The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-01-31

DISCRIMINATION by Mr.. Schalck
q. When did you make up that statement
A. Saturday afternoon. The witness said
he made it up from the Commissioners an
nusl statement and admitted that the amount
fixed in that account as to the outstanding
bonds was incorrect; he had heard that the
amount given for the 'S5 bonds has been in
correct for years; he had never heard the
amount of the 1891 bonds to be wrong also.
The defense objected to insinuatious that
the report was incorrect, but Judge Bechtel
decided that the fact that a statement is pub
shed does not make it correct.
q Did you not make up your accounts for
1896 from bills and figures furnished you by
the commissioners
A. No, sir; they are all original.
q Then explain why you put a bill of $3.50
. the general court house repair account
o hen it should have goue to the plumbing
Hccuunt2
A. | merely put it down in the account
,ecause | thought it ought to 20 there. He
turther said that he took the totals for the
first ten months of 1896 and merely added to
tuen he totals for the two months he was in
ne Controllers office from Nov. |, 1896 to
December 81, 1896. Mr.. Reese had made the
utrics for the first ten months of 1896. He
lid not compare and verify the different
items of his report relating to the bond issues
of previous years they were two busy to do
So. He found the s., 900 error in tho 1896
temporary loan account December 3lst, 1896,
regardless of Mr.. Kline's letter; he dis,
covered it when he made tho comparison
with the outstanding temporary loan account
he used the carbon copies. His report showed
$40, 900 in temporary loans outstanding and
the item was verified later by the County
commissioners
The treasurer's daily receipt book was used
.r Mr.. Payne in preparing his statement.
&c ,uund no entry of Il receipt of S., 900 tenn.
Try loan account, June $, 1896,
e.. Then how could you make it appear in
10" account that s., 900 was due in the tenn
ysry loan account that was never received.
A. | have tried to tell you several times.
Q. Then yol did not verify these notes
, tn the Treasurer's books.
A. 1t doesn't matter how much paper /
nave outstanding. 1 gave you the face of the
n'trs. | never saw the Commissioners ac-
Q Then You admit you never compared
te Commissioners and Treasurer's accounts
Objected to by Mr.. Ryou.
Judge Bechtel Did you say the statement
Of 1896 was correct {?
A. Yes, sir.
The court overruled the objection.
Witness then sa d he did not verify the
notes Of 1895 nor of 1896 but took the face OF
the notes.
Mr.. Payne was subjected to a severe cross.
- summation, the purpose being to show thai
he did not make the book entries from which
ne got his figures and that he did not verify
3 the temporary loan notes, or other accounts
He said it was impossible to do this with the
,mo;,nt of help employed in the Controllers
lice. He did not take the position until
Noy. l, 1898, and could not 20 back and
yerify old figures.
W. l.. Shaefer was called to the stand by
he defense and swore that he represented
himself ~ d several other interests, and held
himself personally responsible for the prose.
MON amd all costs accounting therefrom.