The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-28
VOUCHERS MISSING
PROSECUTION PRESENTING CASE
AGAINST j. b. OLIvEROs.
IRREGULARITIES DISCLOSED.
DEFENSE ANNOUNCES POSITION 1T
WILL TAKE.

seDce of Vouchers, Saying Tint
He Had Nfnde All the Explanation
He Deemed Necessary-AlleGed
That He Credited Himself VII"
Amounts for which There Are NO
Vouchers-s25O Check Not Proper
" Accounted FOr-ENpress ke-
CENTS for Twelve Packages OF
Money Observation-Disclosures WIN
Re Resumed To-day.
The trial of J. B. Oliveros' former
cashier of the Atlantic Coast Line On
the charge of larceny after trust "hicn
occ,nied the Superior Court yesterday
was attended by a great deal OF IN
+erest. The court room was wei NIL
ed throughout the day. The trlal VIII
b. continued to-day, and VIII prooaol'
extend into tomorrow.
The developments at yesterday s
hearing consisted in the states pre-
sentation of the alleged defalcatiohs
and the mode in which they were
made. and in an announcement by the
defense of the position, which it would
assume in the trial of the case
The testimony of w. w. HARRISON,
travelling auditor of the Atlantic Coast
line. which was not finished yester-
day. will be resumed to-day. The state
will conclude its case by the testi-
monv of several of the officials of the
railroad company, some of whom live
in other cities. One of these is r.
O. Middlemas. formerly cashier at
jacksonville, but now of Atlanta. who
made many remittances of cash to Mr..
Olveros during the time that he was
cashier of the railroad, in Savannah.
James F. Post, treasurer of the road,
at Wilmington, will also be placed
on the stand.
The trial of the case was
marked by many objections TO the
testimony offered, indicating the stub
bornness with which the case is being
fought Mr. HARRISON, the principal
witness. testified to the sYV@m of book
keeping employed by the defendant,
and explained in what manner he ar
rived at the position that Mr.. Oliveros
was in arrears in the amount laid
in the indictment.
How Irregularities Occurred.
Mr. HARRISON said that he was sent
to Savannah to make the examination,
and that after he had made such in
vestigation as was possible here, went
to Whining where he completed II.
The investigation was made under d.
rection of II. c. Prince, controller. The
irregularities consist in the crediting
of amounts for which no vouchers are
obtainable. MIR. Ohveros, as cashier,
was assistant TO j. Moultrie Lee, as
sistant treasurer of the company.
After stating the aggregate amount
&c., nfrnI Faf tod in no
Morning News, is $5.SSS74. the witness
went on to show the separate items
which went to make up the alleged
shortage. He said that when he inn
portuned Mr. Oliveros to come TO the
Office and explain the absence of GER
tain vouchers, the latter declined, re-
plying that he had made all the ex-
PLANTATION he cared to in a letter to Mr..
Post. This letter will be introduced in
evidence to-day.
Figures Footed Up Wrong.
Mr.. Oliveros handled from $500 to ST.
300 in cash daily, said the witness. In
addition To the Irregularities in con-
nection with the vouchers, it was
charged that whereas his cash account
showed a balance on hand of sos in
pennies, an examination disclosed but
$1145. Another discrepancy consisted
in failing to account for a check Ior
$3.50, the stub in the bank book show
ing the issuance of the check, but the
addition of the five stubs, constituting
one page. being $3.50 smaller than it
should have been.
An express receipt purporting to dis
close the receipt of twelve packages of
money. aggregating $37750. for which
no record was kept, was introduced
in evidence. The receipt contained the
signature of MIR. Oliveros. Twiggs &
Oliver, counsel for defense, objected
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the evidence, on the ground that it
was not conclusive proof of the deliv-
cry of the packages TO the defendant,
the best evidence being the testimony
of the officials of the express COM
pany. The court allowed the introduce
ton of the receipt.
Defense Scored Point.
The defense scored a point when, in
the cross-eXamination of Sanford
Haupt, former money delivery clerk OF
the Southern Express Company, the
witness testified that the signature OF
Mr.. Oliveros was not conclusive proof
that the package had been delivered tC
him. He said that sometimes pack
ages were receipted for by Mr.. Olive
ros which were never seen by him, the
company being directed to deliver then
to a designated depository. Mr.. Har.
Alison swore that the signature on tht
express receipt was that of Mr.. olive
los.
During the argument on the admis
sibility of the testimony designed t
show the merger of the Plant System
with the Atlantic Coast Line, Judge
Twiggs announced the position of th'
defense. He said that they proposed
to prove that no funds were ever de
livered to Mr. Qlveros by the Atlantic
Coast Line and by him misappropri
ated, but that the crime of larcen.
after trust was inferred from the in
tricate system of bookkeeping in vogue
in the cashiers Office.
Fought Every Point.
Strenuous objection was made to tn
Introduction of testimony designed 4
show the merger of the two interests
the defense contending that since i
was alleged in the indictment that tn
funds converted by the accused wer
the property of the Atlantic Coas
Line, it would not be competent L
establish that any other company wa
the bailor, since no other corporation
was named in the indictment Solicl
tor General Osborne contended that
was a disputable presumption as Z
when the conversion took place. II
said that he was frank TO admit tina
he didn't know whether any of tn
money belonged to the Plant System
but contended that that was matte
10 be determined by the jury.
The court decided that any rulin
would be premature until some evi
Gaf1qa ba n bapn adduced fO show tn