Complex sentence: In May 1909, Smedley was arrested and charged with 20 counts of forgery, prompting an audit of the county's finances that showed a shortage of $16,000, only $6,000 of which was accountable to Smedley.
Split into simpler sentences: In May 1909, Smedley was arrested and charged with forgery. An audit of the county's finances showed a shortage of $16,000, only $6,000 of which was accountable to Smedley.