The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-02-10
Vaien as a Defaulter.

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1t is amusing to see howa guilty conscience
can souirm and twist and comfort itself into
all sorts of shapes, when pressed with the
weight of insurmountable facts. Witness,
for instance, the Statesman trying to sneak
ont Of the wall of defalcations which hens it
in-the precious results Of the rascalities of
itself and friends. One of the latest contor-
tions-and poorest of the LOTS to prove one
Chas. D. Yajen very innocent young man,
who never took anybody's money but his
own. This same Vajen has been living for
over year outside of Prison walls only by
virtue of the good nature of the County Com
missioners, to whom be has been Oh his knees
begging repeatedly for few more months
time in which he might make money enough
to pay up his dedication to the County of
about $1200-which he has hundred times
promised to pay as soon as he could get it..
He agreed to have it on or before the first OF
August, 1.-THE officers would not prosecute
him on which condition he was given till
that time, Failing to pay it then be begged
the Board for further extension of time,
which was given-and still not one cent has
been paid. He is very innocent young
man certainly he ISL No doubt fully as
much so as many other beautiful birds who
find shelter under the endorsement and de-
Tense of that newspaper. Il all the balance
Won't bear any betterinspection thanthis one,
tbs Territorial Prison willhave to be enlarged
to hold them. Not defaulter, eh? You
must imagine that people up here don Tread
the official reports of your own officers that
they couldn't see to read the following on
page of the annual report of Benjamin F.
Lambkin, late Territorial Auditor, dated
Dec. 4th, 1866
"Charles D. Vajen, the former Treasurer
of Boise County, is delinquent to the Terri
tory, in the sum of two thousand, two hun
dred and ifty-nine dollars, as follows:
+" For Four hundred and ffty-nine dollars
retained from the Territorial fund as per cent
age on money collected in 1864, that has mo-
all, up to this date been turned over to the
Territorial Treasurer; and also delinquen
for the ENTIRE AMOUNT COLLECTED FOR TIL
TERRITORY IN THE YEAR A. D. 1863-whict
sum, as near as | have been able to ascertain
amounts to eighteen hundred dollars
Adding this dedication to tae Territory t.
that which he has repeatedly confessed t.
the County, and we have the nice little sun
ofTHREE THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY
NINE DOLLARS for which Charles D. Vajen il
now defaulter.
We may add here, that the Investigation
Committe, of which Mr.. Wickersham, one Q
thebest accoun tants in the Territory, wa
Chairman, returned Yaien's defalcation to tn
County at larger 6gure-and that the abov'
amount is undoubtedly much less than tn
actual defaleation. twas only by the widest
and most liberal construction of the law. tina
several commissions were allowed, andr
ductions made by the Commissioners in hi
favor. There is no doubt that Vajen is
defaulter to Boise County and the Territor.
in fully the sum of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
It will be well the Grand Jury Will
examining into slocums matters next week
to give Mr.. Vajens accounts an oyerhauling
Any further leniency in that quarter is un
called for, and thrown away