| Show m TURNING I O ON Of TIlE m m HT Into Inlo the Accounts Louis 0 or the Ibe be ston slon is s Resumed SEVERAL fRAL WITNESSES EXAMINED Whit b ta D ng Them 1 nt Great Va Vs Questioned kr bo IS and In hi Much Detail METHOD OF KEEPING IllS HIS BOOKS DOOKS DIrect Effort Efort to 10 Show That lie He Kept C moll loa and nn Personal Accounts Fair Contracts Louis legislative In InkY tho th t met In Judge Morses Morie kY committee this thle morning It tt wa very ven tl room tIt that the tile Into tho commission Utah Pair ITS of ot th the vs to be b ft deep ami long drawn oat I Indicated questioning of ot the w the utmost latitude van aa tt need aM M ln h and nd again ardently asked Severn Several I wit were au nM examined the not most Im tin Imon Director on ot oM 5 Interrogations put Ut to Mr Whit The Tilt M conclusively what some of ot ort it a di of or the commit ift tb be W tt t contended e they were going to do 10 he lie had kept ui that tbt was to Iio l accounts and those thos of ot W hit hi own m n peron together had Ut tu out payment from the theMI that IMM MI cheek books In to a I manner WM w not In accordance with good pub He Ue jolley It wita Hl 10 dear clear that the tho entering Into contracts waa sas sasto tIn or f to I to he i ned and a IL full tull till anil and complete completo K required at nt the hands ot of the who said Mid he ho wn per Iler willing witting to make malte the In t Kg among the aes eri within tho thC en entre tom tre were Iere Wells WIlIs of or Bin to Hammond John K E 1 Hansen Hansell who IK la sold tok wanted to 10 t regarding cel cerUto celi Uto tal i iIi Wormit tn Ion which Is le supposed t to tot tove t w ve reached turn him In a ft newspaper on en M Cannon assistant tar ot of f Won Savings avIns bank hank K I 1 W cashier of the Commercial Na Nn N NuI tM uI bank hank and Herbert L 14 James the thet k t bookkeeper who waH called In to II t In te untangling the accounts of lit litIn Mn In Q Cannon annon RI 1111 a ry of the n JAMES T F HAMMOND The nil hearing will was I resumed with ex ox of Stats Stall James laniea T r Hammond ok the tha Hind Mr lr Ir Hammond to being a number mamber of ot the state stale hoard board of t Miners and Identified exhibit 36 35 6 of or offered ort t 4 In tn evidence ai aa a a retort report of ot the Joint blat committee to the Legislature Mucking touching the affairs of or the St Louis If sir faIr He UI said Bald the rented mated by II th tins Hot was u not authorized by hy the male Stale whether application was made Vr t the for fur authority tn tO In nt tv my lIy 1 Mir IF rc In III that no formal r ws we made but hut by Oo Volis r tad an oral statement concerning con con What action If ally was taken by the t relative to that thal matter Veti one because of ot Its not he lac been formally presented We IVe e retched rc the n however that We th uton Hate ata Ie board had bad authority only to It in n a 1 general way ny and t i being balag g a B It ItI SI the I V of ot tile te to that I could bo be b hine In the r to No th tor w fi taken likon the th t ie I II jJ M I h the question I Irr HOW rr Y Gior J II th the next neit lt W s sy hall had y 11 to do 10 lf tr anything t I itt oce of or l of nt nt the com k J d by b Atty At tit you with I any of or the rs account bolcs 1 11 or docu No 0 air Ware Wrt y yn OU r for 01 Mr Ir n II as tr No air but he 11 askeli k 01 I inn on one oc for tor 1 That was he cosi t I 0 be L treasurer 26 to a 31 inclusIve were WIIO e the who r as d over to him JilIn by I II JY p I Theae nan treasurer of 0 t tl tim 10 x III I lit lod of u II of hun books the Co ot the thu treasurer Hurer with the of and Commer t lal Na nil RH ItH Er z II bunch or of checks em from 1 to an nil No the tito hissing ft r not ben n I tN IM the che k taid t through Kh those WI t r tO o you thu WAI n Yes asked the I l s s air r Ire Ite 1 II tit these In menta handed 11 by Mr he su er n while ho he was N lIot Me lie WH I What hI 11 1 h Mr tell YOU Ou ot at p n od H you