The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1873-02-13
Citv and County.

Guy anu 0OIAAACys
PIE EMBEZzLEMENT-T Statesman of February
contained an item stating that rumor was in
rulation .that certain county officer of Boise
bntv has become aefauter for about Sc, 600" &c,
that the WORLD would probably be able to CON-
ncate the facts The rumor Is well founded, with
= exception that instead of the embezzler being
nnty officer he was deputy. The fact Of defal-
hon having been discovered in the Office of Asses
and Tax Collector Of this county, was known to
for several days prior to the departure of Sheriff
ndford and Mr.. German to bring back the guilty
rty The County Commissioners had committee
work overhauling the books. and being informed
n Sheriff Bradford and Mr.. German would start in
aay or two for San Francisco for thu purpose of
Ringing the guilty party to justice. refrained
bm publishing anything about the matter in
y issue. knowing that if our paper should reach
h Francisco before the officers did. the bird would
he flown: and we would have been blamed for pre-
kturely making the affair public, thereby giving
btce to the Guilty party that the officers OF the law
IRE on his track. We are informed that few gan
kened political sneaks, who given TO misrepre-
hitting facts and misconssruing the motives and con-
lei of others have intimated that purposely re-
knel from publishing any account of the affair.
d VIII inform all such cowardly sneaks that the
&oRLp never refrains from publishing anything that
q: public interest conducive to the public vel
e ana had We published any account OF this affair
ID week il is just that class of miserable idiots and
Atu-al-born fools who would have been the first TO
weigh against for alarming thief OF his danger.
Id 10 return the main subject. An examination OF
Assessor books has established the fact beyond
doubt. that there is defaeation in that Office OF
barry thousand dollars: and IL is also established
j.. I. l. Ayres, more familiarity known Tub"
yres has stolen that amount II not much more
ON the county. Ayres was Deputy Assessor for
s. years past, under Mr.. John German. and being
poi scribe and accountant IS well rs having had
Such experience IN the office he had full charge OF
Ae books, and, IN tact. the whole Office. Ee did a
krge portion Of the assessing: made out the
lent roll. and collected the greater portion OF the
ks When Ayres turned the roll over TO the Coun-
Auditor. required by law. that official footed up
D. different columns. placing the aggregate at the
cttm D. the list. and charged the Assessor with the
al amount VI taxes due. and credited him with the
mounts paid to the County Treasurer. on receiving
b. 9--Ia, roll back again from the Auditor. Ayres
L All Sin. then played his game. Instead D! max
b. OF his subsequent assessment roll altogether
stlnct and separate from the original he interpo.
It'd large number o. the subsequent assessments
the original ror and pocketed the taxes received
bonn those persons and firms whose names were
ls inserted in the original. instead 81 In the subse
lent assessment roll. Il has also been discovered
b. The names Of large number of persons. who
ave paid taxes and whose lists Of property are on
IL IN the o:tce not TO be found either
cat roll. anu In several instances false entries have
een made OF less amounts being received for taxes
han actually paid. evidenced by the receipts
p the hands o: the persons who paid the several
fums. How much money Ayres has thus been era-
plsd 70 steal from the county unable to say
from cursory examination Of the books tt IL ev
dent that he has pocketed large amounts from the
Ares collected Transfers trains and freight bills.
county Assessor German. satisfied by tho
Experts that his confidence had been abused and the
ouny robbed BY his late Deputy. at started fer
De Capital. accompanied by Sheriff Bradford. where
hey made the required afadavits. and procuring
acquisitions from the Governor for the exra1itioa oil
he defauter started once in search Of him. When
ast heard q Ayres in San Francisco aud It Ia %
r. hoped tia. the scoundrel will be returned here to
Feceive the punishment which he 80 Justly deserves
W. are satisfied that If Bradford or German ever sc.
Fheir eyes on him he will never escape from thei,
1ches until safely landed in the county Jail at this
pace we Will say further that the county will lose
Rlo'hlng through Ayres rascality. az Mr. German :;
5Dohdsinen are among the weathiest men in oul
,gnhty and can easily make good the amount stolen
nope that the pursuers will give up the search
|uhnI they have baggsd their game. II Is abou
III 'hat elnoezzlers Of public moneys, In Idaho a
provided by Law.