Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 270, 25 October 1915 — Page 2

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Longer time has been spent In pretenting the cait of the plaintiff In the Htsemeler-Bentlac trial than In any case that' has been tried In Wayne circuit court for many years,; Begin nine last Monday afternoon with the testimony of Mrs. Mary Carroll, formerly a clerk ' at the Boston store, twenty different witnesses have been called to the stand and It Is expected that the testimony of the witnesses for the defendant will not bestir until Wednesday morning at 'the earliest -. Not until Friday morn Ink. however, was the real case of the plaintiff presented to the jury, as all the time before that had been spent in Identifying the handwriting of Miss Louisa Bentlage in order to get Into the records of the court the evidence which would prevent any attempt being made to prove that the handwriting in these books was by any other persons besides Miss Bentlage, the bookkeeper and cashier of the company for. the past fifteen years. Testimony Summarized. " The following is a summary of the testimony produced by the witnesses during i the past .week.: :Z . ; i ' - H. C. Hasemeier Testified that be had been president of the company since its organization in 1904. He was prevented from testifying regarding any transactions or conversations with Miss Bentlage because of his direct interest in. the case. Said he knew nothing about bookkeeping and had relied entirely upon Miss Bentlage for all information concerning, the financial condition of the store from time to time. Said he received much of the mail but did not know whether he saw all of the mail that came into the store. ' Had no. knowledge .that Miss Bentlage had another key to tfcu poetoffice box in addition to the ky hanging on a book In the office. He told of letters being received immediately after the death of Miss Bentlage from firms in Boston, New York, Chicago, Cleveland and other places, demanding immediate payment of bills long overdue. He denied having any knowledge of these overdue bills. Ed Hasemeier Testified relative to his position with the firm but was prevented from testifying regarding any transactions or conversations with Miss Bentlage, while cashier of the 6tore. He gave no direct testimony regarding the alleged shortage. Assisted Dead Woman. "... Mrs. Mary Carroll She was a former clerk at the Boston store, and assisted at the cashier's desk. Said that Miss Bentlage, the month before she died, had told her that "she intended to get rid of a number of old books." She identified the books as being about the same size as the cash books of the firm. She was the firBt witness placed upon the stand and testified regarding the method of keeping a record of the accounts of the , sompany and also regarding the methHAY BE MEXICAN ; AMBASSADOR HERE ;::.-::-:;v::-:y:-::'S;$::S;;:; Elialo Arrendondo, confidential repesentatlve of the Carranza government at Washington, may be the next Mexican ambassador to the United States. worth of food and immeil, wt Teat. KiB rata and tun and slop ytur loat wim h itufe touae. Deialr terete at kararMt to aesua beiaai. Rata limply dry up. No odoi whatever. Valuable booklet m each can. How to Deatroy Rah," 25c. 50c. and si.oo. e6-ik. pa. ico. In Seed, Hardware. Drue; and General Store. BntMte!rittff.C . PMta.. Pa Richmond People Good Dressers Very few cities in the United States can show as many well-dressed people as Richmond, a large per cent of them having their clothes made to order. .You can tell a wearer of Emmons' Tailoring it is classy and up-to-date. We make fine suits $15.00 to $30.00. This week Fall Goods are being received. Early buyers please take notice. Make your selection now. - Main and Ninth Streets Emmons. Adv. "

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od of Inventory. She described to the Jury the location of the cashier' desk and other details In the store. Miss Mabel Geier She was assistant cashier under Miss Bentlage and testified regarding the care of the books and the method of making the entires in the various book. Her testimony corroborated the testimony of Mrs. Carroll and the question asked her covered much the same ground. She had also overheard Miss Bentlage say that she intended to "get rid of several old books." Miss Ruth Evans Miss Evans testified relative to the method employed in bringing the money down from the upper desk in the. evening. She said that two of the assistant cashiers, all three of the Hasemeier brothers, Wilbur Hasemeier and Miss Bentlage had access to the safe.- She said -that the girla from the upper desk brought the money to the safe every evening and that Miss Bentlage did not often see the money until the next morning. Work During Vacation. ;" Margaret - Hinshaw Miss Hinshaw was asked by. Miss Bentlage to take charge of the office while she (Miss Bentlage) took a two, week vacation. She testified that when MiSs Bentlage asked her to do her work, she. informed Miss Bentlage that she knew nothing about keeping books. She r aid further that Miss Bentlage told her she didn't. want her to do anything with the books, not even look In them and that the only 'books she was to use in ' her work was the "paid ' on accounts" book. Wilbur Hasem eier testified relative to his position in the store. He told of assisting in the work of searching for the books alleged to have been destroyed by Miss Bentlage. He gave no direct testimony on the alleged shortage. Everett Parmalee was called to the stand for a few minutes to identify his handwriting which was made in the auditing of the books. He will be recalled tomorrow to complete his testimony regarding the alleged shortage. Accountant Testifies. i Ralph Schlautterbach, accountant

