The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-27

Harry Caldwell resumed the stand and
continued his testimony: Mr.. Caldwell
testified TO certain bills not being on the
Office collection books, and which, from
the bills he held in his hands, appeared TO
have been paid within the first ten davs
Of the month. Among the bills are those
OF Mills, Frew Il Co., Register Company,
postOilicG, State OF West Virginia, Internal
Revenue Office, Geo. L. Taylor & Co.,
Hinge Factory, Opera House and others.
Some Of the accounts appeared to have
been entered in the collection books and
erased, and other names and smaller
amounts being entered over them. Some
OF these entries appear to be in the same
handwriting us tho figures OF the foOtinCs
in the register. Witness stated that he
had II conversation with King in reference
TO the record King made OF the bills given
10 him after the 10th OF the month, and
That King said they were entered on paper
stitched together, and were DESTROYED
from time TO time, not one Of them being
preserved. Had not been able 10 find
amy itGmized statement Of collections made
by King after he 10Th Of tlIemonth, or
the bills given to him TO collect after the
10Th.
Cues. In the cases You have named
where the amounts Of certain gus bills nre
omitted from the foOtingsin the lIegist or,
and omitted also from the aggregate OF the
Register fOoiingS as carried forward to the
Journal, and where the office collection
books show that these bills were paid on
or l,etare the lA!h Of the month, 10 those
entries in the Office collection books or do
they not correct the omissions from the
Register?
Ans.-lhey do not have the effect of
correcting those omissions. There have
been four Registers used since Getty has
had control OF the gas works, tho first
from August 1871 to September 1917; have
examined that book partly and found no
mistakes do not find any marks of fire
on il whom | got that book il was covered
with duSt, hadn't apparently hcGn dis,
turLcd iJl long time.
The second Register covers the period
from October 1873 to 1876; have examined
a few pages Of that and found erroneous
fou;ingS.
ilues.-ln the C0nvcrSation YOU had With
Mr.. King, did he make any statement as
to the importance or unimportancU Of the
hooks that wGrU GttuluptGd 10 ha hurneI >
Objected to-
Qucs,-Whut statement did he make, If
any, at that time?
Ans.--lle used the expression that they
were OF no account, or some equivalent
expression. Didn't make any difference
about them, or something Of that sort,
IlnGs. What wOro Of no account
Ans.-TnGSG collection hoods OF his,
Question: would the destruction OF
these registers, office collection hooks nni
section books effect the possibility Of the
discovery OF any embcIzlemcnt Of the
funds Oi the Gas Office?
Ans.-lt would make it difficult or i'm
possible, impossible, suppose.
Qucs.-Mr. Caldwell, have YOU ex-
aintned tia RpgiGllrnOw ~ Vse in TIM Gins
OllicO-thcn0w Register after thoiifc -
Ans.-I have, sir
'lucs.-llave you made the additions of
the columns Of gas and money for The
month OF January in that hook!
Ans.-I did
Qugs. pil yON fluid GrrOrsin that book?
.lns.-Sot onG, sir. Tho footings in this
book are in the same HANDWRITING as In
the other Registers. The collection buoE
for January contains entries OF payments
OF bills OF Register Company, Frcw {
Campbell Geo. Il. Taylor i; Co, Postoliice
and Opera House. have not found more
than Two handwritings in any OF these
books One is the handwriting, should
say, Of olGik; the other is u struggling
handwriting. The witness then gave sonlo
peculiarities Of the two hand&ritings. The
foolings in the last three Registers arc Ia