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and 10y the type. Miss Culver stated
that She never saw the bills not made
out by her until after the arrest Of
the defendants
Mr. flaming was next called. He
also. had been on the stand in the
morning. When Furman G.. Cole as
sumed Office as recorder in January.
1913. flaming stated, Cole rearrang-
ed the desks N the office. placed a
screen around a desk near the re-
corders desk. and later had an iron
railing erected 10 keep persons hav-
ing business in the Office away from
his desk
Mr.. Cole. when he entered upon
his duties. did not appear 20 be IA
miliar with the routine Of the office.
Mr. flaming stated and relied on
other clerks. principally Bahcock.
Babcock. the witness said. did the
deputy's work. although he was not
deputy in name.
Mr. Tanning said that Babcock
would usually put papers left in the
Office in the safe at closing time
would usually close the safe at night
and open it in the mornings. Bab-
cock chiefly had charge OF the clerks.
said the witness.
Charters from out-of-town were
never entered in the fee book
10 his knowledge. Tanning said.
Ho pointed out. by reference 10 GER
tain pages In the fee book. examples
of charters and deeds sent into the
recorders office for record, the fees
Of which were not entered on the
entries which were not in the hand
writing of Charles Donnelly. index
clerk, but were in the handwriting
of Walter Babcock.
Mr.. flaming explained the pro-
cedure I'm regard to "short certid-
Gates" for recording the receipt OF
papers left for record. which were
handled by Babcock. He said
numerous papers were left for rec
ord which were not recorded in the
record book. and that there were al
most daily requests from lawyers
for papers which Babcock usually
looked for but usually had trouble
finding. He testified to whispered
conferences between +. O.. Cole with
Fem more and Babcock behind
closed doors. He pointed out one
case. that Of the OIL and Refining
Compauy's charter indeXed in Fen
nimores handwriting. and said he
had found 230 other entries from
June ! 90 December 81. 1920. all ir
the handwriting of Fennimore. IA,
said he had compared 132 OF these
with tho fee book and only two of
them appeared on the book Al
this time. he said. Donnelly was in
deX clerk.
Mr.. Tanning then described ode
livery slips" which were filled ou
10 with the name of the paper. date lef
and fee amount. Two columns for IN,
date paid and Alate delivered were
filled in when the papers were de
livcred. he said, and Fennimor'
then completed these two entries ii
the fee book. lie then cited In
stances of slips which containe,
. these names on the fee book. If no
paid slips were held until paid be
fore entering in the fee book. IL
said there were no entries of slip
for the South Coal Mining Company
September is. 1920; Fancy Hin Co
August 2. 1920; Peoples Produc
ing and Refining CO., September 2l
1920, and Grant =. Hamilton Film
Co. September 81. 1920. all charge
TO the Corporation Service CO.. file
out In Fennimore's handwriting.
These delivery slips were kept g
a cupboard, he said. When the ar
rests were made. they were give
10 Mr.. Billany who turned them owe
TO the Attorney Office
Some. he said, were found in f. G
Coles desk the night Of the arres
separate from the place whore tn
others were kept