The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-22
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The witness admitted that he had used
1886 OF the sum for himself. The note he
gave TO cover it bore interest from 1882.
The afternoon developed full statement
OF Mr. Potter's receipts and expenditures
from March IS, 1887, to date, which devel-
oped the fact that he had spent no less
than sos, 1858 in the eight years, or $4,000
a year.
He had taken from the firms receipts
$165, 900, which in the subsequent settle
ment was covered by mis- mothers note of
$120,00 and another note of S45, zoe. In
that time he had received besides as salary
Sl9,025 from his mother. He received
$4,000 and extra salary from her of $3125;
insurance on his mothers life, $50, 900;
from rents and interest, $1,000; and from
sales Of real estate. $4,000, together with
credits of $500.
500 month, and insisted on it. He was
shown the books, where he had been cred
tied since 1887 with $3.50 month. and was
utterly surprised at it, He said that dur
ing all those years he supposed he was
being credited with but 5000 a month, but
that he never bothered about it, as he took
what he wanted by an understanding with
the firm.
Mr.. Delmas then returned to that in
debtedness. He secured a statement of it
from Mr.. McEnerney, showing that the
witness borrowed from Miller as follows:
August, 1898, $500; October 81, $500;
November 90, $4,000; December 80, $1,000;
March ID, 1894, $4,000; April 3, 1894, $1,000;
June l, 1894, $4,000: July 20, $1,000; July "a,
$1,000; September II, $4,000.
On November II an attempt at settle
ment was made, interest being paid in the
sum of $3091 06. Cash was paid in the
sum of SIS, 600 and new note for $1,000.
The examination continued:
Where did you get that money with which
you effected that settlement?
From the insurance on my mothers life in
my favor; 1t was $4,000.
What did you do with the balance of the
money?
Put it in bank.
And then what?
I draw $4,000 OF il out almost Immediately.
And spenti it?
Yes, sir.
How long did it take you to use up the entire
sum OF $4,000 you received from your
mothers life insurance?
1t was exhausted by January /. 1895
Then you began to borrow from Mr.. Miller
again?
Yes
The succeeding list of loans secured in
this way was presented: February /,
1884, $1,000; March 2, $1,000; April 9. 5000;
April so, $1,000; June 4, 5000; October II,
1895, ST., 000-making altogether $2S 600
borrowed since the settlement and the
total Indebtedness of $45, 900, exclusive OF
the $4,000. The borrowings from Miller
amounted altogether to $62, 900.
In addition to these sums, the witness
testlhed that he had received since Mr.
Lux's death in December, 1898, several
small sums amounting in all to about
$4,000, and his mother had advanced him
some $4,000. so that the total revenue
which Mr.. Potter enjoyed and spent. in
Guiding his salary from March, 1887. to
date was S206, 55S.
The witness said that he had not been
actively engaged in business since 1892
because OF failing health. His salary from
the hrm, however, had continued until he
retired definitely at the time he assumed
the duties of executor of the will of
Charles Lux, and at that time his mother
gave HIM salary larger than he had re-
ceived before,
A transaction was inquired into concern
ing the deciding OF the home of the |
witness to his mother. His mother. said !
witness, had requested him to place the
property IN her name. She had been living |
there for some time-there was no consid |
Grafton and the mother had promised To |
make deed retransferring it back To her |
son TO protect his title in it in anv contin- |
gency Mr.. Delmas wanted to know par |
tlcuiafIy II the reason for this transaction
was not that she feared he would soon |
pledge and squander this, his home.
He declared that she did not give him
any such reason, and when Delmas asked |
II he did not understand that such was the |
reason for request-seeing that this was |
his home, the home of his wife and child |
Mf. McEnerney objected and the objection /
was sustained.
The witness testified that he absorbed |
the rent Of certain saloon in Butcher. |
town for thirty eight months in strade''-
treating his customers, he said.
After he went out of active service he |
still kept some of 1.-The finest horses in
Town, their board bill amounting to $3.50 /
a month, and his livery hire besides
amounted to as much more
to-day. o.