Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-07-23

Applied to other than public purposes in 1927 81 90
Applied to other than public purposes in
| 1926 and 1927 Sll,7o6 90
The reader will observe among the checks for 1926
one the 2ls January for $1,000 pay 'sdra in ia
vor Of s. NJ. Allen; 18th May, for 5000, pay
settet;' and one the 2lst November for $500 to
pay ct. Watkins draft account of contingent" a.
mounting in all TO $4,000. Cories of these checks and
their endorsements, and copy of an original draft
accompanying the last, arc annexed, marked D. e. g.
Tho draft for $1,000 was also drawn by T. Watkins,
late 4h Auditor, in favor of s. NJ Allen, broker this
city, and by him sent to ]. l. Cohen Brothers. for COL
lection Let it be borne in mind, that this draft
paid on the 2lst January 1926 and that eharg-
ell 6y Mr.. King in his public account
On the 18th February, 1926, Mr.. Kings account for
the h quarter OF 1925 received i'm the Ith Audi
tors Office in which was voucher charging S5,Si2 10
Tor interest, extra commissions, and extra services.
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On the 31st March, the examining clerk wrote to Mr.
King that those charges were "beore the dudifor for
BY the fact that Mr.. King tho 9th May drew from
the bank travelling expenses to Washington and back
appears that ho visited this city just before, just a
ter that date.
On the 10th May, the 18th Auditor passed these charges
for S3,s!2 is, to Mr.: Kings credit, and charged The
AMOUNT m TO the Gnpropriaf'on for contingencies.
tors draft for $4,000 and endorsed the check or
f'ngensies As SETTLED signed "yM Ksg"
On the 18th September, t. Watkins drew Mr..
King at 60 days in favor Of Seth Hyatt Co. for 500
dollars which also paid maturity and the check
/ SiDpph 6
King"
These two drafts ncper charged in Mr. Kings
public account, and the charge for the first ,cih-
dra,on ia 1927 IL he had not we'll understood when
he paid tho second and third drafts that they pri-
rate transactions, he would most surely have charged
them in his account The copy of the third draft an
nexed, shows that 1t was private. Whether he knew
that tho first dra paid before his charge contingent
ces settled private NAV be doubt
ed; but he must have understood it afterwards he
would not have withdrawn the charge. That they were
ALL paid out Of The public money, is proved by the
iorm OF the check, by the signature of "iles King
Nary Agent,' by the endorsements, and by the fact
That the Bank returned them to the 4h Auditors Office
to show how and for what purposes, the public money
had been drawn.
SoSl2 10 was "setHcd" in Mr.. Kings account; on the
9th MIR. King paid T. Watkins draft of So 900, s.for
doubt, to the settlement of the 10Th. What services
Tobias Watkins had rendered which entitled him to So
ooe J0r contingent purposes settled in Mr.. Kings
account, the latter may be able to explain.
That Mr. King considered that claim as settled is
proved by his checking out in his account S2,I0o
on the lith july for "extra commissions and Interest,"
IL was not undl the 9th Nov 1926, after all of r.
watkins drafts for contingent had been paid, that the
Second Comptroller acted his account. He then
suspended it, and it has never been allowed to this day
Here are some Of Mr. Kings "airances" ",tnfnished
business, "incomplete trasacfioms to which he al
udes to account for the discrepancy between his month
| ~ and quarterly returns He paid Tobias Watkins So
500 OF public money for services rendered in 1926 AMI
reported it expended in his monthly return but I'M
fortunately has never yet been able perfect his vouch-
returns He also paid himself $4,000 on the same
contingent account for which he has been able to
produce voucher satisfactory TO any other person than
T. Watkins, and of course has got a credit for it,
1927, SII, 7O6.
portion of this, however has heen pouched far and
passed to his credit. Mr. Kings account for the first
quarter of 1926 remained in the Auditors Office unsettled
unu, %er ne suspension ef The 5,si2 I6 by the Sc
eond ComPtroiier On the 22d December was ro.
ported by t. Watkins, containing the following allow
| ance:
"ls26, juno 3o,h, to extra clerk hire, house
rent &c $500 90
In the settlement of his account for the Ist
quarter OF 1927, the following allowance was
made:
"ls27 March 3lst, for extra clerk hire Of.
flee rent, &c 500 M
In the settlement made ith Oct 1927, the fol-
lowing allowance made:
1927, June 30th, for extra clerk hire
mouse rent, &C., for six months ending this
day, 400 90
The year, 400 90
$1,000 90
The apology made by r. Watkins for these allow
ances was. hat the Secretary had au horized an allow
snrs oil $500 per year 10 the Navy Agent at York,
FOR an additional clerk
These 50, 100 having been passed 10 Mr. KINGS
credit, should be deducted from The gil 1906 which
raves So3O6 drawn during In years 1926 and 1927
w"ch has never been passed 10 his credit This sum-
paid TO the 4 Auditor or drawn by himself constitutes
part oil the expenditures reported in his monthly re.
turns. part Of il never having been charged, and
nome OF allowed IL forms part OF his quarterly set
uemens IN this Office. IL directly aud speci.
ncdHg, as well for his d. fault for tie discrepancy
tent 49, -
have heard Of other transactions OF similar mature
between Mr. King and The late Al Auditor but con.
mo my notice TO those in relation which ihe proof of
payment IS IN Diu Dion hands
HAD all Mr.. King's checks been returned 10 me- II
~ probable that his whole defaun could have been &C.
counted Tor with equal cearness.
The chin for So si2 10 il one Of those presented
by MIR King to The presen, Secretary Of the Navy in
new dress. In support Of the claim. he stated 10 the
secretary that, in The settlement OF Sc accounts OF
Mr. Binney, the agent NJ Bp.ton. he was allowed some
y'ar' ago upwards Of Sll 500 for commissions
u mat settlement IL included a commission OF SO sos
20 Tor purchases. and S3it IS for collecting cargo
ol provifioLs tjr the Pacific" THIS IL tru.. Mr.
Ming does not attempt justly these charges in bic de-
enoe; but willing 10 give him tbs full benefit Of the
ome Of The allowances made to NJ. Binney, marked
r. 10 shch solicit the particular attention Of the
American people. There is doubt That IL affords
PTeccdent enough TO Mr.. Kings default, were IL
thrice as large
The forbesrance Of the Government towards Mr.
ng wa' great Findng his accounts explicable
.ns Secretary Of the NiyY put another 10 HE place
HAVING no desire 10 do him unnecessary injury, or
wound the feelings Of his respectable xions he
bore IN sil>ncc the abuse hesped upon him But MIR
King and h ends not with silence and
'orbearance. To complaints Of his removal were add.
Ell charges Of pariisty anil injustice In The settlement,
o. his accounts Whispers were heard from The con-
csve OF the Senate the Of the Pfesiden, was abus-
ed; the motives OF the Secretary assaulted; nv cha
&C ;sr and my place, and those OF the al Comptroller