these told nie mt to el It at to any Iny r I eit II tei Johnson or ord h d he lit of nr about their ho the eXPOSItIOn I do not h tI bid j he think so Jt ere re y anything about boul r out what 0 h he simply ly I I II Ir Ifill keep them er r then to lit hi I Successor a treas L U a f 18 Ix fc r th thi on le t C Cos R hunk l mAn kewi I I a you yos oa by b Mr Ir Yea Yta sr srI Ir Alt All ip I ACe ce ero In 01 II t n ly the tho wit with I lr fl h It nan did lII Mr Shore I to yoU e to the 1 Sl f the h nod Us its II 1 I Y had InrI I with In n ai attorney II him lm lh th the of not lot d di r You ou were ro his hla attorney at that time I yes sir You Yott had been beell retained by him as os asButh Buth attorney Yes sir air Tho The objection to rotating relating tho the conversation was waa sustained and tho the witness was vas asked Were all 1111 tho tile papers that were vern turned t urn d over to you Since tho 1110 service of at the tho subpoena 1 I received one olle other paper Senator Johnsons personal receipt for the pa papers peril pers received by hy him him from Mr Sher Sherman man mall Cnn Can you OU get that receipt Yes Yell sir air You have no nn objection o to delivering It to tho tile committee have hase you No air Ir IrAnd And will viIi you IoU do so soY soYei Yes Yei Y sir air M II CANNON ON STAND M ir Cannon lI assistant cashier of ot Zions Savings aings bank hank was Willi called to 10 explain Ills hit hl personal connection or that of his bank ank with the vouchers of ot the commission lolI especially e those made out nut outto outto to the John Q Cannon In III reply to pointed questions Mr Cannon stated that Hint none of ot the tile orders had ever over been blen pAid through the bank Were ore you over requested to pay any an tho the attorney No Were you II ever over asked to 10 advance money on the Salary of ot any member of ot the commission Alon No I WAS van not I never saw IV nay Iny of ot tho the salary warrants He lie Was wan excused after matting making these theo assertions and K Y T W IV Wilson Wll on cashier of or tho tue th Commercial National bank WOK was called CASHIER TELLS TEaLa OF ot Mr VII n was vita handed a 11 1 larga bunch of ot vouchers and 1111 to toll tell which of ot them hiti hili bunk blink had lied stid Among them as IIA ho his selected the numbers hearing bearing the tho banks stamp ho hail vouchers calling for tor amounts as its largo large ax us made out hut In Ill favor of or tile the secretary These largo large however ho lie said ald were con converted Into drafts on 01 the Third Na NII National National bank nt lit St Louis Were eie these thole vouchers paid pRill by b you 01 personally was a n lending leadIng query of ot tho tile No but they were often otten referred to tome tome tome me for tor my 0 O K KHow I How did you ou come conia to pay them Well Wull Id Il like to explain that thai When hen over Mr Sherman was wall leaving town hn ho would woul l write us to honor hOllor tho the vouchers during lila his absence abonce ence and when he ie to 0 turned he hA would always come around and take up tho the vouchers giving us his hili check clerI for tor them Wore Were nil all the orders you patti paid signed lignell by hy the this governor and Ind secretary It would woul l seem they tile thc were not hot but ut at nt atthe atthe the lime wo thought they were wore Do you ou recognize e the tho governors handwriting un nd writing Well this Is n a 1 pretty Irely good counter felt tell If I I know It was WIS a 1 forgery I pass It right along O NEn TESTIFIES Tl mS mSS S T P director general of the tile commission com mils lon was queried on 01 every technical detail of o Its ls work and man manner ner ll of or proceeding He lie told In answer to tn questions the story of his Ills connection with the tile commission and his manner of ot handling finances Inanc The books hooks were wera all ni kept In Salt ho said and none nono In St Louis If It he had hati to pay hills his there he ilO