The Portland daily press., 1899-11-27
STILL LOCKED UP
". II. Potter Doesn't At
tempt to Get Bail.
The w. S. Parker EN-.
bezzlement Case.
How it is Said Books Of Concern
Mere DOctOred.
Mr.. Potter Still Declines
to Talk.
Mr.. Potter Still Declines
to Talk.
Warrant viii Charge That
$500 Was Taken.

Walter II. Potter who was arrested on
Saturday evening charged with emtez-
element and larceny passed Sunday In
lodging room at the police station In thu
forenoon he WIS visited by his wife and
was with her for some time. he was
given the Sunday papers which contained
an account Of his arrest and criticized
the statements made In them with the
deputy marfhals stating that ths charge
that he had spent money on carriage hire
in Boston or In buying wine there was
false. He said that he had never paid
out more than S23 for carriages In Boston
altogether. This was all he had to say
regarding the story as printed IN the pa
pers and having refused to talk with the
uewspaIe rs men MIR. Potter was left
alone by them.
In the afternoon MIR. Potter was visited
by Mr.. Charles AZ True, his attorney
who made but brief call on him. MIR.
Potter maintains his calmness and the
imprisonment did net seem to worry him
in the least. 10 the officers he ia afable
and pleasant talking readily with them
or all other matters excepting the arrest
and its cause. His appetite Is good and
he seemed to enjoy ihs meals which were
obtsiued for him from q near by restau-
rant. Tbs room where he Is confined is
not the most uncomfortable place In the
world as 1t Ia well lighted, warmed and
as neat as wax with a comfortable bel
and all that could be expected in such
quarters
10. .t.-u Ia
ing in the municipal court but his hear
ing will not OCCUR until Wednesday morn
ing and possibly not until the next day.
The warrant on which Mr.. Potter was
arrested Was just general complaint Of
the EN- bezzlement and larceny Of 50, 900
but it Is more than likely that q new
complaint will be drawn against him by
rhe county attorney and the first ono mol
pressed.
The case was not given into the hands
Of County Attorney Libby until four
O'Clock Saturday afternoon. Since that
time MIR. Libby has been carefully going
over the case with the aid OF the CITY
marshal, Mr.. Sylvester. MIR. Libby has
an excellent knowledge of bookkeeping
and the city marshal has Teen book
keeper for years. Sunday they went over
the books Of the W. s. Parker Company
and obtained a very accurate knowledge
OF what Mr.. Potter did with thess books
while acting as the bookkesper for the
corporation. Neither MIR. Libby or the
city marshal would say much about the
case yesterday. both Of them being too
busy to devote much attention to the
newspaper men. From another source
but a most reliable one something was
learned In q general way Of the irregular
tiles shown on the books of the W. 5.
Parker company.
Mr.. Potter was employed by the W. S.
Parker Com psny as oookkeeper in July,
1897. The first false entry on the books
was found about the 18th day Of August,
1897 On the cash book an entry was
made OF the payment Of q bill amounting
to si26 and some odd cents to New
York firm. Opposite this entry was the
NUN ber Of the page ON the ledger where
the account with this firm was kept.
Referring to 1t and the date OF the alleged
payment Of SIPS ana some odd cents 1t
was seen that the bill Of this New York
concern was SEQ and some odd cents In
stead Of s126 and some odd cents. The
balance for the month of August was
correct amounting somewhere In the
neighborhood of $1,000. 1t was plainly
evident to the man who made the dlsoov-
cry Of this irregularity In the cash hook
account that having found that the cash
was short just 800 It WAS an easy matter
to foros a balance on the cash book by
adding a figure one in front of the %
thus making the amount paid out sl26
when it should have been. according 60