The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-01-13

bon copies. Moser's writing showed the
amount of loan, note, time rate and bank
To the best Of his knowledge carbon copy
of every note and resolution was kept ON
file. They were kept to keep the temporary
loan account straight and for reference when
bank demanded payment of note We
never had any difficulty with any bank
When bank official called us up by tele-
phone and said a note was due / told Moser
to look up the carbon copy and in every case
he found it,.
RENTz OUT IN THE COLD.
1t was not my practice to write out the
resolutions in full in the minutes and simply
took notes on a piece Of fOOlscap for reference
During the first year everything was carried
out legally, but after that everybody seemed
to grow careless, myself included. The Com.
missioners depended on me to keep every
thing straight 1t was our practice.
Q. What caused the laxity or carlessness
after 1894?
A. During 1894 Messrs. Allen and Martin
worked together and Rentz was left out in
the cold During that time he was very par
tcular to have his objections entered on the
minutes, and to keep everything in accord
with the law
After the year 1894 all the Commissioners
were more friendly and everybody gradually
grew careless. 1t was our custom to lay all
notes and resolutions upon the table or desk
OF Mr.. Allen, president of the Board of
Commissioners.
1T will be remembered that in January,
1894, Allen Republican, and Martin Demo
crat, made deal in selecting appointments,
and left Mr.. Rentz the other Republican,
out in the cold, as stated
By direction of Mr.. Schalck, Mr. Connell
read from the minutes of March 2, 1894,
showing that the resolutions were written in
/ full on the minutes, and also a COPY of the
note. He did not know what caused the
Commissioners to become more friendly in
1895 and afterwards. Minutes of other dates
in 1894 showed that the notes and resolutions
were spread upon the minutes fully The
notes were drawn on Pottsyille and Ashland
banks.
He then read, by contrast from the min
utes of July g. 1895, which simply recite "a
resolution negotiating a temporary loan with
the Safe Deposit Bank was adopted" The
carbon copies of the note and resolution
ought to be on file in the vaults. This SIS
600 loan was negotiated il the usual way
and after | put the seal on the note and reso
luton | would deliver them, (the note and
resoution) to the Deputy County Treasurer.
| one of the Commissioners, to any one of the
clerks who was not particularly busy, or my
self. If the loan was on an Ashland bank
Rentz would take it; if at Pnegrove, Martin;
if Tamaqua, Allen; if in Pottsville, myself,
the Deputy Treasurer or any one Of the
clerks.
RECEIVED CASH.
Q. Did you receive money from any of
the banks on notes.
A Once, and once only. | can't tell
when, and l remember saying to the County
Treasurer, This is a dangerous thing to do:
you might be held up and knocked down,
and I'll never do it again" l never did. All
the money / got from the banks | handed
over intact to the deputy County Treasurer.
This money was wrapped up and sealed in
the shape of brick. / did not count it and
mt remember what amount was in it.
never heard thing about the transaction
until August 18th 1897. Never heard a
whisper. No. That was the time the com
plant was made about the missing So 900.
| cannot bring to mind anything about the
loan Of $4,000 on July 3rd 1898, when, 1t is
alleged, So, 900 was missed.
Judge Bechte Who was the Deputy
Treasurer to whom you remarked, 1T was a
dangerous thing, etc. ?"
A. If it was during 1894, -'5-'6, it was Mr.
) Kline.
Witness could not bring to mind what be,
came of the original resolution of June 9th
1896, of which carbon copy was produced
, Neither could he tell where the carbon copy
of the resolution of June s, 1896, is unless it
, is in the vault. He read from the minutes
of Saturday, June 9Th, 1896, which recited that
, a $1,000 loan with the Safe Deposit Bank was
! ,,,l 4
, terred only to fixing the price Of post mortem
examinations at $40, except when bodies
were exhumed, in which case Sl5 was the
, price. These minutes were in Clerk
Schmidt's hand writing.
A POSITIVE STATEMENT
Q. By Schalck Did you receive those
: 50, 900 on June or s, 1896 or at any otheI
g time?
S A, did not; and, Furthermore, l believ,
S no one connected with the Commissioner
office ever received it.
p, To further questions he said, 81 positively
and emphatically swear that neither myse
nor, to my belief, any one connected with tn,
" office ever got penny of this money"
might have cancelled this note with tn,
circular punch. My desk was open for tw,
years the key was lost and the lock wa
biohOh' hClC was no uSt III kc6pAlB Ill
D desk locked. We had a little earthen vesse
> there in which we kept the money gotten fo
- postage stamps from other offices, and
would often find this money missing. Othe
things we're stolen from the desk so | decide,
to leave it open.
!. Carl Coogan formerly warrant clerk wa
= in charge of the bills from which he drew TIN
k warrants. lie would present the warran
c and bill form to the Controller. He had N
e particular remembrance of the transaction o
e December 9TH, 1896, when the note of Jun
/ 9th, 1896 was finally paid.
l. ICennelPs testimony points ont new posi-
= bilities in this remarkable trial, and ther
h may be a colorsd gentleman or two now il
It the woodpile who may be rooted out befor
t the thing ends
CONNELL's CROSS s-EXAAIINATION.
D. On crOss-examination by Mr.. MARI ex
. Commissioner Clerk COnnell said Commis
y sioner Rentz had frequently urged him t
have the minutes of the previous meeting
q written out before the following meeting,
u and admitted that Commissioner Rentz ha
) complained that the minutes were NJ
!, complete enough during 1894. The nil
= utes were kept ON loose sheets of pape
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