The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-22
CIV. HAUPT AGAIN ON TRIAL.
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a bright hope of obtaining sufficient funds
10 settle his shortage with the Georgia
Pine Railway and the Oglethorpe Real
Estate Company"
The amount of shortage with the Ogle-
thorpe Real Estate Company was 22SO.
Mr.. Williams said. Although the under
standing with Mr.. Haupt was that he
should receive the same pay as treasurer
of the Georgia Pine Railway Company as
he had formerly received as secretary of
the Seaboard company $50 per month, he
mad never drawn anything on this ac-
count After these matters had come out,
in company with Col Halves, the general
counsel and vice president Of the railway
company he had made a settlement with
Mr.. Haupt for his services, allowing him
$1,000 which was at the rate of about
$3.50 a month. This increased amount
was at the instances of Col. Hawes and
Mr.. Haupt thanked Col Halves for making
this settlement with him.
Mr.. Williams told of a trip which Mr..
Haupt made to cambridge, for the pur-
pose of writing up the books of the rail-
way company. Mr.. Haupt, he said, was
badly behind, not only with the books of
the railway company, but with those of
j. P. Williams & Co., as well He seemed
very dilatory in his work, and the witness
concluded that about the only way to get
the books straight was to get him out of
the Office.
He was complaining of feeling unwell,
and l told him that a trip to Bainbridge
would do him good" said Mr.. Williams.
The witness said that he obtained trans
portation to cambridge for Mr.. Haupt. AS
his salary of $208 month with j. P Will
liams & Co. was going on he did not ex.
III, r. n
veloped later that Mr.. Haupt drew a check
for $50 and charged to expense account
for his trip. There was no voucher and
the account had never been approved by
him or by the executive committee of the
directors as was required with all ac-
counts passed for payment. Mr.. Haupt
made subsequent trip to Balnbridge, for
which he was told to put in an expense
account, but the witness was not certain
if he had ever done so.
MIR. williams was cross4questioned at
some length by Mr. Hartridge. He was
asked if the salary of $50 a month paid to
Mr.. Haupt as secretary by the Seaboard
company went to Mr.. Haupt or to the firm.
Mr.. williams was not certain, but he
thought that Mr.. Haupt received the sal
airy.
There was considerable sparring between
the attorneys and the witness as well over
a question which Mr.. Hartrdge asked Mr..
Williams about his use of the words
wearing stripes, to Mr.. Haupt on one oc-
casion. the evident intention being to show
that Mr.. Williams had used threats to in
duce a confession. Mr.. Williams was
finally instructed to answer but Mr., Hart
ridge very soon saw that the answer was
not what he wanted, and objected to Mr..
williams referring to an alleged specula-
ton by Mr. Haupt which Is not a part of
the Indictment. The court permitted MIR.
Williams, however, to tell how it was that
he came to use the words wearing
stripes"
Mr.. Williams said that this was on
another occasion than the one when the
confession was given. He had found that
Mr. Haupt had appropriated 2,75 collect
ed from the Southern Express Company
and charged him with the theft.
81 spoke to him very emphatically," said
Mr.. williams 81 told him that he was not
only a thief, but petty thief, and that If
l was wearing fine hat in the dark and
he had the chance to steal it he would do
So"
AS Mr. Hartridge stated that he wished
to cross question the witness still further
an adjournment was taken shortly after
o'clock until 10 o'clock this morning when
the case will be resumed.
Nr. Haupt was rearrested on an in
dictment for larceny after trust from
the Duffy Street Baptist Church. The in
dictment previously found on this charge
was noll pressed by the court at the re-
quest of the solicitor general and the sec
ond indictment was found by the grand
jury at its meeting Monday afternoon 1t
differs from the first indictment in that
the larceny charge is divided into four
counts The amount of the peculaton is
stated to be $259S.9S.