New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-04-29
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again ana we cOulO NOT CIleCk any supply
accounts--Mr. Retzlaff and Mr.. Ha-
mann were there, and Mr.. Hebron had
a stenographer there and started to ask
me questions and that took all the after
noon until probably between four and
five o'clock Then Mr.. Retzlaff asked
me questions Mr.. Retzlaff asked me
those questions in regard to the supply
accounts and figures l had listed, and as
to the amount that had figured up. He
also asked me the amounts that l had
collected. Then in one way or other
that did not seem to correspond with
the figures thathe had on his preliminary
report on that one page he showed me
and l turned to the journal from which
the entries were made and MIR. He'll
bron turr5ed,to the ledger in which the
supply aeaounti Was kept ;nd. then was
excused. 3 ~ - Ssssas,. ..
was asked by Mr.. Hebron to come
over to the City Clerks office at half
past eight next morning, which was UNI
derstood by the Finance Committee, to
do some checking over. l was here at
half past eight in the morning. Mr..
Hebron came in and said he did not
need me that day, 50 we did not do any
checking. Sunday l did not know
whether or not l was to come here to
work Monday and asked Mr.. Pfaender
to ask Mr.. Hebron and if l was not
needed up here l would 60 to work at the
mill, and I did go to work Monday morn
ing. Then happened to meet MIR. Retz-
laff that day----I think it was Monday
and Mr. Retzlaff asked me how far we
had checked and I told him we had not
checked anything yet, and Mr.. Retzlaff
made some remark to me, said something
about having the Committee meet and
the Committee met at MIR. Somsen's
office, or we were to meet here at the City
Clerks office Wednesday morning, but
there being so much business transacted
at this Office, it was suggested that we go
over to Mr.. Somsen's office, where we all
went-the Finance Committee, City
Attorney, Mr.. Hebron, etc., and the
greater part of what had taken place
Friday afternoon at the hotel was
gone over again at Mr.. Somsens office
until we came to the supply account
again. When the Committee asked me
about the supply account told them
the figures1 had listed and also told them
there were some items on that supply
book that l had not added which were
the cash collections the Superintendent
had made and which Mr. Hebron had
said would amount to from $3.50 to
5000. Mr.. Hebron went out to- get
the figures l had listed on the machine
brought them over and took the figures
that I put on my sheet and we did not
get any further.
By Fred Pfaender:-
Q. You were to come here next morn
ing at 8 o'clock to check over with Mr.
Hebron?
A. Yes, / was to come over the next
morning again and I went up town;
was to be here at half past eight, and
when 1 came to the drugstore and while
I was standing in the doorway, Mr.
Hebron came across the street and told
me he heard Mr.. Albert Pfaender was not
in town, that he had an attorney here
and that they were to arrange matters as
to how they would proceed in the mat
ter, and he would let me know and tina
we had.
By Mr.. Somsen:
Q. To get back to that conversation you
had with Mr.. Albert Pfaender and Mr.
Hebron at the Dakota House when yov
were called up to meet the Finance Com
mittee, tell us as nearly as you can re-
member that conversation.
A. l did not say very much; hardly
said anything. was SO surprised wher
they came to me and told me that I was
to put up certified check for $4,000 anc
felt as if somebody had hit me with &
brick.
Q. Did you make any admissions tc
any of those gentlemen that you were
abort in your accounts with the City
A. No, did not make any statement Of
that kind that l had taken anything
Q. What did you put up that check fol-
$4,000 for?
A. The Finance Committee requested
me to do that.
Q. Did they explain to you what that
check was for?
A. They said it was only to cover any
shortages that there might be, if there
were any.
By Mr.. Retzlaff:
q. Mr.. Wicherski, is it not fact thai
you signed some documents for Mr.
Hebron admitting shortage?
A. No, I did not.
u. You are sure about that?
A. Yes