The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-15
kins-c ottrell Company, schafer and Levy

GO to the city's credit?
No, sir. the city has never gotten the money.
IL the money was put in the cash drawer
and tailed TO be entered on the book; II every
thing WAS conducted rightly. what would be
the state of your cash ut the end of the day!
don't quite understand your
am asking simple question. We are not
critlcIsing your Office. but trying Mr.. Grymes.
The cash would have been over" said MIR.
Childrey
The deficit, then, in the case of these bills
can be shown by a comparison of the general
cash-book and the desk bookl
MIR. Wise: You mean that those little books
are the cash-books! pointing to what are
known rs blotters.
Mr.. Smith Let us teach Mr.. Wise some
thing he don't know. Go and get the cash
books.
Mr.. Childrey went out and returned with a
book. and then explained the books.
From his description the blotters were used
for tho purpose Of each day making a state
ment as TO what the receipts were received
for-whether for water, gas. licenses. etc:
There were two blotters and the aggregate OF
these ought TO agree with the aggregate OF
the desk -books.
The latter aggregate was then put on the
general cash-book, and the deposit made on
the next day agreed with the general cash
book.
In answer to o question Mr.. Childrey said:
Mr.. Grymes made up the deposits for the
bank each morning. AS to the blotterS. we
never paid any attention to them, otherwise
than az a common blotter. / never considered
them records. The entry on the general cash
books was usually made by Mr. Grymes, and
be also made out the deposit blanks.
Did Mr.. Grymes always make his reports TO
the Auditor correctly!
He did. sir Yes, sir. it was his duty 10
merge the blotter accounts and make the adj
ditlOns as regard tho desk books.
Dir. Wise You call those little books blot
tiers, then. don't care what you call them,
but what were they kept for?
One shows Mr.. GreenhOw's settlement and
the money received Yes, they are in Mr..
Reynolds handwriting. Yes. Mr.. GryRes on
the oath had 1924 over.
This excess was not explained at the trial
yesterday. but it is probable that it was
caused by money being taken in for some
bill and the bill not entered on the book. 1t
has nothing TO do with the alleged Thalhimer
shortage.
AN ACCOUNTANT.
Mr.. Smith asked Mr. Boudar TO take the
stand and the latter stated he was an ac-
countant | have been employed 10 make an
investigation Of the Treasures Office.
Major Stringfellow: | object TO this witness
testimony entirely
Mr.. smith / think the defense had better
wait until | ask question before they object.
Judge Aiken allowed Mr.. Smith TO ask the
question and then noted Major Stringfeliow's
objection.
Mr. Smith said he wanted to show that the
city was losing $50 or go a day.
Mr.. Boudar said that between the cash set
Element books and the desk books for Janu-
airy 10th there was deficiency of $50 lost by
the city of Richmond. On February ID the
blotters settlement books showed an aggre-
gate Of S1.56l2s. and the general cash
showed the figures of sl,5H.T' making
a discrepancy of 1881 lost by the
city of Richmond. On February 9th the
blotters showed *1,979.26 and the cash
books show 81, $685. 6. and the loss TO the city
was $3.50. On February 18th the loss was -,
and on March goth $10.35 was lost Decem-
Der 22d shows shortage of Sl1.57. and Octo-
Der 18th the discrepancy was $40. October
90th shows 80. Mr.. Grymes on that date re-
ceived 1929 as evidenced by his writing,
and he wrote on the general cash book
e2.39 Yes. Mr. Reynolds on the
blotter was right and Mr.. Grymes
was wrong. and the city loses $40. Septem-
Der 18th. showing that the receipts were ST.,
$40. 46, and the entry on the general cash book
was s $50 80. making a discrepancy or cl9.53
lost by the city of Richmond. On September
18th the receipts We're Sl611.55. and the
entry on the general cash book was 81 ,601.57,
making a deficit of 1898.
At this juncture the court adjourned until
10 o'clock this morning.
Mr.. Boudar gave all Of his evidence by con-
sulting the books on table before him. He
stated while on the stand that all of Mr..
Grymes' blotters that were used before July
5. 1890, have disappeared and no one has been
able TO find them.
The Jury took dinner at Murphy's yesterday
aud we're quartered there last evening Mr..
Grymes also took dinner with a deputy at
Murphys,
Judge Aiken and Judge Witt yesterday were
dined by Colonel Frank G. Rufin.
While one of the Manchester jurors was
being examined some one in whisper said
that one of the people from over the river
had bought new suit of clothes TO serve IN.
The Juror. however was not accepted.
One OF the Manchester jurors accepted was
discharged after taking his seat, it being
alleged that he had served term in jail.
Mr.. Boudar did not conclude his testi-
mony yesterday. He will be the first one on
the witness stand to-day.