Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-24
PLUNDERING.
In Which the Rev. Kerr and Others
Took a Solid Hand.
A CORNER ON HIS OILY PlETY.
Worked Up by the Close Questioning
of the Committee.
SNYDER THE SNIDE BUILDER.
Saws He Has memorandum Book but
Refuses to Produce 1t.
SNYDER THE sNIDE BUILDER
LOTS OF ROTTENNESS DEVELOPED
Which Ought to Send the Whole Sett
to Saltwater Instead Of Leaving
Them to Feed Hot Soup
With Plug.
Isnecial Telegram to the Globe.

Il
,,,, .,r,,--- Oh COHVeESh
ul6n on the street this morning was the littl
'spat" between TIE chairman of the senatorial
committee and DR.. Bartett the public gener
ally censurlng the doctor greatly for allowing
his temper to get away with his judgment
The opinion is that the doctor would show tt
much better advantage if he looked
more after his own affairs and
defend his own interests only rather than being
so anxious to uphold other people Three days
ago he advised and tried to persuade Mr. Tai
bot not to go before the committee. He has
tried to defend the trustees and yesterday APP
peared to be very jealous OF the reputation of
the shoemaker capenter. railroad laborer,
soldier, clerk of works and contractor Dam
ren and zealously espoused his cause. 1t was
the same during the March inquiry, the
doctor fighting the battles Of
Belts with partisan spirit worthy
staunch and confrere. DR.. Bartlett
himself is worthy gentleman and manages
the medical department of the asylum in a
skillful and efficient manner. But the doctor
wants to do too much. and the power left in
his hands enables him to carry out his wishes.
1t appears patent to any disinterested party
who has watched the proceedings, that the rev.
erend gentleman with SO many peculiar quali-
fications and as many paying Offices in connec-
ton with the institutions together with DR..
Bartlett, has had the chief voice i'll all matters
connected with disbursement of funds, award
ing contracts, determining what work is nee
essary and what property it is necessary
to purchase. 1t is the opinion of the
honorable gentlemen Of this committee that
the powers of the doctor and Mr. Kerr and the
trustees generally must be materially cur
tailed. That act of the Legislature is
CURED upon the subject, and a stringent one
too; and no doubt, this winter such meas
ure will be introduced in the Senate.
KERR UP AGAIN.
This morning the commissioners were at tue
asylum at o'clock, and went directly to bust
ness without moments delay, the chairman
tackling the reverend secretary and reasurer's
accounts in reference to Damren & Snyder's
contract, and in Il few moments found where it
appeared that Damren & Co., had been paid
800 over and above all claims, ordinary and ex-
traordinary, which that expert firm in render
ing accounts had ever made.
Messrs. Rice and Morton continued with
Damren q Co. s vouchers, while Senator Drew
consulted with Secretary Smith. The clerical
clerk and book-keeper Kerr was unable to ex-
plain the over payment of Dam eren's account,
and the chairman then took him back to the
novel way of correcting discrepancy between
published report and ledger balance, arts
ing from an evident Typographical error. The
old gentleman was to be pitied, and there was
not one gentleman on the commission who did
not heartily pity him he rubbed his smooth
hairless pate and struggled inwardly to collect
his scattered and bewildered senses. He wan
dered and foundered about with "let me see."
81 have it, cts just here II explain
that easily, and so FORTH the sharp business-like
tones of Senator Doran bringing him up every
and then to the glaring fact that in his
ledger for 1873 there is balance of 81, 057 43.
and in 1874 it is carried forward $2,057.43, but
in the printed report it is made 80 207 .43.
Three years after he claims $3.50, the difference
between them. He knew nothing about it,
Both Mr.. Doran and Mr.. Morton tried to refresh
his memory, but he could not recolect, and
the more he talked the more the perspiration
ran down his lobster like countenance. After
trying all possible means to get him to explain,
Senator Morton produced the following report,
which had been sent him by request by one of
the House committee public accounts and
expenses for 1874. The letter enclosing the
extract, concludes thus:
If recolect rightly found in the
counts of every State nstitutionclerical other
wise, and in many instances unlawful appropriations
of State funds, and suggestions were unheeded,
and if mistake not the system Of accounts has
been adhered to since.'
Extract from report.)
''The hospital treasurer reports for the two years
ending Nov. 30th, 1872
Receipts from State treasurer S128, 90
Receipts from other sources ............ $3.50