Evening journal., 1921-04-12
that they were always on proper

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Tanning to take care OF the details Of
! the office, Babcock said. He said
that he would not look to see
whether papers that he indexed had
first been entered in the fee book,
naturally presuming that the papers
had been entered in the fee book.
When trial OF the case was re-
sumed yesterday afternoon, Miss
! Mary NJ. Culver, stenographer in the
Recorders Office, was again placed
on the stand.
Miss Culver testified to having no.
| ticed frequent secret consultations
| between different ones of the four
defendants, and of having seen Fen
nimore writing near the door OF the
room with the screen around him.
/ William G. Cole, she said, would fire.
quently examine the fee book and
gave her and Mr.. Tanning instruc-
I tions to let no one else see the book
Upon cross-eNamination, the wit
ness said that the consultations held
by the defendants were in the open.
She said she never saw w. G. Cole
open the Office safe and that all the
work she knew of him doing was the
making out OF bank deposit slips and
some checking. W. G.. Cole. she tes-
titled, told her and Mr.. Tanning to
do the checking OF the fee and bill
books. She never saw W. G. Cole do
moro than an hours work a day in
the office. she said.
George Lodge, attorney, identified
a paper that he left in the Record
er's Office TO be recorded and pro-
duced the cancelled check with which
he paid for the recording of the
paper.
Reuben Satterthwaite. Jr., attor-
ney. who spent much time in the Re
corder's Office examining titles. tosti-
fed to having often seen the three
defendants and Furman G. Cole. diff
ferent ones at different times. hold
ing private consultations in the office.
and often noticed consultations with
other persons
This was particularly so on Fur
mans part, he said. for Furman had
great many visitors These confer
ences. however, never made any im-
preston on him. he said There was
great difficulty in obtaining access
to certain papers Of the office. the
attorney declared.
At one time, Mr.. Satterthwaite
testified. w. G. Cole asked him his
opinion as to chow the Office was
running" and when he (Mr Sat
terthwaite) answered that he did
not feel that il was running as we'll
as il might, Mr.. Cole told him that
the Levy Court had refused Fur
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Levy Court, Cole told the attorney,
did not feel that the Office was max
ing sufficient money to warrant the
appointment Of more clerks.
J. Pearce Cam and John F. Lynn,
attorneys, who have been working
on the indices OF the Recorders Of
flee three nights a week for the past
three years for the Levy Court, were
the next witnesses.
Mr.. Cam said he often saw
Furman G. Cole there at night
also Babcock and Fennimore.
b a b ock was indexing deeds
He said he never saw Fennimore
working there at night, but saw him
around there. He said he also saw
Babcock there every Sunday, and
Fennimore occasionally, but neither
of the Coles.
John L. Lynn testified he had been
commissioned to make new indices,
and often saw Babcock and Furman
G. Cole in the Recorders office in
the evening; Babcock sat at his desk
with the index book and a lot OF
papers. he said
Walter Tanning testified that GER
tain slips which were addim-ed IN owl
dence had come in and were put on
/ the desk OF Furman G. Cole and
were supposed TO be put on the fee
book These, he said. were paid by
check to the order of T.. G. Cole.
Former Attorney-General David
]. Reinhardt testified that he had
worked during 1919 and the first
part of 1920 in the Recorders Of
fee on various legal papers. He
said he often observed the two Coles
and Babcock talking together in a
/ low tone Of voice. II one Of the
other clerks. he said. would come
near. the tone of their voices would
become inaudible. afterwards there
was a renewal Of the c'-let conver-
sation. These conversations, he
stated, were held sometimes in front
OF and sometimes behind the screen.
He said he saw Babcock there quite
frequently at night, and he seemed
TO have deeds, mortgages, etc., go
ing around to books, apparently in
dexing.
Mr.. Reinhardt said that when
Furman C. Cole first assumed
charge as Recorder, he thought he
was very efficient, but afterwards
changed his mind. He also testi.
fed he had experienced trouble get.
ting papers. In reply 10 a question
Of Mr.. Ball. the witness said his Gu.
riosity had been aroused, but mo-
his suspicious.
Did you ever sec William G.. Cox
there?" Mr.. Reinhardt was asked
Mr.. Reinhardt said he had: tha
, William C. Cole. part OF the time
was talking over the phone an,
holding conferences. but most OF tn,
time was very industriously engage,
in watching over the safe Asked (
! there were any significance I'm that
the witness said I'VE used to com
ment on it,"
Charles b. Bishop, associated will
the Delaware Charter Company
testified TO having received variou
bills from the recorders office 10
recording charters. for which check
} were mailed to +. G.. Cole.
James =. Manter, secretary Of tn
Corporation Trust Company o
America, also testified to havin|