Show IVERSON VERSON FACES FUNDS FUND'S CHARGE IN CITY COURT Preliminary Hearing for Former Welling WeIling Aid Opens Secretary of State Slate M Milton Hon H. H w Welling Well Well- n. n ing ng had implicit confidence in his former ormer clerk clerk Moroni 1 C. C Iverson he testified in city court Thursday d durIng dur- dur ring r- r Ing ng preliminary hearing for Iverson on n a charge of embezzling In Instate instate state ate funds This testimony was given during on by Henry D D D. Moyle attorney for Iverson Mr Welling was one of ot three witnesses wit wit- nesses esses called by the state as the hearing hear hear- ing ng began The others were Harold Richards a former clerk in the secretary's secre secre- tars tary's office and Miss Verl VerI Carling Caning cashier ashier Richards testified as to the method of f handling mail and applications over ver the counter for motor vehicle cle licenses censes Miss Carling identified numeroUs exhibits Direct examination of or Mr Welling by y Ray Van Cott Colt Jr and R. R E. E Roberts Roberts Rob- Rob erts deputy county attorneys was brief but examination cross-examination was lengthy length 0 I. I Iversons Iverson's Duties Mr Wellings Welling's direct examination brought rought out testimony that Iversons Iverson's in his office were clerk am and assistant to the cashier As clerk clerke he e handled license ap applications ant and checked the mail while as assistant cashier ashier he handled mone money Mr Welling Welling Well Well- ing ng testified Mr Moyle Mole asked who besides beside Iverson Iver Iver- son on and Miss Carling Caning had access to the he cashiers cashier's cage Two or three others had easy ac ac- ac He Hc cess ess th the secretary replied named himself Clarence Clarenc E. E Smith former ormer clerk who was freed by a district court jury last week on embezzlement embezzlement em em- charges and George A A. Seaman former chief deputy to Mr Welling Veiling However asked a few minutes later if f Mr Coombs and Jack Welling hisson his hison hisson son on did not have access Mr Welling replied true T T. F. F Coombs formerly was In charge of the gasoline tax division of Mr Wellings Welling's office Did the defendant ever act as assistant assistant assistant as as- cashier during rush periods Mr Moyle asked I cant can't say definitely the witness replied but he had access every day he was employed in m my office Opened the Safe The secretary testified that MIss Mis Carling Caning opened the safe each morn morn- tag ing ng Did anyone else have the combination combination combination combi combi- nation Mr Moyle Mole asked Myself 1 and my son Jack opened it t on rare occasions Mr Welling Wellin answered Asked if il the purpose of having Mr Coombs open mail in order to centralize centralize cen cen- handling o of money would b be defeated unless the money mone went d directly die di- from Mr Coombs to Miss Carling Carling Car Car- ling hag the secretary replied No uNo not so far as I was concerned If It the money went vent to Mr Iverson it would have been in equally sale safe hands I I think You had implicit confidence in th the defendant Yes When Mr Welling left the stand h he shook hands with Iverson and M Mr Moyle then left court Miss Carling Caning was on the stand stan when noon recess was called |