Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-09

Coe contcnded that the commissioners
and county Judge had no right 10 |
count the money. Judge Nash then
informed the grand jury which was
IN session at that time OF the facts
ne had learned and asked them TO re-
quest the Judge OF the criminal dis |
uiet court TO appoint committee to |
count this money.
Inc tirst committee appointed by the
court was from the grand Jury them
selves and that committee was refused
permission to count the money.
subsequent Committee was APP
pointed Which Is now at work on the
books In the treasurer's office and
which has counted the money and
found the cash correct with the ex-
ception Of tits $4,000
7. j. Wood, cashier OF the Ninth
National bank at the time Coe depos-
Tied the money there. was introduced
TO show that the bank paid Coe 500
per month for his deposit. Wood denied
this, bat admitted that Coe drew 500
from the bank as loan. but that this
loan was no evidence OF the charge or
anything else. and that in the bank
was charged up to the expense ac-
count.
j. C. woodsides and r. d. Rawllns,
two members OF the committee APP
pointed by the district attorney In the
April OF 1898 to examine into the
finances OF the county, were next in
| troduced. They testified to the effect
that the ,reasurer's books disclosed
nothing OF this $4,000 shortage. and
| that Coe himself never told them any
thing about 1t.
Judge II. @. Bower, county Judge
Of the county at the time Of the de
poslt In the Ninth National bank. also
at the time of the failure OF the bank,
testified that he knew nothing OF the
shortage, that outside parties had In
formed him that Coe had n deposit
there, but that he knew nothing OF It
himself.
s. D. Scott. county Judge OF Dallas
county at that time, testified that he
knew Of the failing condition OF the
bank and had warned Coe to take his
money out.
that the $4,000 was still wanting and
the probabilities were slim for II ever
to be realized from the assets OF the
Ninth National bank.
The defendant introduced James
Armstrong, president Of the City Ma
tlonal bank, who is at present on
Goes bond and who was chairman
Woodsides were members. He certi-
fed that he knew that this money
was lost in the Ninth National bank
and had been so Informed by C0e
numbers of times and that probably
every banking house In the city knew
this same fact.
On cross examination he admitted
that, knowing this fact, he signed and
swore to a report OF the district court
which stated that this money was cash
on hand.
Mr. Henry Lewis. ex-sheriff OF the
county; Mr.. Ford House. and Henry
Smith, the old county treasurer, all
testified that they knew OF this loss
that they had been Informed OF thu
fact by Coe; that all his friends knew
Il and that Coe had never to his lfnowl
edge attempted to conceal the fac
Of the shortage, Henry Smith testlhet
that he went the moment the banl
broke to the commissioners court anC
notified the court OF the fact
The defendants then stated that they
had numerous other witnesses to ties
tlfy to the same facts, but the cour
said II didn't want 20 hear them.
The state then offered In rebutta
Z to put on the stand every membe
of the commissioners court to disprov
the statement that Coe had ever IN
formed them OF this fact, but objeo
tion was made that three member
| OF the court were indicted as accom-
2 pllces and their answers might ten,
= TO crimlnate them
The court sustained the objection an
= the evidence closed.
) The court then released Coe on hi
: personal recognizance for 5000 and enc
I one OF the commissioners who wer
r indicted MS accompllceS were release
4 on their personal recngni2opoe Tor ~
= each, the Judge stating that In hi
? opinion, admitting that the entry wa
: false, the evidence wholly failed I
j show that It was made with FRAUD
ulent intent.