The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-04-21

Claim No. 1870 in that record describes
the claim as being one for services as
deputy county clerk, in favor OF c. NJ.
Atkinson, and sets forth the amount as
$50.
The county warrant blank book was
then produced and identified by the wit
ness
Q-Calling your attention TO stub No.
1886, nsk you in whose handwriting
this stub is mnde and where the book is
kept?
A-The handwriting is that OF Mr..
Atkinson. The book is kept in the Office
Of the county clerk.
Q-Whcn did you first sec the entry on
that stub?
Ain June, 1893.
Q-Whnt was the amount ut that
time?
A-$l35
Q-Wns that the first intimation you
had Of Atkinsnn's having received more
than S35?
A-lcs
Q-What investigation OF the irregular
! ity did you insiitutc'
A-When ! discovered that nm order
for $135 had been drawn, examined
my record OF claims, bills and other
records and found that they did not COR
respond. / then sought Mr.. Atkiason
and asked him to explain this matter.
His explanation wns that he had other
bills in than that for deputy clerk ser
vices
Here Mr.. Flcwclling objected, request
ing that time and place Of such conycrsa-
tion be definitely fixed 10 this the wit
ness responded;
1t was in Mr. AtLinson's and my pres
cncc on Fourth street, beside Mr.. Urcn's
butcher shop.
! The witness then resumed: Mr. Atkin-
! son said that hc would come up (menning
! TO the office Of the county clerk and
see about il. lie aitcrward c,lme 10 my
Office but had no satisfactory cxplnnn.
tion and left saying that he would ex'
anime his books and see what bills there
} could have been and let me know.
J wrote 60 him in regard 10 tho matter
twice, during the latter part oi tho sum
! mcr. The bill, No. l30, was allowed by
the auditing committee and the board al
: $50. Mr. Atkinson was there when th,
, board ncted upon it.
! Q-Who was publisher ofI'HE DAMoNI
: DRILL during the period mentioned
I from January 3, to April 10, 1898 (thni
I being the period of MIR. Atkinson's sci
d vice i,ss uS,;. ,S; 80 ro,.,ity clcs'a9
Il A-C. NJ. Atkinson. am not positiv
I about that but to the best Of my knowl
q edge, lie was the manager OF 1'HE DIi
r MoND DRII.L during that time.
l. Q-Were the proceedings Of the boar
n published in TnE DIAMOND Dull durin
u that time?
'e A-Thoy we're, by the authority OF III
J. bonrl OF supervisors.
ic Glow were the proceedings prepare
n for utilization?
r A-By Mr.. Atkinson, as deputy count
& clerk.
!. C-What were they taken From7
~ iiOll Aiit ilillhNtH W lIbtttbillkbs
Q-Who made mp the minutes ot pr,
q cccdines OF Feb. 81?
of Al don't know. l kept the minutc
81 originally.
Q-Who was left TO surpy copy I
.o proceedings for publication of that mec
in ing2
Mr.. Atkinson. lie prepared n
copy for publication.
10 Q-Was there any other bill or clai
against the county, to the amount
$l0O, made hy Mr.. Atkinson for servic,
10 M deputy clerk, during the time he hcl
ir that onl,c, for which no order has bc,
m ssued2
in A-No. sir. This was the only bill.
A Owns there any other claim nllowC
Atkinson by the board, prior To Feb 2
hc 1893, or at the meeting Of Feb, -, 50,
re- for which an order has not been issues
K. aside from the order in evidence
If. A-No.
Here, tho prosecution, proposed
M introduce into evidence number uf bil
n allowed Mr.. Atkinson aud The Dinmor
ms Drill Company Mt the meeting oI l'c
-, 1893. Mr.. Flcwolling intcrposcd
10, vigorous objection 10 introducing matt
in evidence which IN claimed irrplcynf
The court ruled against Mr.. Flcwcllir
10, ns usual, and the bills were accepted.
ns At thus point, county warrants, corr
spending 60 the bills placed In cvidcr
Dir were produced and attached To the bil
ON This concluded the direct cxnminati
nd OF the complaining witness.
s" The defense thcreupon moved toqua
'"s the proceedings or for a change ofvcni
~ as IL appeared 10y the records in cvidcr
mt the time that the Justice before VIII,
~, the hearing was being conducted (I
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