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

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ey for a month or more, had you?
A. No, but l knew that according
to the record and according to the
Torstenson, of your own personal
way it was taken care of that it was
there.
Witness continuing): There was
no months that / had not counted that
silver, if there was any in safe No. 2,
or no weeks either. l can't tell the
definite date l last counted the silver
in that compartment. l am quite
sure, however, it was verified during
the month of November, but ! can't
state the date. | can't state the ex-
act date we did check up on the cur
rency and silver in there.
@. Well, you don't wen mean to
tell me, do you, that you counted it
at all in the month of November.
A. Well, if | can explain, | will tell
you how
@. You may explain to your coun-
sci. Did you or did you not count
that silver in there during the month
of November?
A. | am quite sure did.
@. Are you sure? A. Quite sure.
Q. Is that all the answer you can
make? A. Well yes | can't state
any more definitely. @. When did
YOU count the gold? A. Whenever
we verified the rest of the stuff.
@. When in the year of 1926 prior
to the year of this alleged robbery,
did you count the gold that you had
in your office?
A. Well, | know that it was veri-
fed when the Examiner was there.
@. The Examiner was there on
the 23rd or oath of September, 1927,
wasn't he? A. Yes. @. That Ex-
aminer was Fred E. Williams, wasn't
he? A. 1t was.
O. And there had been no Exami-
ner in your office from approximately
around the 23rd or Oath of Septem-
Der, 1926, until Mr.. Latham came in
there on or about the LIST or End of
December, had there? A. No.
@. And the last time that you know
of these different forms of money be-
ing verified in your chest, or vault or
safe, was when Fred Williams check
ed your office, wasn't it? A. 1t was
verified after that several times.
Q. All right, what dates? A. |
can't give the dates. @. Who verified
it? A. | did and al times my de-
putty. Q. Which times did your de-
putty A. / can't give you the ex-
act times. @. You don't know any
thing about it? A. | can't remem
Der now, two years afterwards.
@. Well, Mr.. T~orstenson, didn't
you make a practice in your office as
County Treasurer of finding out at
the close Of business every day what
monies you had in your office and
knowing that you had them? A. | did.
@. When you verified it, as you
say you did, did you make som entry
in your book that it had been verified
at that time? A. | did.
@. Can you turn here and show
me then on what date you verified the
amount of currency, silver and gold
that you had on hand in the month Of
November? A. | can't tell as to the
exact date of it because there is no
special indication that would show.
@. Nothing to show when you
checked it; that is true, is it? A.
There is no special mark to show
what date the money was checked.
@. All you know about what money
you had on hand is the fact so much
was taken into your office say during
the month of November through COL
lection of taxes, licenses and what
ever else you did collect, and there
were book entries made, that is cor
rect, isn't it? A. That isn't all, no.
Q. So far as your personal knowl-
edge goes in trying to convey any
definite idea as to the amount of mon
ey which was in the chest about which
we are talking now, you haven't any
definite idea except hat you have
some book entries, isn't that so?
A. I have a definite idea, but | AN
not tell you the exact date they were
verified.
Q. Ii you did not count it on No
vember 30th, when did you count it?
You didn't have forty-one thousand
dollars, did you? A. l certainly
know we had forty-one thousand dol
lars there. Q. You simply know that
because some entries in your books
show that? A. No, not only that.
@. How's that? A. But I know
that the money was there. @. What's
that? A. Not only that, no.
@. Didn't / understand you cor
rantIxy that vyo,, Hid not co,n+ +k,.