Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-21


EHaininsd in Regard 90 Them.
The cross examination OF Superin
tendant ID. III. eTRus1n WAS continued
at the resumption OF the case of the
National DIodgug 90. We. Farmers
Bank, "a Superior Court this morning.
This morning uporintendent tergu
son TOLD of the preFaleuoa of yellow
fever % Mobile at one time and SAID
be had on one oconsion TO send the
money 90 Sabine Pass boy express.
Cornelius W. FOWLER, master me-
ohanic Tor the National Dredging c.,
testified that be had worked at Mobile
fer the company from 1897 20 1902
his duty was TO keep the machinery
IN repairs.
During a temporary absence OF the
superintendent, witness said, be re-
ceised checks 60 pay wages from The
Wilmington Office. lie WIS shown %
check dated October, l6aS for S. ,ji
one 10 November, snme year. for e749,
and one in December for 5i2i AN OF
these rhfcks were made payable so Mr.
Fowler or bearer.
Yesterday afternoon check No. l3. 800
was handed 60 President Barker. 10
was drawn in favor OF Messrs Christy
81 Lowe, and marked "of he arer.
a be check was for 81 02S. which, he
said, Mt. Churchman represented the
National owed for coal. Ihe latter
was a sub-oontrautOr for the ChriEty
q Lowe Co. on work 10 Sabine Pass,
lexas. lie said the check was not
marked 'or bearer" when be signed it.
Checks made payable to Adam Glass,
or bearer; Barney Cavanvaugh and
Co., Cunningham and Co., were signed
by him. be said, before they had been
altered.
When asked how his suspicions we're
aroused be said he was surprised TO
learn that Mr.. ChuFchman kept four
horses, including a fast tr0tter. He
WAS alsn gisen TO understand that Mr..
Churchman had built a box stall and
had a man to look after his horses.
The actual arousing Of his suspicious,
he said was caused 10y two bills, which
be found in the possession Of Miaa
Davies, the young lady who was a clerk
IN Mr.. Chnrohman g Office. As soon
as | saw that one bill was that OF
Moiette. 30 he said "and the other Of
the Barney Cayanaugh 90. for whom l
signed q check ia Dece embef, ] at once
turned 20 the stub book ana got the
number. ] waited impatiently Tor the
return oi my pass book and cancelled
checks ffom the Farmers Bank. When
l got the checks and found the numbers
that / wanted beheld their condition" "
a check for SlO, GOO, made out TO the
order Of George q. Baker, or bearer,
was shown witness, who testified that
IL was iudorsed upon the back in the
handwriting OF Mr.. Chutchmau.
J.C. WooOw wlid Of Woodward & Bro,
hardware dealers Of this city, produced
his hooks. showing that on May lst,
1900, the National Dredging Co. owed
his firm Sl700l lie was shown n
check for sl79 O3 payable to Woodward
aud Bro. or bearer, and was asked IL
he had ever received It,
90 never did" was the reply.
ASA matter of fact did you not send
a statement to the National Dredging
Go. on May lst, 1900 90 he was asked.
1--WE did, - he replied.
Did you receive a check for that
amount"
1--WE did not. "
"What was your bill against tho
dredging company on July 10th, l000f'
lhey owed us SlSB OS. F"
" Did you send them a statementf'
eve did. -
Ibid you receive this check for
SlS6OS from the dredging company 20
&C. We did, and had it Dashed. -
IL was brought out that the check
for sl79.03 had been cashed 10y the
| Farmers bank and had not bsen re-
ceived by Woodward & Bro.
Hugh II. Ferguson a superintendent
| for the dredging company, testified that
! fIom 1897 10 1902 he had received nu-
merous checks from the company
while he was at work in Mobile. These
| checks we're shown 90 him and he
verified his signature upon them.
Mr.. hilles asked that 50 checks n this
! particular be admitted. Tho defence
objected that the court sustained tho
objections
Checks Nos 1903. dated July 7th,
1897; 1888 August 9th, 1897; and
1854 September lst. 1897, were
shown to Mr. Ferguson and he denied
ever having seen them before Mr..
Ohurchman q death.
Five or six other checks we're shown
him and he was asked II ho ever ie-
oeivod them and got them cashed. lie
said be mad mover received them or any
cash to pay the bills alleged TO be
covered by the amount OF the checks.
All Temittances received 10y him from
the company, he said, we're by check.
The cross examination OF Super.
intendont Ferguson kept the clcse at.
tention Of everybody in the court
room.
You always received the payment
of your bills by checks did youyi
asked Mr.. Ward.
Yes aiT replied Mr.. Ferguson.
Did you never receive your remit.
tances IN cashf"
No ir,excopt one time while wal
here ia Wilmington. on that occasion
l got the money from the head Office
from Mr. Chutchman.
''Mhen you we're working at Mobile,
Alnbama, here did you get the check.
Dashed that we're sent you 10y Mr..
ChuIchman for the National Dredging
Coln
'At the Peoples Bank in Mobile. "
Were all of the checks sent YOU
signed by MS. Barker?"
Yes sir. -
'Did you never receive cash from
Nh. Dhurobmanyn
. No SIT.
Did you ever receive money from
Mt ChuIchman upon his persona
oheckin
No sir, I never did
90 are you sure of that?n