The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-19
MALFEASANCE In OFFICE.
INVESTIGATION BY THE CITY
COUNCIL.
The Evidence Adduced In the Trial
OF City Attorney Newton
Continued.


q. State the circumstances. "A. Mr..
Eckford came frequently TO our house
to discount little paper. and think he
offered 1t for discount
q. Did you take itY A. don't be-
lieve we did.
o. Look well at the note; is this the
note or was 1t different noteY A. |
saw this note.
Q. Did you see him have Reddick's
note, or another note than thatY A. lie
offered papers so frequently, | don't re-
member
o. Did you ever see note that had
any conditions attached to ity "A. l
don't remember.
o. Did he ever offer you note which
you refused to take. and he went back
and had 1t fixed up? A. think so. lie
had another note first which he offered
for discount. and said | might do 1t II
1t were made negotiable paper. l told
him to put II In n regular blank. as he
could dispose Of 1t better, but | did not
buy 1t.
O. DO you remember the conditions
Of that note? Did they destroy its nego-
liability? A. don't remember; don't
believe 1t was rs negotiable us others.
q. who were the parties on the note
first offered? A. The same parties,
Reddick and Bcrlner.
q, DO you know Beriner? A. Yes.
Q. Can YOU remember the receipt;
what conditions were in II? a. No, sir.
q. what amount was iiY A. think
II WINS for $3.50, some amount like that;
he offered notes frequently, you see;
cannot remember.
q. Is that all you can remember OF
the transaction, Mr.. Oppenheimer9 A.
That Is all.
No cross-examination.
JOHN MARTIN.
Q. DO you know MIR. Bolton here? A.
Yes, by sight.
Q. When do you recollect first meeting
him to have any talk with himp A. |
think 1t was Saturday.
Q. Where at? A. In front OF the Office
OF IambletOn & Dignowity.
Q. Did you go to himY A. was told
that Bolton wanted to see me.
q. Did you go? A. went to the
office.
O. Detail Just what you said to him;
state the facts. You were interested In
the Revolving Light, were you not? A..
In an indirect way, | was. There was
n party connected with the house just
before 1t was closed. and the party that
was interested had lost what was spoken
of MS part Of the bank-roll of the house,
and he was sent to me, somebody having
| told him that had some money, and he
made proposition II would lend him
certain amount Of money he would
give me percentage of the winnings.
On these conditions | let him have this
money.
q. How did you divide It? A. The
party spoke of had 80 per cent. of the
house, and for the loan OF the money
gave him he was to give me 10 per cent.
of the net winnings.
q. Did you get IL? A. | got 1t, yes,
sir.
Q. Any deductions? A. At our set
Element a party connected with the
house SAID: There is so much money to
come ont of this before anyone gets any
I thing.
Q. Was any taken outY A. Yes, /
can't say what was done with 1t. 1t was
set aside for some purpose.
Q. For what purpose? A. | can't say.
q. Did you ask for what purpose? A.,
| asked, think, Reddick.
q. What was the reply?
Defendants counsel raised objection
to this question. Counsel for prosecu-
tion maintained his right to put it.
The Mayor--Any fact that will con-
meet Mr.. Newton with the transaction Is
evidence.
Q, by counsel for prosecutiOn.) Did
Reddick make any statement to you
where this money was going to?
Same objection was raised by defend
ants counsel. The prosecution then
submitted the following question to the
Council:
q. Did Reddick make any answer at
all as to where this money was going?
A vote was taken with the following
result: Bolton, llambleton, Gallagher,
Smye and Muench voting against objec-
tion, and Belknap, Schreiner, Conner,
French and Lockwood voting to sustain
objection. 1t being a tie vote, the
Mayor cast his vote that the objection
of defendants counsel should be sus-
tanned.
Q. Who did you loan this money to?
A. To party interested In the house.
q. To whom9 A. Charlie Sayers
O., Did you get the money back. A.
Q. In getting 1t back did you get 1t
all, or was there any reservationY A. |
got all the original money loaned and
10 per cent.
Q. You got that less the amount that
was taken out? A. Yes.
2. Did you ever 90 to Sayers for nm
explanation? A. think went once.
q. What did Sayers say
some objections were offered by de-
fendant's counsel as to hearsay evidence
and were sustained by the Council
q, Did you ask anything when this
money was counted out? A. | was
present when this remark was made.
., was the money there? A. Yes.
on the table.
q. How was this reserve money
treated? A. Dom: remember
q: who guarded or kept IL? A.
don't know.
q. Who were present? A. Stevens
Berliner, Sayers and myself.
No cross-examination.
CHARLES SAVERS.
q. You were interested In sporting
game over the Revolving Light som,
time during the summer Of 1888. A
Yes, sir.
Q. Martin was also there, was he not
A. Part of the time.
q: How long was he in there A.
don't remember.
q. AS much as one or two months
A. Yes, sir.
Q. How did he go out Of there: did h,
get his money back9 A. lie did.
q. Had II increased or decreased? A
Increased: don'tremember the amount
O. Did he get all the increase he wa,
10 get, or was there any reservations A
| think there was u little.
Q. What was II for? Collection RAISED
by defendants council. Witness answer
ed: don't know what 1t was reserved
for.
q. In connection with the reserya.
ton, was there any statement made,
objection raised and sustalned).
Q. Who reserved 1t? A. Reddick.
Y. In connection with the act of re.
servntion. did he state what il was for,