The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-07-18
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'-'t bl'lt'l at 49, hHu Tue .llDI
Gcys looked sleepy, AMI the spectators
and witnesses were rot through with their
morn n3 yawns. Mrs. N"ltni aud her twin
daughters Orcup.c seats within the I;il.
in;s.
There were No sensations anrii. lite dar.
The prosecute ni huiidlrd the ca>r very IL IL
fully, and the court Sustained the state in
ncarlr every instance IN wnicI, Huv ol'cc-
iicn wac oHerFd. Tsc tcstiurFE: - ."Pl,t-
"!th dry rhuics, but this can not ! cavuidcd.
The attorneys for the state commenced diff
fcrcnt:y this time. They started " tn the
condition of Ihc treasury at the tine Col.
stephens tOuk charge. AMI th'n traced The
monthly statements down 20 the beginning
of Mr.. Soland'- term of Office.
Attorney trrncral wood. fer the state. fret
offered in cyid";r"c IT," jt,';iuai- of the ipp'
s;'Ei"n ut Inc thirty f:th .tncrII assembly
ON the 18th of January, 1879, AT which the
rcturits Of the r.r-tirn held IN Nu~cmbhr
i-7S. were can 5aes,h. aud F'!warHT snl,uI
vi. 'ecia'c'I isr t'Iiy elected STATE rI-urc-
Df Missouri. The uilic al bond gwen iv No
land and the n.:mc- OF the h"nlS:nrn were
read, iI:d state Treasurer Lon v >t"pII. H.
wa placed on the stand. H. WIS tIc first
Wines 10 testify. His lest nnuy Tr:t
merely io show the ~HutIsni city of IIc l. d..
contracts and bond of tnc various state IL
1O-i'OriG-.
'r IN the trcH>tIT'T - ollie. thTt.H~ii TIE al
m-ni-trItin'l-. wa-tif "rsi aiIn->-. Ii WITS
MS duty - keep thr books ruT:ii: the time
Hr. SUltni Wa treasurer. lie sHtCI'l up
each day iii" receipts # the uii,c'. and IN"
disbursements. aud at the cin>" .: fIrh iiy
business H. made \ dali. ii = =. MhIch in
Dictated the aI'Ir'i.:: 90 :iIoIcS The r. should
u" !" ~" treasury HEi IN tn" tate d' posi-
tories - tie end G.! each Isiouth tn Sc
daily hilIrccs were 'uTs'II dated ,ntp a
monthly report Prem the "Itiy la.5ncr
book produced III" Witness stated tlsa' thcrr
she uhI l;iv-- b, en- in IT,, treasury ga the uh
Of March. I>!p. tin date Of TIE suspension Of
I Nj >lt. MI Il =. s. - Lr.V. .. 1sN.V
of January, / -, the v!u:"-- showed that IIr
amount 81 MONEY TURNED over to Nr!an-l
when he fn"k charge a: the treasury 10y his
I Predecessor. Nr. ~>.il'rrf. - Il fur whirn
holland T.cciptch, wa> Sfi7CTS.=
on cross examination ~ Mr. johnson The
witness stated that he did II I keep tIc check
r'r!-t"r aud the bank accUuD, book. III :
were k'pt br Mr.. Bradbury MONEY received
in the treasury usually came in trr shape 1T
WIS re- -civ,d NJ th.. c!ii"f c!rrS amt 10y .liIn
distributed among the bank acting a. stat
d pn>ItUTic@- The e IrI a. l. were made re
s%ar'ilc>s of the funds. The auditor ktcp-t - |
appuTtinnInCnt of tn" fund.-. An iinonnt of
cash WAS always kept III The treasurer viuI;
for the CONVEX fence oi pay IN. >EI II. Wal
rants. The witness was unable To state the |
average amount. Al this point the dricnS"
cndtavnrcd to show that part of q bal "a = |
Il .Zae %>'"5 that wI- represented I" bU
cash was not actual MONEY. but wiz
rcprrS, ntrfl by tlu" b:iI< AMI ui her Is iIrnct~ |
Oi monty paid out to InrInb r. 81 IL" Th.rty- |
fifth genera! assembly. The judge ru~
tanned an Di lrCt!Dl II!:i'ip hN the state, hold |
III" that ia" books wor, comp tent evidence |
a. FAR ~ the accounts with Mr. holland were |
concI rnctl, but incompetent othcrwI <rs
ID you know asked Gov. Johnson. 'rt |
any time 81 Er- S"lIua'a nriv,rciu. money |
while liz WAS treasurer On piv accounts |
MI N"iaad would make payments Ia
cl, tks and UIlcrs pn their ACCOUNTS. ani tn" !
memoranda thus i"ft in the vault was treat.
