The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-08-04
KING COMMITTED.
Preliminary Examination of
Emmett King.
HE is Charged With Robbery
Aid Forgery.
Ten Thousand Dollars of the
Banks Money at the
Queens Hotel.
Father Called the Turn
Years Ago
, And it Did Not Pay -Four For
One" This Time,

warrant sworn ont by John G. Rissler, one
of the directors of the Sedalia Savings
bank, was had yesterday in the circuit
court room.
The Thermometer was paying in the
1nineties and occasionally would touch the
extreme heat of 100 degrees in the shade
Swel.ering humanity, packed like sardines
in box, stood there for hours Listening
with the greatest attsr ton to the de ails OF
the boys crime, as it was told 10 the patient
court by the witnesses.
The examination was had before Justice
P. B. Rife, who SIDED with much digni-
ty.
Henry Lamm, prosecuting. attorney, ap-
peared in behalf of the state of Missouri,
while Messrs. Bridges, Barnett ard Shirk
were defending.
Mentor Thomson, president o. the Saw.
ings bank, was the first with. SIS called who
testified as follows:
Question. What position, if anv, do you
hold In the Sedalia Swings bank? Ansuer.
II am president.
Q.-Are you acquainted with Emmett
King, the defendant, in this case? Al
am. He has been boOk-keepe. in the bank
five or six years.
Q.-Do you know anything about his
leaving the bank about The Sd OF July :?
A.-Yes. sir.
Q-Had he been discharged? A.-No.
2ir he had not.
Q.-Hsd any leave of absence been
granted to him by the bank officials ? A
Not that know of.
Q.-When Mr.. King was gene, how soon
afterwards did you learn That anything
was wrong with the funds of the bank?
A.-On Monday morning we suspected
something was wrong because the combi-
nation CT The door OF the safe was des royed
and gone, and we could not get in
Q.-What time did you fist learn that
something was wrong with The combina-
ton? Alt was on Monday that l f st
harmed something was wrong with The
combination.
Q-ls there door inside of that vault t?
Ayes. sir, and an outside door. There
lis safe door. The safe door is the time
lock. This time lock opens by clock work
There WIS nothing wrong with that.
Odd you know the combination of
that door? Al never knew the combi-
nation of this door.
Odd you know of your own knowl-
edge of the contents of that drawer? A
! understand we kept 100000 in il, but
i do not known of my own knowledge.
have counted the morey in the reserve
fund.
Q.-Was this combination finally OPEN
ed? A.-Yes, sir; l was not present. /
never saw the door opened In my life. ]
made an examination recently myself
Q.-You did not know it was in the
drawer the first day of July or not? A.
No sir.
@. Tell the court who knows these facts
Al suppose the cashier of the bank
would know, Mr.. T. w. Cloney. He was
the cashier of the bank before Dick Gentry
came in. He retired on account of his
health.
Q.-Who was cashier on the third of
July? A.-On the third of July Mr..
Gentry was cashier. Mr.. Cloney retired a
few weeks before, don't remember how
long.
Odd you see Mr., King when he got
back? A-Yes, sir 4; | saw him.
Odd you have any talk with him
Al don't think l had any tslk with
him when he got back particularly. / had
talk with reference 10 some property he
had here.
Odd you talk over the reasons why
he was gone? Al did not. Whatever
arrangement was made in regard to this
matter, was rot made by me.
Odd you know anything about GER
tain amount OF money coming back to the
bank? Ayes sir; it was after Mr.. King
came back.
ON what shape did this money come
in? Ain currency.
Q--How much was there? Al WAS
told there was $4,000. l saw the package
myself.
Q.-How did it come? Al think it
came by express from Canada.
Q.-1ou saw the packages OF money
A.-Yes sir.
Q.-YOu saw the packages of money
yourself? Al did not see on the inside
of them myself
Q.-State 10 the court whether this Soda
Liza Sayings bank has been doing business
rs corporation or not. A.-Yes, sir.
CONSTRAINED BY CAPT. BRIDGES.
Q.-Do you speak from your own knowl-
edge sbout how much money was returned
to the bank? A.-No, sir. I did not see
or count any money that was returned.
Q.-You say Mr. King was book-keeper
in the bank? A.-Yes. sir, and he has
been for some six or eight years.
.Q-As book-keeper did he have access
to the funds OF the bank? Ayes, sir, /
suppose he did. He waited upon the PEG.
pie and paid out money and received mon
ey. 1t was customary for him to wait up
ON the people. / think he had access to
everything.
Q-You had no personal knowledge of
the combination? Al have no personal
knowledge of the combination at all.
Q.-Do you know when that inner door
was open When did they get it open !?
Al don't know except the statement
made by Mr.. McCloney.
OIL understand that this money came
by express. Where did this express pack
age come from; somewhere in Canada !?
Ayes, sir.
Q.-Do you know who sent the package
A.-Mr. McCloney sent it, 1 understand,