Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-06

tom Of the board 70 have outside ~
torneys prepare resolutions.
Re-cross e44mtnA alton This resolu-
tion was prepared in March, 1913, but
omitted from the minutes. and until
this Investigation he supposed that It
was on record; that the correction was
made after indictment proceedings had
begun. The previous resolution was
oral.
STATES evidence Strong.
It was quite plain at this stage that
the state attempted to involve the de-
PENDANTS attorneys in the matter. Wit
ness reiterated testimony as to the
,, March, 1913, resolution fixing defend
ants bond at $1,000. and wages OF 80
and $3.50 per day and the resolution OF
December, 1914, to cure the failure OF
making the previous resolution mat
ter OF record. On redirect, he said he
did not know of the discrepancy until
July, 1913; that, due to misappre-
hension OF the public. defendant was
requested by the board to file a COM
plete report showing amounts paid to
himself and helpers, said report to be
filed by Aug. 3. 1914; that defendant
had system Of designating his men
by letter but that he was not familiar
with said system; that the resolution
agreement was published in the county
official papers but that he had failed
to notice the omission of part of 1t.
did you know that the minutes OF the
board We're incomplete before Attorney
Ward appeared ?" II don't remember.
I.Attorneys appeared before the board
and told them that the minutes were
incomplete"
While working with r. d. Brody in
November, the subject of discrepancy
came up the letter designation to
identify workers.
State Accountant Recalled.
State Accountant Hunt, who made
the investigation and accounting of the
affairs Of Hardin county, and who was
on the witness stand when court adj
journed Thursday night, again took the
stand Friday morning, and occupied
the stand during the greater part of
the day. His evidence Is important rel
ative to the facts OF the indictment
| with regard to duplication and of over
charges, and his testimony dealt large
ly with figures. His testimony made a
strong showing In the states case.
Witness testified thatgin his evidence
of Thursday on bill of exhibit No. 81,
| eight hour day as a legal work
the defense failed to produce evidence
| showing that there was no duplicating
of charges on dates of Sept 9. 10
and II, 1913, the court ruling that it
was for the jury to determine whether
or not the charges were for specifica-
ton work done on other days and
he 1o$o ~ tI,1 1S
The witness had filed a report to the
| county auditor of Hardin county, show
| ing an error of $146 on all items ex-
amined in favor of the defendant. and
that the defendant stood ready to pay
the same and deposited his check for
that amount; that witness understood
; that defendant offered to pay back the
amount in error before Indictment was
brought; that defendant stated that the
check was intended to cover errors
no errors on bills o. KID. by Super
that the errors Of said bills in favor
500, and that he found a few minor
charges in defendants report. In
looked one item Of discrepancy. On
cross examination he stated that he
mad not examined all bills o. KID. by
Chairman Marks; that he had found
es.ors amounting to 1854 in favor of
the county on thirteen bills examined.
He had analysed other bills as to du-
plication Of time; bills Of Iowa Falls,
Eldora and nine others. Here the state
succeeded in getting into the record
the analysis Of these bills. the bills Of
the cities of Iowa Falls and Eldora,
over the strenuous objections Of the