The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-06-05

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aoo1 20, aceencie. os fo1rl d thc oLlrts 81 gls
ss- t'9np.roilel q Fahic 4cccints ara a ~ lsrt
oit.t tre VT '.eot< y b,res. pu,lcr tie Hsslsaz.
Darts aoseraal II tla s 81 'fexss t1 rie Sesss
~ isqst ~ hers rtaiigcs 81 - State u 4exss,
4 ''sfhetfer there vas NY de1 s'.rs 81 ssn.s il
~ Aif Homes wasted ~ oiift ard
M ald q - having rad = tsf..,l. nsita4 n
~ t-e nccAs an isls fclnl n fee trcaserf il
tteAe ana ni4ii careful n1lancc sheet uf ffl s1ial.
after proper q irstInsit fll4f herc cxfsfs feef W
49, AittA- La cteuI i1E 81 the Sast rc
4 ported 10 have bcen found in fse sressr-t
I ~ - ~ e1ni1.9s conmiItce appointed bls the
texts q the treasury af DE time Il Wa sris.si
"a !, lls Q, sna'eA NJ Honey claims credit o.
f ~ currency 20 amounts Of the tfo sisst drafts
,raNii by brelnond & CO.. Austin. on b A. B0tts.
5lesi,snt 81 5se tiiy hank q honston. one dated
I for Si3.ss6 -. Is hereinafter mentione5
We would stafe here tast in making up this
4 the cash balance Acknowledged DIV ne ogp 80
tlemenr with the Comptroller on Nay g. ISL Is
slsl oeing eottest aild with TIE octua amounts a.
qaent 10 that date, ssued and etargei 70 him By the
S1nptroiier which deposit warrants were found 50
me treasury, IS wei A.. entered In Mr. Honey cash
book; whereas IN giving him credit Tor cash paT.
iests we have been compelled adopt The plan 81
\ IA the treasury the time IL was seized including
those not entered ON Ills cash book, excepting tue
Honey, and b. Mr. John H. Burns Che chief clerk
q NJ Honey nhe was in charge OF the Treasury 81
lhe time I was seized. sent 10 The treasury
/ Tor collection, and were never paid, viz
No ss5 dated January ., 1872, to order Of James
ii9t lds0n, received from ". Jockush 4 Co. S53q
/ - NS ~taA aaled January , 1872 % orier OF danies
Davidson, received from W. Jocklish 6 CO. SlG3
No ga dsted January G, 1872 70 order of "
I ~, Carey. received from W. y. lareV. $50
I No lS5i. dated january 10 iS1L 10 order ol
T. =. McCullar- received from Hobby & Post $50
No S,6l dated January ~. ISL order ~ Il r.
Dickens. received from Hobby s Post, So 10
" neither We have given Mr.. Honey credit FOR any
means of deternining as their being found h tho
treasury seems presumptve evidence That they were
The total amoant Of these treasury warrants thus
found not entered on the Treasures cash book e
$751; 5l a. They nuber AS and arr all nncanccllcd
hy the cheek cutter and unstaupod with date of nav
/ nent many also with pencil memorandum on blck
indicating hat they may have been purchased AZ 4
discount and paid in IN irregular manner and prob
ably ont OF funds belonging 10 other appropriations
than those Tor which these Warrants we've issued as
we had tue safe revenue account OyefdrnWn
/ SJ4436 b.
We cannot Otherwise account Tor the fari That no
tered cn the cash book which appears written ufi 10
within day or two Of the time The treasury wa.
We further fn that there also cxistsa dliricacy Of
S2,en ~, currency, in Mr. Honev's account viih the
~ ~ giaWh on IetluSiiiohs i.r various purposes.
hercinaiter enumerated in detail, ANA the agresale
against esc iequisiiions ms having heeif paid ogf 81
the proceeds thereof making the total anoHl al his
ge-c9iiey, que tac state at Tue tmc the treasury was
seized, 80 iil ~ currency, and $500 IN specie
I'm this connection, desire state iai NC have
had ereiai examination madc by hir. Honey and hy
found by in the treasury and ihat We have .iven
Mr. Honey credit for all The vouchers which The Comp
roiier Is willing 90 receive against these acquisitions,
teNcepting the twenty 1--we frontier defcuc bonds and
Tour United States . per cent. registered
bonds hereinafter mentioned, which We do
not feel authorized 10 place 20 the credit OF Mr.
