Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-28 | Page 18 | Highway Case Star Witness Airs Frauds

HIGHWAY CASE STAR 81 AR WITNESS E AIRS AIR FRAUDS I of Idaho Road Department De De- De Unshaken by Cross Fire 5 J Br nr Associated Press LEWISTON Idaho April 28 28 His Hi History story of alleged Irregularities in dealIng deal deal- Ing ng with the Idaho state highway department department de do- unshaken by exam cross motion Herbert was to continue continue con con- on the the witness stand toda today in inthe inthe inthe the trial of or Henry Gusman Boise e equipment contractor and H. H F. F Fox charged with fraud Defense Counsel V V. R. R Clements faced aced the task of or attempting to nullify nullify nullify nul nul- through examination cross testimony in which he dc do- scribed how he Gusman and Ben Kane a former in the Coeur office of the highway department depart depart- ment agreed to collect payment from the thc state for equipment that never was vas delivered to the department Clements star started led his examination late yesterday but at adjournment confined questioning to administrative tive five technicalities obviously attempting attempt attempt- jag ing to cro cross s on his earlier direct di die examination Gusman and Fox are arc being tried on on indictments charging they presented pre pro false vouchers for fol pa payment once shop foreman in the Lewiston Lew Lew- iston highway o office fice was indicted jointly with the other two in one of 42 true bills returned b by the thc Nez NezPerce Perec Perce county grand jury He will vill be tried in May The extent of profits proms on these short deliveries was not developed de do but he said Gusman made his payments of usually around around cash each He Ho said under an agreement agreement agree agree- ment meat suggested b by the thc Boise contractor contractor con con- tractor he was to receive 50 per cent of the money from frem the state for fr undelivered un tin- delivered parts Two memorandum books one green and the other black and arid a am mysterious key brought color into the trial yes yes- The black book said contained his own wn records of equipment equip ment orders and deliveries and the fictitious accounts The green book he testified contained similar records kept by Gusman L The of the ke key was not fully explained Clements asked if it fitted fit fit- ted a lock on the thc Lewiston Auto Parts company shop a Gusman property replied he was g given gen en such a key by Gusman but the one in evi dence was wa not it I As a matter of fact Clements I queried the key g given gen en you ou so you ou could get parts at all hours of the night on account of equipment breaking Yes the witness replied the first IC but not that one e rHe He explained he understood the lock on the parts company shop had been changed since he was given a key Clements Clements' questions relative to the key were interpreted by many as hinting its possession by would play an important role in the defense I