The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-09-19

in the factory at the time OF the nre
was guess work. He posted the sign
announcing the closing of the factory
at IL O'Clock. He did not remember
that the factory had ever closed at
noon before The last wagon load
which left the factory consisted of two
bales of beds, one case of sheeting,
crate with two spring mattresses in it.
Part of these were consigned to >.
Bloch, Chicago; Cooper, Chicago; and
Plotkin, Mt. Pulaski, Ill. Then there
were the two beds billed to West Side
Auction house and one package and
part of barrel OF Irvine for Pittsburg
Bedding company. Said he had seen
jacobson there at the factory several
times He owned the shoddy mill.
Brick said he went to work for Robin
son after the fire.
Mr.. Cavanagh took part in the cross
examination after Mr.. Foster had spent
about two hours at it. AS soon as Mr..
Cavanagh commenced Mr.. Quarles OBJ
jected to these cross examinations on
immaterial points. Mr. Cavanagh
only asked three or four questions.
Then Mr.. Quarles began a redirect ex-
animation. h's
Fred Dorey said he worked in the
feather work. There we're about
eighty bales of one kind and fifteen
sacks of geese feathers, about thirty
pounds of another and about the same
amount of another, and $50 pounds OF
fat chicken and turkey feathers. About
$50 pounds of duck feathers, probably
fifty pounds of geese feathers, besides
about fifty pairs of pillows, with thirty
sample pillows of all kinds. Could not
state price or value of them.
Mr.. Cavanagh conducted the cross
examination. When ne had finished
Mr.. Seaman said he assumed that
jacobson was not in the feather room. /
j. G.. Nesbitt was next called He
said he was the bOok-keeper. The
| American Bedding company transferred
| it's business to Bloch Bros. May %,
1894. Took an inventory of the stock
at the time. He took no other inven-
tory. Was familiar in a general way
with stock and business Of the Chicago
Bedding company. The amount of
goods in the factory at the time of the
fire figured 81, 300 less than the inven-
tory taken in May, 1894 He had fig
ured up the resources of the company
in outstanding accounts The ac-
counts receivable were $794l,23. The
liabilities were in notes, 1924 1878. TO and
$8,777. 46. The accounts payable were
SIT, 1879 and the bonded indebted
ness $4,000. Total resources we're
$14, AL %. Total liabilities we're 500, ;
347.95. Making difference Of $780,
909.72 to the bad. He knew something
of the shoddy mill. The rag house was
not burned. He knew Isaac Robinson.
Saw him at the factory before the fire.
Was we'll acquainted with, jacobson.
Robinson visited the faetorg June IA,
1896. Robinson came ihaLd spoke to
Bloch and talked aboutkbuEing feath-
ers. He called for Perren, He went
through the factory and soon Bloch
left on his wheel and soon after he saw
Robinson and Bloch talking together
near the Sanitarium. Robinson was
there again after noon. No'sales were
made to Robinson.
At this point court adjourned until
2 p. IN.
When the court reconvened after the
noon recess Mr.. NesbitJ took the stand
again. The books and papers Of the
company had been broughtsin and he
identified them. All goods which went
out of the factory he said were in
voiced in the invoice book. He was at
the factory the Saturday before the fire
and was asked what goods were
shipped out that afternoon. They
were not invoiced. Thought he. had
had conversation with Perren Satur-
day concerning the shipment. He had
bills of lading of the goods. They were
procured Of Pagel, the driver of the
wagon. Perren told him that if goods
were shipped out it was without his
consent. Then Mr.. Nesbitt explained
the Importance of the invoice book and
his method of bookkeeping with the
manner of filling out orders. The
books did not show the Saturday ship
ments He was shown some<entries in
the journal and asked to explain them.
He said he knew nothing of them, fur
ther than that be was ordered to
make the entries. Mr. Jacobson's
book-keeper came to the factory
June 20 and brought statement
with bin to check up with this COM
pany's ledger. He found some
of the items were not on the
ledger and he would not
put them on the books until
ordered to. These items when put on
showed three notes for $820.l7, two
notes for $S03.78, and one note for
$003.S2, which increased the liabilities
of the company 81 ,872 besides closing
out Jacobson's account. There was
| DOtbiOcr on the hooks 11riOr tn this time