Telegram-herald., 1889-10-23
A TANGLED SKEIN
Tia W. Steele Company's Books
Are 70 Blame.
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Bread Thas Ear-Ta- Ezsmia&-
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The examination Of Alfred Broad
1as resumed At $50 yesterday morn
ING N police court. Mr.. sherman, the
expert booxkeeper, resumed as testi-
mony, which was interrupted the even.
ins before. The only thing brought
out BY as testimony was that the books
were kept In the most ridiculous man
ner.
Two checks for So 900 each, drawn By
Ar. Broad, were offered IN evidence.
The amounts, Mr.. sherman said, were
charged % Mr.. Steele In Mss Chap
mans handwriting. A check for s93,
gwen By Watkins Bros. was next taken
up. Mr.. Sherman SAID the check had
been deposited IN the bank and was not
paid. A company check was gwen to
take c up. The Watkins check was
again deposited aad paid and cash was
cot credited with 10. IN snort, 10 was
charged 70 cash twice and only cred
tied once.
Mr.. Stuart wished % Introduce the
inventory OIL the company as 10 Was
taken January 1 as evidence. The IN
yentOry gave the cash on hand az
about $4,000, while Mr.. Stuart affirmed
that q amounted % almost nothing.
Mr. Mitchell objected % is being ad-
mltted as evidence, on the ground that
the bll OK particulars charged Mr..
Broad W.ta embeLZlIng 5000 only after
tie lsJ 0t January. The objection was
sustained The witness stated that IN
the tens Of bills payable and bulls re-
ceivabie there was difference OF S2S.-
COO. An adjournment was taken Tor
dinner at this point.
Mr.. sherman took the stand after
q lner and produced deposit slip of
t3OI % IN the Fifth National Bank, on
January Is. lie investigated the cash
receipts OF the company and found that
the checks came from men VINO paid
money INTO the company that day.
Nlrela :. Chapman, of Ada, was
called, and sworc that she was az one
time employed by the steele Packing
Company as assistant hOOkkeeper. Mr.
Broad vas manager az the time and
Mr.. Person was bOOkkeepcr. Sinclair
was at the slaughter house part of the
time, but came 20 the office while
Mr.. Broad vas out on the road
Some entries made IN the cash book
were called 20 her attention and she
sand Mr.. Broad called the items to her
from a check book. The check book
was shown 20 her, but she could not
identify 10 a the one from which ne
read. Mr.. Broad was out of the office
most OF the time during the month of
May, ICst before she lett the employ Of
the company. When Mr.. Broad was
away she did not COPY the books As ,he
DID when he vas NJ the Office While
he was away she wrote up the blOttcI
from the market. While she
was there Mr.. steele came ~
the Office once or twice a week. and
sometimes looked over the books with
her.
Nr. sherman was recalled and
two checks of 5000 and $500
were shown 20 hm. drawn
on the company, but which tho experts
had charged % cash instead OF 10 Mr.
Broad The witness said that nothing
on the checks or stubs would lead him
% charge 10 TO cash. re got the ln-
formation which caused him 10 do 50
from sources outside Of the books. The
entries as made showed cash To be short
$500. when il they had been made ac-
cOrdiug to- the checks the shortage
would not have occurred. A shortage
or SJ5 charged in the bill of particulars
o. VIZ. Broad. the witness sand, could
not boz shown Co have been taken by
nm from the books. The check WAS
PAID hy the bank. and the money was
used oy the steele Company. Thus far
tho items the bill 0f particulars have