The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-26

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from him. Later In the evening wsni
back 10 him and sat dawn again. ! didn'i
sttsmpt 10 talk 10 hin about the affair
OF our concern. He was under good deal
Of . strain and I thought from the fact
that he had made up his mind to com'
home that should have plenty Of time
10 talk Lover with him as believed hi
would not 20 away again.
Q.-whst made you think be was com
ing 10 Portland to stay?
| A.-1he mere fact that he was on thu
train bound for Portland.
Q.-rhas led you TO believe he VA
coming home to stayf
Ayes assumed that he was.
| Q.-At that time had you come 10 the
| conclusion that he was short In hi
accounts and was An embezslsrf
A.-Ye. found that the Dash was
short on the Friday before he went away
on Sunday 1 found some items 10 the
collection account whi,h saw did NOT
bs long 10 the firm. Rsferring 10 the COR
responding minutes In the po3ks found
that the amount In the drawer and that
In the books did not tally.
Q.-what else did Desring say 10 you
| In the parlor carr
Ale said that he had covered Q good
deal of country. but be didn't say where
he had been. He said he had travelled
about a good deal. He said, ~ suppose
they will let me 60 home tonight. He
didn't say whom he meant by they"
Q-Do you know whom he meantf
A.-No.
Q.-why didn't you ask himf
Al had my opinion.
4 O What was iti
Al supposed that he meant the au-
thoritiss. knew that the experts re-
port had been given the county attorney
and BY him turned over TO the city ma r
shall.
Q-what date did Deering returni
Al don't krow.
Q.-You believed the authorities would
BE- after himf
A.-No his remarks led me to believe
that he thought %.
Odd that coincide with your view
of the matterf
Al don T know.
Q-You didn't think a complaint had
been made against himr
A.-Not to my knowledge.
Q.-You knew the authorities woul
not take any action unless . complaint
WAS madsf
Al didn't know what action the
authorities might take. When l left the
train that night took my travelling bag
home and hunted up my attorney. To-
gethsr We went to the house Of the city
marshal and reported the matter to him.
1t was then about ten O'Clock and hall
an hour later.
Q-Do you know what he didf
Al know what he sal d he sho uld do.
Q.-What was that?
Ale said that all he could do was "a
ssnd an officer to watch behring's house.
| suggested to him that 10 might be q
good thing for the officers to watch the
trains too.
Why did you do thatf
A.-Bscause I wanted to be clear In
the matter or of any suspicion Of getting
Dssrius out of town.
Q.-You knew II he were taken into
custody he would be here when wanted.
A.-Yes.
Q.-why didn't you have him taken
into custody?
Al hadn't q single bit Of evidences
again ct him and havsn't now.
Q.-You had enough to have his houss
and the trains watched?
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| Q.-Do you Kn ow whether the houst
was watched that nigntr
A.-No.
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