Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-09-03
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MILES KlNG.-No. Ill

public money. to the OF So 5oO and thu, Wat
khs made Nun some very extraordinary and upautho-
uzd allowances about the Tine He con'er,ad bi,n
sell with stating the facts aud left the insrense "a his
readers. " "
Mr.. King takes il for granted that the Fourth Audi.
or fWTred from the facts set forth, a private u.,l.,
standing between him and Watkins by which the l,,
Ter was to make The allowances condition tina, he
should have part OF the money. He, therefore, labor.
drawn.
Now. Mr.. King knows better than we do, whether
mere wa, any such understanding between him aud
Mr. atkins or not u there were any, /, 10 be-
eStec'ed mat hewould deny IL Bath, OPT II on of the
public viii be formed, upon bis plea OF not gully
1nt upon the facts OF the Gaze. Certainly il the infer.
ence wa' lair one, from The facts forth by the
Auditor those asded hy MIR King go rather TO Strength
en- man weakent He dass disprove or contradict
one OF those fac's He adds additional stock which
upr'y several deficiencies in the Auditors statement
Iakins Them altogether. they present precisely such
course ~ conduct on the part of Mr.. KING as he
couid hare pursued " suh ara understanding had err
nfed Let us recapi'ulae them:
As MIR. King himself states, L. w atkins drew on him
draft OF 81 OOO on the l7h January 1926 in favor of
s. & NJ Alien, & Co., which 10 paid on the 2ls, Janu
cry This draft was in official form; and although from
NOT specifying the purpose for which il was drawn
there was good ground for the Agent 10 suspect tia, il
was Tor private purpose, there sppcas TO have been
hing which would lead him 10 a certain conclusion
The Auditor has rig h 10 draw ras excep, for spe-
Gifted public purposes, and none others ouch, In he
pan by the Ageut Mr. King, therefore ought 10 have
refused iopay the first draft lie had no, tie u.6fi.
chuon OF an apparent concurrence the
the Navy, which The Agents at New York and Boston
had in The cases of Toba, Watkins drafts upon them
Yet, u Mr. King did not know the draft was for prva,e
purposes it, payments more imprudept than criui
nal. faVlng very literally paid doubtful draft OF tn.
Fourth Auditor, he thought he would try The hberaltv
OF Tie lh Auditor to him; and tew DAYS after ENDS
up The charg- Tor $3.50 l6 This was received
on the An OF February
On The 3ist March he il informed bv the oxaminpp
GEEK, 'ha these CHARGES were bJ0re the Fourth .fu
df0rJcT "is decision" After receiving this in,ei,i-
vel nee he IN Wa \
her the facts set forth by hr aud his own con,uct
alter this wilt, are 10, precisely such NIGH, have
been expected from him. had been settled ut an In.
terview between him and Watkins, that the S5 sl2 ne
'houid he allowed, on condition that the Ia Auditor
should pocket a. least 81. 900 Of the money
MI hIng returns to Norfolk, and draws his t-sv.l-
Ing expenses from The Bank The 6 OF Nav O,
the 9h Of May, Mr. Wa kins draws on him in favor of
Seth Hyatt s. Co, for So coo. al 10 DAYS after date
This draft, as set forth by Mr. King oi, al;
not drawn 10 deceive him. 't,y i,nnosuy the no
lief that was public TRANSACTIONS not dated IRE,
SUI. Department. Fourth Auditors Office" a, all off.
cia drafts are, or addressed t. 'Mes Kirc NAVY a.
Read IL:
,.,WAsHINGroN, OH .nay 1926.
"MILFs KING E.q, Norfolk.
"At hsIeen day. after date pay to the order Of Seth
Hyatt, Co., $4,000 without further advice aud
charge the same u
Your obd't scr,t
T. WATKINS"
"TYifhOut further adpice"-of cours. h. had b..r
already advised and when more likely Than in their in
ierview at Washinoton? "Charge the same TO your
ebedient servant. Z. Wdfkins"- the Feur,h Audi,or
did not direct him to charge it to the public but The
reverse Mr. King not left in doubt as TO The cap
prop, fdtion" TO which ii should he charged it was
plainly hot charseable 10 any appropriation, but T.
