The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-18
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when you wanted the stock replen-
ished who made the requisition?"
My son."
you continued to use the same COM
bina.ion when you took charge Of the
office that your predecessor used, did
you not?"
Eyes, SIR
"Weu. that being the case, the former
postmaster and his assistant knew the
comoination?"
Il suppose So"
You don't know how many people
knew it, do you?"
mo"
who closed the safe at night?"
-"My son, some times Hedrick or my
SELF
WAS the safe always locked before
Miss BEEN left al night?"
"Not always, but usually"
do you remember Miss BEEN sign
ing her December voucher?"
Yes, SIR
what did she say?"
"She said that she was willing to LEI
it go toward making up the shortage
Ny son asked her if she would permit II
to go on the shortage"
Mr. Cochran, the postofflce inspector
that made the discovery, was the nex'
witness to take the stand.
What is your name?"
wv. Z. Cochran"
How long have you been in the en-
ploy Of the governments?
Since 1884
Just state to the jury how you dis
covered the shortage" Mr.. Cochran
then went into detailed account OF
now he went over the books and that ne
found that the cash book and the money
on hand, together with the voucRrs,
did not correspond. At first he was in
clined TO think that there had been a
mistake made but he soon came to 9TH
er conclusions when ne went over the
books a second time. He said that ne
criticized the postmaster and his assist
ant for the slacknesS liz which they con-
Quoted the office. He said that he noticed
that there had been a draft drawn on
New York for about $1,000, which was
about the amount that was short in the
money order department. He knew
that the postmaster was embarrassed on
account OF the number of people that
had access &c the office. Could not see
why a New York draft should be drawn
as the receipts about equalled the
amounts that would have 10 be paid Out
on the orders that were drawn on that
office The balance should have been or
hand Thursday night when the office
closed, 81, 401.25. On Sunday morning af-
ter the shortage was discovered Mr..
Cochran said:
Il sent for Miss BEEN to come down
to the Office. She said that she didn't
come down on Sundays. l sent word
back TO her that she never probably had
a 81 500 shortage before"
Mr.. Cochran then went into a detailed
account of the books which were used in
evidence. He showed that orders were
marked paid at earlier dates than il was
possible for them TO be paid. 1t being
the states theory that Mss BEEN used
orders and dated them back in order tc
make up her Deficiencies. They alsC
claim that drafts were drawn by Miss
BEEN when there was money enough on
hand according to the books 70 conduct
the office. Mr.. Cochran said that he had
asked Miss BEEN if her cash had bal
anced on the previous Saturday and thai
she had said that it did.
Mr.. Williams then crosse-examined
Mr.. Cochran. He brought out the fact
that the unpaid advices explained in
part why Miss BEEN drew the New
York drafts. For the week ending DC,
tober l there were 81. ia unpaid advice!
outstanding against the Hutchinson Of
flee. On October "A the unpaid advices
were $1.245. October 81. s1,141.10. Cash
on hand $500.
Did MIS- BEEN give a reason for not
| having her balance when you asked fol
! it?"
Yes sir. She said that she was toc
| busy
! Mr.. Cochran said: I'm one order
! dated January 6, marked paid January
! g. advice slip was stamped January 9
| Il was for 500 Of report ending Jan
| nary s. 1t had not been made out unit
/ the following Monday. II the order wa.
/ entered paid on the book, it must havt
! been stamped paid on January 6.
! shows that the report was not made on
until Tuesday. The same condition ex
| ISIS as to other orders. 1 cannot tel
the jury Of single dollar taken by Mis-
! BEEN prior 20 December 49,
Mr.. Cochran was then discharge;
from the stand, and Judge Williams ad
journed court for the day. The case vii
/ open this morning az 10 o'clock