The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-19

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gotiste the sale Of warrants. krug never
in his presence paid any person any large
amount Of roney. Witness had authority
20 draw checks on the Washington Ma
tionai and Commercial National ous no
other banks
Mr.. Donworsh-Did ron never So
check on the Commercial NstionI Tor
81. 900 in favor Of L. ID. Ross?
Wifness-I did not.
ibid you ever have any settlement with
Krug as TO checks you had DRAWN 7"
I'VE checked mp the books every night
I did not look ut the bank stubs- j had no
suspicion whatever"
w. H. Graft testified that he was in the
treasurer's Office early on the morning oil
Krug's flight. Graf came down early be-
cause he had read the article in the nevs-
paper. Krug arrived about Eve minutes
later. lie asked il Graf had seen the pa
per and what he thought of IL. Graf re-
piled yes. krug said he knew what they
were driving at He asked Graft ii he had
seen Fnhrman; receiving reply IN the
negative. he said he would go TO Fuhr-
mans Office. Krag then said he had been
buying some warrants. but he had made
arrangements for Furth to take them.
Graf saw that krug was evidently wor-
ried. and witness remarked that he must
keep a cool head. Krug got the money
out of the safe and gave /. to Knoff. Some
tire after knott tried TO telephone him at
Furth's bank, but the answer was that
krug had not been there.
Replying to DR.. Jordon, Gran said
Thurman often called. but he had never
seen Mr.. Furth there; he had seen Lati-
mer and Spencer there recently. Bagley.
Of the North End bank, had been In con-
snitation with krug. Quirk, who Is
Fuhrman's bookkeeper, called twice on
Krug with a request that he go to Fuhr-
mans Office on the day Krug left.
knof, recalled. said he had telephoned
dermen, but the reply was that he had not
been there.
Mr.. Donworth said that was all the
testim ony, and he offered a resolution to
be read. 1t recites the testimony given.
declares the charges true. approves the
action of the mayor in suspending Krug
and declares the Office vacant
The roll was called and every member
voted aye, except Drew, who asked TO be
excused. as he had been absent from the
city and had not heard the testimony.
President Miller then signed the resolu-
ton.
Mayor Ronald addressed the council to
the effect that Krug's bondsmen had pro-
posed that the city collect all IL can from
the securities in the city's hands, and
they will agree TO make up the deficiency
without delay. the council should pass
the necessary ordinance.
Delegate Carlisle moved that the council
now proceed to elect Krug's successor.
DIR. Kloeber moved that the council ad-
journ until next "Wednesday, and this was
agreed to without further debate, adjourn
ment being formally taken until Wednes-
day night at 5 o'clock.
Had the matter of electing city treas
urer been finished last night IL is said that
John Collins would have been formidable
candidate. The fact that he had check
for over "a, 400 that had been lying unpaid
in the vault OF the treasurer Is considered
by some members of the council to fur
nish good reason why he should not be
elected. W. 7. Talbot Is also mentioned
as possible candidate.
Mrs. Adolph Krug wife of the absconder,
yesterday filed in the auditors Office
notice of community interest in her hus-
bands property in order that il may not
be attached and sold to satisfy her hus-
bands defalcations without the recogni-
ton of her claim.
Although interest will be suspended in q
measure until the arrival of Krug, which
will probably be on Friday, today promises
to be as fruitful of new developments as
any that have preceded IL since Tuesday
the plundering of the city treasury startled
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