The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-23
GUILTY OF ENLIGHTENMENT.
JURY RETURNED VERDICT
AGAINST G. w. HAUPT.

the Jury Had Been Out Three
quarters of an Hour-Haupt Made
"A Lengthy Statement ia His own
Behalf. But without Sufficiently
Explaining His Financial Trans
actions With the Railway COM
pany-Larceny After Trust Case
to BE Heard Tomorrow.
The jury in the case of George w. Haupt
charged with embezziement. returned a
verdict at 1l.25 O'Clock last night Of guilty
with recommendation 20 the mercy of the
court. The verdict is similar to the one
in the forgery case tried last week. The
charges against Haupt Of larceny after
trust from the Duffy Street Baptist
Church is set for trial tomorrow.
Two days were required TO hear the en-
bezzlement case, the state concluding its
evidence at O'Clock in the afternoon,
when a recess was taken until O'Clock.
The evidence was resumed in the morn
ing with MI J. p Williams, the first wit
ness, still upon the stand. The defendants
attorney, Mr.. Hartrldge. continued his
cross examination of Mr.. Williams be-
gun the afternoon before. But little adj
ditionar Information of material interest
was brought out Juror joan S. Haines
asked Mr. williams II he had noticed thai
Mr. Haupt was extravagant in his OK
penditures. Mr.. Williams replied that he
noticed that Mr.. Haupt was spending
money freely, but thought nothing of this
as he knew that he received a good sal
airy, He advised him in a friendly way
10 save his money and make home for
himself, telling him that he would not az
ways be young The defendant replied
that he was well fixed.
Mr.. w f. McCollum was placed upon
the stand by the state and testified that
he had been employed by Mr. Williams
AS an expert accountant TO go over the
books of the Georgia Pine Railway and
check up the work of Mr.. Haupt 1t re-
CURED some time for him to do this as
the books were badly behind. After three
or four weeks he ascertained that there
was shortage Of SS074S0 unaecounted
for
As on the former trial Mr.. Hartridge de-
clined 10 allow the typewriter state
ments which had been prepared by the |
solicitor general, showing the various
stems of the shortage in detail to be fur
nished TO the jury, and the members of
the jury, like their predecessors, were
furnished with pencils and paper with
which to note the various items of the
shortage as they were explained by the
witness in answer to questions from the
solicitor general
The itemized statement includes forty
Items where checks were drawn for
amounts I'm excess of vouchers, the excess
varying from $40 to 500; twelve items
where cash subscriptions were received
from stockholders of the Georgia Pine
Railway Company and entered in the debit
side of the cash book, no amounts being
deposited ia six instances and only a por-
ton being deposited in the other six, the |
shortage varying from $40 10 $3.50; and
twenty-eight checks varying from so
TO 500, the money received for which was
alleged TO heve been appropriated by the
defendant Three of these checks were
for amounts drawn by the defendant and
charged to the expense account without
authority.
The examination of MIR. McCollum was
very tedious and required several hours.
each item being taken up in detail, and
the checks, vouchers and drafts accompa-
nying Il exhibited and comparisons made
with the cash book.
The amount of the shortage stated in |
the Indictment, $s,O74.S0 Is reduced by $1,000 |
in the typewriter statement this amount |
being credited to Mr.. Haupt for services |
rendered to the Georgia Pine Railroad as
treasurer and in other capacities.
At the conclusion of Mr.. McCollums |
examination by the solicitor a recess was |
taken for a short time to allow the de- |
PENDANT and his counsel to examine the |
vouchers and other papers submitted The |
cross examination brought nothing of ma |
terial interest.
Mr. r. b. Coleman, general superinten- |
dent of the Georgia Pine Railroad, was |
placed upon the stand He testified to a |
visit of Mr.. Haupts TO cambridge in |
March of last year. Mr.. Haupt was I'm |
Bainbridge some thing over a month, he |
said, being there for the purpose of re- |
operating in health and also TO write up |
the books of the railroad company. The |
witness identified the cash book of the |
company and his own handwriting fnAit |
lie assisted Mr.. Haupt in the work for |
three or four days he said, setting down |
the figures at Mr. Haupts dhctation. He
also testified as to the methods of trans |
acting the financial business of the rail-
way company On cross examination the
witness said that MIR. Haupt was not IN
the best of health at the time, and that
he seemed 90 be run down considerably.
Mr.. Fulton Saussy, who succeeded Mr.
Haupt as treasurer of the Georgia Pine
Railroad. testified that he had worked IN |
the same office with Mr.. Haupt for seven
or eight years. The latter kept no petty
cash book, he said. During 1897, he said |
Mr.. Haupt, assisted by George Smith.
bookkeeper for Z. B. Hunting & Co. nd
the witness went over the books of the
company, some two months being redliir-
ed in this work. Mr. Haupt called out the
items and Mr.. Smith wrote them down
Mr.. Saussy said that it required about two
hours day of his time to perform his ,lu-
ties. as treasurer of the railway company.
His salary as treasurer is $500 a year.
Mr.. II. J.. kayton, who succeeded Mr..
Haupt as secretary of the j. p. Williams
Company, testified that he had been in
the office with Mr.. Haupt about two years
and knew that Mr.. Haupt kept no petty
cash book Mr.. Haupt kept only cash
and check book, and did not open a set
of books for the railway company. he said.
until just before his trip 20 Bainbridge
George u. Clarke assistant teller OF the
Citizens Bank, testified that he had natd
drafts Tor Mr. Haupt drawn
on him as treasurer OF tho
Georgia Pine Railroad In many
Instances tine checks were for greatsr
amounts than the drafts. Mr.. Haupt ex-
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