The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-10-05
The Recently Robbed Democratic
Treasurer of Auglaize
County ''Squeals,"
And Tells How the Democratic Audi
tor Stole $1,000 Elgh-
teen Months Ago,
And Recently Helped Rob the Safe and
'Tortue" the Treasure.
The Democratic County Auditor and
His Mistress Under Arrest.

WAPAKoNETA, O., Sept. 26.
The following will appear in the
WapakoDeta Bee tomorrow: "Myers
made a clean breast of it this after
noon, and this is how it came about
He waived examination at the preIim
mary hearing yesterday, thereby Great
ing feeling of distrust on the part Of
his recognizers, and they refused to go
ou the bond for his appearance at
court. He therefore could not fiud
men willing TO assume rhe obligation
which was fixed at S25. 600, and he was
committed to jail. In the treasury ex
animation Myers swore Il az he had
never loaned a cent, either of the
counfy's money or his own, to the
several parii-s about whom be was
questioned, but upon examining them
they testified quite differently. J. II.
Mesloh, the county's Representative.
testified under oath that he had bor
rowed about 81, 600 from Myers az diff
ferent times during his term of Office.
He said. however, that he borrowed il
without suspectiDg it vas county mon-
~, and paid it all back excep- S431 so
Ii. Mouch testified that ne had Dor.
rowed S. 600 from the Treasurer the
day after he took possession, and 81
500 several weeks afrerward Mouch
knew it came from the treasury, but
ha> repaid the amount, except about
S2. 900.
Twelve or thirteen thousand dollars
thus loaned out has bten traced TO
prominent Democrats of the county,
but they have not yet been brought
before the Examiner. This afternoon
Detective Norris and seven of the
bondsmen went to the Jail TO persuade
him to make confession. His sons
also pressed him to tell all.
When told of the testimony of the
men he had favored. he weakened, and
told the story of his fall, which We give
briefly and for what il is worth: One
day, about eighteen months ago. he
WAS in his Office with the Auditor, j.
F. Smith. He had occasion 10 go out
for a moment and when he returned a
package of $1,000 was missing from
the safe, which he had left open. My
ers. with simplicity that seems al
IlOol c4ciIs Seha- AAtiiC ~ s1h1A' -
about the matter, aud never revealed
the loss to anyone, except his son Law
renee. Smith said he would cover il
up for him, and it was planned between
them TO rob the treasury over nine
months ago, but Myers could meyer
screw his courage up to the sticking
-.oint uutil the last hour. Had they
executed their plan in August, a haul
of about $40, 600 would have been Sc
cured. The Treasurer said he bad
maoe up his mind TO be defaulter
without robbing the treasury but the
Auditor would NOT let him No one
helped him TO rob the safe on the night
of the festival except J. z. Smith. He
did not intend to peach, but when he
became convinced that the ring in
tended to make a seapegoat of him his
intention changed. Mesloh still owed
over 81. 4s0 of treasury money. and he
(Myers) had burned his note for 81. .00O
tor fear it might be discovered. This
places M-sloh in an ugly position, and
he will probably be indicted for per
jury, as well as for conspiracy to rob
lie treasury.
On the strength of Myers confession
and other sIrong evidences Of guilt, q