Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-06-07 | Page 13 | Special Audit Evidence Given

SPECIAL AIT EVIDENCE GIVEN Testimony Begins in Trial of Former County Deputy Presentation of the apaclnl audit of county funds, which resulted In tha filing fil-ing of misappropriation of public funds charges against Hugh A. Ale-MIMIn, Ale-MIMIn, former, deputy county treasurer, wus tha first evidence placed on tha witness stand In Judge Kphraim Hanson's Han-son's court today, where McM.lItn Is, on trial. Ha Is alleged to have ex-j tract ed $494$. 89 from county funds. j Tt.e Jury to hear the case waa com- : pleted yesterday afternoon, but tha In- 1 trod net Ion of evidence d!d not start until today. The Jnruis ara Clarencs I Kifrren, Carl R. Johnson, Jiourk Alex-j ar.der, Henry K. iilea. Joseph V. Wads. J A. Mill lean. Charles A. Ann by and William . Orlmsdell. J. JVrcy (loddard of tha auditing firm of (Joddard-Abbey waa the first wtti.SKS to take the stand. He ex plulncd his audit of the county hooks, the t.ethoda of accounting, and showed j where the alleged shoriugea occurred In the redemption dt-pjrtment. of which ! McMl Un was In ihsrgo under former Trenaurer W. W. harton. (toddard was j followed by iJlsttlnt Attorney Jtoners, who read Into the record the report! of ihe apecial au'iiro's Mr lillln la charged !n fourteen sep- arato complaints. The trial Is on a i .complaint chatslpg misappropriation of $3$7.12. Ha wss tried several months, ago. on one of the other complaints, I but the Jury failed to reseh un agree- I ment and waa discharged.