Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-22
have had an opportunity of examining the
Bought a Draft.

Bought Draft.
Next to appear as a witness for the gov
eminent was Emanuel aSpeich. clerk in
| the Office of the free delivery system. Post
Office Department. Mr.. Speich explained
that April 16, 1902. Mr.. Machen handed to
| him check for $3.50. drawn by Martha ].
Lorenz on a Toledo Ohio bank. and 1920
| in currency. and requested him to pur-
chase a draft on New York for 500. The
witness had an account at the Second Ma
tional Bank, and he purchased the draft
there and gave it to Mr.. Machen.
On cross-examinatfo ton the witness said
that at the time Mr.. Machen stated he had
no local bank account. There was moth
ing secretive about the transaction.
Fasteners in Chicago.
Daniel p. Cahill of the auditors office Of
| the Chicago post office, who followed Mr..
Spelch as a witness, identified a receipt
from D. B. Croft for "a 200 in payment for
2.sCO Croft fasteners, at sl.59 each. sent to
the Chicago post Office in the year 1896.
The defense objected to the admitting Of
the receipt in evidence, but the objection
was overruled.
r. P Dietrich a clerk in the Chicago post
office. was then called. He testified that of
the $500 Croft fasteners received at the
Chicago post Office in 1896 only 500 were
used. The remainder of the shipment were
kept in the basement of the Chicago post
office until December, 1901 when they were
shipped away, to what point or points the
witness was not aware of his personal
knowledge. He had been Informed that
they were sent to a factory to be attached
to letter boxes. The fasteners were not
sent to the Chicago post Office upon requi-
sition or order OF the postmaster at Chi
cago. so far as the witness could tell.
J. William White. a clerk in the office of
the auditor for the Post Office Department,
produced certain papers from the files OF
his office.
Tho nanarS u.ara cartifcates RI tho audi-
tor showing that the postmaster at Chi
cago had been authorized by First Assist
ant Postmaster General Jones to expend
not to exceed $4,000 for Croft fasteners.
The certificates bore the initials, among
others, "A. w. NJ.
In This City and Brooklyn.
Charles W. McWhorter, a clerk in the To-
cal city post office. identified letter, dated
July ;, 1895, by the terms of which the
postmaster of Washington, d. c., was au-
thorized to expend $500 for 400 Croft
fasteners.
Letters of similar purport were Identified
by the next witness. A t. Smith, superin-
tendent of city delivery of the Brooklyn
IN; y post office; The letters were lni-
master at Brooklyn was directed to pay
for certain fasteners that had been ordered
shipped to him, and to install the fasteners
in Brooklyn.
ON cross-examination Mr. Smith said that
with very few exceptions Croft. fasteners
are used on all letter boxes in Brooklyn,
and that they had proved eminently salts
factory.
How many letter boxes are in use in
Brooklyn, Mr.. Smith, inquired Attorney
Maddox.
About 2OCO' was the answer. And of
that number how many are equipped with
the Croft fastener the attorney then
wanted to know. -
About 1850. at least" stated Mr.. Smith.
Then you need few more fasteners, do
you not?" Attorney Maddox persisted.
mo" explained the witness, because the
remaining boxes are not so located that
Croft fasteners are needed for them
II merely wanted you to know that we
are still doing business concluded At
torney Maddox. and the court and every
one else within hearing smiled. .H-
At the conclusion of the examination OF
Mr.. Smith the usual midday recess was
taken.
Auditing Accounts.
Tho first witness called during the SeS-