Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-16
TREASURER COE ACQUITTED
THE DALLAS COUNTY OFFICIAL
NOT GUILTY.
He did Not Tanper with the Books
MS WINS Charged Against Him and
the Indictment Against Him Falls
to the Ground.

AFhlNhht 49, gNAf AhN htfs'
County Treasurer w. N. Coe. charged
with making false entries in his books,
commenced in the criminal district
court before Judge Charles Clint at .
o'clock this morning The jury was
obtained by 3 o'clock this afternoon
when the testimony began. The hrst
witness put on the stand was Mr. Hen
r. smith, former tounty treasurer. he
testlfed that he knew Of no other way
OF keeping books than that followed by
County Treasurer coe, This work
was at the beginning Of the work he
did for Mr. Coe. These disbursements
and receipts represent the sum total
Of all the resources and liabilities OF the
county. The money received by the
county treasurer is charged to him
SER The difference between receipts
and disbursements show his laollty
10 the county. This Is u correct ana
moi a false entry. There are three ways
by which Coc could credit himself.
First, with all warrants; second by
his commissions; third, by receipt OF
his successor IN office. There is no pro-
vision requiring the treasurer to SHOW
wheFe ms money - ~ % ~. si,V5O
He knew OF lhe ioss ~
caused by me PAM la't'iis IA ,oil,ed
about taking steps to get his money out
OF the bank, but It was too late. lie
had a safe In which money for imIne-
diate use was kept
He stated that the county treasurer
makes out copy OF tnese uu s,.s Ss
reports ior the app'oNnl Oi a',,N,,
the commissioners eours on ne
that they can draw warrants on the
treasury. 49,,
Mr.. Morgan, receiver OF the Ein INV
National bank, IN whlch the county .
money was deposited was pieSyu "
the stand and his testimony objected
to.
The testimony of Squire Halseli was
also objected TO on the grounds th"l ne
was an accomplish of MT Coe'
Judge Nash testified mat Ny zoe
was treasurer of Dallas county Wneh
he was elected county judge IN no
yember, 1892. on July 49,. 1891, he hrst
learned OF the IS'OOO shortage l az
once called the commissioners courts
attention to It and the next day had
Mr. Coe before that court. He said;
II asked him If he had been reporting
mat money on hand, and he replied
thht he had. Mr.. Coe said he told
the county commissioners all about the
loss OF the $l5 you
Il told him that | would have 10 sue
MN II he ala not pay the $4,000 He
said that he thought he had some
friends that would perhaps let him
have the requisite amount, but that
Il we sued him all his friends would
igaVe nun ana make II impossible for
MN I 10 ISlSe me money
~ told him that / thought I had
given MIN a reasonable time to get the
money.
SQUIRE lialsell was then permitted TO
leAliy' ana SAID that he had been
commissioner OF the county sor four
years, and that Mr.. Coe was treasurer.
tie nrst learned Of the loss OF the
|lS,yVv IN jury, lS9i.
nsssrs' orr McAdnms and Fisher,
peiik unuer indictments as accomplieea,
ueViIheq 10 tesuiy
Mr' o. u WGodslde said that he
m"s on a c9mnlttee TO examine Into
"a. county hn9hess. lie did not recOl-
~ oeihs toia ABOUT me SlS'Jl9' His
S Sna,iiess was 10 examine into county
a. cochran foreman OF the grand
49, Nv. ~ ~. Mr. N"f Sald'
,,r t,H H., Noe s9y snort Time ar
S5'rt, ~, t'''Vie Vi ihG Nlhth National
elnS that he had been accused OF
J rs1,S,Hs 'i'e Dank because he had
i"n o"S WI! S'e money OF me county
So 90, o w 'a.l' les''leu ana . -
scot', eA-eounty CLERK testified In line