The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-08

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo, May THE trial
of ex-Treasurer Noland was resumed at 8
o'clock this morning by the further exam
ination of Gov. Francis. The defendants
attorneys obj -cted to the admission of GER
tain statements of the Union National
bank, of Kansas City, state depository,
as not fully identified as being found IN
the treasurer's office when the governor
began his examination Of the department.
A long wrangle over the law points in
volved followed, and Judge Burgess ruled
the statements were admissible as evil
dence. The governor testified that the
shortage in cash was 81, ,s38. The governor
was cross examined at great length by
Gov. johnson, but nothing was brought
out in connection with the defalcation.
p T. Miller, treasury book keeper, was
examined for the state. In the cross ex-
animation the defense endeavored to bring
before the jury the fact that it was Gus
tom for years for the state treasurer to
pay out money before appropriations were
made This was objected to by the state.
Judge Burgess sustained the objection as
to its being the custom, but admitted it as
far as the transactions of Mr.. Noland
were concerned. The witness testified
that it had been Mr.. Noland's custom to
loan the states money to members Of the
legislature and clerks. At one time co..
600 of the states money had been so
loaned.
L. NJ. Bradbury. clerk in the treasury,
testified as to the manner of drawing and
entering checks in the treasury. One
check for Sl.50 on the Franklin bank,
which the investigating committee found
had been raised to 81, 1,150. The witness
was unable to state whether the signature
was that of Z. Z. holland or had been writ
ten by his clerk. Mr.. Wilkerson. Mr.. No
land admitted to him that there was a
ch-f 1r,t h.o,
Eugene Wilkerson, Noland's chief clerk,
testified that he received and paid out
treasury money. He said that the cash
drawer should have contained S25. 900 or
SOC, 900 at the time of the holland defalca
tion. OF that amount $4,000 was repre-
sented in due bills, which were removed
from the drawer before the governor made
his investigation.
+. p. Neal, of the Union National bank
of Kansas City, identified the statement
OF Noland's account with that bank.
Cashier Houck, of the same bank testi-
fed that various checks paid by that bank
had afterwards been altered to make the
amount appear much larger; for instance,
Il check for s. raised TO $500, another from
81 to s634, another from ST. IS to S346. rs. an
other from $500 TO $500, another from
81. 25 TO S402.25.
The officers of other banks identified
their accounts with the eX-state treas
urer.
Charles Parsons, of ST. Louis. who in
yestigated the accounts of the ex-treasurer
as an expert, testified that the shortage
amounted to between S32, 600 and S33 000
National Bank Examiner L. c. Mar
shall, who was a member of the committee
which investigated the affairs of the treas
ury, testified as to the committees exami-
nation. He identified the committees re-
port, which was submitted as evidence.
Hon. Waller Young, of ST. Joseph, one
of Noland's bondsmen, testified that No
land had admitted to him that his ac-
counts were short, but he denied that he
was at heart thief. He could not tell,
said Mr. Young, what had become of the
money.
w. II. Chick, of Kansas City, also
member of the investigation committee,
testified to the committees work and
identified the report.
The court then adjourned until tomor-