Tombstone epitaph., 1921-10-16
STATEMENTS or
DEFENDANT ADMITTED.
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One of the main witnesses for the
state. affecting the method used in
the ONCE regarding the entering Of
tax payments and as to the discovery
OF the alleged shortage OF the Morris
tax payment. was Miss Mildred Struth-
ers, clerk in the treasurer's once,
who also worked in the ONCE under
Walker.
Miss Struthers testified that her
duties were to keep the tax collectors
cash book, on which all collections
were entered from the stub under
the direction of Walker She was
checking her book with the stubs on
file, she said, and noticed that the
$24S paid by Morris did not appear
on the book. She asked Walker
about it, she said. and Walker asked
her if she knew Morris. Replying
that she did not, Walker advised her,
in reply to her query whether he could
enlighten her why the payment should
not appear on the cash book. that it
was alright for the payment not to be
shown on the book.
She went into the vault to check
up with the back tax book, she said,
when Walker followed her in and
told her the man Morris was down
and out and he had done that much
to help him out" She reported the
incident to Mr.. welch, she said.
The witness was put under Cruel
ling cross examination by defense IN
an effort to establish certain facts
regarding the handling of money
when it arrived in the office in pay
ment of taxes. and in answer to the
question as to whether some of the
girls in the Office had access to the
money in the Office besides Walker,
the witness said they did only so far
as to make change, as Walker had
complete charge Of the money, and
supervision of the Office.
Money was placed in cigar boxes
Miss Struthers said, during the rush
; season, as all payments could not be
entered the same day received, but
the boxes were placed in the safe to
which Walker had the combination.
The only connection she had regard
ing transactions of entering the tax
money received was to take the stubs
when they were checked out to her
by Walker after detached from the
tax receipt, and enter them on the
cash book Two other clerks in the
Office helped at times during the rush
season, she said.
During tie gruelling criss-cross ex-
animation in which the defense
sought to prove facts regarding the
, routine Of the Office, to show the pro.
miscuous handling Of money, the wit
ness would reiterate that nobody but
Walker had complete charge and
handled all money and balances and
made all deposits.
Mrs. Kate Igo, also a clerk in the
Office during the time before Walker
was arrested, testified that she heard
: the conversation in the Office between
! Walker and Miss Struthers regarding
= the Morris payment, but did not hear
what was said when Walker followed
Miss Struthers into the vault.
Shortly after 4 O'Clock, when Mrs.
7 Igo had completed her testimony,
: county attorney Ross announced that
the state would again take up a diff.
I ferent line OF testimony, and asked
] that they be allowed to prepare.
: Judge lockwood then recessed
? court until Monday morning at $3.50
I when the state will again resume.
. The entire morning session was
: consumed in introduction of testimony
covering various items alleged short,
I as disclosed by the audit Of George
Brown, expert witness for the state
l-nis was completed shortly afer the
afternoon session started. Items al
! legged short. on which evidence was
{ submitted in the afternoon by Brown.
. included s4es.ss paid by the Mule
, Shoe Cattle Co. $12zs.7o by the John
, son Cattle Co., $314ss by the Shan