The morning call., 1891-12-03

dollars each month. and that 1t improved under
the management OF the defendant
This was objected TO as irrelevant and the OBJ
lection was sustained.
White was asked If THE CALL had not saved
over $500 month in the purchase OF paper.
Such questions were ruled as incompetent.
HURLBUT's TESTIMONY.
In reference to Mr. Hurlbut's testimony about
the Kern aud Tulare Land CGmpanY's adyertis-
Germ were Hugh Wilson, j. q. Mccall and him
self He arranged with the company that IL
should only pay for advertising hall the rale
charged on the face of the DIS. he claiineo
that II the books showed $1,000 for advertising
that was all the money paid IN, and thal II tne
bill was made out for over $1,000 ne nau not s s,
did not lose by the reduction made TO the com.
pany because lie had so increased The price OF
The advertisements that when nehaf was taken
of il brought It down 10 the usual rates.
In relation to the account with w. j. Heney &
Co, he said that the hrm gave notes Tor Inc pay.
ment Of bills, and fearing that these notes would
net be paid, he, as he was going to housekeeping,
took out IN furniture almost what tue notes
amounted to, and that he Intended TO pay The
CALL rs the notes came due, but that lie did not
have the opportunity to do His bill for furni.
tuIe amounted 10 S305.
Handed bis statement of February %. 1890.
White explained that Messrs. Mastck and
CrOtherS were the persons who obtained 1t from
him. Mi. Mastlck propounded the questions
and MIR. Crothers wrote out the statement Wit
ness recognized his signature to til. statement,
but asserted that there were certain things in IL
that lie had not said He also said that he had
no recollection OF the statement having been
read to him before he signed 1t. He said that
Mr.. Pickering asked him TO go TO MastlcKs
office, get The statement aud maze an
other, either at home In MasticN's Of
fee, and detail more closely James T. kerr's
connection with the matter. He did not take
that statement, but went home and wrote an.
other. l his is the one that is dated the 2Sth OF
February and Is wholly In the defendants hand
writing.
In tie first statement, which the defendant
read very closely appear certain assertions
which he declared he never made. One OF these
was that he gave Kerr money frequently. HIS
said he could not have said thai as Kerr was the
cashier and hau charge OF the money.
Another exception White made to the state
ment was that portion saying that whenever
there was a loss in The Breeder ard Sportsman,
he and Kerr made good tile losses out OF iHE
CALLS money. Whit SAID he never SAID any
thing OF the kind White further declared that
he bad not said lie would credit moneys as paid
out for paper when such mon Us were not PAID
cut.
THE SMALL LEDGER.
Handed small red ledger kept by Kerr, The
witness said ii was known as tag book. 1t
WAS u>ed TO nut down accounts with employees
aud other matters. In Whites case the saia:y
account was kept. Whites salary was $50
week. He had not drawn his salary regularly,
ana when he wanted money he would either get
II from Kerr or out of lie safe. He had pelnls-
Sion from Kerr TO overdraw his salary account
The book showed there was balance against
him OF S6S2S % on September %, 1888. Kerr
gave MIN the bulls OF the money charged, and he
never obtained any money that was not re-
corded upon the tag book.
keep record of what lie TOOK. He felt that IL
was ca eiessness and that he WAS ciVllly reSpon-
sible for any shortages. He said he did not
draw his salary az others did, but took
what money he wanted, and considered that he
had permission TO do So Il decided over 10 Mr..
Fitch" he con inUed, "all the property had TO
make good lie deficiency caused by my Careless
ness. / caut remember how much l tOok. Tie
property turued over was wor h about S2S, 200.
Alter transferring lie property and signing the
statements remained In The CALL Office some
time, Strengthening out the books, etc. After
leaving The CALL decided to 90 into The real
any other paper. The following day MIR.
CrOlhers said. White, that's all right | asked
Eim what lie meant, and lie said l could go iut0
the real-estate business. None OF the property l
turned over was purchased with CALL money"
The attention OF Mr.. Darwin was called By MIR.
Croihers TO tie iaet that White testified That the
property lie turned over was worth S2S, 900. He
had sworn in The answer in the civil suit that IL
was worth 1000.
Mr: Darwin examined the papers and admitted
thai Mi CrOthers WAS correct
MI Darwin then introduced as evidence for
the defense the complaint. the summons and the
defendants answer In the suit OF George X.
FHcl, assignee, against John White to recover
100000 for moneys had ana received, less
$4,000 PAID by White on account.
he answer OF defendant admits the correct
ness OF tile complaint OF plainiiif; that demand
was made for the sum named that lie Is In
debled; but sets up the ayetmeul that The value
Of what lie made over TO The Cali Company WAS
worth $4,000 Instead OF $4,000.
An adJnHinm nj was then taken until this
morning AZ 10 O'clock, when White VIII be cross.
examined by the counsel Tor the people.