I'D as cash. When the I%arttc> la whom the
money was paid came to draw the SiI:.r.c-
ON th" 1T OF each month these ucui"rlnda |
would he counted ont tn them :S g .-l =" |
"tan you state the largest amount paid
out at amy one time |
Il could not say Exactly. hut il w~a-a very |
considerable amount. The APPROPRIATION al
til" revenue fInd lap-"s IN tue @i-t dan Of |
til" month 81 each December preceding the
cnnial meeting of the general assembly. II |
was thr ,usiGm Of MI. Nn'inI and other |
trra~ur. T. before him when the arTrupIia |
ton lip>"d {" tax" the entire ".rii lTSt ci thu |
>tat~. advance the monty and hold tn" pay |
account as cash. These pay ac"uunt> wrr"
ards taken mp by vIrrant~- They w"rr |
carried a. 50 much cHsiI INIT the a~ppTOpT-I- |
tion b!ll WAS passed" |
III. witness tI"n went on to explain that |
on the former trial he had said that t."y. |
rancis' salary for hi fir-t months services
had been paid ON Il IN bill IL" wished iu
corr ct that now. TIE GOVERNORS clerk had |
collected the money. ana when the govern |
CT discovered that there WIS II" ~aprr"pria-
tion for payment "f salaries the snake" or |
due hill WIS taken up with his Icr>nnal /
check. The witness WIS uH The StIld two
ii"Ir- and the cTu~>-cN Admiration was tcii-
Gus.
GOV. TEASCI>
Goy. Francis was the next witness exam |
inr,I. His testimony WAS about thu sam"
substantially n nn the former trial. H..
sid that his suspicious were aroused early /
in February. $50. that III WIS not right In
the treasury. and on the /. Ia 81 that month
he wrote to the banks holding stat money
for statements for a rcrIcI covering their |
existence as state REPOSITORIES. lie went
To- Washington on the 18Th. and re-
turning on the 18Th took char.c Of
~. NJ
N"lnnd that h" desired to- make
an investigation HIS examination con
WINGED him that thrr" VS. a dcfIlcafi"n.
and ON the 9Th of March liz suspended Nj.
holland and under the Law appointed! u
committee to make nm invest cation. ~
acting treasurer he had charge Of the treas
his direction. when the committee took
charge Mr.. N"Iand Objected to a count of
tho cash in The safe, and when. after con
>uliatinu, the COmunit:c determined to pro
coed with the count, Mr.. holland l"f: ;hc
ofi... and The same day sent him his TcSigni-
ton. Tn contents Of the safe were found to
BE- IS follows:
Currency .-.-----.-.. ---..--.--. Sig M
J. ;. Fleming. draft. -. nm. 4.~0 ~
J :. Fleming. draft --- -.--- 6,"1 o.
Due bills Snakes -..-..-----..----.- 30J ~
Pos; Office orders and drafts Of. ----.. I.Z7I o.
Return check Newton county c"ll"r-
tor ....---.--. - ~
There was found in the safe az. empty en-.
stiltt IN Nulfh WIS ~ tftl4' ht'ih fIi
s~cnting, il was supposed, 81. S., the shortage
in til. cash. This envelope. the governor
stated. lie asi saw in the hands Of tHc com
Initt, e., and IL has since he u lost
GOV. Johnson cIo-s-cxamincl the govern
or at great lcngih II, ard was Ovcrrul"d on u
number OF pc nts by Judge Burgess TIL"
cross examination brought out thu fact that
the committee" WAS appointed twice. the first
time IT, investigate the treasury and next to
settle with him a. The acting treasurer.
CLERK BRtDRT RY.
NJ T NJ I.r,Ir,rrr 4, ,t,rE in, Tim "a ni.,, ,f
the treasurer at the time Of til" dcfalcatiou,
s;nd ut present. succeeded the governor on
the s.aiid. lie testified to 'n'crin. in the
check register from memoranda given him
by holland on tine 18th of January. lS'i. Ger
tain checks, all payable 10 I'll ]. >oland, and
all drawn ON the Franklin bank of t Louis.
the mounts being as follows sa7.jS, -. 50,
500. sIs. SIS -, ss2', $40, $50 and 500.
These were the checks that were aftcrward !
discovered TO have been raised.
Court took 4 recess until ] r. IN. !
in rccunycning, witness. being shOWn
some checks 10y Attorney General Wood, :
sais.: These checks are signed Ivy r. I. Nc Z
land, state treisuer, and are ON the regular
Office blanks. cnr is dated January =. 1893, .
for lilo, numbered So. and payable t. W. ,
II Busted: the other Is dated September I.
1880. for a, 1913 IS. payable to Robert Drl;-I.
treasurer. The check No. SIS, = entered ON
th9yegister for 81 %. and the Drum check is .
not entered on the register at all The other ,
This il not a regular Office check. and il j.
numbered. can End no entrJ Of II on the
book !
Tn. witness said the signatures Of Mr.. No J
land aud Mr.. WIikerson were very similar. !
and witness seeing but one c heck could not :
say positively whether Mr.. holland had
signed il himself or Mr.. Wilkerspn had
signed the trcasIrc:'s name { it The hank ,
statements, he said, came through the mail I
addressed 10 T.. 7. No'and. Il lie treasurer.
lie did not think SIR. Wilkcrson ever exam 1
them. lie witness never did. Mr.. Nc {
land told the witness IL WAS very difficult to :
up the statements, and that he mo !
land) would do that himself. The witness I
made the entries of interest against the
banks from memoranda given him by Mr. I
Saiand or Mr.. Wi;erson- He never COM I
putcd the interest from the bank statements ]
himself {
The CONFESSION. s
ur. NOIand told the Witness that he Was I
, tort I'm his accouB:s. hn,i intended TO re- $
; gp. This WAS about III alter part of Feb
He el!ere I f!ir flee one morning to {
L.. 4. work. ana fovnd Nj vol lrd and Chief |