, 1889-10-17

said he wanted ali he could got, / went
upstairs with him and told Mr.. Hay-
ward 20 wrlto out an order for Dr. Jam
ieson for S2O worth of goods. He filled
out the order for that amount and /
signed II. MI. Hayward, think, saw
He never asked me for the order but
once and gave II to him then and there.
a Tow days after was In tho committee.
room when heard the order had been
raised from $50 to 800. talked with
Mr.. Taylor about IT, and the committee
oroercd that the goods be returned 1
met IN, Jameson afterwards and told
MN did not think 1t was right to i'm
pose upon me by raising u $50 order to
house. won't down to the relief tent
ana met Mr.. Gillespie and Mr.. Inglls
una told them that people were coming
70 my house fer relief and that my
brothers family were stopping with me,
una for them to send few goods up to
my house, which they did. About the
same, time MIR. Gillespie stated to me
that he wanted some goods for II poor
neighbor lady. l told him all right,
anything he wanted nc could have. I
told him this because other members of
the police force and fire department were
receiving goods, and thought lie was
entitled to some too. | afterwards met
MIR. Gillespie and he told me that the
goods he ordered for the Indy had been
taken to my house by mistake and
that he would come down and get
them. | told him all right One
evening he came down with two en-
pressmen and got them. My brother
was in the plumbing business and lost
everything he had; my sisters boy was
learning the plumbers trade with my
brother and lived with him. They were
all In need and divided with them the
goods ! received Oral orders were given
frequently, and gave number myself
The committee never made an order
that orders were only to be issued from
the committee room, and that no oral
orders should be given. ! was present
at all the meetings until got into this
trouble. spoke to Mr.. Taylor about
the matter afterwards and told him that
II the committee had mentioned to me
that they objected to my having taken
the goods there would have been no need
of all this trouble. Mr.. Taylor said the
committee had been told that | got ten
committee had known just how II was
there would not have been so much
trouble over the matter.
Cross.cxamined: did not tell jamie
son to wait till the next day when he
asked me for an order. l. gave him the
order the first time lie asked me for 1t. |
did not tell him he had better go and
see Swarts about it. There was not II
word said about Swarts as far rs can
remember. told Jameson that S2U
was the largest order that ever gave to
anybody. | received more than $50
worth myself | think 1t was about II
week after the fire that got goods. My
brother and his family came to my
house the next day after the fire. did
not get the goods purposely for NV
brother. People were coming to my
house and botlering me for goods and
orders. think gave an old lady u
ham one night. She said she was poor
woman and gave her ham. She osaid
she lost nothing by the fire but was poor.
| never gave anybody else anything
from my cellar except my brother |
don't know how many orders gave.
did not give many orders after | got the
goods. | don't know anything about
the load Swarts testified to. Such II load
more than six cases of canned goods
came to my cellar. don't know how
many of the goods have used. ! don't
remember whether ! spoke to Taylor
about the matter before the stinl;
was kicked up. 1t was probably
after this told him that il the commit.
tee had come to me this trouble could
have been avoided. Taylor said 1t had
been sworn that | had received ten or tif-
teen loads. The door in my cellar will
go shut of itself If only partly opened.
I paid no attention to the door the night
Gillespie took away the goods to his
house. We talked In an ordinary tone
of voice. All the goods except what Gil
lespie took and the ham gave 10 the
old lady are still in my cellar. ] think q
few of them have been used. Don't
\ t,s.u, hn,V t,,a n,- hasa hppn raoI Afa,
my brother moved his family away from
my house he came to me and said he
would like to have some goods. | told
him all right, to come down to my house
and would give HIM some. which did
Redirect: | know of Mr.. Gillespie
accompanying one load from the tent &c
my house. ! don't know whether that
was the load he afterward said went tC
my house by mistake. Gillespie nevel
those times was when he came and tool
the load of goods away. | nevel
ordered goods to be sent TO my
house but once. Don't think got NOR,
than S35 worth all told, including villa
gave my brother, | did not report I,
the committee that had received good
because II was not customary to maxi
such reports. Swarts came to me on
day and said we had had a good deal o
trouble In our lives and asked me If
would give him an order for some good
he desired to send to house. ] said
would and gave him an order. i don
know to what place he took the load.
took the goods to my house to distribute
did not intend to use them when | tool
them there did use some OF them after
wards. did not consider that wa
fraudulently appropriating the goods t
my own use.
JOSEPH DuEBER.
Joseph Deubcr sworn: am brothe
of Peter Dueber. am u plumber ant
have a family, consisting ofmy wife ant
nephew. My nephew was In my EN-
ploy. lost nearly everything by til,
lire. NV self and family then went {,
nv brothers house. My business wa!
suspended for three weeks. After lei
my brothers house asked him II
could get some goods. He said yes, fo
me to come up to the house and III
would give me some. took my .wagol
and went up and got some goods from
his cellar.
q. W. MELHESEy.
G. w. McElheney testified: / was il
the employ of MIR. Hayward. / receive,
goods at the depot, rcceiptHd for then
and sent them to the relief tent. wa
authorized by Mr. Hayward to issu
orders for goods to worthy persons. Mr.
Wilson gave me eight blank orders a
one time to fill out in cases which
was to investigate. Mr.. Taylor als
gave me some blank orders. Goods wer
given'out on oral orders for the first weel
or ten days. lnglis told Gillispie tina
anything he saw that he wanted to TAX
It, There was carload of goods from
/ Walla Wulla at the depot consigned L
the mayor ofSpokane Falls. presente'
an order for the gods signed by Mr.. Hay
ward, but the depot officials would no
let me have them ON his order; | thel
had Mr.. Cannon sign the order, but tn
railroad officials said the goods wero con
signed to the mayor and that l mus
cnrnl IN ordor from the mnYOr and re