Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-14
book in your possession, how long would
1t take you to write up little book like

that2
Witness-T could not write it from the
cash book, for the tags were put down at
the end of the month in total.
} Question-Do you remember Governor
Perkins paying SIS in on a tag, which was
money loaned TO the Republican Sailor
! Boys Club2
I Witness-No, sir. do not
! Question-Will you swear that Governor
Perkins did not pay So within a week,
and Burns pay the other SIS within the
month, taking up the entire tag2
WitneSs-Have no recollection Of any
such transaction.
Several other items were taken up and
discussed similarly. One tag in the month
Of August, 1880. was charged to Tharp
1857. The ballot-paper book shows that
Tharp paid in that month 1857 and coun-
sci for defense claimed that witness must
be little mixed upon that.
Question-How does it happen that in
January. 1880. the tag was only $50 vet
your deficiency was over S3002 Where did
! was 500, yet you claim deficiency in that
month of 1912 p. If Burns got 500,
where did the other S212 % go to? Who
got away with that?
| Witness-I have no idea, sir.
| Queston-Who at that time had charge
of the cash book and was custodian of the
funds 2
Witnes-While theressI was supposed to
be the custodian of the funds.
Question-In December, 1880, you have
a tag against Burns Of $3.50 50, yet your de
ficiency is $3.50 90, Where did the bal
anoe go?
Witness-I have no idea, sir.
! Question-In May, 1881, a tag for 1928
and deficiency of sl115 eG; in June,
1882, q tag for $3.50 SO and a'deficiency of
| $3.50 %. What has become Of all that
money! You only charge Burns with
getting portion of it,
Witness-I have no idea and no knoWl-
edge of it.
Question-Well, who, should have an
idea of it, who but you kept the books and
had charge of the funds' In April, 1889,
tag against Burns for 1894 so and de
ficiency of 5000 IS. Who got away with
the 1892 % that month";
Witness-I have no idea.
! Question-March. 1889, tag against Burns,
SOP 50; deficiency for the month, 81 ,073.
! What was wrong that month";
! Witness have no idea, sir.
! Question-Then | am to understand from
! your answers that you have no idea what
! became of any Of the money lost to the
State except what was on those tags
| W ItutSS-10 NAT = NIL.
REDIRECT EXAMINATION.
| Witness-Before left the office 1 gave
all the tags to Mr. Burns He and looked
over the account together and he did not
| dispute it. He was in the habit of allowing
! his current bills to be paid in the Office.
! Mr.. Burns, Mr.. Danforth and myself had
access to the safe during the day. All of
| the clerks in the Office except Gamble knew
| pf tho 70 fIa -afa ouoir,ct Pi,rr Mr.
| Burns very often examined the cash book.
| Witness said he never received a cent in
| the Office for fees which he did not correctly
| enter IN tho cash book. In January, 1883.
witness said he was in Durango, Mexico.
in recross-examination witness said he
did take the bloter from the office to the
mine in Placer county.
At 8 =. AZ. adjourned to 10 A. NJ. to-day.
READIEGs BY MRs. EDGBRroN.-Mrs.
Frances B. Edgcrton, of San Francisco.
gave readings at the Presbyterian Church
last evening" before g large and brilliant
audience, one of the most broadly intelli-
gent. She is a reader Of splendid voice,
charming presence, dramatic ability and
high culture. As an interpreter of the
| emotional she is possessed OF rare powers.
| Her ease is such as is not often seen upon
| the rostrum. She is in very high degree
gifted with the best style OF oratorical
| power. Her dramatic art is rounded ard
| full, and there are so few defects in it that
| they are not to be even recalled in the
| presence of her broad and accomplished
| art, There have been few if any
| readers in Sacramento who have so COM
| pletcly won an audience or 50 truly moved
them She was aided in her entertainment
| by Mrs. J. E. G: Neale, pianist, who was
| tiatteringly received; J. s. Graham, tenor,
who sang with fine effect Mrs. Addie Car
ter. the well-known eontralto, who was
encored and sang with especial warmth
and feeling; by the Misses Kaibel, tho
elder q pianist. the younger violinist
and both excellent performers the younger
especially surprising the audience by the
grace and feeling of her touch and the skill
of her executiOn-they were warmly ell
cored and by MeSsrs. Graham, Sanborn,
Carroll and Auerbach the popular quartet,
who were recipients of warm manifestations
and favor Mrs. Edgerton received several
floral favors sent up by friends.
THE LOAN ExHIBITros.-The three halls
of the Croker Art Gallery are now well
| filled for the loan exhibition, and moro ex-
hibits roll in. It would seem that the peo-
| pie are just awakening to its beauty, value
and all its possibilities. Some $50 new
| exhibits came in yesterday. Among these
are beautiful and rare exhibits from Mrs.
| L. b. Crocker, Mrs. Porter Ashe and Dr. |
II. w. Hardness, of San Francisco, Vice
| President of the Academy of Sciences, who
came up at noon yesterday to arrange his
natural-history exhibits. Edward Bosqui,
| OF San Francisco, sends word that he will
! bring up articles for the exhibition from
| his fine collection of curios. If goods pour
| in to-day as they did yesterday, the Associ-
ton will hardly be able to arrange them by
Monday night. 1t should take plenty of
| time, for it unquestionably has an exceed
ingly attractive and varied exposition-oue
worth days of study.
THE New THEATER.-General Thomas ].
Clunie, Of San Francisco, was in the city
yesterday, and in conversation with a re-
porter said his plans for building the new
theater at Eighth and X streets were all
made, and the contract let TO Il. A. Bower,
who would commence work upon the same
Immediately. 1t will be the largest theater
in the State, outside of San Francisco, and
not exceeded in size by more than two in
that city. 1t will be erected in the court of
the Ciunie building. will be an elegant
structure, in size 70Xi22 feet, and will cost
$26 600. 1t will be furnished with opera
chairs, all the latest improvements, and
will be large enough to meet the growing
demands of the present generation. AS to
who will manage the new theater, Mr.. !
Ciunio says that is question not yet de-
cided upon. He has no fear, he says, but |
that there will be many ready to lease it
on its completion.
AT THE RINK-Wilmot, the champion |
cyclist of America, will give exhibitions of |
his wonderful ability at the Skating Rink, |
Sixth and NJ streets, this afternoon and |
evening, and will perform new teats at |
each exhibition. All who have seen him
pronounce his skill marvellous, and one of |
the most remarkable is the ladder act on |
one wheel. There will be music this even
ing, and, as an additional attraction, the
first of the series of mile races for gold
medal between Messrs. Kidder, Morris and
Fox. Monday evening Copeland's steam