The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-19

I'd the deqendant. FoHteS, ever
10 your Office" Assistant Dis
Attorney Byrer asked Mr.. Cum
Il never knew Politics" the referee
"a bankruptcy answered. until re.
centiy-at the term OF court held in
Elkins. tried every possible way
to have him come to my office for an
examination, and every attempt
failed"
A. c. Schiller. the receiver in the
Politics bankruptcy case. was next
called 10 the stand He told the court
and Jury tina, after his appointment
in this capacity he took charge OF
Politics place. located at Sixteenth and
Market streets, Wheeling.
Did you ever see this defcr dant
g, the store?" Mr.. Byrer asked Mr..
Schiller.
NO. he never came about the
place"
Did you try to locate him."
Lone Search for Accused.
81 tried every possible way to To-
cate the man. visited a pool room
where | understood ne spent a good
part CT his time. | also went TO see
a relative Of his in Bridgeport. Ohio,
in an effort 10 find him. as well as
making a rip 10 Washington. Pa,
only 10 find that people Of whom
inquired did not know a thing con.
corning MS wherea bouts"
What did you do with the equip
ment and stock in the store"
Disposed OF i and applied the pro
ceeds TO the payment OF Politics cred
itors."
United States Deputy Marshal John
NJ. Short. cs Wheeling. testified that
he had tried hard. time and again. 20
locate PcliteS since 1915. and that all
his efforts we're fruitless until some
time early this year. when he was in.
formed that Politics was In Washing
ton. Pa. He went to Washington. he
said. and With the aid OF city officers
Of that place. arrested Politics and
brought him back 10 Wheeling.
Present Bank Records.
H. R. Junglins, vice president and
cashier Of the Bridgeport tOhio) Ma
tional Bank. testified that he had
known Politics for a period Of about
ten years. during which time he said
Politics had an account with his bank.
Asked by the assistant district &ttor.
new to look at his books and tell the
jury how much money Politics lad In
the Bridgeport National Bank, Mr..
Jungling replied that during July, 1915.
Politics had on deposit in tina, bank the
sum OF S1,179.6S. while in August nf the
same year the books showed Politics
had closed his account. a more
minU:e examination OF the bank books
showed that on July l.. 1915, Politics
drew OFT Of the bank the full amount
CT sl.17966. Since that time Politics
has not had any dealings with our
bank" Mr. Jungling said.
William C. Steber, bookkespcr at
rhe Dollar Savings & Trust Co.
(Whse!!ngD. was the last state witness
examined during the day. Mr.. Steoer
testified that the records or the Dollar
Savings & Trust Co. show thai the
defendant. Politics. opened a checking
account at that bank on October S.
1909 The amount or deposit, accord
ias 10 Mr. Steber's testimony from
the bank books. varied from time 10
time In tho meantime. Steber said.
Politics opened a savings account with
the Dollar Savings & Trust Co. and
according 10 the records Politics had
on deposit in that bank during the
year Of 1915 the sum OF Sl2.SSV56 On
July IS. 1878. Steber said his records
show, Politics withdrew the sum OF
$12.13S1s and later in July there was
but $1,000 left in Politics savings &C,
count This money, Mr.. Steber teeth
led. was later in tho year turned over