The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-02-13
A. I. ROWE, ARRESTED FOR LARCENY.
Postmaster al Van Vert Held to Jury

red book and told about how wide and how
long talked to Rowe about the lost money
and he didn't seem to have anything to say
ABOUT it. On the 10th Rowe came to work in
the afternoon about two O'Clock: said it was
better late than never. Rowe stated to me in
a conversation about lost money that he never
carried over fifteen or twenty dollars; said he
didn't see what Finer meant by carrying that
money.
II. l.. HALL.
reside at Van Vert. Am station agent
there. Am acquainted with the defendant
Rowe and John Collier. had Il conversation
with Rowe and Collier Il short time ago in
! regard to the loss of this pocket book. This
was about the 10th or 18th or perhaps the 18th
of January. Rowe described the pocketbooll
to me- He measured it Off on his hands some
| thing like four inches long and about two and
a half inches wide and of q reddish color.
f. o. srEARNS.
reside at Van Vert. and am cashier of the
Van Vert Bank and have been since a year
ago last December. Ours is the only bank in
Van Vert. an acquainted with E. L. King
January 18th paid him some money, among
which was $50 bill. This $50 bill is the same
bill paid to MIR. King am acquainted with
| Mr. Rowe.
GRO EXAMINATION.
had a description of this bill sent out after
it was lost; sent to Leon, osceola, Weldon
and Clariuda.
NJ F. THOMPSON.
reside at Van Vert Am u hardware and
lumber merchant. Am acquainted with the
defendant He was in my place of business
February Bird and paid me Sl5-a ten and q
five. put the ten IN the safe and lie five in
the money drawer. About twenty minutes
after Rowe left Mr.. King came in. I had a
conversation with Mr.. Rowe the next morning
in which he ask me if | let King have the
money he paid in. He said he guessed this
had got him into quite bit of trouble.
On cross. examination witness could not
identify the bill
OSCAR THOMPSON.
reside at Van Vert. Am manager of a
lumber yard and work in the hardware store.
Am acquainted with the defendant. February
Bird saw him in our place of business pay
some money to my brother. My brother put
the ten in the safe and the five i'll the money
drawer. Mr.. King came in in q few minutes
and showed him the bill in the drawer.
cannot identify the bill shown me as being the
same one. There was no other IS bill IN the
drawer at this time. 1 gave the bill to Mr..
King Mr.. Rowe was in our place OF business
about week previous to February and bought
a pump and other things When he went to
pay for them he walked back to the end of the
counter and turned his back and then return
ed aud handed me the money. 1 saw the bill
yesterday. This bill l153790O is not the same
bill saw yesterday.
G. A. KANE.
reside at Van Vert; have lived there a
little over a year. Am an implement dealer
Am acquainted with the defendant. One day
this week he asked me if remembered pass
ing q $50 bill in the post office. told him
didn't remember it. He said if l did it would
help him.
OSCAR THOMPSON RECALLED.
The bill No. li5S799i is marked exactly as
the one examined in the hardware store
| yesterday.
| TEST1MoN ON THE PART OF THE DEFENDANT.
| OSCAR THOMPSON.
| bought draft at the bank at Van Vert
| and gave in payment q $50 bill. This was be.
tween the 1st and 9th of January to the best
of my Judgment. This bill was moderately
worn and was on a Maryland bank The bill
marked B7525O, being q $50 bill is not the bill
! that passed through my hands.
e. o. sTEARNs.
| Mr.. King told me that man examined the
bill at the hardware store and said it was o
Maryland bill and 1 advertised it that way. 1
do not know whether received any $50 bills
from anybody but Mr. Thompson or not.
| BELLE ROWE.
| l am the wife of the defendant. 1 have
stayed in the post Office at Van Vert. 1 was
out from Christmas until the 9Th day of Jan.
uary and stayed until last Monday When l
went in on the 9th there was $50 bill in the
office. The prosecuting Witness MIR. King
has bought money orders at our office. The
books show that he bought one on the 9Th Of
January for about s35 When I w nt out OF
the office strange girl came. Because she
wasn't familiar with making change, my hus
band put this $50 in his pocket. In the money
order business we are allowed $50 res crve
fund all the time. Some days our receipts rur
above 500. We also keep the Woodmen funds
In January we received about Ss3 in the pos, n
department. We had about S63 Woodmer
funds and S1l.65 box rents due for the tce,
quarter.
CROSS -EXAMIN ALTON.
We make remittances when we get above
our reserve fund.- which is sometimes Two OF
three times week. This is the money order
business alone. The Government is only
RENTED every three months. l do not know
how Mr.. King paid for the S35 money order
| The stranger who went into the office is
young lady by the name of Anderson She
looked after the business under our instruc
/ ton.
| REDIRECT XAMISATIoN
We are not allowed to deposit in the bank
any funds belonging to the Government. We
| have to look after it personally. This is
part of the money my husband had in hi:
pocket. Exhibit CO. is I'm application for
money order for S35 by Elmer King.
/ RE-CRoSs .EXAMINATIoN
We were afraid the new girl might pass thu
$50 bill for Il Is bill, she not being used 4,
making change or handling money L do no
know whether this is the $50 bill saw there
KEBUTTAL.
E. Il. KING.
The S35 50 monely order paid with ''ives'
and tens.
Resolutions.
WHEREAS, it has pleased our Heavenl,
4 Father to remove from our midst NV deatt