Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-21
Third Day.

Charles r. Parsons, of the investigation
committee, was placed on the stand again
to establish the identity Of the books from
the treasurer's office and the installments of
the depositaries. By the check marks made
by himself and Mr.. Marshall of the commit
tee he identified the latter as those which
the committee had used in making up their
report He said the result of the investiga-
ton was that q shortage of s32,I4o.69 was
found in the treasury The shortage in the
cash was sl1 1888. The committee found in
the cash drawer in the safe S1,7S7.15 in cash
and sl1,561.95 in drafts, due bills and other
paper. The books showed that there should
be in the cash drawer s25, 1910, thus show
ing the shortage in cash to have been ST.
S3s. The witness then proceeded to read in
detail from the report of the committee the
various checks that were alleged to nave
been raised and entered falsely by Noland
The $50 check of the Franklin bank, which
was raised to 81 $50, was offered in evidence
while Mr.. Parsons was testfying. 1t was OBJ
jected to by Charles holland on the ground
that it was mmaterial and incompetent, but
the objection was overruleu.
Gov Francis succeeded MIR. Parsons on
the stand. He said that the committee filed
three copies of their report with him and he
transmitted one of them to Mr.. holland, and
in the same letter inclosed a formal demand
upon Mr.. holland for settlement of the
shortage found in the treasury. lie ex-
planned that there was some alteration in
exhibit "C'' of the committees report from
the original draft of the report. This change
was made to more fully explain the nature
of the deficit as shown in that exhibit.
The state introduced documentary evil
dence in the shape of certified copies of the
records of the department in reference to
the commission OF members or the lnVesti-
eating committee.
The state announced that this completed
its testimony with the exception of that OF
Mr. NJ. A. Tanning, who was the private Sec
rotary of the governor at the time or tne de-
falcation. Mr.. Tanning, it was announced,
was not in the city, but would soon arrive.
Mr. Tanning was present when the court
convened for the afternoon session. His tes-
timony went merely to show that he deliV-
cred in person, by direction OF Gov francis,
a copy of the report of the investigating
committee and the governors letter demand
ing q settlement of the shortage.
Mr.. Charles Parsons was again put on the
stand, this time by the defense, to make a
comparison of the original report or the
committee with the copy served On MT. NO
land The only difference between the two
renorts was that the one furnished Mr. NO.
land did not contain the clause concerning
the payment of interest coupons on the stage
debt Mr. Tanning, on being recalled, could
not identify the latter press copy OF the re-
port, as he did not make it.
THE DEFENSE.
The defense which did not make the Gus
its first witness in the person OF Mr. Robert
Drum, of Rollinger county. Mr.. Drum testi-
fed that he was elected treasurer OF Boil
Iinger county in 1888 and reelected IN 1881,
and he entered upon the duties of his office
January /, 1899. Among the cash items
turned over to him by his predecessor, W. s.
kinder. was n draft from j. NJ Seibert, then
st.te treasurer, for s4,i93.45. He presented
this draft to the Bank of Commerce. st.
louis. on which 1t was drawn, for payment
in September, 1889, but was told that there
was not enough money to the credit of the
state to pay it, He then forwarded the draft
to MIR. seibert, and received in lieu check
signed by e. I. holland for the am cunt from
Mr. Seibert.
Mr.. w. f. Kinder testified that he was
treasurer of Bollinger county several terms
and signed the draft over to his successor.
Mr.. Drum.
I M, Seibert, state auditor, was placed on
the stand by the defense. He stated that he
was treasurer of the state OF Missouri for
the four years prior to January !. 1883. he