Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-10-25
SHERIDAN COUNTY ROBBERY CASE

in the big safe, in addition to what
was there, and that notation we put
in our cash drawer or in the square
safe where we had our items to be
balanced the next day, the following
morning. after each days business.
Then that item would be taken into
consideration. Then in Ease our bal
ance didn't come out properly we
usually. we proved everything. We
would 60 back and cheek everything
in our balance if there was any error,
had to be checked also; if there hap
pened some discrepancy in u bal
ance we would also check the currency
We would at those times also check
the currency and the silver in the
round safe so that the count in there
was right.
WITNESS CONTINUING).
The currency that was kept in the
lower compartment of the round safe
was in bundles in so many hundreds
or from fiftenn hundred to two thous-
and dollars in a bundle, depending on
how much was taken in on the prior
days business as a rule. 1t was the
custom to make these bundles in even
money. The thousands were not al
ways even but we always tried to have
even hundreds in those bundles.
Those bundles usually had a slip OF
paper denoting the amount of each
bundle underneath a rubber band.
These notations were generally put
about the center of the package, as
a rule. For instance, if l had a slip
of paper similar to what you have in
your hand, l would put on that slip
just the amount of money which that
bundle contained and that would be
slipped in around the rubber band
around the bundle. 1t was the GUS
tom whenever any money was with
drawn from that compartment in the
round safe, to withdraw the entire
bundle. Whenever any money was
added to that compartment, it would
be added in amounts of even humid
reds. If any money was withdrawn
from that compartment. it was my
custom to make a notation to that
effect and a debit slip was placed in
my cash drawer and that vas taken
into consideration in balancing my
cash the following morning; that is
in balancing my books. I was able
to determine from day to day, even
though | didn't count the cash but
only looked at the bundles, the am
cunt of cash which was actually in
that compartment without counting
each separate package; could make
sure of what was there. As | stated
before, whenever there was any dis
crepancy in our bookkeeping, or
otherwise-when the books did not
balance-then | went through the err
tire cash, both bills and silver and
gold, and rebalanced the entire office
We usually rechecked everything that
was taken into consideration, and al
so the balance on the daily cash state
m.nt. As to how frequently during
the months of October and Nostinber,
1926, that might have occurred. don't
remember any particular date on that
point as to when it happened hut that
was the custom of the office. When
| state positively about the amount
of money which was on hand on the
30th of November 1926, / s.ate that
from my knowledge of whar was in
there the night before and the receipts
for that particular date; that is cor
rect. / cannot tell You without get
ting the daily cash statement in r.
gard to certain withdrawal chee.s
marked Exhibits 38, 3SA to $751; in
CluclVSy al uiVcISc diiu SuiluIy diuO'iils
ranging from six thousand to five
hundred dollars, regarding whics
counsel asked me. If l get the daily
cash statement / can state what each
Of those Withdrawals were for.
During the fall of 1926, on Nov
ember Both, 1926, l was receiving
numerous checks in payment Of taxes
and delinquent taxes and during that
period Of time the various banks au-
thorized to receive county deposits
had reached their limit or approx
mately their limit If you will hand
me the cash statement l will explain
why l issued these withdrawal checks
concerning which counsel Intercepted
me this morning. Check marked ex-
hibit SO, drawn on August 23rd, 1926,
in the sum Of $500, payable to the
Riba State Bank, was drawn for the
payment Of warrants IN the ordinary
days business. 1t was drawn SO that
we might have currency there for the
1910 fhn