The age-herald., 1900-08-17

(Continued from Fifth Page). turned to treasury are in Chief Mullins handwriting. The pay rolls are turned over to the auditor by me as soon as they are paid I saw this pay roll about two or three weeks ago."
 Cross-examination: "The pay roll comes through the auditor to the treasurer. The auditor draws warrants on the treasury payable to the treasurer for the amount of the pay roll. l have been in the habit Of issuing a check to the chief for the pay roll of his department. I began that system about April or May, 1895. About the time of this pay roll I received great many orders the firemen had given to diff ferent persons in the city. The pay roll bears the signature of myself and w. H. Kettig, chairman of the finance committee at the time The books of the city have been twice examined by expert account ants. have no personal recollection about the pay roll in question:"
 Replying to questions asked by Aldermen <--.----,n and Thach, witness stated --aat he personally examined his records for apJut ten days subsequent to the payment of this pay roll and find no record of the ck:sf refunding the $50 Continuing he said: ''The chief did refund somt money one or two times in cases where too much had been paid out. I can state positively that the $50 was never returned to me- T-nera were others in the office that received money and issued receipts for me MT. Gardner was my assistant. MT. C=z1n sometimes issued receipts for me, and oth- CTS did the same.'
 MT. Eustis produced his receipt book used at that time, and, reading from the stubs, he stated that IT. Gardner, Mr. Camp and MT. Mingea received money for him at that time Continuing, he said: MT. Camp was city auditor, Mir. Gardner was my assistant and Mr. Mingea was market clerk"
 W.P. Walton
 W. P. Walton the next witness, said:
 'I am connected with the fire depart ment and have been for eleven years. In 1853 sold some old braSseS that came from the third floor of the fire building to negro named John Townsend for about SIP. l turned the money over to the chief" Cross Examination q suggested that the brasses be sold. The chief told me that he intended to take some of the money and buy some new fire journals for the tlremen. He subscribed for two.
 J. F. Graham, the next witness called, said:
 "I bought horse from Chief Mullin about three years ago, paying him $2O or $25 in cash for same"
 H. D. Wood, who was next called, said: "I am clerk and auditor of the city. The records show that the 30th of July 1898, the chief paid the treasurer $35. for which he was given a receipt, and the stub states that it was for the sale of two horses. In 1897 he was given a treasurer's receipt for $5 rent on East End fire house. and that $25 was received in 1898 for rent on East End fire house and $4 in 1899.
 The records do not show that the chief paid the treasurer any money received as rent for room over the fire department during the fair last fall"
 The Defense
 At the conclusion of MT. Woods testi- mony City Attorney Lowe announced that he had no other witnesses present to ex- anime, whereupon Captain White, counsel for Chief Mullin, called witnesses for the defense. The first witness put on the stand AAf fin SEf isss faSed @ kStssS with Chief Null sn oas sSnH K H3 P 1A{Gss fss trade sssss %ss