The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-01

as charged by a local paper. He denied
that he had visited Cordmeyer, H o.
Havemeyer and others in Wall street fol
the purpose of selling them advance in
formation. The men who said he had
done so were mistaken.
Did they lie?"
story when it first came OUT
You would not appoint man who hao
committed crime"
mo
You are a defaulter though exclaim-
81 am not the witness said quietly
Il can explain what you are driving at. >
Lawyer Grant arose and asked that
the line of inquiry be excluded, as it was
not pertinent to the issue.
Senator O'Connor, who was presiding
in Chairman Lexow's absence, said:
1.-The witness will be allowed to ex-
should be glad of an opportunity to clear
himself of the charge. If he is de
faulter, it should be shown
Mr.. Golf produced. papers and docu-
ments bearing the witness signature foi
the purpose of proving that Commission
er Sheehan had misappropriated $4,000
while comptroller of the city of Buff
falo.
Accounts Became Mixed.
The commissioner told him he had re-
quested the mayor to have his accounts
examined, and when a shortage was dis
covered he refunded the amount. $4109.
He claimed that his coupon and trust
accounts became mixed.
Mr.. Golf asked: Did you turn over
to your successor the accounts of the
trust fund. the whole of them?"
The witness did not answer positively.
did you turn over $SS,319, the amount
of coupon and trust accounts?"
Il turned over the amount on the pa
per you have in your hand
DO you claim" asked Mr.. O'Connor,
that the balance of the trust accounts
was withheld with the coupon account?"
II do, sir
Now, sir, is II not : fact that you mis-
appropriated that SCOOP
1t is not true, sir
Mr.. Golf read the following document,
dated November 8, 1893:
Received from John c. Sheehan, the
sum of $4,000 in payment of any deficit
that may be in his accounts on proper
examination.
"T. ]. MAHONEY."
Mr.. Golf read another letter da1ed De
cember 8, 1883: 1t was addressed to T. j.
Dear Sir:-You are hereby authorized
and requested to use or pay out the
money paid by me for the purpose of
making good the shortage which was
'ii' '0i'ii''i 'i 'Js sfS G. G. s sfn.
Commissioner Sheehan stepped down
comptroller of Buffalo. Mr.. Mahoney
identified the coupon receipts and the
trust fund receipts.
Who gave you these receipts" asked
Mr. Golf.
Mr.. sheehan's brother William
Il told WILL said he, that L would
not sign the receipts for money which
| 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 the coupon account was
mixed iX up with the trust accounts?"
What did he say?'
That he would pay up as soon as
What time elapsed before the story
of the defalcation became public?'
death about it,
Witness testified he subsequently got
the money from Mr.. Egan, or from Mr..
Sheehan's bondsmen. 1t amounted to
$500.
How did it happen that you got the
subsequent letter of Dec. 8, 1888"
The $500 was deposited in a special
account, and i wanted the authority of
Mr.. Sheehan to place it in the general
IBID you know how The deficiency oc-
curred?' asked Senator O'Connor. did
fcit?"
Yes, there was also a shortage in the
coupon account"
You declined to run for public Of
ice DeCduSe IulS was OH your
Yes. [ never rested until it was clear
ed up
Commissioner Sheehan was recalled
WithhoIds His Bank Books.
'I have one question to ask you," said
Mr.. Golf. viii you produce your bank
books?"
No
you are defau1ter, a grand larceny
thief, and refuse to produce your books
in the face of this evidence?'
rfr-0 In w
ing" yelled Commissioner Sheehan.
your language is Incorporate"
Senator O'Connor admonished Mr.. Golf,
who read the statutes to show he had
used the harsh words advisedly.
An adjournment was taken until to-
morrow.