Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-08-27
Miles King, Esq
MILES KING


This infatuated individual is Worrying satisfied pub-
nc win vain attempts through the Norfolk papers, to
9suy the plain facts proven him by the reports of
inc secretary OF the Navy and Fourth Auditor and the
reply OF the latter TO the former effort large portion
oil two papers have been filled by him. and he seems TO
nave put Just begun. lawyer of some shrewdness
spins OUT MS elaborate answers, and they full of the
perverson, special pleading, and studied obscuritv
whch distinguish the efforts OF his profession when they
hnd themselves engaged in a bad cause.
The importance which been given to this case in
virginia, induces us to give it some attention We pro.
pose 10 few OF the peversons and inaccuracies
contained in these productions and disclose ether
in relation 10 Mr.. King accounts of which we have
been put in possession
We shall begin with witness he introduces up
on an immaeral point for the purpose of dvertng pub
nc attention from essentials. Like the introduction of
Master Inspector Wilkinson, he VIII find Mr. San
tord but an additional weight to his burdens
III Is said that Mr.. d. G. Sanford was brouobt IN
Washington by Mr. King to aid in the settlement If his
accounts 1t certain, that he aided in the examination
oil those accounts on behalf of Mr. King in the Fourth
HHur0r once II ne was brought to the city by Mr.
king the Secretary OF the Navy ignorant of it
Mr. SANFORD was reprepresented TO him as poor I'M
iortunate and worthy man, who DESTROYS of obtain
ing employment, and wishing Mr. Kings monthIv and
and quarterly returns thoroughly investigated he en-
ployed him upon that duty. After more than eioht
weeks, he produced report TO the Secretary The
Ietter winch sums up his abors, is follows:
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Octobdr 18Th, 1920
SIR In obedience to your Instructions have exam
ned lne accounts transmitted TO this Department by NJ
honor
to hand you the accompanying papers, the result of that
examination ~
NO. IS an abstract exhibiting the difference in the
amount oil expenditures, also the differences in balances
as stated at tie end of each quarter.
No is account current made out for fIe ntr,oso
oil ascertaiinng the quarterly balances
NO Is an abstract showing the difference between
The balances OF the two monthly returns for Nav and
June, 20 ~
No. ! is an abstract showing the difference between
the balances OF two monthly returns for January and
February. "''
NOS IS an abstract showing the difference betwecn
the two quarterly returns il 1928.
No. is an abstract showing the difference befveeD
TWO quarterly returns of the same year.
No is synopsis exhibiting the discrepancies he
tween the quarterly and monthly returns from 1922
down to 1929.
Which is respectfully submitted.
ara, sir, very respectfully,
our most obdt serv't.
m ID. c. SANFORD.
The Honorable j. BRANCH,
Secretary Of the Mary.
The synopsis alluded to as No T. was as follows:
synopsis of the discrepancies which occur in rtbe1
quarterly and monthly returns made 10 this Departneni
by Miles King Esq. 1922 The monthly returns TO be
end OF this year exceed tie disagree with the1 quar-
tery S,ofI t5y 20
1873. ls quarter Of this year the monthly
/ the rdisaOree with i,o1