The producers news., 1924-04-25

posit in the First National? A. Yes.
o. What did you say to O'Grady
at that time about this matter a.
/ told him that the county account
was down considerably from the
amount we were supposed to nave,
and had been for quite a little Wnlle
"a week or so-and l told John that
| wanted him to- see if he could not
get the treasurr to bring 1t back 70
the amount of our bonds. he sald
he would see what he could do about
it..
A. = No, D'a ne say "n0m ne "Oui' =
@. When did you contemplate
that ne would see? A. : l presumed
the treasurer.
@. Do you recall what time OF the
year that was? A. About the goth
Of June.
@ How do you fix it as about
that time? A. Well, l know it was
about a week or Sc prior to an exam
ination we had. An examination OF
the bank was made about the goth
or -7th of June, if l recall it. 1t
was before that time.
O. So that you are reasonably GER
tain it was somewhere near the 10th,
within few days? A. Yes; enc way
or the other.
@. Now, then, when did you have
your next conversation with O'Grady
concerning this matter? A. Well,
it was two or three days after the
first time.
Q. And where was this conversa-
tiOn held2 A. In the bank
O. What was the nature of that
conversation A. Well, when he
came in. l told him that the deposit
had not been made, and he said-he
sat down and he says-"In order to
get that deposit you will have to
turn over a $3.50 note," he says,
Signed by Mr. Taylor"
@. Yes. What did you tell him
a. l tCld him / would do that.
@. That you would do it? A. Yes.
Q. When did you have your next
conversation with him? A. Well, a
short time afterwards | told him the
deposit had been made good-sev-
eral days after that.
@. Now, the first conversation was
about the goth of June and the next
onc three or four days later? A..
Yes.
@. Both Of them in your bank
A. Yes.
Q. Now, then, did yor return the
note before the deposit was made or
afterwards ? A. Before, as l recol-
lect it.
O. How long after YOU had the
second conversation with O'Grady in
your bank was it before you return
ed the note? A. How is that ques-
ton?
@. How long was it after you had
the second conversation at the bank
with O'Grady before you returned the
note? A. Well, I believe it was
right away that I returned it.
O. And did you have any other
conversation with O'Grady at that
time? that is, during that A. Not
that I recall, no.
@. Intervening days. So that
the only conversation YOU had with
O'Grady was on the goth Of June,
when you spoke to him there in the
bank abcut trying to get some more
county money, and the second one
four days later in the bank, when he
told yoU that you would have to re-
turn that note and that YOU would
get the money; that is correct, is it?
A. Yes
Q. You didn't have a conversation
with him at any other place, of
course? A. Not that l recall.
Q. Now, you were we'll acquaint-
ed with Mr.. Taylor at that time? A.
Yes.
@. You didn't 60 to Taylor your
self or have any conversation with
him about this proposition? A. No;
I didn't
Q. The entire negotiations were
carried cn by you and Taylor acting
through O'Grady as intermediary
A. Well, I didn't know I dealt
with O'Grady, and that is all I know
about it.
@. And that is the only man you
ever did deal with in connection with
the transaction? A. Yes.
Q. Now, you say you guessed you
marked the note paid when you re-
turned it: do you know whether you
did or not? A. That would be the
natural thing to do with it. I think
I did.
@. What notation did you make
on the records of the bank concern
ing the note? A. We charged it to
the Mckee and LANCER accOunt-to
the account Of Mr.. LANCER and nv.
self together.
@. At what time was that charge
made? A. When the note was re-
turned or at some other time after
wards.
@. How long afterwards? A. I
don't know a week or so.
@. So that for a period of about
a week or two there was no record
made in the bank as to what had be-
come of that note? A. I don't
think it was that long. It might have
been two or three days. I. simply
forgot to make an entry for it; that
was ALL
z. The intention was to charge it
to the McKee-Langer account at the
time the note was returned? A. Yes.
Q. About how long after voU re-
turned the note was it before the
county made a further deposit of
public funds? A How long-wbat
was that question?
Q. How long after you returned
the note to Taylor before the county