The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-21
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on his desk and passed it to the stem
ographer, VINO in turn passed il to Mis-:
Been. She thanked the stenographel
and proceeded.
81 went - the office on Monday after
being suspended TO deliver the keys and
get some things belonging to me. Mr.
Will Mead had two vouchers and asked
me 10 please sign them so he could q
on with his quarterly statement.
signed them 50 he could make up his
report. He said that ne could not give
me the December check as il was to go
on the shortage"
What time did you finish getting a
balance when Mr. Cochran was there?"
st was midnight"
what did you tell him your balance
was?"
"One thousand four hundred dollars
and fifty-three cents, If remember cor
recuy."
'Wnat did ne say?"
''He took my blotter figures. looked
over them for few minutes and asked
me if that was my balance figures for
that night. He then turned to Mr.. Mead
and said: Mr.. Mead, I consider this a
very serious matter
DID he say: Look further; where is
this money!"
Il told MIN 1 didn't know. I thought
1t couldn't be possible
when you left who remained?"
"Mr. Cochran and Mr.. Mead"
when was the last time you counted
the cash IN the Officer"
December 49,"
Miss BEEN then told how the orders
marked paid and which Mr.. Cochran
said was marked received at Hutchin-
con on the same day as was sent from
distance. She said thai Mondays and
Tuesdays orders were dated on Satur-
Cay. she would make out her weekly re-
Ports and did So as to have them entered
IS on Saturday. This was done all the
time she was in the office. She told
about the irrespective reserve which
she did not remit 10 Kansas City until
i exceeded $500. They paid out as
much money as they received. That's
why an inspector told her they didn't
have to make a remittance to Kansas
City every day.
arrive al the office?''
about O'clock
who was there then in the morning."
''All tie employees and the postmaster
and the assistant"
WAS the safe and vault open when
you got there?"
Eyes, sir
WAS the safe open at night when you
ieft?"
Usually Is was
did you ever have the combination 20
mo, sir
WHAT parties did?"
"Oniy two that know Of. Mr.. He'd
rick and Mr.. Will Mead
What time did you usually place the
motey in the vault?"
Between and o'clock"
did anybody ever count the money
while you were there at night?'
mo, SIR"
did you see Will Mead count the
money on Thursday EVENING""
Yes, SIR
'Hcw much did he say there was?"
Between $500 and $780,
Miss BEEN wsas asked If she had heard
Miss Stratton testify relative to Mr.. Nc
Elroy having a check cashed. She said
che had and explained hat he had pre-
scented his private check for s12 for a
money order. She had cashed it out of
her private funds as he had asked her
10 hold hs check for a few days
Do you remember when VIII Mead
10 hold his check for q few DAYS.
Eyes, SIR; 1t was in April, 1885,
She denied the statement made by
Win Mead wherein he said she would
see her friends about making up the
shortage.
Did you ever take credit until due bill
vas paid2''
mo, 1 never did"
'sHow were the due bills paid?"
'Uusually out of the draft drawn the |
lext day"
Mr.. Will Mead. He did the bank
n.y."
Tell the jury about drawing the
traits"
"At the first Of the week I simply
ooked over thu advices received on
Monday and drew a draft for the
amount necessary 10 pay them
VINO signed them and got them
,ashed?"
"win Mead"
When were they drawn on the
oank?"
During my noon hour
did YOU count the cash during Christ
mas week?''
Not until Mr.. Cochran came"
why wasn't the books kept up?"
Il was very busy"
Who copied the reports in the letter
press"
VIII Mead"
Where did he get them?"
some times on the table. some times
would take them 10 him
Mr.. Lambert then commenced a rigid
ross examination. Many of the cues,
ions were tire same as had been asked
'thsr witnesses.
The first intimation you had tina,
here was a shortage in the money or
Ter department was when you checked
Ip IN Saturday night?"
Yes, sir
You then learned you ought to have
'l,SOO moreE
Yes. SIR
When Mr.. Cochran examined the
ASA in tie morning there was less than
loS You received $500 in draf;s?"
Yes. sir.
You received all drafts before and
received all cash.
Yes. sir"
Wien NJ. Cochran found 500 in the
HI All ER7 Few ap-