The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-28

lowed. Witness was given TO understand,
also, that the question was In regard 10
the transactions already reierred'to, when
he stated that he had found this fact, that
the amount Of cash which the collection
books show to have been collected "a IN
no one instance shown TO have been paid
IN full. The amounts deposited in the
banks are NEVER equal TO what the collec.
ton books show 10 have been received
The evidence Of elnbezzlement Is good.
Q.-What Is the proportion existing lie.
tween the gaS column and the money col
umn for the last nine months?
A. Eighteen TO one. 81,
Mr.. ErIdne desired 10 know OF wltnes.
II he had observed the handwriting and
posting In the Register, concerning which
lie had been Cross.eNamined.
Witness replied that he had, 10 some
extent, and whenever he noticed them
they were In the same handwriting rs the
posting, "
At tits point Court adjourned until Z
Ar,srnOon session.
Mr., Caldwell resumed the stand In the
afternoon, and made the following state.
ment OF the entries: lhave examined all
the writings, The recapitulations are in
the clerical handwriting. In the month
Of June the last page Is Ia the handwriting
OF the Clerk. In the month OF August,
one or two entries aIe In the same hand.
writing as the footingS, but all Of The re.
capitulations,ere Ia, the clerical handYrit.
ing, Have not examined oil tho .exten.
sions particularly buttonhd by comparing
the proportions Of gas consumed with the
amount OF money that the totals were cor.
rect, except In oneor two Instances, One
Of these instances. Is the case of J.. II.
severing, where a small difference Is
found. Another instance u. In the month
oil September, where there Is small
difference in Harbour & Dittman's bill.
JAMES cAsRY ~
was next called on behalf Of the State and
testified to paying bills Of Frew 4 Camp.
bell for the month OF December, 1878. Tile
bill was paid by check, handed 10 Andy
King, and by him handed over to Max
well. - 7-----=-.-----''
John Morgan was next called and testi
fed to payment OF bill Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company for December
1878. -
F. Reister and John W. Foose werC
called and testified to the payment Of bill
Of the Opera House and German Insur
ance Company for. the months OF June
July, August, September, 0ctobef, N6yem
Der and December. aGdgA
d! W. Baird was next called and testi
fed to payment OF bills OF November ant
December, 1878, Of the Hinge Factory.
JAMES MAXWELL,
recalled, testified 10 the amount as nc
counted for by the Gas Works for June
1878, as $3.50 81, as shown by the banl
book, which represents collections 70
that month, The, amount Of collection
for the nonth,was always paid syefio IN,
Commissioners ~ check supposed 10 b,
thecorrect amount. Mqxweil, the Secre
tary, always drew the checks, which wer,
copntersigned either by Mr.. Smith or my
self. The amount for July is S2,7T5T0
August s., 096 00, September S, 404 IS, DC
tober S3,74B 40, November <5,444 OF, DE
cen Der $1,52S 81, January $7,056 IS. The,
had no authority to carry over mone'
after collected. Money was, depositeti ii
bank to the credit OF tho Trustees
don't know that there was any settle
ment for the month; the Secretary iiIleC
up the checks as purporting to be the cor
rect amounts to pay over to the Commits
sioners. Trustees met for the purpose o
attending to any business that would com
up; never examined any books iurthe
than recapitulatiop, looked at that some
times and alsoa the handbook; coildh'
tsay whether or not I looked at any re
capitulations for the seven months from
June to December inclusive; we authoriz
ed John L. Maxwell to do any bushes.
that was to be done In the office.
Ralph Ankle was called and interrogatet
as to what Andrew King testified to be
fore the Investigation Commit Gee concern
ing what'ie was worth.
Defendants counsel objected h the wit
ness testifying to these facts as being con
trary to the statute, which saws that NJ
testimony OF q party before any ega
body can be introduced against him in ,
subsequent trial. The question was ar
gued by Mr.. Hubbard and Capt. povener
and the witness was finally Withdrawn.
GEORGE HARMON
was the next witness called on behalf o
the Statea and testified as follows: -. g /;
Have known Andrew King pretty init
mately since the Fall Of 1885,
.Q.-Have you any stock belonging t,
him, in your name?
Al haven't at present.
4.--PfiSai jY. you have any,
Q.-Howlong did you have that in you
FA.EAsmall portion Of Il very nearly 0
a little over year. Some OF it varyin,
any%hore from six or seven months Il
two months, three months probably.
Q-What was it?
Alma Mill stock. 4, .7g
Q.-Hsw many shares?
A.-06 altogether.
Q.-What is the par value OF that stock
A.-The par value is 500.
Q.-What other stocks, II any2
A.-NO other stock, sir.
Q;.Havo any building association
A.-No, sir.
Q.-Are you secretary Of any buildin
association that Mr.. King owns stock in
Al am-not at present.
| Q.-MnenE
A.-Upto within week.
GLOW much stock?
A.-25 shares.
Q.-llow much par value?
A. Building association stock is onl,
worth so much from week to week. TIL
par value as entered in the, association
constitution Is $3.50 for each share.
Q.-H0w long hRs the association beef
A.-fhis is tho ninetIOth week tonight
Q.-HoEw much a week did lie pay In
Q.-Do you know OF any other stool
owned by him?
Al do not.
Q.-Has he'told you OF any other stock
Al can't swear that he ever did.
q: See II you can refresh your recol
lection?
A.-Qi stock2
Q.-stock or propertya
Al know Of no stock that he ever tolt
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