The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-30

gave an order for 100 machines of that
model at S225 each.
OF the 200 machines purchased of
models Nos. 1 and but SO are now in
use, the remaining ISL being practically
net loss.
Six hundred and seventy-one of these
machines have been ordered by the de-
partment, at a net cost of s14S,4 AIS. This
is a repetition of the story of automatic
cashiers and Elliott & Hatch type
writers, except that it is on a larger
scale.
In 1901 Truesden and Green became
eStranged and Truesdell left the employ
of the Bundy company, and also sold his
interest in the Doremus canceling ma
chine. When interviewed by the inspec-
tors TruesdeH stated that before the
second order on June 80, 1900, was given
for 100 machines Green told him he had
transferred to Perry S. Heath, first as
sistant postmaster general, $50, 900 worth
of his stock, in consideration of receiv-
ing an order for not less than 80 ma
chimes.
Truesdel1 states that he contributed
$4,000 worth of stock to Green as his
share of the amount given Heath. He
also stated that DOreInus transferred So
600 worth of his stock in the same man
ner. DOremuS denies any knowledge of
the stock having been given to Heath,
but states that he did contribute so
shares, par value $4,000, to Green to
be used for the best interests of the
company. DOT6nuS dQ1Q1IS IndL IrueS-
dell told him subsequently that the stock
was to be transferred to Heath in con-
sideration of receiving large order for
machines. Ida E. Crowell, Truesdel1s
secretary, who was a bookkeeper in the
employ of the DOremuS Machine COM
pany from October 3. 1900, until August,
1901, confirms many of Truesdell's state
ments-
Heath refused to make a written state
ment, but said verbally to Inspector
Simmons that he never received any stock
from the Doremus Caneeling Machine
company or any remuneration of any kind,
Truesdell further states that on all ma
chimes sold to the department after the
order for 100 Of model No i, the com
pany was required to pay Beavers SIS on
each machine, which Beavers stated was
to be divided with Heath; that on the
first 100 he did not receive $25 each, but a
lump sum of money, as he remembers $500,
which he personally paid Beavers in New
York Truesden states that he paid Bea-
vers sums of $500 upon three occasions;
the Seventh National bank of New York,
cashed at the Citizens National bank by
Ida E. Crowell. Ida E. Crowen and the
records of the Citizens National bank
confirm TruesdelFs statement to the
cashing of the checks.
Ida E. Crowell states that the money
procured by cashing these checks was
charged on the books of the company to
Commission account" Her statement is
Washington, D. c.. a bookkeeper, who
was employed to post the books of the
that he found such entries on the blotter
and ledger, made by Mrs. Crowell, but no
was paid.
Mrs. Crowen and Truesdel1 left the en-
ploy of the company in 1901, and since then
Green attended to the business personally,
as he did in the case of the Bundy clocks.
He has left more definite record of the
money paid to Beavers than was left by
AS has been stated, an account of the
company was kept in the Seventh National
I flnT7 of "a n
Green also kept an account On March IA.
| 1902, Green drew a check for $500 on the &c
in the Seventh National bank; on March
Is the personal account of Green in the
amount, and on March IS Beavers depos-
tied in his account in the Nassau Trust
company of BROOKLYN, N. Y, a check on
for $500 and on March 70 the personal ac-
count of Green in the Seventh National
bank of New York was charged with 500.
On May 10, 1902, a check for 81 600 was
charged to the account of the DOremus
Machine company in the Seventh National
bank and on the same day the personal
account of Green was credited with that
sum; four days later George W Beavers
deposited by letter from Washington, d.
c. with the brokerage firm of Moore and
Schley of New York the personal check
of George z. Green for 81 900.
= On June "a 1902. the account of the Dore-
mus Machine company in the Seventh Ma
a check for S1.750, and on the same day
the personal account of Green in the same
bank is credited with the identical sum.
The next day Beavers deposited with the
brokerage firm of Moore and Schley of
New York the personal check of George
z. Green for 81 $50.
There were $50 Doremus canceling ma
chimes installed by the postohice depart
nent from January 1. 1902 to June l, 1902
The three checks referred to aggregate
g go. an amount exactly equivalent to
SIS each on 130 machines.
When the inspectors inquired of Green
as to these payments to Beavers he re-
fused to make any statement He was
subpoenaed before the grand jury and he
still refused to answer any questions.
The inspectors also called upon Dorenus
and asked permission to examine. the
disprove the truth of the statements of
TruesdelI Ida z CroWel and Long but
they were refused permission to see the
books. Doremus claimed that they were