made a monthly statement rent of what whal he lIe had paid and soot sent It In to tho the sec ape secretary For I or nil ni big l Items statement of ot contracts were scoured lecure from tho the sell Hel ors er hut hit for tor Home 1010 small Items below 10 0 cash was vils WIS sometimes paid ihli 1111 anti and no re receipt 10 receipt c l t secured Did you ever Investigate the books ook of or the tue was WI husked asked Not Noi until my return froth troll St lit Louis When was that In Ill tile the latter later part of December Decem er or orthe orthe the first part parl of or January The Tho witness was Wil as shown a n number of or check books boks and naked It If they were wore all ni he had In connection with his work worle nt at nta atUt HI Ut a Louis Ye Yes o sir The deposits are nil all 11 deposits of or yourself ns as IS director general Yes Yel sir air None of ot them arc your our own private accounts No sir these thele were kept entirely sep separate Irp arate arl Then exhibit as 33 contains de do deposits posits oral made by Il b you ou as all director gen Yes e sir Ih ii And exhibits 39 31 to 44 H Inclusive con contain tain taiti oil cli fl the checks you Issued In III this capacity Yes Yel Ir Are you OU to tell tel which of ot If Ir l lillY were drawn on oil your our 7 personal account U it would bo ho O hard to tell lell without tho the vouchers How hour did lid you ou happen to do It I then thon Well el It I at lt the tho request of o nov by novell Wells ell I We Ve had this request In 11 for nIl nn appropriation tile the secretary was wan WIK being pushed to hand In his hil report which was vets and was not ready romy Go Wells asked me fib I If I would not nl take hold of ot and AmI kindly holl bring the tile up to lUte date Did you ou make any nn changes In tho the books Not In the books themselves hilt but on Oil onn Oila n a trial balsam balance shoot sheet Items charged to mining for Instance wore vern sometimes transferred to tl the tho freight whore they properly belonged Where have Ilave tho the books been beon since thAt thai tune lime I have hlo never seen them thel since Ince There was a n bookkeeper J runes He ito wan waD a n stranger to me What books If I lIlY Inv did you keep In II St SI Louis lolls Only Onh n a bank ank hook hool nn that was a personal account Do rho you know whore those vouchers voucher are Probably with wih tho the board effort Mr MI Whit Will Vill Wi you Oll make nn hill In ker II to get Iet them 1101 between het weon now and I nd the tItan limn you 01 nrc Iro recoiled recalled Yes sir These six books I Y show how you 01 contain nil all director the tho canceled checks you ou drew trew ns as I general Yes Yos sir Ih CONTRACTS You made a n honey hono contract with n a 1 aman hot hint man 1 ot 7 by hy tto name Ile of ot did Ild you ou Yes Yen sir What was vahl the tho amount of ot that con 7 Wo e had 1111 two contracts Ono One was for far to and the tue other was WIS for noo SOO I 1 think Were cro they thay In 10 writing Yes 11 sir air such contracts Have lava you YO No Mr hir they the were wore turned turn l over to the tho former secretary orcY You Volt 0 made Ulalie n it I building ti iii g contract 0 ot with vI th Lang rm did 1111 you not lot notYe lotI Ye I 8 05 sir Have lIae you yO that contract 7 Yeas Yea YG sir At this point the was 1 linked to 10 examine n a number of ot contracts en entered tero Into by tho the commission lon alfo cor COI tab relating to those these thOc contracts all 11 of ot which he Identified These Thee Thi were nil offered orrel In iii evi 01 evidence dence There Thero was as a contract with wih a n party rt named Chalmers vita there thero not for tor a concentrator Yes Ye sir Have you yOI tint that contract yes Yen Yel sir I Wart W there I n a written rl n for I Continued on uge two T TURNING I G O ON T TSA THE THES SA S E A R L C I 6 H c 7 Continued from page ono one the concentrator by one W JI II 1 that III 1 I know of ot Who Vho wua wn l Pooler