Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1910-08-04

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o. Did you ever sign any orders up "a blank
A. did once that remember Of Inat was
for .....I have forgotten.
o. When You make ont your annual reports
do the trustees compile that report a. lheS
help. That Is, they talk II over.
o. Is IL all made oct for yOu When YOU ap
pear there at that timer A. not always
Probably part of II Is and part of u isn't
o. AS lar as the recommendations are con-
ceTned, you make them out at the meetings. A.
Yes, they are always made up by the super'n'
o. Are theyg A. Yes. Yes, we 20 by his
ledger aud day book.
d, You have no receipt book have your A.
There never was any since can remember.
o. When d. you generally see receipts on
that institution for the sale OF produce ana
money received from. private paiientsF 4. we
see them yearly.
g. fn what form do they appear: When do
Won get to see these receipts Is the hrst time
you see them during the year, Is II ~ the an-
uual report or little while before thaE A.
o, You take his word, do you, that the &C,
counts for ali receiptsf a. Yes, aud ne VIII
say say I sold so and SO aud tell US THIS man
o. You Try to verify those, do your A.
o. Pretty hard work, isn't itl A. Yes. The
stock is usually sold here Or al Edmund.
% d., Won see the man A. Not always. /
az 20 Does he exhibit checks TO you for this
q
br two or three together
o. You did not as clerk carry in the minute
book the amount appropriated by the county
board al its session for the maintenance OF this
insttutiOul a. No, because we knew what
was Appropriated always
Q. Did you know what was appropriated
when they made the report as receiving sla'o"'
A. No, we got that muddled little.
o. You did not put that down IA your report
did you2 A. No, Think Ed did.
o. Did Mr.. Perkins make out that report last
year aud submit il TO the trustees A. Yes.
don't know now whether we had u all al one
time or not, but / know we looked II over.
o. Ia the payment Of these bills, can you say
If auy OF these outside bills have been paid dir
ectly by ass lum orders, or has Mr.. Perkins IN
variably Cashed these orders aud PAID the
money out to the several creditOrst A. Perkins
generally paid them. He brings the orders IN
10 the County treasurer aud cdshes them and
distribute. the amount to the several creditors.
That seems to be the custom that originated
long while ago.
Q. Do yon know il il has ever been the
custom to pay firms or individuals By county
orders aud IL any refusal has ever been made to
accept them in payment OF btllsf a. No,
never have.
accept an order of that kind in payment of bill
It you had oue2 A. would as far as am con.
o. Ia your opinion, wouldn't Marshall Field
q Co. or any concern be willing 10 accept these
county orders, knowing that they are worth
their face2 A. ! don't know That never
entered my head bat It was never tried that |
know Of ouly with few.
o. You have never handled ans Of the
county funds Directly You have never brought
money into the county treasurer aud deposited
Il with hut A. No sir
Q. Could sou tell ms what amounts Mr., Per-
kius might have IN his possession at certain
tines A, No could not.
o. Are yuu satisfied that they amount 10
several hundred dollars at certain timeSt a.
That he has aud should not haves alwaJ $
had the impression thai ii there was any stock
or produce OF anything OF that KIND sold that he
brought the money right here 20 the treasurer.
q. Doesn't IL strike you that 10 would be
much better for him TO pay these orders over
direct to the iudi yidual or firm than 10 cash the
orders aud draw a check, an individual check,
possibly, for the several amounts A. don't
know I have met with men that he deals with
quite frequently and have never heard any
complaint of their not receiving their money IN
the full amount.
o. You would probably have occasion To ask
different ones II Tie county order would be as
acceptable as draff If Il would be much
more convenient they could be mailed 70 each
party A, Yes.
o. In your opinion, wouldn't II be quite as
we'll for these people TO receive the county or
ders direct, knowing they were worth their face,
as for him TO go to the trouble aud spend the
time to drive Ia to Dpdgevillc and cash them
aud distribute the payments 10 the several peo-
pie. Couldn't his time be better employed at
home A. Nse.
o. II mast take a great deal of his time to
/ take cash to these individuals. Would it not be
better to mail these orders 10 the several credit.
ors and let them at their convenience 90 to the
county treasurer or TO bank and cash them
A. Yes, that could be done.
o. Nuuldut IL be saving to the county ia
;ne time of the superintendent A. II perhaps
would.
o. You never checked with the county
treasurer the amounts mentioned that the super
iuteudent put in each year, TO see If the amounts
corresponded with the amounts you state ia the
annual report as the reoeiptst A. No, we never
did,
o. Il seems to me that would be very I'M
portaut thing. A, All We would do would be
10 compare that with the report
O. Did you ever ascertain how much money
was put ia the county treasury by the superin'
teudeutt A. No,
0. Your fiscal year ends June 3oth now, does
O How does it happen that the last years
county trustees report on the asylum fund
shows a less amount deposited there by Super
iuteudent Perkins than the actual amount yOu
report received from pat'cu aud sales There
is where the danger isf Do you know how that
could happeug A. No, do not.
O. II he did not, why he either never received
the money that he reported OF he has held the
money. Isn't that truet A. Yes.
o. DO the trustees purchase all supplies ioI
the Asylumf A. No.
q. Who does do the purchasing A. II has
always been left to Perkins.
., He purchases everything, does hep A
/ The last horse think we bought we looked II
over aud that was when Mr.. Jones was a mem
Der.
o. You go over all the claims presented do
/ you, adding them up checking the different
I items on the invoice aud checking the discount
4 A.. Yes
| 0. Have YOU always satisfied yourself, Mr.
Billings that these bills Sere correcr A. Yes
/ sir,
q. Did you ever notice any purchases for his
/ personal use Included on these Invoices A.
i None but have been erased, There would be
/ thugs that have been purchased ,.....
4 Q. You deducted iuy personal items from
/ the Invoice aud allowed the bill alta less amount
/ than h called tors a. Yes sir.
/ .. Mt, Perkins vas supposed 10 pay the
/ balance A. Yes sir,
! Q, Don't yuu think Il would I've better L ans
! purchases he might make for his personal ust
I were billed separately A. ItprohabIy would
o, Does he always go into an explanation ui
| all these things indicated ON these several ia
/ voices, what they are for, etC,t A. Yes sir,
q, Do YOU know about what price shoes aud
[ clothing and ether supplies are furnished TOT
men. For instance, Tor males what price has
I he been Ia the habit OF paying for suit OF
! clothcsy A. I don't know how much 500 OF
/ something like that.
| q. Have you ever authorized him to pur,
chase suits az a higher price than seven, eight
/ or ten dollars. A. No sir
/ Q, Would sou consider S2.7S or g % or more
I an eNorbttaut price 10 pay at wholesale for
! shoes for the iumatcsf A. Yes sir.
Q. Would you consider hose At 5000 per
dozen too high priced to furnish inmates? a. 1t
would be according to the quality of them
Probably d would be as economical ..,...
/ 9. Do you wear seyeuty-fyr ceut hoseg A,
/ No STR.
Q. Doyo know Il the trustees have authori.
zed Mr. Perkins TO purchase such things as
perfumes aud toilet articles OF different kinds.
a. Ne sir,
Q. DO YOU think that $500 pair for eorsets
would be rather an expensive item for inmates