The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-09-08
The Late Auditor OF NIiup.,o,a.


81. PAUL, Sept. 7.-Goyerpor Davis
S,a,S ns saaen y. prompt measures to protect the
~ % HSdu ~ tssSru 70 the alleged defalcation
10y Ohas, Mcllrath, late Si1s AndItor
Inc Governor to-day addressed : ist,ar
70 Attorney General Wilson, 10 SS;Sh %
after reclting the authority and SCOPE -
the.special Legislative Committee invest.
eating Mcllrsth's accounts, he says: I'll
10 submitted by the Committee that The
evidence establishes that the late State
Auditor has received an account OF the
timber cut on the State land, which Is
E7,O4l more than he has paid the State
treasurer; that his management OF GER
tain stumpage transactions In Hsndiyoho
county has resulted In loss to the State
OF iurther sum Of $l2,578. II Is also sub.
mitted that the evidence establishes
mat the examiners appointed BY the late
State Auditor to report to him the uuan.
tllies IN the State lands made o system
atlc business Of defralding the State for
pecuniary considerations, by reporting
the quantity cut as less than the actual
quantity, and leasing the unreported
quantities as the subject of spoiIRtion BY
those whose duty 1t was 10 protect the
interests Of the State in these matters,
The examiner 10 whom the evidence In
this subject most distinctly points was
me late MIR. Butler Comstock, whose Go.
!ate Is now in process Of settlement in the
Probate Court OF Ramsey county. II Is
also submitted by the report that con.
siderable quantities were cut BY col.
lusion between the. claimants or the
logs and the examiners. Saunders esti-
mated that allowing for all that the state
received and all that It's officials received
and did not pay oyer, the State has been
deirauded Of large sums of money. The
report also dtscloses certain transactions
6y the late State Auditor with the firm Of
T. N. Meyers & Co., bankers, in New
7 Hork, which demand the s.rictest scrutiny
oy you, that you may auooStaia SvhotlIGI
the State has any claim against the Audi
tor by reason thereof. You are requested
to bring suit atthe earliest possible mo-
ment against McIlrath and his sureties for
every cause of action which in your iudg.
ment can be sustained against him or
them. You are also requested 10 inter,
'SAS ~ hAo i IOo1G NOuEL VI hAmS6y
county In the matter ol the estate OF But
Ter Comstock, deceased, by putting in an
account in favor Of the State OF Minnesota
against said estate for such amount as
may be warranted by the evidence taken
by the committee, or by any other intor.
nation OF which you may become pos.
sessed. You are also requested to bring
suit In the name Of the State OF Minnesota
as the plaintiff against all persons whom
the evidence discloses as having conspired
with any officer to have the quantity cut
BY or ior them under estimated, and who
have moi paid Tor all tho timber actually
cut, the amount paid to any person as o
bribe Tor not returning or exsctiDg pay
meut for the full quantity not to be al
lowed as payment by reason OF It's having
been made TO State officer. You will
also please proceed to assert in the courts
the right OF the State in all the cases not
above stated which your examination OF
the report and evidence may bring to your
attention. Very respectfully your obe-
dient servant, 7'5s1l
(signed) CIR. DAVIS, Gouern0r.