The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-04-18

cabinet company, but under the name of
the Indiana cabinet company in order to
make a separate concern for certain
purposes. Goods would be shipped to
it and then drafts would be drawn
against these shipments. In this way
the cabinet company would get the pay
for the goods and would still have them
in it's possession.
The witness testified that his original
contract was with +. A. Coffin and that
he was all along conducting the store
as a branch of the cabinet company.
Under instructions from indianapolis he
reported weekly as TO the sales and
made out a balance sheet every month
giving a general resume of the business
and its status. The sales were kept
separate from the cash account and after
the payment of the rent and salaries he
was to send money as faGt as possible to
the cabinet company, but was not TO re-
NIT until the ordinary expenses had
been met and then only in such amounts
as he could conveniently spare.
Recognized the Letter.
He vas shown a letter from the cabi-
net company. which he recognized and
which announced that the company had
concluded to call the Boston branch by
the name Of the Indiana cabinet COM
pany in order to show the difference be-
tween the Indianapolis office and the
Boston warehouse. On Oct. 26, he &C
knowledged having received letter
from the company stating that the name
of the Indiana cabinet company had
been formally adopted and that it had
been incorporated under the laws of In
diana The letter announced to Nutting
that he had been made treasurer Of the
company.
Mr. Burke-''Then you were treasurer
of the Indiana cabinet company"
II
sah.''
Replying to questions. he said he had
never been notified Of his removal from
the position of treasurer of the company
and had never had any funds in his
hands as the treasurer of the Indiana
cabinet company.
Mr. Burke-"Who was secretary of the
Indiana cabinet company"
Mr. Nutting-"I think Mr.. P. B. Cof-
fin"
Mr. Nutting-'I do not know, sah.''
Mr. Burke-"Then you don't know
who were the other officers or who were
the directors II the company of which
you We're treasurer?
Mr.. Nutting-"No. sab"
He reported to the indianapolis cabi-
net company, the books Were in the
name of the indianapolis cabinet COM
pany and the Boston branch was moth
ing but a branch doing business under a
different name.
He SAID the Boston branch did not
have any account with the Indianapolis
veneer and panel company and he did
not know that on April 10, 1893, the
branch owed it s5,12222. nor did he know
of any accepted drafts that were out
standing against the house to that
amount from the veneer and panel COM
pany. There were no assets or means of
paying such a draft AS to the United
States office furniture company. he had
received a few goods from them. He
was then shown drafts drawn by the
United States office furniture company
on the Boston branch TO the amount of
SIS 900 and said there never had been
funds to pay any such amounts, that no
such amounts were ever due this COM
pany and that the total amount owed
to the company at all times was but
S2.706.03. None of the drafts had ever
been presented for payment and he did
not know of their existence. These were
among the drafts placed in the bank by
the cabinet company TO it's credit