The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-16
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I FuRTH ossAPpo,Nrs LEWIS.


5 Yspe trial yesterday, although the pro-
ndings are very tedious to the mere
uecsstor. While the objections OF the de-
- 70 the introduction Of ev!oenee by
= prosecution were - numerous % on
tbsr days, covering nearly ever step
usde. the arguments upon them were not
easly 20 long. The evidences Of the state
J 1unsists mostly OF documents, and long
s 6ms II consumed In laying . proper
Z faadasson for introducing them.
81 At one time the crowd vas on the sni
80 of expectation when Mr.. Furth vas
sranr cross xanined, Mr.. Lewis manner
>oine quite different from that he observed
nth other witnesses His tone and words
vsre o. nearly threatening as would per-
keus be possible with him. bat the ex-
s,c.ed revelation - to how the Posr-
IisrrIIeExcEg obtained its information
6keu. Krug's shortage was not made. and
,as foxy counsel for the defsnss quickly
I dropped the matter.
81 There were very few spectators present
Il the morning. but the auditorium was
Omforfabiy flied In the afternoon.
81 The sxaminst lon OF Deputy Com psfolier
Andrew Blackstone By the prosscusioa
sas resumed in the morning He idsuts-
IA large bunch Of eancsied warrants
aid by the city treasury on July 2. ls92
and returned TO the comptroller Office.
/ The question whether any other MONEYS
Of the city had been paid that day except
those represented by the warrants brought
up another legal argument and the de-
jsndans's objection was sustained. The
6 witness WA allowed, however, TO say that
4 no other warrants had been reported paid
: On that day by assistant city treasurer J.
J. KnoS, and identified the report of the
payments for that day made 10 the comp
toler By the city treasurer. When the
stale offered the treasurer's statement in
svsdencs the defense Ut once made strong
Aobjeetion on which . long argumant en-
xIpued, the point being that Krug Was not
bound py whatever KnofY, who was his az.
ssssns and not his deputy, might have
8done. Unil the state should prove the
q assistant treasurer authority the court
I hsld that the statement Of the assistant
q treasurer was insdmissib.e. Wit
q ssss testified that the foosings of the
i tssasurers statement should agree with
4 thoes in the comptroiler's Office and II
thsy agreed all the money legally paid out
|Iby the treasurer was shown BY the state
4msnt.
City Treasurer d. z. Duris was put on
Iths stand to identify the cash book OF the
Getty treasurer's Office for July ?, 1892 The
Estate offered the book IN evidence, but the
1efense objected on the ground that the
witness had not kept the book and bad
1oand IL In the trsasurer's Office when he
vent there. The court sustained the OBJ
isctson, and admonished Mr.. Mcbride that
b was unnecessarily consuming the time
o' the court by introducing this line Of
testimony.
j ]. }. knof. assistant city treasurer on
July 2, 1892. identified the cash book OF
he city treasurer's Office ~ having been
tspt by him. He also identified the re-
port made 10 the comptroller July 2,
lse2, a. having been made by him from the
leash book.
4 On preliminary cross-examination wit
pess stated that the items in the book were
made up from warrants paid and receipt
have been issued at some prior date. and
warrants is.ued on July may have
heen held until = later date. De-
5aubs. Warrants paid on July may
tense then objected to the admission Of
/ the book on the ground that the record
vas made up from other records and that
the report is but copy Of copy and the
objection was overruled. No money was
/ paid out on July that he knew Of except
that shown by the warrants. and the war
rants paid out on that date we're turned
over to the comptroller.
On cross-examin alton he admitted that
moneys were paid out Of the city treasury
on acquisitions OF the board of public
works Tho information he had was also
such as Was contained In other memoir
anda on documents prepared BY some one
| else.
On redirect examination he said IL had
been the custom of the office TO honor
acquisitions of the board Of public works
without warrant but the custom had
been abandoned.
The defense then moved 10 strike out all
the testimony Of the witness. - well as
the cash book and report to the comp
;rol!er: overruied.
Ma Blackstone Was then recalled ana
testified that he had verified the report Of
the treasurer for July to the eomp,roiier
BY al examination of tho treasurer's cash
book. lie testified that the disbursements
for that day outside Of the salary fund were
something less than 1900. He also eI-
planned the custom of the treasurer pay
Ing oat money on reG1isltion of the board
OF public works as having been on account
Of asual delay In getting an approp ration
through the city couneil, bat these requs-
siiions we're usually summed up ~ the
eud OF ,he month and warrant issued
sos the whole. The custom was aean-
doacd in the summer Of is92 There vas
ho money paid cut in that wav On July :.
ISL
Ca crosS-examination witness admitted
that creditors Of the city might obtain
fsqaizlGicns and not present them intne-
dsssssy Tor payment: also that rsqu1si-
siea miGat bs paid by the city treasurer
o. JAY Which would ne. appear IN the
warrants unti! about July Is
ON redirect examination witness stated
that ihs Gate of the warrant covering the
payment Of requisisson would b the 18th
Ct eseh month Witness thought sast no
ssrrant FOR $1,000 had been issued 10
Hsary Fphrman on July Z thurman
had orders for warrants. and also might
have bought warrants after they we're -
sGed
Mr. Knof was recalled aud testified that
krag had been st.shs city treasarer's Once
co September IL and stayed ten minutes.
When be .eft he said he vas gesag down
sosn and IL no VAS wanted 10 call hlgn a.
tar;h's bank. did not see him sny more
Nat day; tried 10 reach him by phone.
bet couldn't; next saw him about two
weeks sfterssrc: SAG him en- the street.
is North Seattle after be returned: had 30
eosnmunicaiion With him after he 'eis'
city, funds were kept in the city banks. IN
Der the syyle Of Aaosrh krgg. city treas
-. 49,. kauka follows