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f. @. Hollins and his confidential man,
Donald M. Henderson, appeared at Referee
IsaAo d. Potter's ONCE. Potter building,
promptly at 10 O'Clock yesterday morning 10 be
examined in regard to their accounts with the
Syracuse and Baldwinsville Railroad in the
suit brought by Robert W. Webb against Re-
celver Floyd F. Bentley TO recover possession
OF locomotive which Is security for several
notes given by the company. The receiver as
serts that money was sent on to meet the note
due In January. 1889. yet this is one OF the
notes for which Webb sues.
Mr.. Henderson testified yesterday that he
had been the Secretary Of the Syracuse and
BaldWinsville Railroad Company since Jan. 1.
1885, and Treasurer also since Jan. l, 1889. He
said:
81 did not attend personally to all the duties
OF Treasurer In the dealinRs OF the road with
+. G. Hollins 4 Co. as fiscal agents. My busi-
ness was transacted In Hollins 4 Co.'s office,
where was employed as clerk. and II was in
the latter capacity that made my living. 1
am not In Hollns's employ now. I did not
keep personal memoranda Of moneys received
by the Syracuse and Baldwinsville Railroad
during my incumbency as Treasurer, but
memoranda were kept. In the fall OF 1888 Re-
celver Bentley sent me $1,000, for which he has
with Hollins d Co. l directed, as L reasurer,
that this money be receipted for. 1t was not
sent at my request nor for payment OF the
locomotive notes, but for the general purposes
Witness denied that he had paid any Of the
LOGON olive notes as Treasurer.
rcprssents ReoeiVer Bentes demsnded he en
tries that showed what accounts Henderson
had kept in his official capacity. The witness
'They are not in my possession. and never
were In my possession. l cannot produce
them. but l will endeayor to produce verified
In Inc firm books Of F. q. Holiins 4 Co., over
which have no control"
and Lawyer George g. Brainard. who appeared
for the railroad company. said:
any intepierence m % @ with Holilns 4 % co.'s books"
The referee contended that the entries, when
made. were, the property Of the company, and
property of anybody else. Thereupon MIR. Hol-
Inns made this statement -
Mr.. Henderson asked me for these books
and l declined TO give them to him. As in
terpret the order Of the Court am forbidden
to produce any Of my own or my firms books,
it appears" said the referee, that the rec
books Of Hollins & Co. contain a statement
showing the, source from which moneys were
@ received By the railroad company These rec.
Sreced Sfrs So TO Do anu 'no Is
The date when the books should be present
Henderson reiterated his Plea that It would be
physically impossible for him to obey tho or
der but the decision stood and Mr. Hollins was
Hollins said he had been President OF the
road since Jan. |. 1883, until his RESIGNATION
or his resignation had been accepted. He had
all the books Of his firm. but, he was not at all
Mr. Henderson. He thought that about half
page In his books was devoted to the Syracuse
and Baidwinsville account The referee Or
dered him to produce the books on Feb. at
Mr: Ross asked Hollins IL he made note as
President TO himself as an individual for about
There, was such note" said Holl!ns, to
cover cash advances to the railroad. l do not
nothing about it"
Replying to other questions, he said:
works in the fall Of 1883. and though some
notes may have been paid to them did not at
tend to 1t personally. and know nothing about
and don't know whether l have them now: |
certainly paid no notes as, President think
member that i signed the contract for the loco
motive, and the hrst payment, 81. 5o0 was made
by I: G Hollins Co. The monthly INSTALL
ments thereafter were probably paid by Hol-
As the examination closed. Hollins ex-
producing the books; he had nothing to CON
GeaI put he ne did not want M to disobey @ the Court.
Wnicn nho excluaeu hlS BOOKS from the IN
inspect the books and copy tho accounts at his
office. Mr.. Ross jumped at this.
Can't do It this afternoon" replied Hollins.
I've got other affairs on hand; and can't
Very WELL" assented Mr.. Ross, let Mr..
Gallup come down on Monday"
no business to be here at all He is opposed to
me In collateral litigation. and / won't give
him an opportunity to come down and get
points out OF my books"
"All, right" continued Mr.. Rose. let me
send down an accountant"
No. sir!" was the emphatic reply Il can
buy accountants any time. They are the cheap
est thing In the market The books are open
for me to show them to you. say next Monday
or Tuesday, or week from Monday, but to
nobody else"
Mr.. Ross had no other suggestion to make,
and the hearing was adjourned until Feb. 8. at
I've lost $4,000 out of that road" said
Hollins as he left the room.