Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-07


Ethat, ifit is not paid at one time, it is: lost.
Whose fault would Il be, II It was lost
Beyond a doubt, the fault Of the Auditor;
tho books and papers have been within Eve
minutes walk OF his offiee, every day since
they were removed; he had Official notice
that he could have access to them for any
purpose whatever, bpt he refused 70 60 TO
them aud thus secure the means of obtain
ing the twenty-five thousand dollars per
month, suppose Gov. Peirpoint did wrong
in removing them. Is that any justification
of Auditor Crane in sacrificing the Interest
Of the State by not going 20 the books and
not receiving the amount Of money due the
State, as appeared on said books Every
honest man answers. No. 81 ..s.,t, s.-.-.
All this difficulty had its origin 10 an
other fact, simply this: Auditor Grams
does not know. how 70 keep Auditors
books. Instead Of applying himself 70 the
discharge of his duty, as Auditor of the
State, and having such copies made from
the books as were necessary, he lett every
thing in darkness and mystery, Instead Of
consulting competent business mens and
learning how to discharge his duties faith
fully, he permitted his affairs to run at
loose ends, while he was running about
the country, electioneering for the office of
Governor of the State, at the expense OF
the State. The books Of the State show
the following bills: n5g o 81
Expenses Of Auditor In travelling TO Wane
oabeil Pullman Mason Taylor Harrison Levi. <,
Certify that this expense iS necessary for the due
oollectidl Of the public Revenue 3.
fe5y aist 1868
Daring the trip, for the expenses Of
which the above bill, was charged, Auditor
Crane did not visit Harrison, Lewis, Wayne,
Upshur, or Taylor. He visited Jackson
and Mason counties, passed by Cabell, and
If he was in any part of Putnam, he made
but flying visit - ssi =.
- .-s.ra.L (CoPx) u fu ssila1 e.is -a
~ RIpenses. Of Auditor In Travelling 70
Falrmont, Grafton, PuntytOWn' Clarksburg. ..o ~
do hereby certify that this money was spent in
attending to necessary duties OF this Once y.
March 10Th 1868 ,.,i, = Auditor T.,
P. s, charge % Contingent Expenses Of Auditors
Treasurers aud Seety once. - :. - ~ -ff 7
lsignedJ ~ 3. vEASs se
It win be observed that the towns, for
expenses of q visit to which the above bill
was charged, are in Marion, Taylor, Har-
risou and Lewis, for q visit TO which the
previous bill charges; thus the vietim Of
ndesigning menl is committed, in black
and white over his official signature, to
duplicate charge for services which were
never rendered, part of them being located
in counties which he did not visit, being
ignored in his account. s4.s
r ~ CooPE,)
Lt- April 28th 1868
To Expense In moving Archives Of Auditors aA
Once during raid on MOrgAntOEn including
pEayAge Storage transportation %
lIsisnSdI - sAH Cam o. z
I .ts=l aa l4 Auditor
The above bill is for the transportation
Of less than an ordinary dray load of books,
papers, &G., from Wheeling to Bridgeport,
Ohio, distance of one mile and back.
F s7aHI0lJ & le AUpETORs OFTIOB
-- .---5.-. Wheeling June lat 1858
To Expenses Of Auditor to AlexandEiA Ae-
eounae and Northampton Counties TO attend to
businesS connected With this %
tsisasdi sam Gam HasI,or
Samuel Crane was, while on the trip for
which the above bill is charged (and at no
other time during his fncumbency as
Auditor of Virginia., no nearer to Acco.
mac and Northampton than the city OF
Baltimore. He visited Alexandria and
was not in that city one hour, nor did he
see any officer connected in any manner
With the business of his office. Though
his daughter accompanied him upon said
"trip, It Is difficult TO understand how he,
could have spent one hundred and ffty
dollars in going from Wheeling to Wash
ington and returning. This expensive,
iaunt had nothing to do with business
connected with the Auditors Office, and
could hardly have been serVieeable even,
In the promotion of Mr.. Cranes election
eering purposes to secure continuation Of
his personal etTeieHey in any State Ottice
thereafter. It was a private affair wholly.
Yet, never was one cent of this money OF.
that obtained by the other qestionable
bills returned to the State treasury. 81
twill be seen that eighty dollars Of the
money secured by the above bills was spent
in travelling In West Virginia before the
dominating convention met at Parkersburg.
The pretext of those trips was that be was
looking after Tax Collectors. he says he
was at Putnam, Point Pleasant, Wood and
TYLER ON the river, and also At Marion,
Taylor. Harrison and Lewis. In every
one of these counties collections were
regularly progressing, and did not need
the Auditors oversight. Bat the expen-.
diture of the eighty dollars and of the one
hundred and fifty dollars hRd 70 be aCT
counted for.1 It was spent, and he GER
tainly did not speculate by keeping any OF
| Il In his pocket. The bill Of twenty-five
dollars forsremOving the books and papers
| 70 and from Bridgeport is q ostremaFka-
BILE one, and, without the items, certainly
lreauires some explanation The most
lcasaal reader will be prompted, By o re-
| view of all these bills, TO the mental query;
Might there not have been sOmething
/ about said bills which an aspiring politi-
clan did not desire % be seen BY others
| and might not this have been one Of the
lobiections so st0Htly maintained by him 70
/ giving up the books and papers9t 10 ii.i;
= The officers of the State OF Virginia
would have furnished the copies necessary
forsthe new State; but, when they e1am-
lined the. tbOoks and papers, they fonnd
them fun Of mistakes and so smiserAbly
kept that copies would be useless. A