Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-08-24

/ US no pleasure 10 nOlu up W p"u'iS $50
The inlamy of any man But when we find
these who claim TO be model men, honest
servants guardians of the public treasury,
protesting to be ierreting out frauds alleged
to he perpetrated by others, while at the
same moment they are appropriating to
| their own use large sums OF the peoples
msney, we feel it due to the public to ex-
nose it in the most decided and unmistaka'
! BILE manner.
We shall take up this article in the order |
! in which we find it, and five do pot fix dis |
I honesty, falsehood and corruption upon
| him, 1.-THE Model Auditor to the satisfac-
ton Of every right-minded man, i is because
we sre unable to present the facts In our
possession in their true light.
lie says that it has been the practice for
] Auditors to draw on the Treasury for their
fees" The books and vouchers in the Au-
ditor's Office will abundanty prove this to
be false. And it must be so, TOR the Stat
ute says, page 4l6, Sec. 33: The Auditor
shall in ali cases be paid his fees out OF the
County Treasury on the order ofthe County
Commissioners, who shall be satisfied OF the
correctness of the account rendered 10y the
Auditor; and the same shall be authentica-
ted by his oath, and filed with the County
Treasurer.
Now it appears that Mr.. Charlesworth,
and drew from time to time five different
orders in favor of himself upon the Treas
ury, without even the knowledge of the
Commissioners. G 1t is true that when he
made up his account upon going out OF OF
flee, and we presume according TO the above
Statute, swore to it, he charged himself
in that account with all JM tro of these or.
lers. Did he forget to charge himself with
$3.50, or did he Leave the CcmmlsSioners to
~ lind it out? What man in the County OF Bel
mont could have near six hundred dollars
in two items Of money belonging to the pub
lie Treasury and not know 1t? proper
answer to the above queries will enable the
reader to judge Of the honesty OF this trans
action.
As to the $500 of surplus Revenue func
which we said was slumbering somewhere
- or there was a mistake of that amount II
the report made by the Auditor, we are un
able to say anything positive, as the ccm
no mittee are now investigating 1t, but we lear
that the probabilities are that it is mis-
OF statement in the Report.
e. As to the S20l 90 school land none
a. which he says was private matter bt
Nv tween himself and Mr.. Armstrong, thus er
en- deavoring TO make it appear that he an
of Armstrong were accompllces IN wIthhold'n
the money from the County Treasury, "
ty, the public to Judge for themselves
ra On the I'd day of Octo Der, Mr. Charlie
''' worth gayo MIR. Armstrong the foIlowlr
certificate.
on AuDrroa's OFFICE, B. G., o. !
ht- ..,. Oct ., 1856.
-. hereby certify that Alexander Arr
strong has this day paid TO tho Treasurer
Sc Belmont County, Ohio, on the purchase
James Hall OF Lot No. 3, of See. l6, Tow
u, ship 5, X. g. containing 1913 S-l0O acre
Ihe the sum Of two hundred and nine dolIla
an and nine cents, in full OF tho 9th instalme
,rr on said purchase
~ j. +. CHARLEswoRTH,
IN Couuty Auditor.
r." Let the reader mark the date Of this C,
n." tificate.
- We also find on the Auditor Book, M
Oc'' Armstrong, or rather Halls account, M
Der Armstrong as q recent purchaser ire
,;n- llall,) the following entry:
is68. I by cash on oth iustalment Pr ...,.. Sl62
H. ocls} Interest ''''''.'''''.''..'. "s
Sgol
'en- We also find that February last he entt
,lye ed upon this saine.boek that this money h
A.. been iep0rfed to Columbus as having be
Vne paid into the County Treasury, and the
en- terest arising thereiFom dpp0rtiOaed TO I
mis-. School Distrcts,--both Of which entries
false, as the money was only paid by hin
ue few days since, and cannot now be report
the until August next, and the interest cam
,;o,, be apportoned until next Spring, so Il
'''' the School Districts entitled to this MOI
ROE canuot receive the benefit of it before n,
of Spring, when they should have had it ir
~. last Spring. .,......
us We wish our readers to understand
pub other incident in relation to this two b
II. 4. -. T.
Deputy Treasurer, and which will acco
TIN; 10 some measure for the vile epithets hea,
sol upon that gentleman by this honest, faith
Model Officer.
any About the time that entry of Report,
the and "Apportionment" was entered ul
,o,. tho Auditors book, in February last
at night, while Mr.. Booker was busily
unr- gagged in the Auditors office revising
urth delinquent land list, Mr.. Charlosworth
.;o, preached him with report in his ha
'''"' stating that it was all ready for then
,hod sign, and he was anxious toget II in the II
rcsi that night Some men would have sig
~. the report at once not mistrusting 70
''io'i momont that any wrong was intended TO
; be perpetrated upon them. Not so with
hioh Booker, and ii we are to judge from
'''i conduct. he knew the man he was deal
'ved with. lie requested him to wait MON
the until he should produce his book and c,
-. pare the items. 1t will be understood t
'"'es the Treasurer's book and the Audit
ton, book must agree to enable them to max
hem correct report, Mr.. Booker returned
read from his book the items of money
er ol names Of the persons from whom he
: be- received School Funds, from See. l6.
ter they had flushed, he inquired of
Charlesworth if his report agreed with
Trsasurcr's book. Mr.. Charlesworth
marked that he had made slight mist
- as to the calculation of interest, and N
; vi make out another report.
.ings The hurry TO get 1t into the mail that ni
now was forgotten. Now il any person curl
~ to look into this matter will go TO the
Is ditor's Office and examine tho book lette
one County Treasurer's Receipt Book, on p
,,o.o 65, he will find unmistakabe evidence
'"'Vo this same monOy was charged up against
posi- Treasurer and had Mr., Booker signed
over Report no would have had some troubl
show that he had never received this 5.
But he declined, aud the entry upon
book was carefully erased, and the line
that blank in the page was very bunglingly Il