The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-23
VERDICT FOR COUNTY
continuea from si1th Paee.

| conclusion or the OCTOBER examination,
1888?
Ayes.
! g. Could not the board o. county COM
m,ssioners at any time during Do-sn's
first term as county treasurer have as
certainea from the books and records in
his ONCE the exact state OF his accounts?
/ A--No.
kept open for examination?
! A-Yes.
| 81 Were not all the books. records and
! documents used By Patterson in exauin-
/ ing the books TO make up his report to
/ the board of county commissioners open
| for examination to the board az all times
during Doran's first term as treasurer?
! Ayes
! 3. Could the board OF county commits
sioners at the October. 1899. settlement.
I If they had used reasonable care and
/ diligence, have ascertained the exact
/ state Of Dcran's accounts?
/ A.-No.
! So Same as 10 1894?
A-No.
/ 81. Was not the matter Of the Irregular
/ ity Of Doran's books called 20 the atten-
| ton OF the board OF county commission
! ers By an employe OF the board Of coOn-
/ " commissioners in the year 1885?
/ A.-Yes.
/ s. Was not this Information disregard
/ ed by the board?
Ayes: by the board as at that time
organized.
| 80. II this information had been acted
upon at that time would Il have revealed
the true condition of Dorans books?
A.-Yes-
HIs 1t not a fact that T. B. Cart
wright. Doran's predecessor. had on hand
more than $4,000 Of cash and cash items
exclusive Of what was in the banks?
Ayes.
! Il Is X not a fact that this entire sum
| OF s430 90 was charged To Doran when he
assumed the duties OF the office of coun-
/ " treasurer. October is. 1892?
Ayes.
a. Is IL not a fact that this sum was
made up Of money. uncaneelled county
warrants, tax receipts. TAX certificates
I and other proper items of proper credit
/ treated as cash?
/ Ayes; cash and cash items.
! 49, Is II not a fact that these items OF
credit other than cash did not appear
( upon the books rs a credit to the said
Thomas g. Cartwright on said first OF
. October. 1850?
! Ayes; at least should NOT have been.
| A. Is IL not fact that these items OF
4 credit carried as cash items were largely
converted into cash between October
and October IS, 1892?
| A-Yes.
/ 45 Is II not a fact that credit was not
made in the books for such warrants as
were on hand on October /. 1892. until
same were surrendered and csncelled2
! Ayes; on the cash account.
! 46. Is it not a fact that all other items
OF credit. treated as cash items. were
not credited upon the books until after
| the first Of October. 1892?
| A-No.
a. Is II not fact that October I. 1894.
| Doran had on hand in his office exclusive
of what was in banks. cash and cash
items amounting to more than y4s.c007
A.-Yes.
4s. Were not the uncancelled warrants
charged against him?
Ayes.
4s. Is # not a fact that Doran had no
credit for uncancelIed warrants?
A.-Yes.
50 Is II not a fact that all cash and
cash items carried by Doran as on the
first OF October. 1894. were not credited
on the books till a subsequent time?
A.-Yes
81 Is it no, fact that a large part %
the 5000 OF cash and cash items held
by Dorsn October !. 1904. did not appear
upon his books as a credit at thai time?
A.-Yes.
q. Is II not fact that II. z. Pat;er-
son did not consider nor take into &C.
count these cash items carried by Doran
October ]. ISai in making Up his bal
ance?
A.-No.
- Did Patterson tu making up bis anal
balance sheet take into account snd give
Doran credit Tor all cash items On hard
October /. 1924?
A-Yes; cash and cash i,eaas were
treated as cash.
ceived credit On his books for all cash
and cash itarns on hand. would his books
have shown a shortage at that tiuae2
No. did he not receive such credit2
Not answered.
g. T. Mr. Paterson in making u he
final balance sheet had given Doran
credit FOR al cash and caeh items Oh
hand On the first day % October. 1884
would the same have shown q shortage Ia
Doran's accountsz
A.-Yes
: II you answer abovs question a.
Tentatively. state how nnuch7
A-s42 - s.
e II you fud from the evidence that
Dorsn was short IN his accounts on tse
9th Of Oc,o5er, 1894. state how much sou
find such shortage 20 BE-
As zsagT
g. II yoa ind from the evidence fhers
was 4 shortage thsa. state how much -
said shortage occurred prior 20 ssptem-
ber I. issl7
Ave have 10 evidence
8 Is 81 nj fart that Patterson ia
not know ire amount % cash ard cash
items on hand Ia tie one Orto5e- &
1sss. and s.1 not take the sane ist5 ac-
coant7
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