The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-07
DRIFER's doom

Is q Permanent SHspsHaIOH from The
once OF Clerk or the BOaFd Of COmmiS-
HIOneFS-Ths Prosecuting Attorney And
mr.. Hubbard Instructed 10 Collect abe
Deficiencies from HIS BOndsmen.
The Committee on Finance and Ac'
counts met at nine o'clock at the Court
House yesterday morning. There were
present Messrs. Caldwell, Terrill, Atkin-
son, Speidel, Armstrong and CANADIAN.
Mr.. Dsiters was present q long time be-
fore the Committee began its session, and
said he was ready to proceed, although
neither Mr.. Hubbard, Prosecutor Jordan
nor Mr., Cracraft was present. In regard to
the over payment OF Mr.. Marshall, . road
contractor, he aaid that there had been q
great many orders, etc. to be deducted
from the estimates, and It Is supposed that
the estimates had not been deducted from
the county order.
AT this iuncture Mr.. Tingle appeared
and said that he wished to rise TO Q ques'
ton Of privilege, and read from the INTEL
LIGEScER as follows:
Capt, W. A. Mccoy testified that he had
paid money to Mr.. Deiters on Poor Farm
los. "Perhsps," said Mr.. Deiters, I'll !
was opened out, l might tell q little about
George r. Tingls. There was not re-
celpt destroyed Of my volition."
Tingle-"OhRrley, how about thisT'
Deitsrs-"oh! George, you know what
| said TO you Saturday" -,
Tingle-"No difference what you said
Saturday; bring it now before this com
mittee2"
Mr.. Deiters-0h George; that's newspa'
per. It's not true, as l was not present,
Captain Mccoy was not examined while !
was in the ROOM"
Mr., Tingle-"Have you ever seen any.
thing or did you know anything against
my official conduct"
Deiters-"No, George; but that ia only
newspaper"
Tingle-"It don't matter what II was
you have told your story now, let the IN
TELLIGENcRR reporter be az prompt"
Deiters-"I tell you George II Is only
reporters talk and Is wrong"
Commissioner Speidel-"OharleY GER
tainIy said that, and l will be qualified to
It,"
Commissioner Atkinson - "Yes, that
was the remark"
Mr. Tiugle, emphatically-"Now Mr..
Deiters, as a matter Of fact is there any.
thing Id my official conduct to justify the
statement2"
Delters-"Theve Ia not"
The INTRLLIGRNCER reporter wa then
allowed to make q statement In regard 70
the matter as published, which statement
was %subatantialed by q. the members oil
tho committee.
Squire Gilleapy was called and asked
whether or not there had been any RECEIPT
found from the Sheriff TO DeiterS,~ covering
the transaction OF the Poor Farm sales, and
said no such receipt could be found, but
there was another receipt showing that the
estate Of R. s. Brown had paid $l,S6S AZ,
balance due from the Sheriff to the county
as entered in the financial statement oil
1876 T.
Mr.. Joseph speidel then read the follow.
ing report, previous TO the reading oil
which Mr.. Deiters got up and lett the
room; ,,,,
10 The BOardo Of Commissioners Of Ohio County
GESrLEMEN-Your Committee on Fl.
nance and Accounts respectfully report
that we have had before rs the report
dated April "A, 1881, made to your Board
by Il. H. Gillespy and Sam. Mathews,
who were appointed to examine the books,
papers and accounts Of the Board. The
examiners have also made to US their sub.
seQuent reports, dated respectively April
"a, May 12 and May 25, all Of which are
returned with %thisreport. We have spent
a good deal OF time In examining into the
matter mentioned In the reports, and Ss
they seem to reflect considerably upon Mr..
Deiters, who was the CLERK Of the Board,
your committee thought 1t proper 10, and
did afford him an opportunity by himself
and by counsel, to examine into the matter
mentioned In the reports, and furnish such
explanations respecting them as he might
DO willing or able to furnish; and the
sessions OF the committee were adjourned
upon several occasions at Mr.. Deiter's
request, and he WAS allowed access to all
the books, papers and accounts OF the
office.
The Committee were In session upon
several different days, and were attended
by the Prosecuting Attorney and Mr.. W.
r. Hubbard, and also by Mr.. E. g. Ora.
craft who was counsel for DeiterB. Mr..
Deiters bimaelf was present o part OF the
time. A number Of persons were exam.
lned, aud a large quantity Of documentary
evidence was submitted TO the Committee.
The result OF the examination and con.
alteration given by the Committee 10
this matter Is that the statements made
In the several reports OF the examiners
appear to DO fully warranted, except that
Il appears to the Committee from the
weight OF evidences that in the case oil
some OF the road contractors, who by
these reports were stated to have over.
drawn, Mr.. Deiters instead Of the
contractors received and retained the
amounts Of the overdrait. His methods
Of operation seems 10 be about as follows:
Tie County Engineer would, upon his
first estimate, direct the deduction OF such
amounts as had Heretofore been paid the
contractors. Mr.. Deiters, however. would
give the contractor an order for the I ull
amount Of his contract, induce the con.
tractor 10 90 out and get the warrants
Cashed and bring the proceeds 10 him.
From the cash so obtained and brought to
him he would deduct and retain the
amount which the Engineer had directed
10 be deducted and give the contractor
the balance. The result Of this Of course
was that the county paid q second time
the amounts directed to be deducted, and
Mr.. Deiters kept an amount Of cash equal
10 them. In some cases these former
paymenta had been directed 10 be made
on account OF the ContraCts but 10 persons
who held orders from the contractors.
Notwithstanding this full amounts OF the
contracts would be paid 10 contractors
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