Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-01

street to sell advance information MS
to the decision Of the court OF appcal,,
In the sugar trust The Witness denied
he was a 'hucNster OF dccisions.'' na
charged by local paper. He dsnica
that he had visited Cord Meyer. II. o.
Havemeyar and others In Wall street
for the purpose OF selling the adyance
information. Tho ren who said he had
done so were mistaken.
did they lle7'
II don't say that; denied the whole
story when It FIRST same out"
You would not appoint a man who
had committed crime7"
mo"
You are a defaulter. though" ex-
claimed Mr.. Goff
II am not" the witness said quietly,
II can explain what you are driving
at"
Lnr'yer Grant arose and asked that
this line of inquiry be excluded, as IL
was not pertinent 10 the issue. Senn-
tor o'Connor. who was presiding In
Chairman Lexow's absence said; "Tho
winners viii be allowed to explain
everything at the proper time. He will
be glad Of an opportunity to clear him
self of the charges. u he is Il defaulter
Il Will be shown"
MIR. Con produced. papers and docu-
ments bearing the witness signature
,oissionor sheehnn ma ,nisa,,nrsn ,y,t, !
"a ss0no while comptroliar ~ an citx,
Of Rnirnlo ~
The commissioner told how he had
requested the mayor TO have his ac-
counts examined. and whom a shortage
was discovered he refunded the amount,
sdlO0 He claimed that his coupon and
trust accounts became mixed w. ''N
Mr.. con asked: "DId YOU turn over
10 vnur successor the acnounta ~ trust
ths whole OF them?'
The witness did not answer positive
iy. "
"pld YOU turn over ssssi9.ss, the
amount OF coupon and trust ac-
sountsg"
II turned over the amount on the
paper YOU have In your hand"
"Do YOU claim" asked senator o'con-
nor, "that the balance OF the trust ac-
count was with the coupon account?''
81 do"
"Now. is 1t not u fact that you mis-
appropriated that SS6l02i?"
at is not true. sir"
Mr.. Con- read the following document
dated November 9, 1883; Received from
John c. sheehan. the sum OF $500 in
payment Of any deficit that may be IN
his accounts on proper examination,
1T j. Mahoney and Schuyler Egnn."
Mr. Con read another letter address,
cd to II. j. Mahoney dated December
s, 1889. 1t read as follows; Dear Sir
You are hereby authorized and reques'
ted to use and may keep out the money
paid by me for the purpose OF making
good the shortage which was IN my
account ut the time | turned over the
comptrollcrship TO YOU.
(Slgned) JOHN SHEEHAN."
Commissioner Sheehan stepped down
TO give way 10 Timothy j. Mahoney.
Mr. Mahoncy Identified the letter and
receipts.
"who gave these recelpts?" asked Mr..
Goff,
MIR. Sheehan's brother William"
81 told William" said he, that
would not sign the receipts for money
which l had not received and asked
him TO tell John TO come and see me.
He came in later and told him to pay
up as soon as possible"
Did he say that the coupon account
was mixed up with the trust accounts?
No"
What did he say?"
THAT he would pay up as as soon aa
possible"
what time elapsed before the story
of the dedication became publlcT'
About two years, | was worried to
death obout it,"
Witness testified that he subsequently,
got the money from Mr.. Egan. one OF
Mr.. Sheehan's bondsmeh l, amounted