Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-03

STUBS VS.. RECEIPTS

omcsr Ferguson was placed on the
s,and At the opening Of the police IN
vestEaiion last wight.
he was asked when It waa he DIS
covered that Mati<ln was short lie
said that 1t was during the week end
ing June 70. He figured up about ''so
shortage.
Re then told about showing officer
Scott a paper and telling him to ex-
anime 1t - he could IDENTITY il IN
Africa, and telling him that be was
going 10 hear something drop around
the city hall some OF these days
He turned over large amounts to
Matkin after that without taking re-
ceipts. The reason he did not take
receipts vas that they would have
shown nothing
receipts. the witness admitted. on
further questioning, might have shown
the amount OF money handled b. Wit
ness.
witness had handled money which
was not shown by enyeiopea He sup
posed 30 per cent Of the money was
shown by envelopes.
The envelopes were conclusive 70
mind OF witness that he had handled
the money An the money not Turned
over to Matkin at once was put IN
the envelopes.
witness read from a liFt OF euYel-
opss 10 show what amounts he had
burned over TO MatkiH between de-
p1sltE.
Mareh &c TO April %. ;295 %; April
% 10 May Il, 1851 80; May u 70 June
1, sszz %: June 4 to June 25, f97e; June
> 10 July .. $3.50 90; July % July T.
,T0i. July g 70 August I, izll.
This was what witness had turned
over to Matlgin from envelopes. Asked
Il Il was ninety per cent Of what he
tad turned over. ne said Il might be
,ighty-hve and might be ninety-five
per cent-he could not say exactly
Made his reports from capias pro
ines. Knew no other way 20 make
the reports. He described how the
.apias vas marked and registered In
the prison book. showing where caf1
had been paid, where he had worked
out the fne and now many days pris-
3ncr had laid IN jail
Witness had copied the caplaH on
70 the marshars ledger and then copied
on the report Would have 20 go q
prison hook 10 see II anything had
been paid on these fines.
Witness was handed the weekly re-
port for the week ending June 3.
lie was asked about a particular
tasc.
Had not time to enter amount pait
Dn prison book. There we're severa
caGea OF this kind
Another case was called 20 attention
Of witness Ia when there appeared q
be discrepancy between the cnvel
opes and the report. Witness said ]
might pe mistake.
Another case, capias pro I'm
showed IS; report shows five day
work and 81 cash. Envelope read Ia
Dor 81; cash IS. Nothing on prlso
book.
Another case. 81 worked. sit pal(
Marked ''Matkin collect SIC" on tn
prison book.
After a few questions the witnes
wanted to know what was the point.
The city attorney said II was nc
necessary to state.
fergusou's attorneys demande
without effect
= Colonel Shropshire. Mausin's alto
ney, laughed and said, I'VE don
know anything about Il either. an
we don't object"
The examlnation on particular cas-,
was continued
One Of the Envelopes contained
notation. 20. a. +. and S.
The witness explained that he hi
taken s. out for his own private Us
The report showed that the fne hs
been all worked.
port ending June !.
The auditor was questioned he
and stated that be had furnished n
report By request OF the city attorne
Thls report had been selected becau
the figures were small He had ii
quently observed discrepancies In I
Asked where the missing IS was. /
traced
Witness kept pound books and
ceiyed part Of the money coliectl
ne tod about averaging up weekly
ports Admitted signing the name
n |. Wright to a stub In the rece
book Did not report It because ,
not receive the money which had be
promised to be paid but not paid.
Questioned further he said he Z
qbentiy signed the names OF peo
70 Keep track Of who the stock
ions7d 70.
s3meimes they would get 80 n
t..1s would not sign themselves. sot
times there were ladies' In buggies.
hg was questioned In regard to Q
In pns case Maddox had turned
were never paid. II was not reuor
10 the council
The witness claimed all along I
the ghs Hpre not receipts
Mr. HDoonts asked why witness
written the name Of men where
.isnhtHres OF their names purpor
money
e raii it WAS to keep track Of
~ watcl afterwards In answer
qnesii1u that tho pound was unioc
nlIItenthH Of the lime
termed out
Witness said he reported only "
hf coilected. DID not report what
matshni collected
4e explained that he had frequei
fitted out stubs when he had not Il
pNt the receipis which were on rec
hHae which had been made out.
~ not know Of anyhody aha o