The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-24

e.. dsys before. We f17nd % tbs third
entry from she top ~ pare asi, under
6ste Of July -. l-s@, tbs entry:
On the Ers. isEe. .easa 81 TO- On
the ssocssd sine. To J. II. Brown Tor
John Il Brownt 81. Ia2. received yer check
from A y. H0sy9ks o. aecour; OF STATE
raenf etc By that entry ue nnd fhss
Mr. Brown had been credited IN Carrots
own handwriting IN skis BOOK stsa x1-lTz
which he had receised on the check sosE
Hosyoke had gfven Brown for that
amount. and wheh BroSn had tessiEei
be gave Carroll. Referring TO page 81.
the second entry. sc Ind this. DEXTER
deposited fbfs DAP Win u. II.
CO. cheek Of Mr. Holyoks u JAY
y, ISIS. for tl.i02, less So. which
/ received from hank | ind nov
that ssnee nighl Defore last On TIA fourth
lire o. this sntry the word 'Hoayoxe has
been erased. Ia its place has been in
serted the naroe Of sFestherstoBe.' and on
the 18th line Bnd that there has been
cAGEge in tire figures OF VI. i1Z IN thBs
wlse. There has been q naught placed be-
fore the hggre n and the figure and
the word less has been erased. and iu-
stead thereof there has been written the
word and :: and on the sixth line ] find
that tZT' has Teen erased and placed In
stead - the end thereof. .A-c' has been
added.
I'VE then traced this second entry from
the original book marked exhibit Pa GA
page @3i to the ledger. IN evidence ard
marked exhibit o. and found on page 81.
THAI Brown vas credited with 81. I02. under
date Of July -. lsss, and the words on the
second line OF that entry were by cash
and carried out 81. l02.' / End now tina:
has been erased and instead under the date
mark appear tao red dots in the place
49, d. he aasa~r.A linz
by balance. sol 90 whereas, j. formerly
stood by cash. ST. i0Z' Referring back 50
exhibit Pa page 5yl. second entry. where
Ho.yoke's name has bean erased and
Fsathersione's inserted, that Is IT the
handwriting Of Carroll. sz7zH
al have knoxn Carroll FOR seven or eight
years and ara xea scouainted with his
ksndgriting- The figures Is are In the
handwriting of Mr.. Carroll. In the third
entry from the Up Of the page the name
Of Mary SbipIch - IN Carrots hzadsrls-
ing. as are also the entries Sey0. cash
loan $50 y. p ana par The third
entry on page S9i has been changed By the
insertion Of the mans Mary saipsch' On
the top line and $500. whereas il formerly
stood 81, fD2 and on the second line J.
H. Brown and cash loan has been IN
serted ana carried 10 the extreme right on
the credit side, where Brown was credited
wifh 81. i02, and that has been erased end
instead thereof has been inserted $@so
On the third line +. r. hss been inserted
IN the place of A. b. or 'HolyoSe' So
these three entries have been entirely
changed since we FIRST examined this book
Hudson and | examined these books
IN The referees Office. in the p-ssenee OF z.
4. CAROLS son. Frank Carroll, sad xe
made no examination OF thern out of his
presence. We made no changes IN them
and none were made IN our presence, an1
the ink on ali these entries that have er-
planned that have been changed. and Tar
uculariy thc.e on page Sal Of exhisis T 1.
- Entirely 1Ifereni from the ink tie
original entries we're made in. and il snoxs
upon its face the palpable change OF each
entry After Hudson ard had concluded
cur examination. Frank Carroll took the
books from this cfflce 20 his fathers place
Of business. and di5a'f see them sgain
until today. This Is al ] have 10 say"
Frank Carroll Was pat on the stand and
Mr.. Piles testimony. as
follows:
Question: want 20 ask y0a IN whose
hand writing The third entry - from the
top Of page SOL % exhibit p that has been
ia evidence: tie entry made
under date Of July =. loss?
Ansxer-IAe words IN black letters are
nsy fsiher'A / cannot swear 10 The other
words
-'Dsn'i yoz know il is in your father.
handwriting where il has been change3f'
s'lt looks Ike Il.
''Donst yoa kaow ~ is''
Yes, sir; u -.
EVERY wo-d In IA. third entry /. in
your fathers handwriting, is j; noi7"
Yes. .is."
That satry nov reads Mary shipich,
$50 70 cash received By cheek from B.
y. on account Of settlement, etc, does IL
noi7"
~Yes. sir"
'.And that !. al in your father. hand
writing. % iif'
Yes. sir
The showing against Carroll was 30
strong thai re was gai to compromise
the case. Bar Brown was too late in clcs-
inr up bis business relations with Carroll,
and recovered almost nothing Of the SIS
90 taken from him.
Carroll vas crooked before be landed in
Seattle; in fact. be came here under a
cloud. Some years ago he VAS second
lieutenant Of Company 4. Twenty-fousih
I nitea States colore1 troops. stationed at
Nes Orleans. and one month. after SPELL
Of sickness. became 80 forge,fuI that he
drew bis pay twice. once AZ The front and
once st the hospital. Afterwards suit was
brought against him in this district and =
Judgment obtained against him jane Il.
is>S for $l72 and costs He begged for
time N which to prove his good
character. and on OCTOBER stay
Tor six months Was granted. Thi. re-
suited ia the solicitor of the treasury ap-
pointing special agent 10 look up Car
rolls record, and the report made by the
special agent Vas such a. 20 make even
Carols blush. IL showed that while con-
seeted with the Chalnette cemetery near
New orleans. Carroll had sold the cook
stove aud dishes belonging 20 the military
hospital, and had ansIly hsea obliged 10
leave the locality under the protecting
cove. CT darkness between two days. The
officers had LONG watched fer him and the
arst word received Was the news OF the
salt in the extreme Northwest Carroll
paid the si72 and costs aud had nothing
more 20 say about honesty.