Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-17

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Austin. Fec. l6.--Chairman pro tenn
McGreeor announced at the opening
Of the Bailey Investigation Saturday
that ID. W. Odell had been In contempt
Of the committees the night before
and demanded that he purge himself.
Mr.. odell said he was exceedingly sor-
~ that any member Of the committees
had taken offense ut his remarks dur.
Ing his statement 10 Mr.. Cooke.
A. J. Hutcherson. the Waters-Pierce
auditor. took the stand. He said II was
customary In his Office TO hll out
dummy voucher or form and put q.
In the place Of the original II II was
taken from the regular fle at any time.
witness stated that II Pierce had
wanted the 81 500 draft he would have
asked Mr.. Cruet for II. He admitted
that Gruets action In securing the
draft was no reflection on him. II re-
turned the vouchers TO Mr.. Gruet In
May. ls03,' said Hutcherson. Il have
no personal knowledge of them except
al the time | asked for them TO audit
them" Witness denied that he had
seen some OF the papers attached to
she sl.75O voucher.
Representative Cooke took up the
ss.OOO Bailey note and asked witness
u Gruet had authority 10 make any en-
tries he saw NJ at that time.
Il would not question this authori-
~" said MIR. Hutcherson.
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and Bailey snent the si.750 transac.
,tion In evidence and asked that they
be made part OF the record The $500
voucher was identified by witness and
traced through the books. He said II
remained In the bills receivable for
hirty-eight days. Witness said there
was nothing extraordinary In finally
charging the amount TO profit and loss.
although II was unsual TO transfer an
Item OF legal expense 10 profit and
loss. The witness took up the $500
voucher and explained In bookkeeping
phraseology how II would be recorded
This voucher took the same course m
the other.
tation OF one Of the vouchers. account
OF Texas cases" was made after Nau.
dam had audited IL.
Mr. Poindexter asked what demand
loan voucher would mean TO witness.
1T would mean TO me that Pierce
had loaned the money and then col
lected II from the company" was the
reply.
Mr.. Cooke asked permission of the
committee TO examine the books of
the WatersPierce Oil company to
trace up alleged connections of Bailey
with the company. He said he would
like 10 spend Sunday looking over the
record. He disclaimed any design TO
Herce OIL company. but did want TO
trace down alleged transactions OF the
company with Bailey.
Judge Penn OF local counsel /for
waters-Pierce company. stated that
II was not the desire Of his company
10 allow Mr.. Cooke 10 20 on n "fish.
ing expedition" He refused to allow
Cooke TO make n general inspection
Of the books II you had no reason
able assurance OF a 5000 transaction.
Mr.. Cooke" said Judge Penn. you
should have not brought the charges"
Judge Poindexter was emphatic In
his statement that the books should be
looked into.
Senator Green doubted the jurisdic.
tion OF the committee 20 make any dis.
position OF them. as they were In the
custody OF Judge Penn and brought
TO the committee voluntarily by him.
Judge Jenkins insisted that the com.
mittee had the right 90 40 into the
books. and they they were within the
Jurisdiction OF the committee.
Chairman McGregor overruled Mr..
Cookies request.
Mr. Cooke demanded subpoens
duces tecum for the books. Judge
Penn asserted that the committee had
no right TO demand the books without
specifying what Information was de
sired
The examination OF Hutcherson was
continued. why do you use a pri.
vate ledger" asked Mr.. Cooke.
so every Tom. Dick and Harry In
the office cannot see a."
0dell objected 10 what he character
ized as the committee running q
bookkeeping school"
Cobbs objected to the witness show.
ing by the books the total legal en-.
penses In Texas for any stated time
1t does appear to me this tender
solicitude OF the waters-Pierce OIL
company" said Cooke. lis not In keep
Ing with getting after the truth OF the
matter"
Chairman McGregor ruled with Mr..
Cooke and witness said the legal ex
penses for the six months In 1901 end
ing June 30 were something over sl6.-
600. Cooke complained OF witness
looking over to Bailey's attorneys be
fore he answered the question.
Hanger objected TO this question.
Bailey said: you cannot conduct a
fair investigation here when such sug'
gestions OF tender solicitnde' are made.
II will not be tolerated any longer"
Hutcherson named over divisions
that were included In the legal ex
penses for six months. One was called
"lubricating department There were
east Texas and Louisiana and north
Texas divisions which came In for a