Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-11
CHECK
Chief Maddox Claims
the Game.
THE POLICE INVESTIGATION AT Az
END.
AUDITOR COL LIE R
MADE THE CLOSING SESSION INTER-
EsTISG WITH FACTS AND
FIGURES.
And Lawyer CRnty Investigated the
InvestiEHtion VITA some Search
ing Cross-E1AminAtIon

The taxing yf testimony in the inves-
legation % police accounts b. the
judiciary Committee Of the city council
'gas concluded last night, and the
committee adjourned sine die without
deciding whether another session would
b. heIi or not 10 hear arguments from
the different attorneys. as IL has not
jet been determined whether they will
be heard from any more or ~ot.
Chairman spoouts opened the ss-siou
alone bat was Joined some kline AFTER
wards b. Mr.. Williams.
Auditor Collier being called to the
stand. was asked to produce . state
msat which he had made %, in rt5Ard
20 the fines ln the cases which aad been
disposed Of since March -.
j. showed the total amount O: cash
collected and reported in that time 20
De H-.+ 70. The witness said he had
H.t figured out the amount hlch Rad
ur.u worked out lie then explained
tAtt h- haI made an estimate OF the
amounts which had raised through
faH BANDS %. The different officers. He
Pad .HAr rotations " the flames u
'na .f..#ra who bal waited on th= city
court. .hlFe-i ug u Ferguson the
MADDOX and Matkin what was married.
against them on the -prJ-dues,
AMI EaHTlus separate account gf those
which bad simply aa-l marked cash"
Figured !u tais way the account cor
ifs sat ending March 80 showed Fer
rl-0H charged with envelopes amount
ing ,u 80, while one she amounting 20
d.. Oh. H e. "a 100
Co. Aa.EIn. and another fine which was
marked cash Du the envelope was
charged aE unknown For Aprll the.
sums thus charged To- Ferguson
an united 90 y3ss ~. u, Natsln. gGi
unknown. $40 20. For MAJ the amount
charged 10 Ferguson was 500. To Mad
drH il,61, unknown, $50 For June,
Ferguson. S5la. Maikin. $40. MADDOX
s.. unknown }l3S. For July. Ferguson.
1llli; Matk!n- so; unknown. 44s All
gust Ferguson, $3.50: Maxim, 1895. Mad
dlL. sos. unknown, 5-a-
This brought the accounts down TO
September ].
There was charged 10 Ferguson
&27bl.5p 90 Mathu. }5u7 70 Maddox.
Et2 N. unknown E.El. Some envelopes
marked 90 officer Johnson which had
not been Included in this account would
raise the total amount to Si5l5 and if
charged To- Ferguson would iuyreas. tH.
Ha
The total deposits Ia that time Were
}-s's 20.
This amount did not include the de-
Insits made hy Maddox and MatEln
after the beginning Of the invrsilga-
ton
Here Chairman spoonts. commenting
on IN" figures of the statement. rec
marked that 10 the envelopes marked
f1 officer Johnston were charged TO
oheer Ferguson the amount handled
h} him would D" slightly in excess OF
the total amount deposited. while II
the Johnston envelopes were not cuarg-
ed 20 Ferguson, the amount OF his de-
ppsits would exceed the amount which
bad come into his hands
NOW came one ~ the most Interest,"
ing passages OF the entire lnyestign-
lion. being the cr1ss-eNumlnation OF
the auditor by Mr. Cauty. attorney Tor
I caller Maddox. In which "a searching
inquiry Vas made into the methods by
which the investigation resulting In the
disclosure OF the supposed shortage, in
thr course ~ which IL was sought 70
utlhE out evidence tending 10 show
that there was complete check Iu the
Official records of the police department
by means NJ books which II nroperiy
kept, would at any time disclose any
shortage which might occur.
The auditor was vigorously question
ed IN regard to the manner In which
De mad compared the weekly reports
{ with the doCkets Of the city court the
prison book In which the names OF the
] prisoners who had been committed to
I ihr ehlnbouse and the record OF the
guard OF the chain gang showing who
] had worked out Zines. Mr. Canty, who
I was seeking % Impress his Views upon
inc committee, remarked that the
necessary conclusion from the evidence
was that II showed that the records
or the police department furnishd a
l complete guide to its trasactions
They would II they had been kent
4 correctly remarked the auditor. who
| had not been Ia the least disconcerted
/ ny the ordeal through which he had
! Just passed.
Then Chairman spoonts announced
! the Views Of the committee, to which
! Ar Nllhains gave smiling assent by
saying 1t don't show anything Of
air.
When Mr., Canty sought to further
| pursue the inquiry into the manner in
| which the accounts OF the department
had been kept. Chairman Sp1onts re-
| terred him 10 the testimony OF officer
| Ferguson. adduced In the course OF the
| examination when he was on the stand
several days ago, Mr.. Canty also
sought 70 show by cross questioning
! the auditor that he had not reported
| the apparent discrepancies as soon as
| parted by a recital Of some OF the
| harmony details Of the book keeping
| In the police department which indl-
/ Gated that the auditor dId not know
/ Where ne was az when he first began
| his Investigations. He also stated
among other things. that he had fire.
! quently called the attention OF Chief
Maddox and officer Maddox TO the
/ TACT that the deposits were not being
made. ana that they had said they
would attend 10 the matter.
officer Matkln was recalled. after
two other witnesses had been examined
on unimportant matters
| He was examined at FIRST particular
/ ~ in regard 10 the matter OF Officer
/ Ferguson turning money over 10 MIN.
| Mr.. Caps. attorney for Ferguson.
sought to establish as q fact that Fer
/ guson had turned the money over 10
him tMatkinl as the proper custoC-
ian OF the funds. ami furthermore that
] he had turned over all the fines which