Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-28

miitsd.
Q.-Nsms ths exhibits you refer tog
A.-kxhibits 2l9, 20 and al.
Q-from What Il exhiblt rs taken Z
A--Ss much Of it as has besu ad-
mitted In evidence ID fr0m tie faos Of
toe assessment roll.
OLE IA possible 20 e0mplaieiy verify
or ascertain tbs correctness OF exhibii
2i9 BY aoything that ia nov In evidence
10 this easel
A.-Eos unless tbs duplieaie assess
ment roll 10 10 evidence.
OILS 10 possible 70 verify OF ascertain
The correctness or tnesFfeotneas Of ex
hibits 20 and 22f7
A.-Ths same answer b applicable.
Q.-haVe yOu ever made Gny state
maat Of account bsswesn King counts
and x-Treasurer Hill for ths term COO
cerniRa which Won have testified ~ this
case, during 1888 and 1882
A.--Aa understand your question,
made no separate account OF thGt kind.
examined che accounts be Eac made
fOK himself ard made lissB and state
nsnta, where items were charged in
sosals. Ia which found errors 10 exit t..
further made Q memorandum 81 any
HMNE@ a nWALA UNAAI4AA8 " rs 44NAUE
feoslVed. aud not accounted Tor, and
amount OF amounts than those for
which they were drasn-
Hainea-I move, youf honor, that that
entire answer be stricken cut, IS lot
responsive answer.
fhs referee ovarsulsd the rnoiioa.
Q.-Do you know what is meant by
toe statement OF account bstgeen two
psrtiesf
AL do in commercial language.
Q.--Defne Q statement OF aac0aaA in
commercial iarguaRs.
A.-Thera are several meanings.
Q Let a. have them sli.
A Doe IA Waefs that e stated PER
iocis, say the aFst OF tue month, the to-
tal debit aud credit for the month Is
SET forth, another is where she various
items constituting these totals are set
forth OF itemiz d, and still a third e
where simply balances afe given.
Q--AFe not ell statements OF acsount
Ia commercial language based upon this
principal, that the party against vaom
lhe aeoauut IL m&ae Is charged With
what be Is properly aaaFReabie vita and
credited With what be IL properly 10 DO
NNN4AAE4 &ANEA
A.-They sre made from the books
shoslne that fact and Of course based
upou it.
Q.-Did yo1 make any such state
nent OF aaoount bstWeeR King county
and Captain Htli, ~ in this ease for the
years 1893 and 1882. / wish an answer
by yea ~ no II yoa can give iif
A.--As uos understand II, did
a II Har.aaf EkR n Haaflnn AGAIN.
ksfssea-Mr. Parsons. answer yes or
so.
Al osn't do e intslligently.
TIE defense here ended les eross-ex-
auditor Lyman Wood vas the next
wituess, j.,
on. Wood, have you the original
assessment roll Of 1888 and lssa w your
custody IS aadftorf
Al havs.
O--Whsn end uadeF what cigcum
stanees vas q placed 10 your custody
Al reoeiDted for them vita other
records OF the oflaee MaEca I, 1887.
The original assessment Eoil for 1853
aud 1884 were here introduced N eFi'
dcnoa.
o-MF. Wood state What IL che CON
dit,on OF those books nov with refer
enc 10 their eondifion as compared 90
their condition - lhs time yOu received
them
A.-sO far a. know they are in The
same condition THAI they were when
rsoaived them.
Odd yon exauline these BOOKS
ghrn yeu received them
A.--Ne. sir, did not.
FnnM FhnUA huHkA
stn,,e Won got possession Of them
A-PeFsons coming in the ofhsa often
cali for theaa 10 FefeFsnee 70 taxes.
/ O-Hss any oas besides Yeufsell
r,sSs entries IN thoss books, or placed
asaTes In tkera since they we're pas 10
your changer
A.-Hog that ! know Of.
ODD 500 state IS faet ina, ne
entries have been made ~ shy Gee AEe
lering 20 the roll % 1881 since yoa
/ took possession OF u
| A.-Nsl 10 my knowiedge.
| Q-Ilook At line ]. pase !, eesuuh o
asilsqnent taxes, state when t1as tta
sars Was made.
Al have no kuoWiedge OF A..
q Was Il made hsfofa yoa zoos
possession Of the eooksE
Alt vas ETiaenfiy made ne'ess
took charge. II sboSs nete taat pay
raeut was made De-. 81 -
b DO xou know sbeu ibaa s9tfl
vas msde
| A.-No. sir. do nos.
| o.-D0 you know WHISTLER 70 va
made befaFe % altar yea took eaatRe o
the books
Ale evidently wss ee e beiote.
. What leads yoa t. t1a e9aa'e
sloa
A.-The figures seem 10 havs bttl
u,a 3e By she ssrae person.
Treasurer Frank PoDtias vas eAi'e'
aud sworn.
o-Have yoa the stub books SoEis,n
iiss the stubs 10 receipts rtven for ta1e
~ ths treasurer for 'ee years 1873 AZ
ISSt2
Al think have sasm all.
O-Wben and nader What eiFeon'
stances Odd yoa eet theuf
A..-They we're partial receipts tafDe
over % nae hy khs 81 Treasurer.
O-Do ya5 know whethef the stubs
> cave before me (tsn ~ Euuberl are q
sha receipt stubs fer those tWo yearst
Al do net.
O.-Stafe the condition OF these oosa
! uoS and ihe condition they we're in I
= lie time you received then.
A.-ro the bess Of NV knowieiGe the
A. she sams IS When | reserved them
HaiusS-- " hers have these books bee
ksos since yoa rec iptesf for iesml
R-rneT were Kept psritnn o. th
? tins IN nv clsse and also IN tie aud
! tors vault.
! o-Dld yea have ems personal 90
/, troi over them While thsy we're N q
!. auditors easel
A-Fo esrtain sxtsni.
Q-Ta Shst extsntf
n E--Whea ] r1s thsm IN the auditor
/ vaqls. | informed ths eadltog that hs
: mi sssm shsra fsF safe ksspiaS, an
4 ssses hlrn nst to siiew enY enc e na'
! s.,ssss 3 shesa. sxssFs aDdsE my orte
4 sea insifnetions. sxcspl 20 far IS %
: exsmtnise eomaIssee was eooeerns
that they oouid hAve teesl .nsn ~.
: Eanssa 10 pss thea ! do not sao
wbsther I inssrussed the aadStos sin
s-i. 81 not, that 80 ne aiadsFsi tnein