, 1879-04-06
1[ILLER'S MISERY.
Undergoing the Ordeal of Charley
Reeds Examination.
rss Witness Inclined to Put Ill the
Blame upon Gregg.
Ind Asserts that He Never Got Any Of
the Money.

Ind Asserts that He Nerer Got Any o
the Money.
spacialAgent Stuart and His Allegei
Profanity.
nh. Crerr trial wae resumed before Judge Blod
n.tt Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. the char
s.., NJ The trial aud tho business aud social rromi
r,nce Of the defendant attracting quite crowd
ED MILLER,
~. -Y-cashirr Of the Money Order Office, was re-
esu.a. and testified that the entire deficiency dur
~ 7s1e was s., 600, which included the due bill
end 81. zoo in checks. In 1875 or 1877; some es.
rn7s .hai had been discovered were made the sub
;.,t Of an e11rndcd eorrcsnopdence With the De.
natuent Once Gregg asked him for $3.50 to take
m check held against him by &he Cashier Of the
,n,;p Post-0:dce. When NcA1thur resigned
nd pslne, was about 10 come IN. IT WI.
,--aneed between witness and Gregg that wit.
nes. should leave Town during the transfer
1,x.s the c6th Of March when witness left the
post-Ofsce, and on the following Sunday he had an
,r,er,icw at the Sherman House with Striker and
Gregg, The cash balance transferred by Macarthur
n pa]rer was $500. Another interview WAS had
with Gregg in Judge Wilkinson's office. when the
circumstances were all gone over, and Judge VIII
knsoa advised hin to 50 fishing for awhile,-to
canada or Texas. for instance. Witness brought
Goseu in >. this interview, also, and Golsen said
he va. very hard pushed. but could perhaps raise
S. co., aud was willing to do all he could to make
ID The deficiency. Gregg said substantially the
anne thjns,-th he would raise all he could to-
wards paying of the debt The JudEe said that
whole matter would blow over, with the exception
Of the usual amount Of newspaper talk. The next
night he
sTARTKD FOR CANADA.
Twas arranged that witness WAS to telegraph
.yutee Wilkinson his arrival In cipher, which he
did. ue was also to let Wilkinson know whether
Golsen supplied him with money, and ii
not Wilkinson Was to press it out OF
Golssn. Witness received two letters from
Gregg while in Montreal. He returned
to Chicago July 26,-was obliged to come home
because be coulcn7t live On wind. This end Of the
line hadn't lived mp to its bargain. AS witness
h1d remarked ut the time. he preferred to be sent
10 St.te'5 Prison under the Stars and Stripes than
10 st1rye IN Canada.
LII. Swctt said this might bo called noteworthy
exhibition Of patriotism. [Laughter.]
Witness, continuing, said he told Gregg on his
return that he didn't intend to starre. Gregg said
be had made q proposition to Mr. Palmer that
he would give security for S. oo,-s2, 500 by
witness brother and s., 500 by Golsen,-the other
5000 to be raised through an assessment on
ths o1hce clerks. At another time,
Gregg said that he would raise
S, GOO in consideration Of his (G1ege's) remaining
in Office as Superintendent Several other inter-
views took pRce.-0uc At Chapin &; Cores, at
Nhlch
GoLsES WAS ALSO PRESENT,
and proposed to furnish bond given by Buffalo
him on to extent Of SIS, 001 eacn he would see
Tint the balance OF the deficiency WAS raised An
appointment was made to meet II. ". O'hyien nj
tic criminal Court and talk the matter over The
meet took place, but nothing resulted from It.
Witness VAS then asked aa to salaries in the
Office. and said tnat Gresz a. drsr got S., 900, and
afterwards s. 5oo Witness himself got =. 900.
