Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-03-28

4 "aiiah'o paNaoiS W MN, HuHipettu ZoiI,
| 2S4o and $500, marked for identification
II, and ], for s65, SI47 and sos. respect.
lively. He testified he could not state
how much money he had received in toto
for the wood, as his memorandum of the
| transaction was lost
Cross examination by Mr.. Reid brought
out the facts that AL Smith and J. Sherer
had delivered wood to the county for wit
| ness. That the warrant marked exhibit
q was not his signature, but that he
might have instructed Mr.. Tannahill to
receipt for it for him; he could not posi-.
| lively remember.
P. +. Stookey was again recalled, who
testified i'll response to questions by the
county attorney that he was custodian of
the records and official papers, books,
etc of his predecessor in Office, Mr..
/ Tannahill, and identified warrant, No
25os, for $40 so, issued to Joseph Brock
man for jury fees, and marked for iden,i.
fication plaintiffs exhibit X This war
rant was not indorsed by anybody, but
was marked paid. That the warrant was
signed by defendant in his official ca
; pacity. That after careful search of the
records Of the board of county commits.
sioners he could find no justification for
the issuance of warrant No. 2o2, to Eben
Mounce for 500; and further, that it was
not registered. That in register kept
for the purpose he failed to find any rec
ord thereof.
On direct examination by Mr.. Johnson
Mr.. Stookey testified that the warrant for
500, referred to heretofore, issued to Eben
Mounce, had been taken from the stub
book of county warrants, and the stub
therefor was marked void. He said, in
answer to questions by Mr.. Reid, IL
think the word void in red ink is in the
handwriting of Mr.. Lemicke but can
not swear positively when the word was
written there; but il has not been done
since was in office" Witness then iden.
tihed warrant drawn to Joseph Brock.
man No. 25Ss, for jury fees, for $I9. so
dated September IS, 1898. This is an
unindorsed warrant. Continuing: 81 dc
not find any reference to this warrant in
the commissioners proceedings, but !
find a record in the handwriting of S. @
Tannahill. but none concerning Brock.
man bearing on the case"
Joseph Brockman was then placed or
the stand in behalf of the state and testi
fed that he was farmer was summoned
to court at the September term as a CRANE
juror in 1893, and was excused by tn,
Court at his own request; that he hat
had conversation with man supposed
to be S. o. Tannahil, but was told tha
he could get no fees unless lie could pc
All order from the Court to that effect
that he had not got the order, had neye
received any money on any warrant, no
had he authorized any one to receipt 70
money to be paid him.
On cross-examnation by MIR. Reid wit
ness said: was excused by the court a
my own request. have faint recollec
. tion of another man who was excused a
5 the same time, and remember that yo
S made a statement to the Court, and tina
, his reason for being dismissed was tn
same as mine, that we were harvesting
5 ! cannot remember what the Judge sal
| lat l,a
4 on Mr.. Tannahill for the money we wer
S alone. ! never borrowed IS or any othe
Il sum FROM him. ! cannot remember an
o other conversation | ever had with Nj
II Tannahill. am not really positive tha
It it was Mr.. Tannahill that talked will
h it might have been Mr.. Steen or M
S Lemicke. never in the presence
Il Ike Truesdale borrowed any sum wha
e soever from Mr., Tannahill | returne
e to Lewiston about month from the tin
Il In question, | never had a further col
n versation with Mr.. Tannahill in which
c told me that Attorney Reid had succeeds
y in getting the allowance from the Cou
y for my fees | borrowed $40 at Lapw
e from widow woman to make the tr
,. with"
II p. f.. Stookey was recalled and iden
i fed various warrants which had be,
e drawn by Mr. Tannahill in his offici
capacity and which were claimed to
& fraudulent. They are as follows: d. J
ar Gentry, SIS, No. I296; J. A. Gill, 81
ID No. 1863; W. S. & II. {. Phillips, s.
1t and one to P. F.. Stookey. In these N
l Stookey testified he could find nothil
y in the proceedings of the county comm
1t sioners to justify their drawing.
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