H. K. White Statement - Part 2

fact: That either you were a party to Colton depriving this Company of these different amounts, or that you avoided making the entry respecting the $2600 by some direct orders from him not to make it. Nobody will understand for a minute that a bookkeeper as you say you are, competent to keep books would have allowed such a transaction as that to go unquestioned, unless you did it in consequence of orders received. Now it is for you to take whichever side of that case the facts will fit.

A Well I shall take this side, that I drew the check because he ordered it done; That is all the answer that I can make to it.

Q But at the same time "he"[scribbled out] you must have known that was an additional wrong against the Company; that in addition to the wrong of

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leaving out the $2600 there was an additional wrong to charge the company with $291.

A As I knew nothing about the transaction, not knowing until they came in that the Company had a store down there, there were no reports had ever come from there. I was totally ignorant of that fact when Colton told me to draw a check for a certain purpose I did not question but what he had the right to do so and it was my duty to obey his instructions.

Q Referring back now to the original transaction of $2600, and assuming that he told you to draw a check in favor of Sisson Wallace & Co for the balance coming to them after receipting the store bill for $2600, whatever it was, then why, having paid out only $2600 did you credit him with the amount of $5200

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draft? Because you had not paid that draft. Why did you credit it? Do you understand what I am asking about now? A I do not hardly get your meaning.

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Q Mr Sisson came in to you and brought you a draft for $5264.72. Against that draft you did not give them a check For its value you gave them a check for $2700. Why then did you not charge them with the amount of the check you had drawn, and not the amount of the draft? Why didn't you credit Colton with the amount of the check you had drawn, and nor the amount of the draft? Why did you credit him for the full amount of the draft, when he had not paid it unless you had some instructions to credit it in that way?

A That is the reason because I had instructions given me to credit it in that way.

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Q That is what I wanted. You had instructions to credit him the full amount of the draft?

A Yes.

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Q That is what I wanted to get at all this time.

A He told me to credit him up or charge in the books the draft of $5000, to credit that to him.

Q You made the credit of $5264.72 because Colton told you to make it in that way?

A Yes.

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Q Exhibit D 43. November 29. 1871. A. N. Towne error in assessment $100. Did you know anything about that transaction with Towne?

A No Sir. I do not know anything about it. As I said before, in regard to stock matters and assessment matters I do not know anything.

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Q D 44 H K White Dec 1. 1871 $123.75. How about that?

A I cannot tell you whether

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that was additional money that he said he would give me for services, or whether he was making up to me a sum of money for back services.

Q There is an entry preceding, on the same day, there was paid to you $100 for salary. A Yes.

Q And these was no voucher or other evidence to justify the charge of $123.75.

A I cannot make any explanation about it, only that he was giving me additional back pay. It has escaped my mind entirely.

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Q D 45. December 8. 1871. A. R. Converse $12. paid for transmitting funds.

A It was another matter I think the same as the $7. above. Sending money to Mr. Converse, It must have been for stock. The reason why I say that I think all the transactions we ever had

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