Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-30

.sYou didn't ask TO SET the books or
manifest any interest, did YOU"
ayes, did?'
"What did you do after you went
hack TO the Office on Saturday and you
had accepted your suspension from Mr.,
Hills?"
Il turned over the keys, put on my
hat and coat and went out"
And when you went away from the
Office on Saturday you didn't know
that there was any shortageY'
mo, SIR
Had you been drinking that after
non?"
Il may have, some. ! always drank
more or less all my life"
did yous not attempt to see the
books that afternoon"
NO the office closes at o'clock on
Saturday, and ! had been denied all
access 10 my books"
Nov will you explain TO this jury
why you did not ask to see your
books?"
MIR Craig told me that Mr.. Hills said
that | was not 10 do any business In
the Office. ! told him that ] was not
responsible to Mr.. Hills. that / was
under bond"
'Then why didn't you from that time
to this ask 10 see the books?"
II was In Jail since Feb. 4th. and
had no opportunity"
why didn't you ask TO examine the
books In your own behalf In the jail.
before they We're destroyed by fire."
1T would not be very advanta-
geous place 10 examine them"
ION Monday morning. Feb 4th, did
you see Mr. Hills In your office"
mo, never saw him In my office af-
ter Saturday. the 2nd. but once when I
went In with a deputy sheriff TO get
some papers"
you never had any conversation
with Mr.. Hills In which he asked you
TO help him 10 20 over the books and
find the error and you refused?"
mo, I never. declined to help Mr..
Hills. | was never asked to-"
Mr. Van Kuran was stlll undergoing
rigid DISCRIMINATION when the
noon recess was taken.
VAN KURAN's DEFENSE.
Mr.. Van Ruran was put on the stand
by the defense Saturday afternoon. He
made good witness and answered In a
plain, straightforward manner. In
answer to questions OF his counsel he
uenned MS duties as local treasurer
OF the Oregon Short Line Railway com
pany.
Mr. Van kuran said that he was AZ
years old and was born In Boston. He
mad iirst done clerical work az Omaha.
ana was afterwards engaged In the real
estate business. He started 10 work for
me Union Pacific Railway company I'm
1913. He said that he had no family.
He was afterwards employed as ohain-
man OF a surveying party for the Union
Pacific Railroad company. and later
went into the auditors office
where he was clerk tlll October IsSo
He then became clerk IN the treasur-
er's office, and later became CHIEF CLERK
which position he occupied Tin March
1897. when the Oregon Short Line Rail,
road company was organized and he
entered its employ as local treasurer
He stated that he was elected. NOT an
pointed TO that office. He said that he
had resided In Omaha since 1871. ana
was well acquainted there.
During his employment with the
Short Line company Mr.. Van Kuran
said that he had received and dis
bursed all moneys derived from the
operation Of the road. The remittances
from station agents and conductors.
he said. went 20 McCornlck's and Jones'
banks. There were sometimes errors
in the slips sent TO his Office from the
banks. He said that both Chief Clerk
A. H. Kimbail and II. $. Jayne had
keys to his Office and access TO the
various books Klmball and he handled
all the money that passed through the
office.
In direct examination Mr.. Van Kuran
stated that he had never converted TO
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