San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-27
B. F. Y"
YOAKUM TELLS ABOUT THOSE
FORGERIES.
Some Very Rich and Racy Testi-
m"ny Taken in the = A. T..
Case g Election Treasurer
BergstrOm Confront
ed With Facts.

tClNdN dlNCl uOOli' anu WI. w dIltI SDed
was put upon the stand for redirect exa
mination by Mr.. Houston. Mr.. B. +
Yoakum was placed on the stanC
next and his testimony proved very
interesting as he told story
about the election money and i'm
plicated Hon. Oscar BergstrCm, city at,
torney. in the deal. 1t was very racy anC
sensational. Mr.. Spears redirect eXamin.
alton was as follows:
The reason that some of the items
going to make up the $500 do not have
an entry. is because il was not custom.
mary. AT that time, Mr.. Cooper'S salary
was 1915 per month. At the time | was
given those $1,000 receipts from Mr.
cooper, my intention was to turn
them over to Mr.. Wheeling with an
explanation, but as Mr.. YOakum wanted
aStatement of how the office stood. |
gave him the receipts. The balance
brought forward in the cash book on Mr..
lOakum'S account was originally entered
on May 10. There were some payments
made deducing the balance before the
entry was madein ink
Ihe witness here was turned over to Mr.
Newton, who was answered as follows:
i am pretty sure that | made that eras-
ure In the cash book on page 127 1t was
made at Mr. Wheeling'S direction about
March u. 1t was not erased since the
investigation began. 1t was scratched
out in the cashiers office. The reason |
erased the amount was because Mr..
Wheeling instructed me to, as Mr.. Cooper
did not want it shown on the books. If |
carried that down with the book it would
show a shortage of 5000. Ny object in
carrying that 5000 shortage was because
! was ordered to do so. do not remem-
Der if Mr.. Goakum gave me short re-
ceipt for S3,0OO-the difference between
the pencil and ink balances know it was
reduced.
Mr. Spear ended here and Mr. Yoakum
was put upon the stand and in answer to
Mr.. HOuStOn'S many questions he told
his tale as follows:
Il did not make, execute or sign the
receipt for 50 800, produced by A. &.
Cooper, neither did | receive the money
from Mr.. Cooper. Those initials
were not put under that writing by me
nor by my authority. Not to my know
ledge have | ever received any money
from Mr.. Cooper from the station fund.
The receipt dated on May 10, 1891. for So
900 is not my receipt, | never signed it.
The receipt that states $1,000, amount
paid to c. 5. Wheeling did not sign.
That is a joint receipt for 5000 charged
in the auditors special account, for the
rpceiverS,I did not execute that receipt on
November 3rd. | was in Galveston.
November Bird. l don't think |
ever signed joint receipt with Mr..
Mcnamara, after our accounts were
separated. sometime in May 1891. The
first time | saw those receipts was SOme'
time in September of the present year. |
saw the JOINT receipt for $1,000 November
3rd, 1890. The first account here was
rendered to me by Mr.. Cooper showing
chow our Joint accounts stood, after each
one of US had received credit for the Ken
edy voucher, amounting TO about $1,000.
The reason the account happened TO
be rendered to me was because | asked
for a statement of how the aC-
count stood. 1t was checked over by
Mr.. Cooper. The other account
i a similar statement. showing how my
account stood up to May 20. 1891. | made
of 5000 on May IS and %. do not re-
member Of having received any other
statements OF accounts from Mr.. Cooper.
had final settlement with him. AT the
time | made the settlement with Mr..
Cooper, he claimed nothing further from
me. 1t was all that owed. Mr.. Cooper
never rendered me an account in which
these three receipts were credited to me.
never received them until they were in
PRODUCED into evidence. As TO Mr..
Cooper ever presenting, or making any
request OF me with reference to these re-
ceipts. will state: Mr.. Norton handled
this Times matter himself and don't re-
member Of ever having had these receipts
presented to me. think Mr.. Mcnamara
and | were charged up with 500 each,
making this S4OO receipt. Yes, sir, that
receipt shows an eraSure in the date and
sum. ! think if these papers had not
been disturbed they would have
eXpainen the matter. At the time the
memorandum was made ont of my &C
count, showing that owed the company
$50, and for which gave my check. Mr.
Cooper stated that It was d complete set
Element of my accounts. When ! frs
learned Of the $500 item, there was al
investigation Of the rock contract before
the master and during that Investigation
was informed that the money was car
ried. | asked Mr. Wagner about the mat
ter Of money being carried. He told mi
that there was an item of $500 ben!
carried against Mr.. Cooper without benI
shown on the book. | asked Mr.. Spear Il
make up the balance and give me al
analysis Of it. He said he would. WheI
| asked him for it again he said he would
get 1t as soon as he could. He told M
that there was an item being carried
This was about the 21St or 22nd of Nav
Mr.. Spear and Mr.. Wagner came to tn
Menger hotel and brought me the infOr
nation, explaining how the account
stood. Mr.. Spear, on the following morn
ing, at my request, made written state
ment and attached the receipts. | place.
the original letter and receipts In tn
hands OF the grand jury. With reference
to the book kept prior to this one In tn
cashiers office, was told by Mr.. Coope
that it had been destroyed. The first
knew Of it was in conversation with MI
Lott, who said Mr. Schryvcr had toll
him that Mr.. Cooper had taken the boo
from the cashiers Office. On the follow
ing dayd went to Mr. Wheeling's offic
and was told by Mr.. Wheeling that Nj
Cooper had taken it. saw Mr.. COope
and he said he had it, but would return il
Some time after that l again saw MI
Cooper and asked him in regard to tn
book. He said that he had destroyed |
with Mr.. Macnamara's approval.
asked Mr.. Mcnamara about it and h
said that IT did not make any differ
ence If the book was destroyed
as it contained nothing of value