Greg@e uue-blls' would foot up nearly IS, 600,
t;olseu rot about 81, 800. and the errors in the
saee1s amounted to S. 00u leaving between 81, 600
anu S., coo TO be accounted for. Witness
couldn't account for il Deficiencies would often
occur In witness cash which he conlan't account
1oE: Gregg, however, always mad access to the
es-h. Several times the registered letters would
.nn short in the amounts called 1os. Witness here
described The method Of making up the cash. The
Clerks wouid make transcript o1 all amounts re-
esisco anu aisbursed. and on coming into tue Office
in tue morning, witness would compare his cash
with The sheets made ont by the clerks Witness
ehaneca the box in the safe to prevent trouble from
sai5en visit by \ Sncc'ai Agent Gregg held one
set of U31aace sheets and Witness another and BY
This arrangement they could meet tine snvestiga-
tioas Ut ths Special Agent and show clean
sheet Witness was ..ssl asksd several cues.
tncv TALKED OF this shortage, and witness
replied thai they had. Once when hc (witness)
vas in liauor he eo1 10 talking about this thing
noniehsd him to keep quiet everything would
DC fonu0 ou:. tiregy had paid back none OF the
money representsd by the duet bills now hand
and 1hose destroyed. On the average Gregg prob
.b;y drew Slu0 month on these due bills Some
ts made GOOD, and these were always returned to
an. The once now on hand were the unpaid
ancs.
TIE cBossK1AMISAT1oy
began by Charley Reeds asking witness how drunk
hs ~as 'hst LAY when he was in liquor and ta1Eed
with pre:e. Witness admitted that he WAS s'pret-
q full" There bic been 4 celebration lii
va Mas1'n:,nn Birthday, up,saEs @ II NE Post-of
% i it, lucy vaa*s5 IT. 3&G cot se;sy Hs Sfa is" %S and
vent down inio tne basement TO take
sc't aoW long aEp he tuck or ANYTHING about It,
except That hs got 10 lalkin. about the shortage,
and Greg: told l.1n 10 keep still. When Witness
sall he cau.e b.tk here solely because tic preferred
70 oc lEapsifoeu in Chicago. ETC.. than freeze in
an2da, .e cxve tae ouls reason for returning: He
W mol c. MT back, however. until there had been
holt correspondence between him and special
'rom Julye bangs, and xonle money 10 come home
with lie hsu taken Post-O4 4ice money himself,
Di ne lao always put due bllis; didn't 1ecolcct
eiiins Gregg. hut supposed be knew OF it. II was
uese matter oi accommodation. Witness intend
le 10 return the money ut the end Of the month
and not thinkiag there was anything particularly
= ll@tnson 1ha, Gregg knew nothing about this
must hs:e told him lie. Wilkinson. not
LILY suggested fishing excursion, and sisat 10
q a'aes or ieaze, 0u1 suggested that witness cut
III lhs lnperial' and change h!s name. uc had
.sfanled several names, even the name OF Reed
4-aasafes: lie usuut know whether that Was
:. sspeesaole Or not. lLaughicr.] Another OF his |
aanlts was McAlhster.
~HT DID Toe OFFER TO rAY 5000
Jon hadn't done anything Troog:"
,, 70 settle this tn,aG, and would have given |
Ia oo0 to fette IT. il could, and John Gregg !!
sno"s II. too. d1d wrong when l neglected my |
'o:iness to scteeu him."
continuing, Witness said he thought be had re- /
armed all the money he took. He couldn't tell |
- sn2t had become Of the large balance Of 81 600 or
-, wy. but knew be badu't nsed it |
'lIstlI 1t might have been stolen or |
ave arisen frum errors, and witness /
poEe OF It very often tu Gregg blmself. At one /
tne thes thoSgat OF employing detective to see !
an! hoey Was stealing. IL nas fAct he admit
e. taat due bills we're given when be went into /
Ae ohiSe, and be had kcot up The practice in vogue
aces nsccss predecessor. Witness i;rst intention
Fas u remain here aud take the consequences, |
al u 1fesg suggested going away better means
Il setting with the Government Witness WAS