mr.,
Paige said Iiat lhy report was correct wit
ness was shown receipt which hc said had
never been reported to 81. Adams it was
| signed G. ). Appleton, i aigcl.
Cross-cNamncd; The dcfalcalcn covered
about thirteen months, September &, 1876 To
October l. 1871 there was no shortage prior
to September 4, 1876; business was done
previous to that date an Il different system
from one point of view this defalcatIOn is the
result OF the system adopted in September.
1876 a different system is now in force.
Redirect The amount of the dcfalcation
from March 10, 1871 to September |, 1877
was S10. 337.01. To Mr. Ballard This isthe
exact amount of the money collected here
and not accounted for in thai time; this is
not absolutely accurate lint as near rs II can
possibly he computed
TIE TESTIMONY For TIE pEfESCr.
The Paige case came up again on adjourn
mcnt in City Court Saturday. As at the
former hearings large crowd was in attend
ance, the public interest being augmented 10y
the general desire to hear the respondents
side of the case The first witness called by
Mr.. Ballard was q. : Appleton. Being
shown a hook he testified To having seen it
before Statement of money paid q. :.
Appleton on old balance was endorsed on
the cover Of the book il was kept by Mr.
Paige
some discussion cnsucd Is To allowing
to Mr. .4ll
that hc did not put the book in the case.
Finally Mr. Ballard Withdrew the testimony.
! Edward T. Paige then took the stand, was
sworn and testified | am % wears old;
came To Burlington in August, 1864 entered
] the railroad Office that or the succeeding
month, and was there until my suspension
| at first was telegraph boy in two Years was
/ clerk Charles : StOrrs was head clerk;
/ he died some time sInce-scven or eight
| wears | was clerk after his death since his
| death my business has been, in general
way, to look after the Office have been
| called on To do most everything about the
office, even 10 making up trains have been
/ called on To do things outside the office every
day that didn't belong 10 a clerks duty Us
| the clerk had no books 10 keep except the
cash book while ! WAS uut Of the Office
| there wa. III "nc 10 do this office work have
| been out of the office ON account of sickness
of my own and in my family my only va
cations have hccn a few days Fourth
of july or some similar celebration while |
was gone some one delegated hy Mr. Apple
| ton did the work uf the otliCv; collections
were made by th" clerks; We used 10 collect
bills mpnthy the clerks collected the
( Nancy and signed the receipts in Mr. Apple
toms name seldom went ont collecting;
the clerks initial ON a receipt or my initial
al. l,.ft al. tl...