The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-31

just natly quit
wasn't 1t his letter."
1T was his letter"
"Didn't he have a right to it?"
"Yes."
"why did you not give it to him?"
"IIe never asked me for It,"
"Did he know you had it?"
81 don't know"
"Then how could he ask you?"
"He might have asked what had be-
come Of the letter"
"How do you know but he did ask
numerous persons?"
81 don't know"
"Did he ever see the letter"
81 know he laid it down on the type
writer"
Ibid he ever read it?"
IL don't know"
"Why did you want to keep it from
the public?"
because | saw il was n shame on
the insurance department of Nebras-
ka."
$50 you tried to cover up the dirty
work Of the insurance department of
NebraslSa"
IL didn't ut that time want to have
it made public"
us that what your friends in Rich
ardson county wanted you to stay in
the auditors office for, to cover up the
dirty work OF the ofice?"
mo, SIR
Then why did you want to keep
the dirty letter from the public?'
II had hopes Of pnritication in those
days"
"Well it wasn't very long after that
when the office was purified, was it"'
Il don't know
Mr.. I.ichty defined an insolvent
company as n that reported more
liabilities than assets.
Attorney Cornell led the witness on
to tell that such companies should not
be licensed. Then the attorney sprung
the commission issued by Mr.. Lichty
without the knowledge or consent OF
the auditor, to the mutual company of
Stromsburg, the company's report
showing liabilities over and above
assets. An accompanying letter from
Mr.. Lichty previously published, tell
ing the officers Of the company to
change their report and make 1T "loo.s
solvent"
In explanation of his action in this
case, MIR. Lichty said he knew the
company had assets they had not in
, cluded in it's report. Asded how h'
knew, he replied that the company
LAWYER had told him. lie was asked !
he was In the habit of issuing charters
on the word of others. He said ht
|; knew the lawyer.
Miss Muldoon, s~tenogrnpher in tn
s auditors office, testified for the de
/ Tense. She testified hat she remove
$ the missing pages from the letter boo'
because she had made bad copies. Sh'
always tore Jut spoiled copies. Sh'
G called attention TO the dates OF letter
t copied in the books to show that tn
dates were in consecutive order.
Mr.. Curric of the committee, sal
$ the missing pages had been explalnc
S satisfactorily.
w. Is. Price was examined in regrr'
r to Auditor Cornell's efforts to collec
d the reciprocal taxes. The auditor toll
J. Mr.. Lichty to send out bills. 1t wa
not done and the auditor directed tn
n witness TO do it. The work was cor
r tinued after Mr.. Price left the insur
d ance department.
d LINCOLN, March 2l.-The Legislative
Ie investigating committee held anothe
is hearing Yesterday morning for n
hour and a half and adjourned to NEE
IS in the evening. The evidence at I'll
he morning hearing was largely corrobo
L ative, but some interest was stirred u
by the introduction of evidence ten
r. ing to show that Auditor Cornell ha
O. had some trouble with q Vernon
I'd company, contrary to n telegram FRO
M its vice president, Charles Dewey, IL
r. troduced soon after charges were MAJ
r. against the auditor. The eviden'
Yesterday tended to show that tn
d. trouble arose over charger made by
~ MI 60. examination nf III
company and that threats were MAJ
or by Palm to keep the company fro
?" securing a certificate to transact bus
We ness in Nebraska. A letter from Nj
Palm to the company showed that
ng had said the company would be I
fused a certificate unless 1T paid h
mt fees. Auditor Cornell admitted tn
he had heard Mr.. Palm had done tn
but he had never tried to assist in Il
ne collection of the fees. lie had new
OF reproved Palm for this conduct tn
ed he remembered of. He refused TO 81
d. whether Palm was justified or not, b
admitted that he thought 1t w
at wrong for an agent of the departing
as to make such n threat. He regard
the threat, however. as mere win
by made by a person not authorized
to enforce 1t.
A letter from the company snow
ad that it had decided to withdraw fro
ep Nebraska rather than pay the exami
alton fee. The company re-euter
he the state and was admitted on its q
ew nual statement.
lot Witness had been In the east short
of after PAINS trip, hut had not visit
Montpelier, the home office of the co
lat pany. Mr.. Prout then asked wheth
of Il was not a fact hat he had writ
I'M these letters to the company for I
purpose of helping out Palm and q
Ian In collecting their bill of s326.
led well" said Mr.. Cornell, 81 would
ro- like to impugn my motive
led Witness then answered that he h
tol- not tried to help anybody.
Al the evening session, Auditor c
nto neil introduced his two bank books 9
ae- in the Merchants bank of Lincoln a
40 N. othar ~ thu Richardson cour