, 1881-01-29
RElNKE'S RING.
How It Got in Its Work on the
Tax.Forfeitures.
Crooked Work Since the Firo to the
Amount Of Over $4,000.

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How tho .Gamo Was Worked, and How
II Was Discovered.
All These Porfeitures Being Extended on
tho Prosout Warrant,
Rtinke Wants l1abea Corpus-Nls Poo!Raom
Operations. >
The admission Of Al 1,cinkc, Tho RUNWAY
clerk, that thcso wns rtnr In this city. whoso
work consisted of tho manipulation Of taxes,
suggested, TO n rHthuNH reporter that tho
fraudulent reduction of assessments, which
yielded less than $40, Wis not tho only sourceOf
rovenuc.
11o rot hol Of r,,mor thnttho Tax-1tchcmr-
tion Fund was III II "lorrlblu condition" ami
examined into tho nattor. but found thoru wus
no trtlth III tho roport. ,Ketnkc ncvor bundled
my Of this ,nunry, and tho syston, Of checks in
tho Cashiers otllco IL No. thorough Tint even n
cent cotld NOT he stolen from tho county. While
In Mr., Klokko's ofIco yesterday, what was aur-
posed 10 10
4 srAKTLlSn DISCOVERY
Was made by tho Chief Clerk. tax.buycr
named ". W. Maruy bought, III 1Bil. come prop-
trty belonging to N. O. Ailctl and. hnvirg pnl.l
tho A.nnunt OF tho tax, rccc!vud tho usunl
ucrthcntes. These no subsequently tndorsctl In
blink, and they camo Into tho POSSESSION Of
Mt. Ytcbblns, tho agent of Mr.Atlct. Tho proper
tywas redeemed, md Mr. StnhsIfns prcsGntut tho
certificates iii o,icr to Ecs tho monoy MnrGy hnd
pnil. 1t wis fountl, however, from tho books
TINT check had already becu given for tho
amount. The check wns hunted up,-ntl tho
mir Ia h1+et nfs1tN thn
back OF It disclosed that Mr.. Mnrcy had
ttlorscd 1t to 1leltiko, who had tecn flcntl1e Mt
tho Corn Exchange National l!nnk by ono A.
Henderson, and drawn tho 1nonoy. The eignn-
t,ire Of Stnrcy OH tho certificate and TINT on tho
check wcro not nl!kc,--wcre 40 different that the
conclusion was jumped ut that tho tnttcr WIS
n forgery. Mr.. StebpIns aud tho Chief Clerk
rushed OF at once to Mr.. Mnrcys o0lco TO con.
ault him nboi,t it, but d'nt find him. lie told
tho reporter that ho hnd often given Ilclnko
checks, and couldn't tel! whethur this WIS ono
or tlem or not until he had seen II. To tho re-
portcts 0yo thoro was Il slight resemblance be.
twecn tho two signatures, md both may hnve
boon written by Mr.. tIarcy. licinke Ia ccr-
tntniy too smnrt to furnish such evidence
against himself, md tho transaction Is
probably strninht, though. lilo tho rubbing
down" Of tho assessments. it WIS brought 10 tho
surfncu by nn accident. 1f6 had wnftc.l OIL both
BIT. Marcy and Mr.. slebbina, aud Gt}t their cor
tltlcatcs mixed, hNylng surrendered the wrong
ones, which footed up about tho sumo as the
othorg, tho books showing that StObbEns' Ccrtlt-
catea had beeu pnftl. whorcas tho check w,s
givon for those hold by Marcy. Ard the rrcs-
ontnt1on Of hs own certificates by Mr.. ssobbns
letl to tho discovery not only Of tho mig hut Of
tho supposed forgery. In case n I: Mnrcy did
rot dS S Ky tue ask ead not tho eou
Mr. Stcbblns hns another certificate, originally
bolonsing to n: Marcy, whien looks queer.
urrr'a books show Tint ouly F77.oi was
S md j th@t tint snoant a, a Tho
ior Kiokke. When ho retssras s from st. Louis 10
may ho a1le TO tell how 1t happened. Mr.. Marcy
Tho reporter questioned gentleman famlllur
with tho subject Of taXntion. and nskcd him
HOW MONEY couhD nAvI BEEN MADE DY
aside from reducing nsscssmcnts.
u don. know" saiI hc. 4" but inquire Into tho
thy wv vss ss .sfs C. s9s.ss sssSs sss s
an nSksa ~ p rSal S for ls sa
fea Sse psa s,e "a F2ps.t fps Mn n % 's 65
for lsi5. ,ind found .that the sa,as pieso of
dclinnl,oncy Of fa5.:.at. liurn wis evidence Of
tMmk aI ! tr1ua:1% Eoli anno for tho ring. Tho
4as or s s HSs he es o S ao9 rs
lut $.031a Tho repnrter continued hts tnvest!-
CATION. and on 9ny 1no puuc found TINT forfeit
;n,sor MrSs r4fsrcEa'iHs sSo" Ind not been carried
lie hud noticed for aon,o days bnck .lozon or
tw9 clerks n oasensat ro1tn IN ihe Gonnty
but paat! no attention 70 thoH,. As tho yollnsua
were od wArrants. ho Thought tl,e e'nployes
askor' a ocrk whnt was'up.
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