Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-11

Lewis-"It was so understood, think
thought 1t was in the contract"
Strcde-"Did You sell the bonds or any
part of them at less than parlu
Lewis--"I could not say.n
Strodo--"Did you sell any for more than
parln
Lewis-'1 understand we did We OK
changed some for county bonds, and do not
know what the computation was / do no.
know rs they ncttod us more than tho 2per
cent allowed. 1t would be difficult of COM
putation.n
Strode-"Did you hear the motion In tho
council to accept your written contractln
Lewis--'J think Billingsley made notion
to accept the proposition. l supposed IL was
our proposition, rs talked over.n
Mr. Lewis further testified that he did not
know how the bonds sold Some of them
were exchanged for county bonds.
Strode-"rhis committee does not desire
the names of the parties you sold to; what
it wants ls the amount of sales, what che
bonds sold for and the premium, and what
sold for discount Can you furnish the
informatonm
Lewis-'I can not "
Strode--"What tho committee wants is to
know what the bonds sold for. Can you
furnish the informationln
Lewis--'I don't think can. 1 might add
that don't think should so state If did
know the AMOUNT
Strode-,"Did some bonds sell for per
Lewis-"I don't think know.n
Strode-"Did some sell for per cent dis
countl"
Lewis-"I don't think know"
Strode-"Mr. Lewis, you can not furnish
this Committee, then, what amount of the
bonds sold for premium and what for
dscountw
Lewis--"No would not want to state"
Captain Murphy, the expert accountant,
who was employed to examine the books,
was sworn. when the following was tlevel-
oped, which created something Of seusa-
tion
Courtuey-"You found that the funds had
been mixeds"
Murphy--"In few instances"
Courtney-"What instances"
Murphy-"The transfer of all coupons,
paving bonds and interest bonds had been
mixed up"
Courtnoy-"Did you know, Mr. Murphy,
that seven pages had been cut out of that
Murphy."rhere have boeu no page,
Courtney-.Woud you be surprised to
know, Mr.. Murphy, that seven pages had
been cut outs'
Murphy--"Not altogether"
Mr.. Courtney here gave Captain Murphy
the book and asked him, "What page do you
find after page 22s"
Murphy--'I find page 90"
Courtney--"Were these pages cut out
when YOU examined the bookss"
Murphy-"No sir, they were not"
were not}"
Murphy--'I would"
Courtuey-"Who would have authority to
cut out seven eages of the records"
Murphy-"No one would have authorityto
cut them out"
Courtney -"Then will introduce these
Questioned by Mr.. Hamilton-"By whom
were you employed to make this examina-
tiona"
Murphy-"By the city council"
Won agt fn ha III
the city councilm
Murphy.-"T do. 1 sent in my bill about a
week ago."
Mr.. Hamilton, addressing Councilman
Dean--"Did not Councilman Meyer say that
Captain MurphyNwould send in no billl"
''he did," most emphatically said Mr..
Dean.
The book referred to as mutiated is the
account book of ex-Treasurer Jones, and it
is thought that much valuable information
in relation to the city's money matters has
thus been destroyed.
City Treasurer Stephenson was seen this
evening, and he declared that the pages were
missing when he took the Office: that he
called eX-Ireasurer jones' attention to the
fact, and that Jones admitted to him that he
had cut them out. ,
The Delien Society.
The Delien society, of the State university, ~
gave its first annual exhibition at the uni
versity chapel tonight. The exercises were
unusually interesting, and the performers
received rounds of well merited applause.
Hndrance to Progress;" Alfred Piseeg de-
lvered spirited oration 1.-THE Past and
Present" Charles M. French, "The Birth
of Power" Miss Flora Hull recited in
very spleasing manner Mark Twain's ex-
perience with an interviewer. Misses F. H.
Woods and J. II. Marble participated in an
instructive debate on, Restricted Emigra-
ton"
Tho oxo r,,; nc ,yaro In ptarsnoraod ,y;.b vocal
and instrumental music by Prof. and Nine.
We bier and Prof Menzcndorf.
Broke Both Legs.
II. =. Withertruck, carpenter, while
helping to erect wind mill at Havelcck,
was knocked from his position, and falling,
broke both his legs. His companions carried
hun on stretcher to the city, q distance Of
about five miles.
City News and Notes. acrsg
Mrs, G. e. Wilkinson and her son Eddie,
of Broken Bow, are in the city to-day, en-
route to Spencer, Indiana, where they will
spend he summer.
r. w. Hyers, ex-warden of the pcuiten-
tiary, who is now acting as inspector for tho
Lombard Investment company, was in the
city to-day renewing old friendships. 20
Hon. J. Jensen, of Geneva, spent Sunday
at the Windsor.
The case of Joe Burns VS. the city of LIN
coin, is on trial in the district court this af-
tel noon before Judge Chapman. Burns sues
for a balance of some 81, 700, which he claims
is due him on the system of waterworks put
in by him two years ago. -
The funeral of Mrs. DR.. Lambertson will
take place Tuesday afternoon at 2 O'clock,
from the family residence at Twenty.fourth
and M. Friends are invited. Mrs. Lam
bertscn was the daughter of Isaac johnson,
and was twenty-three years old. I'm
After reading THE BEE, this morning,
Marshal Carder announced that the Adam
Rucltal dive the Of EIGHTH and
p streets, should go, and go right away he
would personally serve notice on the owner
or agents of the property that a nuisance
could not continue TO exist IN the business
portion OF the city. ,.5,t