The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-19


changes on the roll
cross-examined: He could not renein-
her any particular cases or Names. some
times names we're left on the ROLE for
twenty days or more. The time was gen
ersilY given Them on the pay rolls ior
following month.
Rsiirect-Nearly every month men Eers
short on 'heir time.
~
Mr. Henry Ross. the next witness, SAID
he had worked under Mr. Theodore Perei
"a. He knew that Mr. Pereirs hal gotten
two warrants for the same month. ne
hal worked Two separate times IN the
same month and got separate warrant
tor each piece o. work.
CHS vas in reference 70 the charge
warrants for s2s each rhen be vas en-
titled to but one se shown ~ The pay
roll)
Mr.. ". ". Bsugn ex-city secretary. was
the next witness He said Mr. Hu chins
kept the city ledger He had examined
the ledger but could not recall that be
had seen any o. Banners handwriting IN
the ledger.
! Mr. Banner asked witness Of he asi
ever heard Mr.. Hutchins say anything
ebout him
Thi. vas overruled. Mr. Banner sara
he simply wanted 10 prove that Mr. Hutch
ins wss iuirlcal 10 him ever since he
bad been appointed 20 the office.
49,
4 Mr. James WEIGH. assessor and CO..
lector. 9as introduced He said thai he
thought that some scrip had been brought
iato the assessor end collectors office IN
indorsed He never saw Mr.. Banner ID
dorAe any scrip.
Mr.. VIII 1insiey. the next witness. les
tined that he oesit IN scrip He remem-
oered having brought piece OF scrip 70
Mr. Banner early N lsgs thai Was irregu-
lar ana that Mr.. Banner had remeoied ms
error by giving him another piece % scrip
Tor o. This wee piece OF scrip in favor
Of Menard for $50
Cfnis vas IN reference TO the ch8rg-
that two pieces 81 scrip had been Issued
20 o. } Menard for the same ssrvice1
wi.ness ssis that M Banner iniorsed
the name OF Sir. Menard on the new piece
o. scrip.
witness hsd trisd 20 by scrip IN Mr..
B4nner's Office bat NJ would not permit
him 70 d. D. Witness dic not ike NJ.
Banner on account o. his being 20 uuac-
commoda'lug Mr Banner would never
break W any scrip Tor ths witness
Nj Bsnner asked witness n he ala not
remember tina, he refused n break up a
piece OF scrip for 5000 issued 20 the
Electric Light company Witness re-
memhered THE Transaction, bu, the ques-
tlon vas objected 70
Mr. banner said that Nj Blake Dupres
bad finally gotten permission from rho
finance committee break W the SCRIP
Mr., Banner said n this connection that
Mr.. Hltchins hal told him that the mayor
81 s. 49, - m.
IN bis 'rans7ct i0ns and mat he was likely
to be arrested al any time.
The mayor objected to this testimony
g and called Mr. Banner 70 order.
Witness said that Mr.. Banner had al
e Tays held up the price Of scrip.
u -
- Mr. Matt brennan street commissioner.
= vas put on he stand Witness Aal heen
IN the hshl; Of working .orces o. acn
o 90 railroads. etc. and had frequently ,, ace
{ errors in cre7!uag time ~ tire nav ,oh.
o When he found a man had ~, been ~ en-
all the time he was entitled 10 one
q month he vas given credit Tor 4 OF the
= Inen- month Several mistakes OF TIL.
T. SORT had already occurred since Ne Lad
e been street commissioner. lie sofa II
might be possible 20 miss a rang o. rer
.e TO- twenty four days or more n Of,
IN month. r. a man quit work ie ,pon,i ht
n given time check FOR his ezra tine
rs Mr. o. p. Jackson ohlei clerk In tn,
d assessor and collectors Office. testified
tha' he had taken scrip in the assessor
lt and collectors ofice that was rot IN,
ia dorsed. He had frequently had this SER,
i- turned back on him ny Mr. szaho he
10 cause Il was not ndcrsei Witness hat
Endorsed some scrip himself
e Captain jack Kennedy was recalled. y,
u knew man named Brandt, He r.
membered about Brandt complaining abou
ly not getting his correct time.
Mr. Szabo was recalled He di no
g remember that the former administrator
X had left month or two pay roll unpaid
lF Witness had discovered errors aid dis
~ crepancies between the stub books an
H. the warrans He said that under IN
h. previous administration warrants wcr,
ne never changed. II they were ever c.
tective they were h.d away and ne,
IN ones issueS He had sometimes ioun,
re errors in scrip.
~ Mr.. Banner charged the mayor wit
u. having changed his ruling upon TAG va
ds the charges were 10 be voted npol n
s. said the mayor had hrst ruled ,ha. Tn
as charges were 70 he voted on all together
a nov he insists that they are to hs vote
d. on separately.
as He wanted 10 appeal TO the council
The mayor read Cushing on nDs; IN
AZ ment trials in support OF his conlentic
@S that the charges or specifications mui
d, be voted upon separately.
, Several Of the aldermen Goa - led the
IT. this was the proper course and Mr. Ban
~ ner withdrew his objectIon
" The Gaze will be resumed al 20 ocloc
e. this morning.
Mr.. Banner will axe the stand hrst
al today ard the proceedings will he qui;
ne interesting