The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-04
BARBER MAKES ARGUMENT.
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900 and one for SIS 000 This he said
was paid back in the neighborhood of
six weeks. The checks were drawn on
the Bethel bank where he kept private
funds as well as state funds.
The witness said he knew at that
time he had large amount of state
money mixed up with his own funds. !"
Returning to orders 1892 and H.
433 it was pointed out that they APP
peared on page 216 and were charged
up to "Orleans county permanent
work.
Isn't it true that you had not ad-
vanced to the state any money which
you did not already have an overabund-
ance of?' was asked by the attorney
general.
81 don't think 500
Mr.. Stickney began the redirect ex-
animation at 3 clock when he sought
to introduce in the evidence the "cus-
toms and practices of the auditor IS
Office in constituting the statutes. Mr..
Stickney explained when objections
what the customs were of the state au-
ditor to draw orders to himself. This
was allowed.
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the statute mentioned and under the
acts of 1906, the report of the com
mittee of 1906 and the act of 1908. The
mittee of the legislature of 1906. Later
this evidence was excluded by the
court.
Asked If it was a custom that haC
grown up in his Office, the witness re
l L. I, ~ T.
that it was before he took Office. Fl,
admitted that it could not be told b,
the books what the practices were. TIL
books did not show this.
Counsel for the defense retired TO
conference. Mr.. Stickney said he ex
pected Mr. Graham would be their las
witness.
At this point Judge Butler said
would like to ask the witness som
questions, his first one being this:
"Do you understand that your du
ties as auditor are prescribed b
statuteq''
eyes, sir.
"Did You think you had any othe
authority than that you got from tn
statutesa'
81 thought that had the RICH
as I testified, think, your honor, as
what customs and practices theI
were. -
"You thought that the statute we
changed by customs and practices?'
"Why, yes, in sense, that is, tbs
was the way the statute had been COZ
strued"
"Didn It you understand your d
ties were governed by the statute who
ly?"
81 can't say that I did, that the
were governed by the statute wholly.
Thomas Fl. Cave, jr., deputy sta
treasurer, was called on to identify /;
envelope marked IS" N. G. L., ju
introduced through Mr.. Graham al
said this envelope was handed to hi
by Mr.. Graham. He wrote on the e
velope, placed it in another envelo
and deposited it in the treasurer
vault. He said the governor 'phon
to him one day to bring the envelo
to the executive chamber. This he d
He saw Mr.. Graham open it and
move some currency. Then the c
velope was sealed and returned to
vault This evidence supported ties
mony of Mr.. Graham that he kept so
of his private funds in a box in I
treasurer's office. No questions WI
asked by the state.
After Mr.. Graham's Statement
the people, was read, the witness v
asked if o. NJ. Barber had made an
animation. He replied in the ne
tive. A copy of a letter written
Auditor Benjamin Gates in Ap
1918. to. Mr.. Graham, which Mr.. 6
ham thought he received in May, ,
read into the records, after which
Archibald said he would like to hi
the defense produce the original VIII
was promised. The letter follows
ssDear Governor:-When took 0