, 1879-04-08
GREGG'S CASE.
The Defendant Tells His Story to
the Jury,
And Protests that he Knew Nothing
Of tho Defalcation.
A. Proposition 10 Pay Something and
Keep His Place.
Nj. William Golsen Reappeare in His
Great Part Of Witness

Nj, William Golson Reappoars In His
Great Part Of Witness
Testimony All In, and the Talk.
ing Begun.
The Gregg tsisl was resumed before judge
Blodgett yesterday morning In tho presence OF
a crowded courtroom.
ED MILLER
was recalled BY tho Government. md testified
that on tic morning Of March %, 1879, tho daT
OF his discharge, ho had talk in front OF tho
office with Gregg, who said he had oecn dcate-
mated, with upham or somebody else, to exam"
inc the cash. Witness said he would lika TO sec
the Postmaster and havo u talk With him, but
Gregg told h,m he would better not do 30, 10 1t
would only make matters worse.
"You had black eye at that umef' @koa
Mr.. Reed.
swell, It vas eouc black"
aYou had Just been on that spree, hadn't
9snl"
"Ycs."
"Didn't ". s. aolsen, at his commission
hon.o on South Water street, after your return,
ask YOU, .htil,cr, what has become OK al. this
,noney9' md did you not reply thaty had
eau,bled It away With Stuart an1 othersa'
"No, sir.".'
"pdn't ssy any such thIngf'
"No, Dir. That's lle. never said anything
Of the Kind"
h}r. Stuart, sitting, near Judge Bangs, en-
nrcs.ed hIa fscf,nys 6v tha foyiai ejaculation,
''lood," and chuckao Of intonse satlsfaction:
Juars viiE,nson'. of1lro. beiore yo,i icft the
civ, request Gregg, In Judge Wtlktnson's
prsscaco, @ not to disclose your dofalcation Tor
few daysl
II don't know as did,"
"Wcll, what is yonr best rseolleetton1"
We', city tsni nj i i qu'ss q Rssass p4esab'e"
NJ TSni Hssd 'a{ aS{sa.sea as IT, sa him to think It ove
.efresh Ills memory, II possible, and let hina
know later in tho trial what his best 1ceoilec-
tton on that point WAS.
Mn, upuAM,
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psnonse to IN Judeo nnnEs nestons M ~nnt t' on to to
svs ofsexs dsily repof!ei Saisnees foT % several
uaio W. IL s ~ e1rors 1 saa, ss .
S co,ann W. etpts fta az suoss9uen.E @
WV. In+n IT, orc ser n,,t Ston ~
tho previous system Of g,ing dnebills to !a thG
s,,n s,rrro .sr 4ssa ipe M ,',, "
ct uradtto "n+ti thot. sraro sctnoil. n".t
yf nnss .e w metn IT, sh pqSn
S9asG ,it ns, ~ casa gn NV ae ny y ,n
oaat.D ~ ~ "n a. an Ok ~" ~ n,ha.
a aenc'enGy o. o3netni1g icy tnah ~ Ia otael
"o'us' @A' sasu mns eu,s aoous .n"t
was recalled. and stntct that, after the dtsclos-
ure, mud whle ho still kept Grcag In the office.
he gayo orders that no money should be intrust-
ed to Gregg exclusively; that rcmittances should
bp opened by Uphan1 md Gregg together, mil
tic money paid over immediately TO the new
Cashier who WIS to have exclusive custody Of It.
nm. N. Ii Bt,H HARRISON.
o.,,,., .aa,,t - ,1,a H1nna-. nraar T,on,xt,,on.
apEc!nI 3ttGut ~ wy "puEt N0s lSpAs taASu Y
ersnent % fnr ann,o E M fo,Tteon vcn}s IN orcauzin
n"es 1evjsnp cecks M ~ nrnxani
franis, etc.. otc. tits f3rst ofjciai visit
10 tho Chicago oflco was In juno or
nd Methodist Church. Wabash avenue nrts
Harrison street, and his special business
was to ogganizs the money Office, and to
prevent frauds among the clerks. 1lo was here
ton about April 10 or II, 1875: came here on
that business He had several interviews With
Gregg ut tho time On previous vislta hc lat!
Conversations with Gregg H. On the subject q
lest tic orders through the banks III bulk for
the sake OF reducing Tho amount OF labor en-
tailed by paying them stngiy. Gregg lot him
5 G ss 5 st &c gso y 70 s nR
furnishing ample timo to compare orders With
dupllcntcs and to SEQ tl,at they were all right.
Harrison expressed ht,naelf Us pleased with It.
nnd favored its adoption at tue other oillcea
didn't like to. assuno the rcsponsbt,
Of ordering tho change. The SUPERINTENDENT
office, at responsible for all TINT went on ant
wltuess always did business With Gregg, aud MOI
With Miller.
On cross-c1aninattou. nitness-Wlo WIS rcrJ
TINT the Superintendent was known III tile De
partmcnt At Washington not only aA q clerk, bu
Us supssntsndsnt, ,!a:: ss! 49,. ~
Mr. SWEET ooserVed that the game wasn'
WAR 1Nik M