Telegram-herald., 1889-10-22
The Embezzlement Case Now II
Progress.
PROSECUTING WITNESSES SwORS
some OF the Allie ed Defslezttons Were
shown 70 BAiaaee-fhe Books Sr ahs
Company " ere in a IeTFibls Tau
gIe-Coatinusd To-Day.

commenced in police court. Mr.. Broad
Is defended by Hon. ". ". Mitchell,
Hon. Vim. .. Webster, aud 1. +.
McGarry. Prosecutor Stuart Is aided
by John b. COrhss, OF Detroit, and
Frank ID. NJ. DAVIS, prosecuting atIor-
ney Of Iona county.
William Foster WAS called as the
first witness for the people. tie swore
that he had been employed by the
W Steele Company since February !,
lsSs. lie had paid Mr.. Broad sums
AZ different times. The only way the
witness could tell what sums Mr.. Broad
had been paid was 10y the AID OF a small
pass book which Mr.. Mitchell sad they
had been trying to find for two weeks,
but could not. Ii WAS finally admitted
IN evidence. On crOss-exammatIOn NJ.
Foster swOre that he had Led To Mr.
Broad when he was asked where the
book had been. He told Mr.. Broad he
did not have II. lie was told not 10 let
anybody see the book.
4. + Richards swOre that he had paid
Mr.. Broad S35 on February /, 1883, but
1t had been paid back. In March he
drew $500 to pay on some stock and
after paying for IL there was $50 lett,
which he returned to Mr.. Broad.
ID. X. Ide. an emplOye OF the COM
pany, swOre that he paid Mr.. Broad
S2094 for a man named Geo. HerZOg.
He also saw {. B. Llbble pay Mr.. Broad
800 for land and Burt Stevens paid hlm
$3.50 on a draft drawn on the company.
During IA cOnN ersatlon with Mr.. Broad
that gentleman had suggested 10 hlm
~ fax a RI "A
house. The witness SAID he had no
money and Mr.. Broad had replied that
he would take care of that. On cross
examination he testified that the way
this conversation occurred was at a
time when they were discussing the
cOmpanys manner of doing business.
He could not tell when II was. The
witness said that Mr.. Michael Steele
was Installed rs manager OF the market
and that Mr.. Broad went to Milwaukee
and Chicago ard bought several car
loads of lard and pork. The witness was
shown a reccipted bill for money col
lected from HerzOg on March /. 1t
was S20.l2, not S20.94, as stated IN the
bill of particulars, and the date IN the
latter was Feb. 10. Mr.. Ide swOre
positively that he paid this amount TO
Mr.. Broad.
Burt Stevens, who has done some
business with the company, was next
sworn. The bill of particulars claimed
that Mr.. Broad had received Sl52 from
Mr.. Stevens, which he had failed to ac-
count for. Mr.. Stevens SwOrc that be
had paid Mr.. Ide $3.50, gave the COM
pany a check fCr Sll0 and had paid the
bookkeeper Sl2.S4, making $2S2.S4 that
he paid, and he held receipt for that
amount from the bOokkeeper. This
was shown TO Just balance the account
with Mr.. Stevens.
Cornelius DeGOung was sworn next,
and produced the statements of the
company as filed in the county clerks
office.
Mr.. Mitchell asked if the articles of
association and bylaws were TO be in
troduced as evidence Mr.. Stuart re-
piled that ne did not think 1t neces-
sary. but if he considered them import
ant they would be produced. The
statement was taken III evidence, but
was not read.
d. X. Ide was recalled, and was asked
if he remembered about Mr.. Broad be-
ing in Lansing in May. He remem-
bered his being in Lansing twice in the
spring. but could not remember in what
month. Witness was with him once.
While they were away Mr.. Sinclair had
the keys to the safe. Mr.. Sinclair had
but little to do with the business after
January. Mr. Mitchell asked the wit
ness If ne understood by the converse
ton Of Mr.. Broad about going West
that Mr.. Broad was going personally, or
whether 1t was the company that was
going West. Objected 10 by Mr.. Stuart.
objection sustained Witness never
heard Mr.. Steele talk about going West.
He did not remember whether Mr.
Broad referred TO himself or the COM
pany when he talked OF gong West.
s. II. Sherman was next called. He
swOre that he was an expert account
ant, and had been employed 10y the W.
steele Packing and Provision Company
thelast ofJanuary torightthe books. Mr..
Broad employed him Mr.. Broad was
the treasurer of the company. He
worked at the books until March l6,
when Mr. Broad discharged, hum stating
that he could not afford TO keep him
longer. Witncs. went back o. work al
the books ON April %. He had mvcsti-
gated the cash accounts and had come
o. a conclusion as TO the accounts from
December =. 1855, 10 Nav 23. l'S9, and
found shortage. lie could not state
the exact amount without the cash
books They were brought 10 but Nh.
Mitchell objected o. them as hcarsov
evidence. The objection was oFeruled
and the books showed shortage ot
81. .g7o.3T. The tIll book WIS never Kept
ln witness hands. Mr. Broad Kept that
book himself. Mr Broad gave tho
book keeper statement 90 bills payable
amounting to 5000 H. aftervard
cot the hu book kept hv Mr.. Broad,
and il contained entries by Mr. Broad.
Mr Sinclair and SIR Prrson. TINS
book showed on April -f, when witness
got hold of Co. that tHnfe were hl.s
payable amounting 10 fii4N1 NafiuIf
sums apueaf u fue 6ufc. book aud no
account u auY other book oi ihe com-
WHV shows what leehiur oi These
sums. Ou January lfa check inr 5000
Ha- dnwn on the faufth National
HauA. anj on January 20 5000 on tae
-amc bank These eefe drawn nf ~.
broad on January ls tHe company
bonks Show that f5.Htl o2 na- dspo.lted
m lne Fflh National Bans, hai tae
banks book shoka tut fsIh4 de-
pos Ted 0u that dav
the taking of evidence Hs7 .NeuiHi
a. this point. snd the rest oi th- afttf-
noon was devoted a. ihe reading aHt
gnug of prctau testimony iae
examination flii De resumed ti- n'aln-
ing.
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