The sun., 1879-06-10
MIDDLESEX COUNTY'S CASH.
THE DEFICIENCIES or TWO Ex- OFF,
GALS IN NEW JERSEY.
why Mr.. Hart Moore aud hi. son-in-I.nw,
Letson, Of New Brunswick have been Ar
rested-81,125 Returned to the County.

Iet.on. Of New HrunswtcL hnve been A r.
rested-sI,125 Returned TO the County.
Mr. Hart Mora has for MANY veors kent
. Mi In No,v pr,nswioL Nj and 20 vall
L,a,so ,hroronout Middloso~ County uo 10
n",v co nnass aid ua haid Tho os,,ce ~ conn,v
Colioc,or ,roro M,v 1s7a until NAV 1878. retir.
,, ,ro,, :, ,r,h a ,,nsri,,nd ronn,o,ion After
his A., co. H., on, hjs -,n.Iou Josanb q
Io,an, bol,'oa hi,, ., taa,, his occo,,n,s ana IN
Ho'son, hoipou MN W No.V "is 80 ~. ~ W
make MS reports In May 1870 Letsoh sue
ceeded him in the Office
Too, onr,na a troos,ror ~, ono ~ tho to,vna
'' "Pi'"H' " ny ~
in the county was urged to pay to the county
81 900 of taxes supposed to be due His answer
- M, ~ ia 81, ,h ,,o0o,, 20
n"' W" Nv i"u pun 'i' iN' w
Office in 1873 Mr. James Sweeney Chairman
=, a. ~. ,-.,,. -, - nj =,
vi tno rlhahce OohHllVse vi t"o Do"iu VI
Freeholders. after making such examination
into tho rnatter ne he could renortpd his dis
covorios 90 ,ha poar, A. s,,oono, Ia n Ho.
coV'I'cs W lhe pO"ru' nr. S"eoheS IN W.
publican. while Moore and Letson are Demo-
Gratis. but the Board of Frecholders. which at
- Du' w W -
that time was Democratic. pissed resolution
empowering the Finance Committee to inves-
tirnte Moore's accounts. Mr.. T. S. Brown, an
expert hccouhtaht Oh hli1huelh' was eIhpioSeu'
While he was making his investigation Letson
w "''9 ~ -, ,ot " M, -, ,,,,,'
was on tne lS'h ol i"st May Inc Inahco No'l
mittee Of the Board visited the County Col
lector,s ofnce but Mr. Ietson was not there
49, @ Oi'0V' Su' "i. 80 ~ y "
They examined the books with the AID oil n
sa,araI ,bomso,'d Soiloss Thov bod No s,s.
=, -.
picions against Mr.. Letson. and appointed an
other day to meet him in the Office He did not
cor,o on tho dav annoirtad having sent
I'M on u"' "ppV,n'ou .
WORD that ne was nj homo SICK. AFTER
| one or two moro disnppolntments Of this kind
he met the Committee and went over his ac-
| counts with them carefully but there vet re-
| mnined a Deficiency Of about SIC. $50 TO- He
said he was surprised at the result. and offered
no explanation OF IT, except that there must b.
! prr,rr tho axnart y,as prierad 10 intnrruni
| himself in the examination of Moorns ar.
nnn,,,s ,,d iont. irt~, ,t',s, ~ I ,.rn rbe iat
,er "a ,arfac, ,riii;, :, ,,oss hvt a. / nl
tbnt be r,igbt hs ,,rose,t VIII NTr Rroyyn This
,.as zoo 4 In, a,,ro.,t =, ~, ~, ,r,rDinf, ba,
H. ~, ., ,, ,, 49, W, ~" ~ W. ,hn Cn fi
iact"p's ofice he Scoih remnin"G ,n away Rut be-
| sent n note in which he exprrssed a Il, lire thn,
.xa,ntni i1, hnoLs nh tfrTnd tbat ,,ltDnn"h
| Mr. "ison had done Girsllfa n sli,rbt fniustiea
| in ons o. i've inst"rr,,s o., tb, ds.
| .n,, mms ot ~ W. I,,t r. so, @ '"'
| ing wrong ,yns fonnJ In The h"ots Tbc
| only trouble was that sl6. $50 70 Of the money
| called for bv tb,, acccunts when thsv wore
| :" h,lamc, yy"s iact in.s rber, vas No ,r,,@ n
| where II had gone. Ieison wns nrrested on
NJ. "a ai ,,,1i, =, ,t-. bn,,,,' h, Al tir l,,s -,
, a., a' htr Gran1 fnrv ~ n roi ,b ~
| Tnesdav ~ nsst SSnteTh"r ' W
iTTvspqag ,qg VI nvNu 80, ov vp.ci @ ocIi - t., Nt.,.
acrount srss rasnad s"d atartlin AZ iscoyerias
| Sy,ra mai, A. 10 n,..tir,, ~ r., Road ol
| Ere"b 'hters ins, wadnn.tn-- NJ pr,,"r ro o
,n ~, ' t,s' t IttS ~. d." DIV ", IL
ia,T ma s"c,,.ssoY /, ofice sio aS5 "a
~, ,hat thts ", ,as ~, srrou he az 0qo * III,
ba.,t ~ ~ Vrr's a,e,,,,' ~ - ,,t, a., AZ
,,..rot ~ i,,,,s rh"ro ,,ns W ,.,,,'t',, ~, ~ ~,
! viii H., ,,a,,, ., A p"nr", CN,,,trli-,r n
the stnte pnrDortinr to show t6at ToIleto,
Moore MA ppaid i th stots sIn oo0 Mr. Row
| Tennrted maj no such nnv,nent yxas made il,
| Moore The vnucher wns thongIt 10 l,e In th,
bnndrri,in', ~ N her ot the Fnanca Com.
mite" Of Tho board Of Freeboders '''"'' 00''
| twin he shawnto Comn,rniier nmnvon sotbn
| he nIay he abls To- say whstbsr or moi he yyroi,
! tecsIgnnturs on such a pape.. II twould ne y
", I'1,ni value without the signature Of the Stat'
| irrsaSursr There is no suspicion cast upoi
a., bnnnr of Comptroller Runyon. His test
,monv IN Inc cnse Is sought merely To furhe
thc iyyy"stiration of the wrongdoing in Middle
sex County. Another bogus voucher 70
40 ass Al was reported by the accountant. BE
siJ,.s these there was an undercharge OF S2iO D.
school monevs received and an overdrawal o
salary OF SIPS.
xii these irregularities had been outlawe
by The lapse Of two years or over. except IN
| 81 OO0 transaction Win tue treHHul'i ~ III, ,