The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-08

n -. 10y Sel Wuheu lnU0 lune Dack Office
u. Iobin saaid, shut the door," and
oarVed to shut the door, but did not
20 so, saying ito DIR. Tobin it would be
100 hot. Captain Lucy then said to
Schintz; 'iSchintz, you have been doing
some crooked work." and said he had
known of it for the last six months: and
NE sand, Il advise you to just come out
ana make an honest talk about it." He
!Lucy) said, Il have nothing to do with
IT." he said he would leave him there
with us. Lucy then walked out of the
room. Schintz first said it was "a lie:
that he had never done any crooked work !:
THAT was his first remark: he then said
Vt was blackmail. DIR. Tobin said
,Schintz, you know you are lying about
tins; come out and tell us about it,"
Schintz said he would swear that he had
never take a dollar or anything else.
Dr. Tobin kept on telling him to con-
tess; he kept denying it, and DIR Tobin
then got up and showed him some bot
ties. Schintz then said: doctor, l
acknowledge taking 81, but that is all
| have ever taken" Finally he said he
mad taken 20; Dr. Tobin kept on talking
to him and said, Il believe you got $500
or Co.," Schintz said: mo sir; l have
mot taken that much" DR.. Tobin said.
HSchintz, how much have you taken?"
Schintz said, doctor, 1 can not tell ex-
actly," he then said, ''say $50; that GER
tainly will cover it," DIR. Tobin said, ~
want 1.-THE truth" Schintz then said, 81
have mot taken over $75 and have paid
some of THAT back, and ann going to pay
1T all back" He did not say how he
took it; he said he had taken some per-
fume, soap and other Things, possibly a
jug; after he acknowledged to taking this
81 he would not acknowledge Ito taking
any more. DIR. Tobin kept insisting upon
him acknowledging. DR. Tobin went out
of the Office and Schintz said, MIR. Hume,
call him back; l want TO talk to him some
more" That was before he had ac-
knowledged taking anything but the ST.
llr Tobin was just going out of the front
door, / went after him and asked him
to go back and talk to the man and not
be 100 hard ON him. Schintz then ac-
knowledged to taking $50. l went out
of the office and when | came back, DR..
Tobin asked Schintz if that was a fact
what he wrote; and Schintz said, "yes;
l do not think have gootten more than
that amount of money!" and he Dr.
TObin) asked me then to witness the in
strument. DIR. Tobin then asked him
when he would pay this money back. He
says, Il have a horse and uggy." Then
l said, doctor, do not they owe this man
something DOWN at the drug storeY
Schintz then said, Yes, they owe me
$500" He then asked me if / knew who
Wanted Ito buy a horse and buggy. He
ALSO said, "this lis the first time 1 ever
did such a thing as this" There were
tears in his eyes. He said to me, DO
you know anyone who wants to buy a
horse and buggy" l told him not to
sacrifice hisihorse and buggy; that would
go his security ito DR.. TObin for the
$500. l felt sorry for the fellow, and
that was the reason l offered 20 do this.
That is about the end of it. He left the
Office.
for $500?
Al was not in the office; do not know.
Odd you know prior to that time
whether Chintz's wages had been paid?
AL did not know.
Q-When you asked DR.. Tobin if the
know whether they did or not?
Al did NOT know.
Odd either you or DIR. Tobin threaten
to put Chintz in jail?
Aft anybody did, 1 did not know it
or hear of it,
Q-How many times did Dr.. Tobin
Leave the Office?
A-Only one time That I remember of.
Odd he then call anybody?
Al did not hear him call anybody
Schintz was trying to get me TO bring
Tobin back.
Odd you hear Mr. Chintz say any.
b rn1
before he made "a confession?
Al do not remember; 1 viii not say
he did or did not; did not hear it.
Odd Mr.. Chintz make any effort to
leave that room at any time?
A-NOne at adj.
Q-When DIR. Tobin asked you to &c
down and meet him at the drug store, did
,he tell you that Lucy would be there?
Add no tsee Lucy at the drug store
that morning; if he had any arrangement
to meet him I did not know of if.
Odd DR.. Tobin tell YOU " hat he
proposed to do when he brought Chint2
up to your place?
Ale told me he wanted 10 ascertain
what Chintz had taken from the drug
store.
Odd either you or Dr. Tobin demand
or require MIR. Chintz to sign that receipt
for his wages due him by j. j. Tobin?
A-No, sir; he proposed TO put it in
himself. If there were any receipts
signed | did not know it. Chintz said
there was $50 coming to him; he said he
would pay that and them put in his horse
and buggy; he said he would do anything.
Q-What was done with the instrument
that he wrote, and that you signed as a
witness?
A-Tobin handed it to me and told me
that could keep 1T until Schintz paid the
money: returned it to DR.. Tobin.
Q-Was anything said to Chintz about
leaving Austin?
Abr. Tobin told him he did not think
he would be doing himself or lis friends
right to allow him (Chintz) 10 st9y here,
and get another job. Chintz asked him
if he would say anything about it. DR..
Tobin told him he would not promise any
thing. IL think this is about all that oc-
CURED. as we'll as l can remember.
Cross-eXamined by Mr.. Robertson:
Q-When did DIR. Tobin tell you, MIR.
Hume. that he suspected this man of
taking money, and that he proposed to put
up this job on him?
A-Saturday evening, / think.
O-What did you tell him then?
Al do not think made any reply to
him then.
O-Had you any intimation that this
man was stealing?
AYES, sir: three or four days before
that DR.. Tobin said that he thought
ChintZ was stealing.
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