The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-17

that amount or $11,O25 aC the WG- terbury Trust company.
 A. Not from the available records of the Waterbury Trust O., no sir. The next item in 1884 was a check for $7, 500 which was paid by the Citi- zens and Manufacturers bank on June 2l, 1894. It was charged to the appropriation ledger of the city of Waterbury on date of July 20. The voucher number assigned was 61552. It appears on the month of June reconciliation sheet. On date of June 20, 1884, there is a collection department slip crediting the account of J. s. Johnston for a check drawn by the treasurer of the city of Waterbury, Connecticut, Citi- zens and Manufacturers bank, amount being $7,500. The credit was made to Mfr. Johnston's bank ac- count on date of June 21, 1884. amount $7,5O0. The balance of the account preceding the crediting of that item was $24.22. On the account is charge for three separate checks, charge being dated June 25. #5. EXn1Olc E6E s5 Q. All three dated that day? <. A. All three-one check being $1 ,625 and two checks, amount $2,- 900 each, totalilng $5,625. States exhibit 282 indicates that the Wa terbury Trust company transmitted to the Chase Naional bank of New York for collection on June 8, 1884, three checks drawn on bank 1-799-$1 ,625, $2,O00, $2,00O. These three checks also appear on 8 group of out-of-town letters dated June B, 1884, indicating cashing of those checks at the Waterbury Trust Go.
 Q. Have you any way of telling who in the Waterbury Trust Com- pany got that amount?
 A. No, sir. The next check of the city of Waterbury for the year 1884 was paid by the Citizens & Manu- lecturers Bank on December 24. It was charged in the city books on date of December 31, amount $7500, charged to the interest on floating debt account. That check was trans mitted to New York for deposit in the account of MT. Johnston. There was, however, issued against that check, a treasurer's check of the city of Waterbury and that check was transmitted to New York and there is collection slip on the date preceding, amount of check being SIPS. The bank account of MT. Johnston indicates 8 crediting of that check SIPS on date of De- cember 28, 1884.
 o. What was his balance just be- fore that deposit was made?
 A. An oyerdraft in the account of $322.S4.
 Q. Are you able to determine what became of the difference between the SIPS that went into the bank account and the $7500 which the city books charged? A. I hay not been able to.
 No Trace e. In 1884 do you find in John- ston's account any other deposits that did not come from the city of Waterbury?
 A There are other deposits have not be able to trace to the city of Waterbury.
 Q. Have you noted two of them one in October and one in Novem- Der?
 A. There is one deposit on date of October 5, 1884 in the account of $750 with figure 6 appearing af- ter that. I have not been able to determine who issued that check to MT. Johnston.
 o. But whether or not that very same symbol was on all the other checks issued from the City of Wa terbury?
 A. It was. There is also a de- posit made on November 4, 1884 to the amount of $500 with the figure 6. The maker of that check have not been able to trace.
 Q. Was the amount paid in 1885 by the city of Waterbury $34,2l0?
 A. That's right.
 @. When was that first check made?
 A. The first check was paid by the Citizens 6 Manufacturers bank on Mafch 3, 1885, having been paid first by the Waterbury Trust com pany the day preceding that, on March 1. It was entered in the ap- propriation ledger on date of April 6, 1885, amount 5000. It appears on the reconciliation sheet for the month of March, 1895, amount $9,- 900, charged to the interest on float ing debt.
 Q. How was that check paid by the Waterbury Trust company?
 A. That check appears in the ex- change proofs of the Waterbury Trust company for 1895, on date of March 1, 1885, in the outside de- partment column, 5000.
 @. What does that indicate? A. That that check was cashed o. Whether or not JohnSton's New York bank account discloses any deposit of currency in March 1885?
 $2.O0O Deposited A. Yes, sir. On the day follow ing the cashing of the 5000 check at the Waterbury Trust Company there is a deposit slip dated March 3, 1885 indicating the deposit of bills amount. $2000, to the account of J S. Johnston.
 @. What was his bank balance before that deposit was made?
 A. That balance on March 1 was $70.58 prior to the deposit of the 5000 in currency.
 o. Now, the next check, MT Brown, was $10,500?
 A. Yes, sir.
 c. Will you trace that also?
 A. That appears first in states exhibit 366-A, exchange proofs oi the Waterbury Trust Company, on date of March g, 1885 $10.500 in the outside column, indicating that check was cashed. It was paid two Aa-