The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24
DAVIS AGAIN on THE STAND.

More of Somerby's "Boodle' Drafts Brought
tn Light-Orders to Pay Hayes.
III. G. Davis, supreme cashier, was then
recalled. Questions by Mr.. Harris:
Something was said yesterday about
you carrying a ticket In the drawer for s10,-
coo. How long was it carried, and whyF
1.-THE ticket of $4,000 was for expenses
in improving the building. and was ex-
amined and approved by the committee.
By the orders of Somerby was to keep
those bills off the books of the general
fund in order to keep the balance as large
as possible"
IF charged againet the general fund
what shape would that fund have been inf"
The general fund was always depietsd."
AS to certain $4,000 note given for
money borrowed from the reserve fund for
the benefit of the general fund. When was
that borrowing donep
'NOv. i. 1891"
"Was il really. borrowed on that datef"
81 think tho entry was made on that
date"
Twenty thousand dollars"
Where 10 the entryp
ut Is included in some other amounts"
lit doesn't show what it forp
mo, sir"
MADE FALSE REPORT.
"Why was 1t borrowed?"
THE report for the Insurance Commits
sioner had TO be made up and we didn't
want to show the general fund overdrawn."
What Insurance COMMISSIONER
"Of Massachusetts, 1t was made by In
struction of Somerby. i think this $50 900
was added on after and In order to swell
the general fund. 1t shows the old figures
here and tho new."
What has been Somerby's practice for
the last two or three years as TO drawing
money by telegram and requiring its re-
mittancef"
lit was q common thing for him to tele-
graph for a thousand or two Thousand, or
i've hundred dollars and so on"
WI hat did you do when you got the tele-
gramsr
"Sent him draft"
why didn't you order a bill for itfD
There was no other remedy left me. Mr.
Walker drew warrant for the amount and
held the telegram as a bill. Somerby had
exclusive power and we had To obey It."
he was supreme In the orderT
"Yes, SIR"
something was said yesterday in re-
gard to complaints you made at the Phila-
delphia meeting about Somerby's way of
doing business What did you say?v
Il complained OF irregularities in his of
flee; that his clerks attended to the bust
ness that the supreme officers ought 10 at
tend TO. and approved and disspproved
claims. and the record In the office showed
that they approved CLAIMS that the supreme
medical director disapproyed and changed
the time. For instance. where the supreme
medical director made 10 two weeks they
would make 10 three weeks, and where be
made il two weeks they would make it one
They had exclusive control of the business,
and / objected TO IL.
"You mean the sick benefit claims and
the allowance of tIme7"
Yes air. and In other matters-Mr. Evans
had exclusive control Whatever he did
was o. KID by Somerby, and objected to
IL H. Il
person to have charge OF Somerby's office.
Then / made the statement that | Oh
jected TO the one-man power; that /
didn't think IL right and Just for one man
out question. told Somerby that person
ally. That's what | said IN the meeting.
He said he wonld go home and straighten
matters mp, and he got MP and shook hands
with me. and wanted me TO be pleasant.
After the meeting no change was made"
After that April meeting how much time
was he here until suit was brOughtr
Il think he was hero twice in December
1901. and was not here afterwards until
this trial. He promised over and over
again be would straighted these matters
up"
ORDERED FUNDS TO THE SNAP BANK.
Mr.. Harris then read number of tele-
grams "'Goneord. N. H.. March II, 1891.
NJ. c. Davis-Send Hayes s12. OO0 Arrange
ments are made. Bill heard to-day. +. ID.
somerby.' How much did you send on
thatf
Il couldn't say whether sent the whole
amount or not.D
Did you hear Somerby say what the
money was to be used fort,
mo. SIR
where was it to gorp
ITO Hayes
THAT amount to send to the bankfp
"Yes. sir"
"here's another dated Boston. March II.
1891: Send j. NJ. Mcfarland 600 by tele-
"Xss, sir"
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