Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-16
Mr.. Kings Reply to the 9TH Auditor.

sions extra official services topethe, with his
Charge that have by my own admission made un-
iawui advances to Contractors and dealers" (mean
ing thereby presume, nothing hut partial payments
on account for work done, or articles delivered on
contracts not Completed and many similar things, in
which ne most arnusingly, seeks to find sufficient
reason Tor my removal from oficc,-athough it is
evident that they could not have been known to his
honorable frend whom no one has taken for
prophet, until time after that svent--only refer
ring my readers to whar have heretofore submitted
on these points which indeed hardly belong to this
controversy--apG pass at once to notice some
thing entirely with which he has favored Us for
tho first time IN his reply This is tn, grand disco
worry which he announces with no little triumph hat
drew from the Bank on my checks as Navy Auen.
IN the year 1896 and 1927, more money than was
entitled to draw for the public service and of course
apphed the exccss to my own or some other private
use Now, IN answC: to this really new charge I
have to observe the first place that if it were true
IT would not Justify the least reflection on my conduct
IN inc affair." tor as my account under the practice g.
instructions of the Department was never entirely
ciosed NJ the end OF the year, easy see that
It might veil have happened that might have drawn
moro IN any Particul ar year, than entitled to
draw Tor IN that year, and yet more than was
entitled TO draw altogether, because there might have
been balance due 10 me for the preceding or some
prior year; and the rauduence, therefore, of select
rug one or two years only for this sort of display
must be obvious to every accountant Indeed our
Auditor himself tells that in los7 and 90, the
mount of my checks was few thousands, (he does
not tell US how many mere) greater than The amount
drawn, and if so (though acknowledge it is difficult
to conceive how it could have been) mus, have
drawn considerably less IN thosc years than was en-
titled TO draw them. But our Auditors pret end
ed fact, as usual will be found to be no fact at all:
but only another trick of his legerdemain for shall
easily shcw that did draw from the Bank i'm the
years 1895 and 27, more, but really less than | was
entitled to draw for in those very yearsand shall
shew this from his own figures and admissions again
But before do So l must Just remark for a mo-
mcnt. IN answer to the gross nsrnuation which he
has couched his ks as To- the deficiency of NV
checks, which he intimatcs, has alone prevented him
from making his exposure of my uverdrnfts OF this
kind still more complete, that from he first adoption
OF the arrangement with the U. s. Bank, which he
men, ions, in 1919, / have always and invariably
kept the public money, sent for my agency IN
tine Bank, las did also before and We never drawn
single ce0t from II, but upon my checks specifying
In all cases, the object for winch the money was
drawn and my checks have always been left of
course. with he Bank to DO sent up TO tho Depart
uieni according 10 he arrangement. IF they have
not o"en sent then. IN any instance, 1t certainly has
not been any fault of mine. There were some of
them, however, which the Bank had returned TO me
and these when our Auditor wrote t. he Bank for
them. (abouta month wo ago beleve.) sent
them back again 10 the Bank, including these very
ones Oft Watkins, which he after ards comments
upon, to DO sent up to him for his purpose. If hen
they are incomplete, the of them may probably
be found In some OF those boxes in his Office which
he tells MS, In another place. pntan he does not
know wha, II is certain that have never kept
back single ono of them. And 1t L. moreover cor
TAIN that sent over check book also the Bank
Which contains, OF course, memorandum of every
check, and the object for which drawn and from
which, therefore, list might have been taken that
would have gwen him foil information upon the sub
Ject. Ii he fails, then, to make guod his charge
gainst me- it cannot be, as he pretends. because he
has not had as far as am concerned at least most
ample materials for his ga tion and thoe will
be noLhlng TO excuse the disgrace of bis attempt i'll
be fas IN ID With tins remark, let examine his
statement of my alleged overdrats from the Back in
his selected years of 1926 and ct. Among the
checks returned for 500 and 81, are found some
for sums Of money nsver charged IN Hr Kings &C
COUNT and others Tor sums never carried his cre-
dill From the checks themselves, have made ont
statement of these items, which annexed mark
ed e. From this It will be that during the
year 1925 MIR. King drew from Bank, for commits
SONS, interest clerk hire. Office expenses, trav-
cling expenses and to pay certain drafts al All GO
Deduct bis lawful commis-
sions sseso
Authorised clerk hire aud Of
fee expenses 1900
Travelling expenses Ise 60 $3.50 60
APpied>to other than pablo
purposes 7695
During tho year 1927, he
drew out for like purposes
excepting the drafts 1859 70
Deduct lawful commits
sons 1000
Authorised clerk bire,
Office expenses 1000
travelling expenses 68 70 $500 10
Applied 70 other than pub
lie purposes in l827 slO2l
Applied to other than pub
lie puf yoses in 1925. '27 Gil 700
Now this very clevery got up indeed but strikes
ne at once that although the debts, might
eSpecl, are quite enough the credits, as usual, are
rather Shorthand ] must beg leave to correct the
account little as folows:--B rst, deduct from tho
gross amount Of the debts or sum drawn from the
saaB inr 1876 and '27 taken from exhibit c. the
item oi $500 Tor quarters commissions, drawn for
n appears by said sxhibt Itself the Is of Janua-
~ 8a3 and of course, not within the selected years;
endy, allow me an additional credit for the SUN of
$3.50 10, as our Auditor himself admits land indeed
cnarges) that this account had been allowed by the
9TH Auditor on the 9Th of May, 1926 and is GER
TAIN as he also odds, (for smother purpose) that
"considercd that claim settled" '3diy allow m.
also an additional credit of S3.3ss e5 for so much
on account OF extra commissions extra. official
disbursements, in these gears standing on precise
ly the same principle with the last which sconsder-
ed az settled;" 4thy, allow full credit of Il 900
oItwo years exira clerk hire at $500 per annum
which esl afterwards admits regularly passed 70
my credit by he 4b Asdor 5thIy allow me further
credit for the amount Of the All Auutor FIRST draft