The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-31

To the Editors Of the Dispatch
Since General Asa Rogers, the late Sec.
ond Auditor, saw fit In bis card published
In your paper August Goth TO refer to me
personally as the informant OF Senator
Rawles and Captain Causey, editor OF the
Weekly Examiner, have this to say In re-
ply:
ing coupons, as appears from the books IN
the Treasurer's Office, have been twice used (;
that coupons cut from peeler bonds, which
are not receivable for taxes, have been found
and were so received; and that gross irregu-
larities exist, and 10 proof OF the latter as
sertion | shall mention only one out OF
many instances, shown by the books In both
offices-Book al :" Treasurer's office, page
81.
Elizabeth Starkes, OF Westmoreland, ex-
changed registered bonds 1851 to 1851 IN
elusive for coupon bonds 1404S to 1904 in-
elusive. Now as this exchange was made
| April IS, 1873, these coupon bonds should
have had three coupons, past due, January
and July, 1872, and January, 1873. cut OIL ;
but these coupons ,cere not cut of, and still
Elizabeth Starkes Is credited by interest on
the registered bonds which she held. But
admitting that she never collected the in-
terest with which she was credited as above
stated land In Justice 10 the old officers OF
that Office I shall state that Elizabeth
Starkes's name is ruled out on the interest
register in the Second Auditors office),
vet / submit that IL was irregular
to pay that lady coupons for registered in
terest due Der. She should have been paid
her registered interest in money, and then
the coupons should have been cut off from
the bonds given in exchange. | may fur
ther state that this transaction is signed In
Book of" by CASA Rogers, attorney
In the case / cite it may be said by General
Rogers that no loss 10 the State can have
been sustained, for the reason that regis
tered interest was paid in coupons, but
must insist that such irregularities open the
door to fraud. and where Of such frequent
occurrence as appears in the partial
| Investigation made, forces the pre-
sumption that fraud was intended.
Now, TO be brief. Does General Ro-
gers doubt that these irregularities ex-
list? that coupons have been found with
out stamp or signaturei that coupons re-
manned in that office for years without being
punched? that coupons were punched sub
sequent to Mr.. Dyson's coming into office
coupons received years before that coupons
have been found by the committee which
were not punched, and have been punched
by member of the committee?. Does
General Rogers doubt or deny any or all OF
these facts? III so, he shall have ocnlar
proof il he will visit me at his old office,
and the public shall have such statement
Of facts as will be sustained by the official
report OF the committee.
/ make no charge upon General Rogers or
any other gentleman connected with the
office; nor shall make any assertion which
will not be sustained by "proof as strong
as Holy Writ" Can General Rogers prove
the missing coupons were signed or
stamped and punched, or that either in
junction OF the law was carried into effect
in regard TO them?
/ shall state that the committee, in their
recent statement, only intended 10 cover
the facts in reference to the missing cou-
pons, rumors OF which (widely difering)
were rife upon the streets, and in no way
referred 10 the article alluded TO in the
Weekly Examiner. THOMAS II. CROSS.