Honey. as we have found recorded evidence ~ 20
how they came 10 he IN the treasury) Consequent
have every assurance that we have given Mr Honey
credit for ali that he Is justly lawfully entitled TO
receive except perhaps, those bonds and the two sight
drafts Of RremOnd a Co, previously mentioned
? whether or not the Treasury had been used for
shaving the state warrants and the extent Of its nse in
nrepiy to this Interrogation w have 10 say that in
our opinion there Indications OF there having been
extensive specuatiOns made In purchasing State
rants at discount at less than their face value and
then charging them TO the state at their full
appear TO have been purchased at discount Of outside
parties, and not paid the counter in the regular
uncnceued Dy the check cutter and have pencil marks
on the backs indicating the rate or discount price
which they were bought
In addition to these facts, we find in a tin box,
claimed by Mr. Honey to be his private box, several
statements giving the separate accounts Of State war
rants purchased, ETC. In one instance the first column
shows the rate at which the warrants were purchased
IRON 10 20 - cents the dollaT) the second column
showing the amount paid for them viz S59l8 99 the
third column showing the discount OF profit thereon
viz 1888 81 and the fourth column showing the face
value OF such warrants, VIZ $1145 20 in another
instance the discount profit on what seems TO have
been purchase Of State warrants appears to be $1012
-. which amount is subsequently, divided by the figure
B giving quotient of $3.50 o. indicating that three
parties shared in the transaction. IN yet another
instance the discount or profit appears 10 have been
1859 l6-eqHiyalent TO . per cent. the total full
value OF the warrants enumerated the list which IS
Sf0828 Co. Warrants correspondent 10 these ainours
FfnrFf
randums and statements, which are uncancelled aud
nhstamped and many with pencilmarks thereon,
they purchased. We further lnd envelopes con
tanning unstamped and nneanceled State warrants
apparentyin the hand writing OF Mr. Honey stating
that various sums al money loaned TO different
eoltefal security An other INSTANCES there are en-
vclOpes with meulorandums thereon stating that the
fuli amounts Of the warrants therein paid tOthe
lloel- 81 the warrants Nncn inqeates nat they We're
ceshed when there funds in the treasury which
suci loas ana such payments were made source OF
profit 10 any one, We have means Of determining
from TIC accounts We further find an envelope
marked vouchers found on hle on the counter May ~
1872 containing number Of memoFandums Of various
payments and loans TO different parties for which no
warrants appear to have been eYerissued in addition
10 the above mentioned facts we find afae number
Of the late Treasurer in his eleTcnfs with Inc Conn
tho Treasurer signature some not pIoperiF endorsed
Others without any endorsement whatever ALTHOUGH
~ tue body Of the warrants, etc. etc.
nc books Of the late Treasurer show cOncusiYely
tlat no correct general balances have been made b
him with the Comptroller since May 81 1871. aud is
cash hook shows q transportation on November =. 1870
~ - 8sQ05 y 10 2S30G85 r. in currency Carrying
the ioongs forward D tEe total amount ~ nisccila
neOus assets such as bonds fompfroe r fcates
OF naeDl odness etc, when diiiergncc 81 j03 mas
'heNe slses geeh corrected M 70 May - loo2, me
time his Office was vacated. showing conciu
sivcly that since November I. 1870 attention
Was gwen 70 proving is cash book with corresp Dnding
accounts 10 Other books containing his quarterly settle
ments. OF With Iii nisce assets IN TIE treasury
IN tact We lind ia the vault twenty Five frontier defence
bonsbcaring pet cent. interest payable ngeld by AZ
iached COUPONS aud numbered ~ % rs inclusive %
1900 each. issued under act approved August .. 1870
and an envelope containing f6nF United staie- 5pef
cent registered bonds without coupons. amounting 20
f2200 par value with 4 memorandum thereon STAT
lions. forwhicb s2iE 81 vas paid ,rhese bonds 10
not apsar ia any of the books ~ shc iatc Trsssurof
and we have no recorded evidence showing how They
came 70 BE- iD Tie treasury.
We further End on envelope cpntaining various
mcIaefeudnias among which arg fhrf0oHjng oieiher
ihey bsinng - As h1sey-s ublif rpTfac papeIr se
lsstia Tcsns Aaa7,st IL. isii-isecciyca of Elder
George ny, Honcys so 20 coin on the order Of
Milton Wright. CHARtEs HsrEHses.
fSisped1 ELIJAH NEsEi.
= Tuou,s KISe
u. j. WiLLItf-.
End0r-s-d uiiderntafh falions. Augnsi u. hoI-
rqaes q ti.s fud iepay freight on u z Church iii
btE 80 yhieai ~ % rsrlfcs with Other Isluas
Also the faliostilis. S94 etid q tsreriae-I by J.
Also tfr fui4NNiil4. 49, currency HttI.
Horton so. euireiies 500 gold. iakei 5anlafy y
Als0 The I0lloNing Dacihi patkasa f9r me sl5tes
isiglied =, =. ax-.
also fiie following.
ais 20 eirrguey-Breiaond s Co. pealers ID *
riaeEr. AliStil Ffir january - lts2
- sahfIng % ~ drlcf u orerre " HONEY CO.
Rem thplsand dolia7s cuffeay.
lSisurdi DEEa0Nn X Co
To =. 8 Hotis President 81 ID, fTJg Hank nen.ion,
Texas.
Also thu fOiroHin.,s
SO - ~ currency Bseinond & co. Dcaicrs in *
ca4lsq AHetl1. Tsyls .i1s is72
II sight pay d the ofier - 6eof-e ~ u1acv fly
ten hoasand elal hJir.dr sud iHe'ysiz dollars END
fiirtccn CENTS ti-ffeniv.
islglrdl 2 BEgsoso.
To ID a. D1.ts. pre.iaeat 81 ihe es7 FarF Hou.oa.
Texas.
accompanying tie above copies u draft g. ~ foi
lowing VIZ
OFFICE or CONFrHnrrEE PtBlIc AcC1c.rs-
The iVenty-eereufh % Nay. 1914 John y. Barns
1ruurhf = package ~ pspers 70 the Comptroller
oilc fr ieI'ost that ihey hc ket nriii called iol
rIIr larrI| h.. .r