looie I 1 think wo we employed him bUn for tor the sum lur of no flO to 10 go Into Inlo Cedar Celar valley ney to 10 collect o minerals 10 for us 1 I 1 such hall Ihal look leek lok It II up 11 In II tho the leter hook book and ad report wort to you YOI lat later r Have you any 11 bank hank statement of thoe thol transactIons ti the Ule check book bok re referred referred lo to loYe toYes Ye Yes Yel they th were ere to tu the thin books book Have you 01 any others Yo YOI Yas sir Ir the Ihl Third National atonal b bank of ot Bt Ut l their method rethO of hal bal balancing I books book I by issuing lulng balance lalane You YOl have those Yuan Yes Ya sir Oo Do till nil 11 appear In II the tue bank books ex except copt thIs No I think there ther are some IOle others The witness was n Instructed to make a 1 note nole of nf this Ihl und and uld provide the committee with wih till nil 11 statement relative to the tin fin finance Races ance of the Ibl commission Mr tr r have you ou In lii II your you Hsio miny 11 other document which wi aid the Ih commission In iii arriving at ata 1 ati a I i currant lolI your part hart a rt of ot this work wa was asked a kell In Iii II reply the th witness handed over a n number of nf other papera all 11 of which were offered In iii evidence Id Is I this hit mill all al the documentary evidence you the lbs accounts have hae hie that thaI wil will throw Ihlow tiny any Iny light on Here the turned over a 1 con truet with wih Crawford ft Newby and was wan then a ked Are there any Iny others None Non that Ihal I can Cn call cal to 10 mind v II n Id like hike to ay say Mr Whit ShIt alter aker that If In iii II the tho Investigation there are Ir document found to 10 be he misting miMing I 1 should hould Ilk Ik like to 10 have hR ve the privilege of looking I 01 ni Ilium up no I as 11 to 10 clear up nil all ni doubt in the matter Mr Mm Joseph of this the committee suggest suggested ed eu tint that t lil Mr tr b b be given Ien tho the privilege of going over ovel the books bolI with the auditor In order to 10 render him Audi uch assistance a al as may lay be b necessary Till This hll was Al ranted rallied DM 01 you 01 O 0 K J the voucher for tor all 11 the tho Items of purchase you yOI had heal to 10 do with wih wan asked this the witness Ye yes Yel sir muir neatly all al There were sero some loro however that tha at limit first did not mint contain my 0 K IC but hut later Iller I 1 went user oer them and HI fixed 1111 them up MI Mr the tho Ihl witness to 10 Identify certain books boks known as its the lodger ledger and amid ont journal The This witness thought they were vero the book lOOka kept kepi by this the secre secretary sero tary temy tI Havo lAIO you 01 turned over oer any tny bills since cities the thiS governor ticked asked you YOI to 10 assist III In this Ihle matter laler a asked ked Mr tr I think not nl the witness I PEI II 1 L L JAMBS JA mS Herbert I r Jam J James lun I bookkeeper for forSee Secy Hey See Cannon and maker ot of the records now In the tha hands hand of time the Investigators did thu dir not prove a I ready reat read witness and Ind It II took endless endl questioning to 10 get facts from om him Ills Ils story I tc I was tae that he was WI by hy loll Oon Cannon to 10 work employed up iii upon 11 on a it set lel of hOOk which are not now IW available This hll n l ret t I he lie kept up to lo January of this year oal anti then themi copied them Into the books now on hand mak making makIng ing log some IOle changes change and n l altering the charges from one ono account to 10 another alsO III some voucher numbers An Al to Important statement l hint vouchers were lre riot numbered tAy but hul bl Bl of 10 Ii or 12 numbers were rl loft iett lof In different account to cover any ally vouchers that Ihal might come ce In later on oil that thaI account The rIte Th only records he knew of ot tho Iho on hand were a Journal mind and daybook which he left Ift with On len Oel Cannon cud and alli |
