Chairman  Voorhees — What  has  that  got  to  do  with
the  State  money  ?

A.  I  will  tell  you  ;  it  only  makes  this  to  do  with  it.  I  don't
think  it  has  anything  to  do  with  it  except  with  a  financial  stand-
point of  the  county  clerk,  and  I  say  to  you  I  called  on  the  State
Treasurer — it  isn't  my  intention  to  rob  the  State  or  an  individual
out  of  a  cent — and  I  spoke  to  the  present  Comptroller,  and  also
to  the  other  Comptroller,  that  these  things  had  been  adjudicated,
and  owing  to  the  change  of  opinion  of  the  people  of  the  county
— we  had  a  Democratic  force  there,  and  the  people  saw  fit  to
remove  them  during  the  last  part  of  the  office  of  the  auditor,
when  these  things  were  adjusted  by  law,  which  Mr.  Voorhees
very  kindly  helped  us  do.  The  auditor  then  and  counsel  thought
as  long  as  there  was  going  to  be  a  new  election  they  thought


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perhaps  tbey  had  better  wait  before  they  took  those  bills,  and
there  was  a  change,  and  under  the  new  regime  we  have  a  new
counsel  and  a  new  auditor.
Q.  Let  it  be  so.  Suppose  the  county  hasn't  paid  you.  What
has  that  to  do  with  making  your  returns  ?  A.  And  I  presumed
that  I  would  make  the  return  with  the  cash,  and  I  went  to  Mr.
Hancock,  in  the  preseuce  of  Mr.  Gummere,  with  my  certified
check,  and  said  to  him,  "  Mr.  Hancock,  I  will  in  a  very  short
time  be  able  to  make  my  returns  to  you,  which  I  presume  to  do
if  it  is  necessary,  or  we  can  send  him  the  return  now.
Q.  You  make  your  return  first?     A.  Yes,  sir.