Watkins. 1t was precisely such desu a. w,u,l bav.
psen drawn, had there been perfect understanding
hat Nv King was 10 pay ii out OF the SIS Sl2 49, witch
was 10 be allowed TO him, and that it was no. to APPEAR
in HE ruh'ic account
On tn l9'h Nav, Mr.. Watkins passed The S5 sl2 l6!
to MIR. Kings credit, and, the day, sent him
reconciling statement of his account which apnrised
Nun OF Tie iict Ih's precisely what he would have
done, had there been perfect understanding between
them.
On the 27ih, Mr.. King paid Mr.. Waking draft by
creek on the pnbc money in bank. which he endorsed
'JOr contingent purposes as settled"
This il preciseya az lie would have done il ihar. had
been perfect understanding between them--,s he
would have dina. if Mr. Watkins had agreed 10 m Ike
the allowance, and slr. King had agreed in conIe.
ration thereof 10 paw him S20O0 Of The money TIE
draft was drawn at Is days-tne enough for Watkins
10 fulhl h- part OF the bargain After Mr. King had
heard that the allowance was made he wouIJ not he.;
tate to paw the confederation; and considering the thing
as settled he would endorse the check for contingent
purposes az settled"
Mr. King says, the second draft was "certainly paid
some time b-fo heard that il 500 Ietleal but
this is certainly not true The frat draft was irawn
by Watkins, ct Washington, on the 17ih January, AMI
paid by Mr.. King. al Norfolk, The 2Ist The re-
conciiement shelving him Inst the S. sl2 I6 had been
allowed was sent the 19.h May and mus, have been
received before the 9th. If one letter or drn could
90 to Norfolk 10 four days, wonlh take another
sigh Mr. King, therefore, knew that this affair was
settled before he paid the draft.
He say, TO be sure, that she ALLOW ancs could not
have hfen considered settled until IL had been passed
by the 2nd COMPTROLLER. and allowed by the Secretary
OF The Navy. Yet in another place and for different
pnrnose. he savs, otis certain that conSidered that
claim as sefHed" Therefore il was that he endorsed
the cheek "ior contingent purposes as settled"
Mr.. King admits that he dir ected his cletk not TO
charge ths draft in hs quarterly returns for the ouar-
ter ending 80 h June, 1926.
This IL precisely what he would have d,ne " there
had been an understanding between him and Ws,krs
Mr. King would then have paid him 50 O0O, which
wac than made up by allowing him 1882 10 out
of The Treasury.
Neither did he charge It in hi. next anarers nc.
counts ending Sept 30. 1926. The 81 comptroller had
rot acted on The $5,s42 l6 and This delay to maxi the
charge IL precisely whs, would have happened if there
had been underwriting.
In September, MIR. Watkins draws another draft for
$500. altogether private in form, hch copied hy
Mr.. Kings clerk, and paid by him oat n the public
funds, on the Plat November. by cheek endorsed
on account Of contingent" and charged In HE
mis-. in relation The 81 900 draf' ("hat ia face
shows) hst he tcas icd to conclude f1t IL must haze
been drdUn fOr pirate purpose Not having re.
cpived any exclamation from Mr. Watkins, (s he would
have us te'ieve) from the 9th May to the 2Id No.
vember, he mus' have been strongly than ever
" lei 10 cOncIude that ihis, also drawn Tor pri-
purpose, lie face purpored. He virtually sd-
MRS that he bad doubt Of the fact: Tor he says he
is clerk had accepted il in his ahSence. Yet
ku0Ioing IL 10 be private, well or, lie r,n o her
crcumst, nces. he su paid IL oH Of The public money
This Is precisely what he would have done nd there
been an undertaking that he and Mr.. Watkins were |
10 divide She $5,sl2 I6 between them rs settled
On The 27dl November, sir days after The paUncnf
If mr.. Watkins last drdff, the "a Comptroller acted
on The S. 80 I6 aud susp,rded IL.
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