Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-22
ON THE WIND UP.
The Concluding Testimony Being Take
In the Gfantz.AcEuiry Case.

The Concluding Testimony Being Taken
in the Grantz-McEniry Case.
The defense in the damage case of
Grantz against McEniry was COM
pleted last evening just before the
adjournment. and the plaintiff began
his rebuttal.
ID. W. Gould was on the stand for
quite long time yesterday afternoon
and explained the minutiae of the
Office, and substantially corroborated
the evidence of johnson and Dorman
rs to the sale of stamps and the hand
ling of the money of the office. The
witness claimed that the shortage of
$159.lO was in the postal account.
That this account was made up of
the sale of the supplies OF the office,
of which the plaintiff had the princi-
pal charge. Witness said that the
shortage was hardly possible through
accident or carelessness, but was
likely designedly taken. He made
the count of the postal supplies at
the end of the first month, ascertained
the shortage, and then for greater
certainty, made recount of the
stamps and fixed the alleged shortage
as fact. He disclaimed that the
plaintiff took the money, and said he
did not know how the money went.
On cross-examination it was sought
to show that the alleged shortage &C.
CURED through the carelessness of
the clerks or by reason of a mistake
in the original invoice of supplies re-
ceived from Mr.. Holt. His attention
was called to an alleged conversation
with Hit in which witness should
have claimed to Holt that the crigi-
nal receipt for postal cards given to
Holt contained 10000 cards which
were not in fact turned over, which
Holt should have denied, and claimed
that there was no mistake in the re-
ceipt. 1t was sought also to show
that in selling stamps to one of the
factories in Moline he had made a
mistake in count and gave it SO
more stamps than it paid for. .
A. c. Axelson and John w. Dew
rose, substitute letter carriers, testi-
fled that they appropriated none of
the funds of the postofiice depart
ment coming into their charge.
The Defendant.
The defendant was tRn called in
his own behalf, and testified in brief
that he took possession of the post
office the evening Of July 4. 1894;
that the duties of the plaintiff re-
manned as they were after he came
into the office in the latter part of
August; that in making up the first
report there was shortage of
f159.10. His first idea was that
there was a mistake in figuring or
counting the supplies; that he went
over these carefully. aud was then
forced to the conclusion that some
one had taken some of the funds.
He then began to watch the plaintiff
after a few days he concluded for
better protection to take the sale of
stamps in his own hands. Upon
sept. Is. after 8 O'Clock, the plaintiff
threw his keys on witness desk and
laid he was going to quit, and
wanted his paw at once. In view Of
the fact that johnson was to leave
that evening, and there was no one
TO take the plaintiffs place, witness
got angry and made use of the Ian
guage charged. He thought it was
\ mean dirty trick. He did not
charge the plaintiff with theft. but
desired him to answer the question
or deny that he had taken the money.
This morning Charles V. johnson.
C. r. Hemeuwsy and P. H. Vessel
testified to the character of the
plaintiff.
A. r. Bryant, of the Moline Pump
company. related the circumstance
Of sale Of stamped envelopes to his
company. which were paid for by
check, and which the postmaster at
tempted to collect for again, the
object being to show that the short
age might occur through such a
mistake.
John Holt was called to contradict
Mr.. Gould as to the mistake of 81 in
the sale OF stamps, and also as to the
claim OF Mr.. Gould that there was a
mistake in the original invoice OF
supplies turned over. The plaintiff
here rested. and after Laura Beck.
man was recalled to correct a state.
ment as to the variations in the
accounts between herself and the
plaintiff never being in favor of the
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