Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-20
REYNOLDS finally admitted the facts. as we

lad discovered them. I
In the interview with ControlleG Dunn,
II which he says when | was told of the
lefalcations / said to HIM, :. i have no !,
of the defaleatior.s it paraiyzes
me-" desire to make an explanation: The |
Controller showed me the letters that had /
left in my Office, which went to show a |
branch of stealing that had no knowledge |
of before, as in my Investigations / had not |
reached these things. 1t was with refer /
ence to this development, entirely new to |
me. that | made the remark, this par
alyzes me, ard knew nothing of this be-
fore"
| had firmly resolved toreport the matter
to the Governor, but on consultation with
Albert Hart his private Secretary, he adj
vised me not to say anything about it, and
did not.
The report for August, 1882, was correct,
and at that time l was in ignorance of the
deficiencies in fees. When | discovered
the
IMMENSELY OF REYNOLDS POPULATIONS
| instructed Gale not to make any pay
ments into the treasury until should di-
rect him. After the interview with Rey-
nolds, of December 9th, went to Wood
land and tried to again raise the money.
Failing, | came back and used the fees of
the Office to take up the ballot-paper
contract / knew if the contract
was not taken up by money
outside of the appropriation that it would
lead to discovery, and this would ruin
financially one of my bondsmen. l re-
ported and paid to the State all the money
that | did not use for the purchase of ballot
paper The amount diverted by me in fees
was not sufficient to pay for the ballot
paper, and had to pay portion of it out
of my own pocket. l paid A. F. Gum
s., 924 in coin and currency, and gave him
my check for $1,000. l paid $1,000 of the
States money for the last / 200 reams pur-
chased
Inever received one dollar that was not
accounted for to the State. Reynolds kept
this cash book from about April 1, 1880. |
never had the little cash book in my hands
in my life. Many times in passing his
desk | observed him writing in it. There
was never any discussion between us re-
garding that little book. Reynolds kept
the little book locked up. ] was kept
of the Board of Examiners, State Capitol
Commissioners, and Superintendent of the
Capitol Grounds.
TRUSTED REYNOLDS.
directed Reynolds to start this cash-book
in April, $780, Reynolds was not keeping
any cash-book, giving an excuse that Beck
had kept none. | told him he must keep
one | never directed Reynolds in any
month in 1882 to make new cash-book.
| presume Reynolds has the little CASH
book vet. as at the first interview we had,
after he left my Office, he said he had 1t in
San Francisco.
/ left the original blotters in the rotary
| desk. Don't know whether Reynolds had
| keys to the doors or not after he left. He
| did have them at one time.
| When wanted any money would put
my tag in the safe and take out the amount
called for by the tag. The largest tag [
ever had in the safe was one forS $3.50, which
/ loaned the Sailor Boys Club of Sacra-
mento. A committee of the club came up
to the Capitol and asked Governor Perkins
and myself to loan them that amount to pay
FOR AN EXCURSION TO WOODLAND.
| loaned them the money. The eXcur-
| sion was failure, and we lost the $3.50. A
few days afterwards Governor Perkins paid
in his $50, which was credited Oh the tag,
| and nv SIS was paid in before the end OF
| the month and the tag taken up.
A number of tags in the safe had no ref
erence to Office money at all.
Witness explained reference to tag OF
cigars and payments to Steinman and
others.
Witness reviewed at length the tags emu
merated by Reynolds, many-of which he
stated he recollected of having personally
paid out of his own pocket. On the tags
Reynolds had him charged with having
paid Jim Cannon 800. Witness said,
gave Reynolds $500 to pay Cannon, $3.50 Of
il being my personal check on the bank OF
Woodland. (Witness exhibited the check
to the Court.)
| took up The tags every month that were
in for me or my friends for whom | was re.
sponsible. Reynolds held my tags for his
own protection. He handed me no tags
when he left. There were four common
sized envelopes, filled with tags, in the
safe. that | had retained as memoranda
against individuals. All the tags together
would not have amounted to more thar
$500. The highest amount was $40.
There were no tags in the safe for money
belonging to the State, against myself OIL
friends, when Reynolds left the office.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The testimony of d. VI. Burns resumed
Reynolds had charge of all the ballot papel
money, and it should have gone III the fe,
and cash book the same as money received
for anything else, He never paid me any
money received for any article or service
The 1925 Bancroft check ! brought NJ
from San Francisco myself Endorsed it anC
turned it over to him.
The first warrant Reynolds drew for NJ,
was in August, 1850. ] had been to Yc
semitic, and when ] got back | went up t,
Lake county, where my family was. Befor,
going took 500, and told Reynolds if
was not back before the LIST of the month
to draw my salary. He did 50, and wrott
me that he had settled my tag and depOs
tied $3.50 for me in my private drawer il
the safe. On my return | found my tag
taken up and the money i'll the safe wher
he stated.
The warrant that has my Endorsement il
addition to Reynolds had him draw; afte
he drew it he brought it to me, and | in
dorsed it and handed it back to him, to
gether with $40 or $50 to take up my tags il
the cash drawer There never were thirty
envelopes representing tags for differen
months, in the safe. / made the reports
for 1881. Am sure that | was in Sacra
. mento when the settlement for January
1880. was made Reynolds did not MAKE
} up 800 for me in that month. There was
none OF the last 200 ream lot of pape
sold while | was in office. 1t was left in
) tact The identical money that | drew TO
the S1S5 check went to replace money tia
| had paid for ballot paper, and was conse
!, | Qucilill pau III W lLS StdtS.
The following letters, in Reynolds hand
writing, were received and offered in evi
dence:
SACRAMENTO, July 23d.
Dan: I have got the minutes written up 4
July LIST Had no time to write up cash book
1t was a larger job than / calculated OH, and j
will take at least four days TO finish up AM
leave everything clear. will come up befor
4 the LIST OF August and balance everything
4 Yours Tom.
GRAND HOTEL,
SAN FRANCISCO, August l, 1882.
oh : Dan: If the newspapers know anything
about my leaving the office, and are TO make al
item of it. | wish you would get John Sheehal
to write good article, saying had resigned L
accept the superintendent of a mine in Place
county, etc, etc, and that intended TO hence
forth reside in Placer county. The papers her
win copy it, and then they would not say hat
come here to help Badlam would rattle
nothing would be mentioned, but in case yo
see there must something be said, fix it up il
that way Yours in haste, Toni
The crosS-eXamination was lengthy, bu
developed no new facts.
General Hart said he had telegram from
Albert Hart, who could not be in Cour
until Friday. He said were he here W,
could close our defense this afternoon.
General Carey-State what you desire t
prove by Albert Hart, and we may admit
General Hart-We will prove by hin
, that Meta Woodland was deDuty in tn