The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-17

{ asked AII. lNiAils
.Alr. Montgomery"
Nr Meredith objected to all this claim
INK that il had nothing TO DO with the
matter.
.,cne CITY has nothing 10 do with the
| ... 80 IT,. .n,tlavees." said he. land
ms has 40 bearing on the shortage Oh
NJ. Adams
judge Minor ovcrruled the ohJecuoh'
no HltNrIPlS CIV ~. 1900.
Mr. Adams was se'l'u WI" o"1
w.,k Dot n1 receipt H"S ,ss' -'N ' -
tho money. NO H,uioi "'''''' d',,,.,,.,
How od you s'l'e Win MI
| asked Mf. carter ..... ,.,,, Tho
gave "'." "
amount oil money ....o.,,o,,,s,,
/ what became OF tno9o
"I DO not know
"Was amy cash book Kept
$50 sir.'
"Y0u couldn't tell py memory "'"'
I was paidg'
no. SIR
81 settled hv tickets III tnr V'N "''"
| not from the stubs repucd MI "aia"
10 a question
! Walsh was concluded. Mr. W J. Gentry.
When the cross examination or Mr.
| a former clerk OF the Committee on ""s'
was sworn.
He was acting in that oap'cl'y WIZ"
Mr.. Adams was elected superintendent.
i iis N5l' ,t, ,' Mr. A8,ms made a monthly
S'"''" '''''
Tac original drafts were submitted. enn
Mr.. Gentry presumed they were III MI
Adams handwriting. althous" ne WAS "o'
very familiar with IT,
Mr.. Joseph VI. shelton WHO uc'c'u."
Mr. Gentry as clerk was mex, neSt sworn orr.
lie went into once ~ september 'N''
lie testified that the papers introduced
Nv Mr. Meredith were the reports made
by MT. ADAMS 10 ''e No,''.,'''1 ~, ~,
Lights ~ the time he was c'etN OF '"''
| committee
Mr. NJ b Bondar then resulted lie
Sl",'u '',"' ne ,-,a,',,,. en,,lo,ed f.,
and. and was conslaniF emp'">'' !"
looking over BOOKS. ne Was e"P.o''' 10
examine the accounts OF Mt Adams py
fhe Committee on Light He stated That
d., cl,.c,.5 an tho rr,iind that was neccs-
'-.,. ~, ,,t. .e,.s,,tn,tfon and he WIS sat-
.".f ',. 10. a. c.,.t,,t,, Of
lsneu 'u'' n's i'i''' 80 -, ~. 90,
Mr Adams BOOKS was correct. re
planned 90 the jury the method mar ""
employed in ascertainne the result which
d.. re.cnsd and several documents were
o,,n.,,,1 ehovinr the amount OF money
~ '''" -. - ,to
taken 30 at the E"s "oi rs anu '"'
amount paid 20 the Auditor He had con-
siderable trouble in getting the figures 10
,,liv ana ,,,. forced TO refer 10 The books
. 49,, ..,.,,r,,. ,t,t t,s
oil inc NuD.'"I 10 E'' '''' ,,,... ~
nee" l''l' .''". l,'' ,""' a.,
Sion. hrNci OF 'ne l"oI' 'Nu ioi tue w
mans CITY Mission
a great pile OF documents were submit
ted hv Mr. Meredith. Including pay rolls.
cards comics OF ordinances. drafts OF
,,.- ,,,..,,,,.-. o,d ,onorts Mr.
'"l'iii''' ',' ''''r' '''4 -, -. -,
Adams handwriting was idehtlHed III con-
ucction with all of them
nm. nav rolls were examined and 81
- shown that certain amounts hid
W -. .,.. -, -, ,,,e am.
o"'n ueuu''e" i'o''' .'ie ~ -, -,
p"Ye'S' nu' H"'"''5 'o"'" o'
show that TINS amount had ever pee"
turned over to thr city
IL was shown That there was shortage
on many orrsaion. th,. rccsipts bein.
,,,,,.h ,,,.t.r tt.,u The snofr,t n8ld One
''-
treasurer. - 80. ...,... ..-..... ..
| "WlfAT INCOMES or THE MoNt1 '
40 The evening session large number
| of Council resolutions. Mhlch appropriated
various amounts ~ money TO the char
liable institutions toc the purpose of plt-
chasing coke from The city Gas Works,
-V-h,t becomes OF money thus 8prro-
rfiitcd that i- mot drawn upon?" asked
Mr. Meredith
III goes back 90 the treasury" be re-
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