The San Francisco call., 1907-06-02
the money, Al positively did know

the money! Al positively did know
it could not be.
Q.-For while 1t looked as IL no.
body in the Pacific States telephone
company knew where $4,000 came
from that went to the supervisors, but
it suddenly developed that somebody
did know. As-Of course don't know
the result of your Investigations.
OIL suppose there could still be
belief among the directors that the SUI
pervtsors did not get that money In
the Pacific States If It has not been
that It turned out that certain high Of
ficials admitted having carried 1T In a
suspense account. A.-Our books are
there. Mr.. Heney.
OIL am not rejecting on your testi-
mony in any way. ! am only answer
ing your suggestion they might not
have got 1t. They had books, too. Mr..
Conlisk; there was no entry made or
this and Vhere was testimony A
don't know, gentlemen; / have been
an auditor and controller for a good
many years: you can't get rid of money
without making an entry OF 1T.
Q.-They carried a tag for months
and months amounting to $4,000. Do
you carry any cash tags In your COM
pany? A.-Oh, yes, sir, tags. Mr.. Bar
rett has about $4,000 for tag purposes.
and all of our superintendents through
out the plant carry for a petty cash ac-
count hundred or two hundred dol
lars.
Q.-Not as high as $4,000? A.-No;
all money is there or voucher
tags is made once a month: we
close tag accounts--f1oating cash
account everything by check except
floating fund. paying off men dis
charged and things of that sort.
n ocy,st q thing
as carrying in suspense, holding on
tags any sum like ten or twenty thou
sand? A.-No. sir.
Q.-Has there ever been such a thing
as loaning of money to any of the d.
rectors? A.-No. sir.
@. (juror)-Who is the gentleman
who goes to supervisors-they have got
a man who goes to see them once In
while? Al don't know him.
Q.-Sam Napthaly was employed in
the company at that time? Ale
had been with US for number of
years.
Q.-was that part of his duty7 A.
No, sir; he was electrical engineer, was
his business.
Q.-Spent considerable time around
the board of supervisors, didn't he?
A.-That don't know.
Draws Large Salary
Q-what salary did he get at the
time he quit? Al am not certain. I
think $4,000 a year.
Q.-Do you know where he Is work.
ing now? A-With this new COM
pany started by the F1eischhackers.
They are incorporated just recently.
Juror-It Is the Union light and pow
er company of Nevada? A.-They are
forming a San Francisco company.
~ Az IL
have as engineer? Al couldn't tell
you that; but when we took possession
of the San Francisco plant we found
all stations in first class condition,
which shows that he knew how to keep
them UP in good order.
Q.-Who was his chief assistant?
Ale had an assistant, a man named
varney, who is engineer now. E. c.
Jones is the gas engineer and Nap
thaly is the electrical engineer.
Q.-There was the division of the
two offices2 A.-Yes.
Q.-Really 1t was Varney who kept
things running right and Sam was the
fellow who kept the supervisors sail
ing? A--The man at the head of the
department Is the man who keeps 1t in
shape.
Q.-How did you come to let him
go? Ale resigned.
Q.-When? Al don't remember
the date; several months ago. He re-
signed to go with the other people,
they made him offers which were more
agreeable to him.
Q.-Are they going to operate here?
A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-Wasn't Napthaly a kind of In
heritance from the Equitable? Ale
has been with those companies good
many years; how long I don't know.
Ole started the Central light and
power company? A--Yes, sir. T.
know he has been connected with the
company off and on for years.
Q.-Varney's salary Is not $4,000 a
year? A.-No.
Ole takes the same position ex-
cept he don't handle the supervisors?
Ale was electrical engineer
and operator of plants, gas and
electric. We put him in there
and as such engineer he had
charge of all our plants covering 25
counties, including San Francisco, as
operating engineer. Prior to that time
he had full charge of San Francisco.
and when we came in we put Mr.. Jones
as gas engineer in charge OF gas 1t
was question of division of labor. MIR.
Napthaly in the old company had
charge of everything
Q:-How much does Jones get? Al
think his salary Is $500. 500 or $500
month. L have forgotten.
Q.-How much does varneY? A
Only operating engineer in the city of
San Francisco. His salary, 1 think, is
$3.50 or $40O. / am not positive.