The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-25
TEN YEARS AT HARD LABOR
Continued from Eighth Page.

Mir Buge said the handwriting was not
MIR. Haupts.
MIR. Bugg made an itemized statement,
chewing how the alleged shortage of Mr..
Haunt OF $259S was obtained. To Mr..
IIouot,s statement of funds areceived
e 1851 was added $2S6.55, shown by stubs
in the receipt book and not included in mis-
statement. and receipts outstanding in
Haupt's handwriting to the amount OF
s13s S. not included in the statement, nor
shown on the stubs of the check book
s2S5.5O reported by parties to have been
n,d 10 Mr.. Haupt, for which they took
noreeeipts or had lost receipts. This made
a rotal of "a. 1860. Against this Mr., Haupt
was credited with $9O6.95 cash in Citizens
Rank. S5O527 cash turned over by him,
sl54.3o paid for repairs and 81 paid for ex-
ohanse. a total credit of $l,56S52 leaving
an indebtedness of $2,59S.2S.
Mr.. Bugg narrated the circumstances
which led up to Mr.. HaGpts resignation
as treasurer In July the building commit
tee called for his resignation which he
declined to give. Six weeks later inquiry
was made at the Citizens Bank, relative
to funds on deposit. These funds were to
be placed in the savings department to ac-
cumulate interest and the treasurer was
not authorized to check out anything. on
Of the fund.
A statement from the Citizens Bank of
final settlement was submitted showing
that about 81 $50 had been deposited and
about $500 drawn out in various items from
$50 10 $50. Upon this warrant was taken
out for Haupt's arrest, and an order was
given 10 the bank to stop payment to him.
The $500 was turned over to Mr.. Wells by
Mr. Haupt. This was all that was OBJ
tanned from him besides the sum in bank.
Mr.. Osborne called off various items of
Contributions to the building fund, for
which the witness said there was nothing
to show on the defendants books.
H. S. Haupt a cousin of the accused,
stated that at the time the inquiry was
instituted he had paid G. W. Haupt 50 and
had only taken receipts for ST. He was
not sure however, that he had paid more
than 81.
J. II. Skipper testified that on two oc-
casions he gave G. w. Haupt money for
the building fund, on one occasion $40 cash,
for which he took no receipt.
Miss Sallie Cabaniss testified that she
assisted in raising money to build the
church. The Young Ladies' Benevolent
Society raised $50, which she turned over
to Mr. Haupt. Her Sunday school class
raised about $50, which she also turned
over to him.
ReJ.-I-~D. Chapman, pastor of the
church, testified that the Ladies' Mission
airy Society of the Savannah, Baptist
Church raised two sums, one of SIS, which
vas paid to him, and which he gave %
Af' Haupt. He took a receipt and gave
II 10 the secretary of <he society. A do.
ld'oh Oh about $50 from Miss Proctor =
class ne also turned over to Mr.. Haupt.
MISS Josie Sholar's class gave S25
Mr.. {. H. Medlock was put upon the
h'and TO show that he had collected and
pald to Mr.. Haupt $50, from the Ladies
Ala Society; from ]. Thomas 81. William
Inofnas' SIS; G. w. Register. 50; F NJ.
towns 81, and other amounts from va
Ipus parties He had no receipts for
tneSe amounts, but had notes upon stub
Vi MS check book, where he had recent
W. W. 10 the parties who gave him money.
me witness said that he was appointed
oy me church to receive moneys during
Nr Haupts absence. Sometimes he took
ece'pts and sometimes he did not.
Mr., Medlock's testimony concluded the
evidence for the state As in the other
Edses' no evidence was offered by the de-
lense' the defendant simply making a
statement. ="