The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-23

paHf " sht .tftt bF some Oillcef IN fru-
Fpr fhc State and the evident inten
:, s,'tion Of the Legislature was TO inclnd
'i''y this general clause all moneys Of tina
class.
With this view OF The law. we pass I,
partiaI consideration OF some OF Mr.
Denny's transactions:
In lSs0J- r. Bradley and J. II. Pattcr
son borrowed Of some OF the State fund.
<5o,cD0, for which they executed 10 IN.
State five notes for $1,000 each. due n
three. four, five. six and seven years re-
spectively. Ey-Treasurer Glover. BE-.
fore he left the freasurer's Office. handed
these notes ali over To Mr.. Denny. and
while in his hands. viz: on the 18th day
OF February. 1874. and when there was
but one Of these noies due I: the first and
second We're paid IA full. and most OF
the third. together with the interest on
tho remaining notes. The whole amount
thus received by Mr.. Denny was S2a.-
isl IL. There was no suit. and most Of
the money was paid before il was dne.
yet he charged and retained ont of the
money a his commission 81 $50 40
We give another case: JOHN ID. Fv-
, ans assigned to the State a note on W.
Haskitt < Co. for $l.luO. dated Nav
1863. This note fell into Mr.. Denny's
hands with the other aud the money
wa paid TO him November II. 1874
amounting. principal and interest. 10
<l.IO6. without suit. On the record or
the attorney generals Office we find he
has credited himself with commissions.
s21O 50, as retained. This Wa needless
trouble. for although his published re-
port shows that the balance was paid in
20 the treasury the la-. day OF his term
% Office, no such payments have ever
heen made. lie was not even entitled /
70 the commissions. and j. indebted 10
the State in the full amount or thi- coll
lection.
Again he shows by his published re-
port that he collected OF H. w. MrCoy.
cx-clerk nf the supreme court. S523 81. II
prerne supreme court docket fees. ont
of the amount lie paid Charles Scholl
~1s for collecting il, aud here All trace Of
II ends. except that on his record lie
gives himself credit with commissions
SlO5 81. No part OF the money has been
paid into tie treasury.
The State owned an undivided inter- ,
~ in a small tract Of land near Brazil. ,
ciav connty. suit was hrong III for par- i,
iiion. the land ordered sold. and fhs
sale. made by commissioner. The !,
state ~li.rr ~ the proceeds. after de- !,
incting costs. was ~327u IS. which was !,
paid over 10 Mr.. Denny. he dedue,el !,
! his commissions. 1856 81, aud paid !,
he balance into the treasury. NJ shown
~ his book. August !. 1873. This !.
ni-lli well have been IN end OF II. hut !.
md hat -
wards. ~ september. 1874. when some !
money was passing through his hands !.
rom the General Government 10 The l.
'tate Of Indiana. he deducted ont OF the !,
sme and withheld 500 as second and \,
ddiiional commission on the same trans 4
ciion- lie WAS not. In our opinion. en-
iilcd 10 any commission nj All, much =
e. two. In hi published report for i,
he year ending December ~. 1873. page :,
!. lie shows he had been receiving this !.
money from iine 70 time an., deposit I,
~ IL in bank. lie says: : On these Y
cposit~ ! have been allowed interest. :.
nd the sum OF S5j Is thus accrued y
iii account for IN my report "a the y
rcasurcr of state al the end nf the pres HI.
NJ month. This promise was never Al
llillcd Tho money was not accotlnr-
4 for AZ any time = =
On September ". 1874. there was for q
'arded 20 the governor, by Me~Srs. /,
! imbell 4 Trimbell. the agents Of the i.
tate Of Indiana At Washington for the
,ilections Of war claims. TWO drafts. ono y.
y $lO.0y1 " and the other 81 .ial -. in u.
symenf Of The eleventh imstallmenf ~ ~
e states war claim. These were IN L.
,rscd 20 Mr.. Denny The small one -. H.
~ used in paving the agents NJ Wash '' ,'
gton, al The rate OF 10 per cent. a. per "
ntaact. The proceeds OF the other re- .o M
aimed ~ the hands ~ Mr.. Denny until y, ID,
ecenbcr ~ following. when The small III ~.
mnant Of u left l$3.372 alt found 4 ~ :"
sting place in the state treasury. Of, n.
9 S6124 ~ OF thi- money not paid
er. the whole Of II waS taken bv him ~ 81
! commission claimed 70 To- due for -
Inself and his assistants. a part OF \"
Q amount was retained tor collcrfions y
sdc in some Of the counties. and for ~.
OF This that he was entitled 10 we
vc given him credit III the fabnlafed a.,
tcmcnt In his account with that coun- NJ.
but the whole amount that he was ,a,.
lily entitled 10 retain OF this money VI,
i $3.50 "a; go there j. 90 36.s 50 here .
4 should have been paid to the State. ~;
the amount retained. 800 was the NJ
= factum commission on The CLAY ,,,.;,
inty land, for which he had already Il.
lncicd commission that he was not l;,.',
tiled TO-: $231 80 was retained a. lhi--
on money collected III Sui a !
~ county. where he had ALREADY re- ~;
ned his full commission from money ,,'.'
lected In that county. Sl.245 AZ wa. -