The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-24
Prosecution in the Grahar4
Case Comedies Two Pr
ments Were Mac.
TO D. T. HANJ.ss AND
TO EDUCAfSSoN DEPT.
At Times Graham Account
as State Auditor Was Over
drawn and "UnderdraWn"

Concession was made by the prosecu
tion in the case Of State rs. Horace !.
| Graham, alleged embezzlement and lar
ceny of state funds, in Washington
county court today that two items III
one OF the counts charging theft oould
not be substantiated. These were $50U
which went to Dewey T. Hanley. for
mer purchasing agent, and $245 to the
state educational department. Accord
| iDgly, the two items were deducted
from the theft count of ST ,245 90 which
was set up in the Indictment
According to the state, these two
items looked wrong but when they
came to examine the accounts closer
they found that the payments had been
made to Hanley and to the educational
department. However, the prosecution
claims that the manner in which the
order was drawn was not right.
Only short session of the trial was
held to-day, recess being declared at
1880 o'clock, and the trial will be re-
sumed Monday. During this morning
the time was given up to presentation
of more vouchers from the state audi.
tors office.
1t was brought out in evidence Fri
day afternoon that Graham had not
always taken up all his salary at the.
end of the year, for there were more
vouchers on hand than the amount of
orders drawn against them, Several
sets of vouchers were shown to the jury
for the purpose of giving the jury d
1of init IF h1ts
orally conducted in the auditors office,
Benjamin Gates, the present state audi
tor, being on the stand.
Order No. 1922 was introduced, show
ing no voucher covering the expense and
salary This is one Of the so-called
lost vouchers, which later was found
in a drawer in one OF the desks. Mr..
Gates stated there were several vouch-
crs missing.
Mr. Gates testified that for the year
ending June 80. 1913, the orders drawn
by Mr., Graham amounted to Sl0,0S7.49,
while the vouchers amounted to So
344 33, or, in other words, Mr.. Graham
drew Sl,643.l6 more than the vouchers
accounted for The account for that
fiscal year was offered, and Mr.. Gates
testified there we're no receipts for all
the orders drawn,
For the account ending June 80, 1914,
Mr. Gates testified that Graham's sal
ary and expenses connected with his
office amounted to S0,20965, and his
vouchers were for the same sum; but
Graham did not take all the money due
him, the total orders amounting to
Ss,s07.9l Therefore, said the witness,
the state owed him S40l.Tl, or Graham
had "underdrawn' his account that
amount.
The vouchers for the year ending
June so. 1918, were for sl0,26s.oT, and
the orders amounted to Sl0,9q7.05 lat
er on the witness explained that an
amount was carried forward so that ho
would have to revise the figures 70
read an ''underdraftn of S50I IL. ln
stead of balance against Graham.
This 'mderdraft" did not take into
the $1,000 highway de-
partment item. When this was con
sidered the overdraft would be sG92-5ti.
The receipts and vouchers checked up
al right
The total orders for the year ending
June 80, 1916, were for Sl2,oo5.5l, while
she vouchers were for Sl0295.5s. or n
Inference of S2,65o93, not taking into
consideration the 81 500 highway de-
,artment order. With this added, Graz
lam owed the state S4,45o93, said the
witness.
Tho state was permitted yesterday
afternoon 20 amend the indictment 50
.h... the dates Of the counts 1853, l55
md l56 would correspond with the
lates OF the orders
State Treasurer Scott was on tho
tand ate Yesterday His answers to
questions relative 10 advances we're
cad to him, and he made no changes in
hem. The defense sought TO bring ont
through Mr.. Scott that no department.
ould tell the exact amount OF money
equired for advances TO do its work;
,ut the witness had no personal knowl-
dge of the other departments. He
resumed. however. that it was so.
When asked by the defense why he tes-
lied as he did. witness replied that he
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