The Portland daily press., 1900-01-25

cash. The COUPON clips were 81 sosd 10 a
book bstween the l,asss. IL was not un-
I'll the assignment was male that the
coupons lips in the book were found
to be short and did not To Iiv with the
cash ba lance. The coupon tlits were
made ont when received and laced In
this book kert for the purr o1s and were
arranged lpt ahstict lily in the rock.
Q-Do you associate the deficit In tt e
cash account TO Mr.. Deernss
Alto.
Q.-How much had you In deposits on
Novem Der ists
Al think about s4i4, GOO.
Q.-Juss how muoh did you take on
deposit Novem Der 1sts
Al Coat krow.
Q.-Couli Joi tell by feferenoef
Al don't think I couli, The de-
posits made November were ell returned
to the depositors and were rot entersd o,
the tooks of the firm. They were kept
separate from the other deposits.
Q.-Have you anything to show how
many deposits :here were!
Al don't know.
Q.-where are the derosit sl'pss
Al don't know. suppose thsy
were returned to the depc sltors.
Q.-was there more than one deposit
madef
Al don't know. There might have
been ten, but I can't say positively.
Mr.. Woodbury. then exrl,ined that this
derusits had been returned by Mr.. Deer
ing and Mr.. Rounds to the deposisors. 1t
was done by the assignee and he really
didn't know very much about 1t beyond
the fact that they were returned.
Odd you see the circular issued by
the sssignessf
Al suppose 90.
Q-Do yol know whether ths cash ON
hand tailed with that shown by the
books OF the con ,srn. or vas after wards
chRngedf
Al do not.
Q.-whst were the deposirs last yesrf
A.-About $500, 0c0 10 1880, oc0.
Q.-Is L. p. Dsering debtor or q cred.
itor Of your firms
Al don't think he Is either.
Q.-was he on November 1st9
A.-Yes I think he had overddrawn
his account about $50.
Q.-Do you believe he has misappro-
priated any funds OF the iirm'
MIR. Woodbury. hesitatsd some time be-
fore he answered this question and then
said that he thought he hsd, but he
say from positive know lsdgs.
Q-You think he had taken money
or In other words, was an ON
bszzln?
A.-Yes.
Mr.. Pierce. the rsferes-''ls Ii posi- bic
to ext lain the books In any other way
or TO account for the shortage In cash In
any other manner"
A.-No. sir.
Q-When did he first take his depar-
ture from ths oityH
A.-Novemter 7th.
Mr.. Woodbury. explained that the
ST ortage had teen discovered In tho case
on Friday night. On sunday, MIR. Deer
ing had lsft the city. At that time Mr..
Woodbury. was In New York and didn't
learn of Mr.. Deering's departure until
the fcll,wing Tussday. Mr.. York had
rot nosiied him OF 1t Will, he was away.
Where did Mr.. York t II you Mr..
DeerinR had disappeareds
Alt the Office on Tuesday afternoon.
Q.-Whst did Mr.. York says
Al don't remember.
Q.-What did you sayp
Al think 1 said that was afraid
Mr.. Desiring was defaulter.
Q.-Who had access to the cash drawer
besides MIR. Deerings
A.-Mr. peering handled all the cash.
Q.-Who else had access TO the cash
drawsrf
Air. York AMI myself.
Q-Wouli IL have been possible for you
to .have taken any cash without MIR
Dsering seeing you?
Alt wouli have been impossible.
Owe are speaking OF possibilities
now.
Alt wouli not have been possible.
Q.-You at times took money from the
cash drawer when Mr.. Deering was mo-.
theref
Al don't recall of ever doing 80.
Q-But, aid yol ever tike money when
MIR. Dsering was not there?
Al might have done SO. but don't
recal II any time.
Q-When you did what did you dor
A.-Put a memorandum In the cash
draw. But don t recall OF any instance
when did 40.
Odd you ever take any cash from
the drawer without Placing a msmoran-
dun In its
A.-No
Q.-Do you swsar to this9
Al don't remember Of any instance
Odd you make entries on a slip and
place it In the cash drawer when you did
do sof
Ayes II I ever did It.
Q-How large sums did you ever take
frcm the cash drawer?
Al don't rscall.
Mr.. Pierce, the rsferee-now much cash
did you usually carry In the cash drawer
A.-About q th ousand dollars.