expert, who made a detailed audit of the books, testified that the total shortage on May 1, 1910, amoun to $3,204.29. He told of the method employed by Miss Bentlage in balancing the books although the actual balance did not agree with the bank deposit books or the books of the "upper desk." He testified that monthly balances were struck in 1907; only one balance was struck In the year 1908; monthly balance for February, March and April were struck in 1909 and that since that time the books have not been balanced. He called the method of covering up the alleged shortage as "double entry," in which the same amount of money was recordAt Movies Tonight LYRIC. "Room and Board A Dollar and a Half" comes to the Lyric Monday. Dear Wife: Here I stand upon the shore, With cold feet and head in a roar, The next you will see of me, Deep in the mud I will be The cause was HE. "Your Late Husband." Tennyson may have been the greatest of modern poets, but even in his palmiest days he had nothing on Billie. For one thing, he never experienced the great tragedies which are ever recurrent In Billle's checkered career. His wife was threatening to elope with the star boarder and Billie saw that .if she. did elope he would lose his perennial ticket to the free lunch which he sometimes got in his wife's boarding house. CHEWING

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ed in the books two times. Cash "de posits were recorded In the record of the month prior to the time received a well as being recorded in the month lit which it was received. Jesse PaxshalL present bookkeeper identified hia hand writing; In the book and was Questioned . in detail regarding the method of making, entrie in the books. He assisted In the audit of the hooka of the company since 1904 .to the present time. Fred BartaL treasurer of the Adam H. Bartel company. Hi testimony was regarding a bill alleged to have been sent to the company which bad gone unpaid until after the death of Mis Bentlage when it was found by Mr. Hasemeier and paid. . Karl Meyer and Elisabeth Townsend Bookkeepers at the office of the City Water Work, testified that bill sent to the company for five month in 1914 had gone unpaid. Statement had been sent to Mis , Bentlage, ac cording to their testimony. E. M. Haas Testified that when he was postmaster, he had often seen Miss Bentlage coming to the postofflce early in the morning to get the mall. He said that he saw nothing suspic ious in her actions. Anna Golden and Josephine Fleming employes of the postofflce Testified regarding the lock box used by the H. C. Hasemeier company and the num ber of keys allowed to eacn box. Tney said that they had no suspicion regarding Miss Bentlage receiving the mall although they had often seen her at the office. ; Testimony Ruled Out. ' John Bartel and George Knollenberg, proprietors of .the Hoosier Store and the George H. Knollenberg .company, were called to the stand to testify regarding the usual price paid to stenographers in the dry goods stores of the city but their testimony was overruled by the-judge on objection' of the attorney's for the defense. . Henry U. Johnson, attorney for the H. C. Hasemeier company Took the Stand in order to read the letter written by Miss Bentlage to H. C. Hasemeier the morning she committed suicide. . ' U Harry Tutwaller, messenger boy at the. Boston Store, testified that Miss Bentlage always met him at the door in the morning and took the mail from him. He said that she always took several letters out of the bunch of mall but that he did not know what letters they were. He also testified regarding the baling of the books, which later were Identified as the cash books of 1904,' 1905 and 1906. Christian Owen (colored) messenger boy at the store, also testified regarding the baling of the books alleged to have been the cash books of former years. He said that Miss Bentlage had told him to "be sure and bale the books." DRUIDS WORK IN THIRD DEGREE Several candidates will be given the third degree tonight at. the regular meeting of Richmond Druids. In addition the election of officers for the coming term will take place. After the work and election refreshments will be served in the club. It is ex pected that a large attendance will be present. MECHANICS MEET The American Junior Order of Uni ted Mechanics will initiate a large Class of candidates in the hal at 710 Main street tonight. A number of out-of town members will attend the work. BUILDING CONDEMNED. HAGERSTOWN. Ind., Oct. 25. "Reeves' Corner," a building erected more than a century ago, has been condemned by the fire board and will be razed to the ground. Wisconsin sends out a trainload of cheese every day of the year. TOBACCO VfORLD a humor. The thick its juicy, mcuow . always retresiiing. Chew Are tkn Who DO joining some of the brightest , ? , ana strongest ooaiee ip cna m eex when you give & l ak a fair It helpt you think or tt helps you work. 10c Cats t6 mm.Ptm9 STA m thm Grmmd FrUm mt tkm Smm FrmmaUcm tkm mhr cwle fece thmt ku mrmr twtnd thU Uthmt

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