, 1877-01-21
GOOD SAMARITANS.
A Communication from Mrs. Wal
bert, the President.
NJ: Herrick's Report Of His Examina-
ton of the Books.
pe States that Mrs. II. Has Accounted
for What Was Collected.

~ me Editor cf The Tribune.

rHEAGQ. .ja1l. 1s--0u4io- bA1 Aol1ua}
.~tnn was visiting MT father at Reloft, sever
'.,cles appcarcd in your paper which involve
shsrccs against me Of mlsappropriattug th
;,nas of The Good Samaritan Society, Of whic
lam President
,,the city, hoping within few days to be abb
N, the sake ot common charity as we'll Us my
~ N make such statement as would satisf
49, friends aud the public that charges, OF eve
ensoic;ons III this regard, we're utterly withou
fouudstipn In 1ast~
n the close Of the year 1915, dceming
r,onrr that some gentleman in whom the com
,n,nity conGGed should examine the affairs ant
.ocounts of the Society, procured the service
oN. s. Bouton, Esq, who made such examina
+,on and raye for publication certificate A.
soor - the holidays should be over I intended
tb;s vcar IL do the same thing. Therefore, whe1
tbe s-ticles in THE TRIBUNE appeared my inten
. +,on vss to have such examination and publ,
e,.tcm.nt made dein,ncdiatelv. Therefore applied
a. oocc to citizens well knawn in this communi
r. and esteemed for their accuracy and good
ness If character, but found myself put off fol
vo,;ors causes. Col. Hammond, to whom was
recommended By every one, was sick. and
prominent Mc'sn1AS ~ " "p''1to
veye, busy looking after their accounts
II sto.k and business for the year,
and l could lnetc1ole 4nu no one
sd in irving to effect this object, / have spent
,norc tban laif Of the time since the publication
~ W. - srt;r}c-
= Falling il nv first intention, was obliged to
.mnloy some Young man OF known integrity
Ehosc 1slue tp4la X - ~ 80. a y 49, "@ ou
lnlinc MY cooks Win tne utmost care IA refer.
eucc TO the char9es, anu make "flSten report
hrtt ~ lega Ieeonmendations, n I employed William
t1er-,cE Eso. whose office Is at l32 LaSalle
,trest.
W Herrick having engaged in this undcrtak-
NJ noh 49,. " 49, ara,,inad t}em in ersrv nor-
ets, aad, naF'us "a; 1au!ieu 1i. ens ~ 1.ls pal-
ticalar md satisfied mlnseu IL fesafo 10 every
inquiry, he uade TO me
THE FOLLOWING REPORT:
cuy.co. Jan. 12,-Nrs. udnnk E, U'Qlberf-
u.n.u. Il your request / have examined the
hoo,s n the GOOD Samaritan Society in reference
Tr1srsE. m
a. n the charge that any OF the books show any
tyiJence Of having been written up recently. aud
n a manner other than the usual coutre Of busi-
,es. sre no such evidence. None Of them. ex-
.cnt fhe book of the Secretary Mrs Speidiur
Ire in one hanlwriting or OF one kind OF ink, but
III mr. written bv different parties in different
h.nJw,,t;nes and with different ink
Tar TR.Ersr. after giving substantial copy OF
+be monthly renort for June as found in the books
of he Soc;s,y. and the report for the same month
q pubshed. saws: at will be ecen- that the
loot. fail 10 report the contributions OF Neesrs
pitr;n i Brools. SO: William Blair T. Co. SIS:
r. n N'etkins ii: :Dnccett. Bassctt d Hills. SO:
r 3forsn - 30: Freie fs,esst S. ~ and state* as
there ire ;ncluding the dscrcpancies in cash.
k6O 30 unaccouuted for by the books for the month
oy June alone.
This caunot be true, because the items are cred
SOC; william Blair i CO.. SIS, on page 305; II,
n. WATKINS a. On nsre 3l3: Doegetf Rnsse,t Il
Hills SD. on page 3D3: Free PreSse. S3, en- page
sos: and on paee 20, among the donations of
proyisinns. there il an eutrT. "June. Moran. !
rheese oG4 which am informed hv ynn il the
Isme cnnrrihu,ion rnnorted to the oarer a. stTe
Norsn. q. 81"
The afticie also charres as follows:
Ind II vas discovered fhnf Inrnr fhe month Ire.
errnr to .iune1 she coifcctcd s12g and not 81 as
:epor1ed bv Mrs. Walberts"
n:d Ths sGetos iii pGoks referred to hare been
,ooEs. in which at he ,nn1;catinn nf so1,c{fnrs
,er.on. wishing to snbscI;be 1,aye written 1bcir
hese subse,tp.ions @ QUO hase no dateto Them rhere,
ore 1t Is Impossible, from All cxamuation. to Slot
hese subscEntious to The various months. and
ire, as for instance, the proper amount for June.
u hs say eas5 sns an s as BY
$50 urcsrryed Int 1har ~ - solcitors he;re ~
1nerienced, failed to do 90. and, when these |
mounts were transferred to the books Of the So |
iety 1hey were nlrrfrd ~ thr eaveral rnnnths as
cccratcIT a. nracticaf,jr
But the parl,culsr charce that Won credited SIC |
or June. when the socieitor:s pook shows that |
ou received for .lnnc S1.so connnt he trme he-
aaee subscrintjon hnos. sfow items With da1es f.
sched 70! tiat amour, oniy tn tho m amount of S45
Tnde1 the Ga facts sI pressnted 3 ~ md whieh an1 one
ouId zee on era e1amining The BOOKS, there is no ma
md un.n ~ hnoE. coerec11v
sted. Tie onlv material nncs1;on is Whcthrr I'll
1act dates OF each sntxcr;ntinn cannot he asecr-
lined frou the suhscr;n,inn hn1is rnrta;n General
aies and facts are n,a;njr ascrr1ansble.
The whole amuunt Of c3sh suhsc-;ntions Of 1876
,e su6sc,ipti,n- houl. 10 oct - is s7Yo 0f
pop lie booSs ~ 1s7 ;1sn, ~ tom @t the am NJ
les. Ipun lhe books Of 1876 between the inst
,ok is written IN. Oct. IL there Ia accounted |
II and credited s;4 81. Ont OF the 500 which
the a.rrecate of al, cosn snhscT,nt;nns thers
ee So e." Co.
the eubscription- -bools. and 81. 90 annears cash
hen the botIs then1srlres show it vas goods,
hich leaves the amount Of cash subscriptions on
{ subscription BOOKS S751 50. Ths item Of
s}l 81 apnearine y. cash subscr;ntions n
o large by on1y 81 IA. becanse that
oount appears az Goods when If il credited.
eordius to their .,snno.rd rn1ne ~ cash which
ives the amount on The hnnE AZ The society
"a. 81, This leaves disrrenanrv on thu entire
tscri1,tiou- -booIs If onlv 81 u
THr Trn1,SE ,;so y. ,sno,+ +or n. month
August substaatiaiIy a. 81 It spnrars in The iour.
/ followed Ly I'm uex.nsner Tprrtha same month.
Here the books show no cred;t FOR The eontribu.
us Of Nrs IL II Krsd1ey sin Il Cprwi1h sin |
d., s. Hamilton g y ! md 1hes. snhsrr;nf,nna
not omIrIrt "a of1eced hnr are crciitni N fhe
arnal rs follnws: n II Hradev s1N On nsee
9; Y (.orwifh SIN ~ ,.oo ssIS. { Eam;i |
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