The Detroit times., 1917-08-28


II vas nearly midnight July D.
1911. and Anthony J hoiks. with
his attorneys Eugene D. Misiersks
and Senator jams A Murfha, were
In consultation %iih the county
auditors. Charles A Buhrer William
r M0ellef end William Gutmsn q
The auditors ofnce
Mistersky and NolSa sat az one
end 81 long table facing Srt~ioi
Murfha and the three auditors
They werC discgsslng whether
klOka should return to fhe county
checks and money ne Ras alleged
10 have stolen
suddenly Auditor Moeiirr walked
over 10 the heavy uaken door and
locked H.
give mo ths Key demanded
Auditor Gurman
"Now. gentlemen he announced
phrn the key was safely tue ked
sVa} in his pocket "Weil 'ake a
mortgage from kloka covering these
shcr ses or 10 one Viil leave this
room
The mortgage Was produced a.
most lmmediats.f and The negous-
ti0ns consammateG r A short time
The foregoing narrative VAS told
TUESDAY morning pn mo witness
stand tv Auditor, blhrcr and Moe.-
ter
WHY VAS the door locked upon
A. when We went ~ make negotls
lions o." asked senator Mgrtha ~
Auditor Moeller
We tho, SOW were PLAYING ~
10 game on us and - thor w"t
play 4 little game ourselves OK
planned 'hs witness
Isn't if faoi Thar YOU have re-
turned money 20 me county tnaf
you took 80 demsnte1 senator NJ,
tha
Has thar eof arEthins~t7 60 SlrA
this case. Judge asked Moeiier
turning to Judge Connolly
You're under cross examination
noR and must subject yourself 70
examination. the court replied
Moeller started 70 explain - ~
jury snG Senator Mr-ths stoQred
MIN saving thar "Hes" or no would
90 for An answer
II don't want arv false IMPRESSION
given here. persisted ire witness
Neither 90 Ne chou.eet Afor-
ney.Genersl GroesbecA and senator
Murthz
Moeller finally ass allowed - 'fN
thai during his term IS county
treasurer he took sl3se7 rhlch
vas paid him a. interest on AG1of
taxes
He explained thar others" Rad
always done II. and thai 10 kept 2
special account 70 the money ~
took = order that 70 could return
n A. any time II 70 learned he hat
acted illegally.
The prosecutor he said advised
Rim several weeks aEo. since he
Kolks matter vas tr0' 70 hga' 70
return The money Re returned t.
Ne said
lie testified that when Kloks Vas
accused % taking money and Gov
ering Up" BY tearing pages from the
register the accused clerk raised
his hand and declared Honest 20
God. Bill. I dont know nothln about
f..
Charles A Buhrer auditor de-
clsred that bis son and benjamin.
Pelham. county accountant t-s' de
covered the alleged Getslcsfions IN
Kloka's records He sad hey were
20 him Dec 30 1915. and
that he reported the matter as soon
rs possible 10 he prosecuting az.
,orney's office
After that 10 said tho actions ~
the aud tors were governed by ne
advice from Nj JasnoVski
In addition 20 the two mortgages
sor $4,000 each that Klots gave he
county 20 cover SHORTAGES. re Nas
returned about $4,000 Auditor
Buhrer testified
He said hat he had known Kloks
only since he assumed biz duties in
he treasureTs ONCE Ia 1919 Ne
declared however tha' be trusted
Tony implicitly
"Whenoyer Re accused him NJ
shortage be would say rhsr IL must
have been al error and that -
would rec'ify 81 Immediately said
Buhrer
we believed him until re zot 20
ing too fast the auditor continued
we know now that he VAS repay.
inR the county with The coIn'y's
own money
Bonds valued a. more than a
quarter OF million dollars exhib.,-
ID a. evidence. Tuesday III he
trial OF Anthony J Kloka. accused
OF robbing he county treasurer
Office OF thousands % dollars were
kept under police guard. and all
be closely watched until their 70,
turn 20 thc talon Trust company E
vaults
The bond. are only email por
ton Of tho exhibits 10 me case %
which there arc i-s fhus FAR and
indications o, many more County
records. receipts and registers make
up most OF the exhibits
Or The 3 witnesses whose names
arc on the Information fever Than
dOzer have been 81 led his far
judge Connolly held e0urf 4nri 81
O'Clock Monday night
Merrill g. Adams. assistant sec
rotary OF the Union Trus' co les.
tiled Monday nishf that $3.50 COO
worth o. bonds bad been STAN ped
Tax paid by Kloks The books %
the county treasurer contsiring
records % that Transaction Attor-
ney-General GrOesbeck tod The
jury. are 20 badly 'mucdied' that
the bonds showing the receipts
must be produced IN cour'
Alvin " Bond. clerk n he
trust company employ. terrified
that he personally delivered q check
for 1925 10 Kloka as payment ~
bond taxes OF This the county only
received 1921. according 10 the