Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-06-04
DEITERS' DOINGS
AS SHOWN BY TESTIMONY TAKEN
YESTERDAY.
Mysterious Disposition Of the Proceeds Of
Poor Farm Lots, with Charges,
Counter Charges and Ae.
cusa,ions An Round.

The examination Of the books and pa.
pers at the Commissioners Office, in
connection with the late clerk, @. II.
Deiters, was resumed Yesterday morn.
ing, by the Finance Committee. A full
committee was present, and the Prose-
cutihg Attorney acted in lieu OF W. T.
Hubbard, who was absent Mr.. Cra-
craft and his client we're also present.
The session opened With an exspina-
ton OF ..- r.-.4
PSoR HOUSE LOTS SALE,
the proceeds of which Mr.. Hubbard bad
charged Dciters with retaining. TX
Sheriff George r. Tingle was called to-
testify. In the annual statement Tor
1871, on the debit side. in the sheritfs
report, is an item OF 81 1890, for amount
received from sale OF poor house lots.
Mr.. Jingle testified that when this state
ment was made, he came to Charlie
Deiters and told him be had never re-
ceived any such amount. Thereupon
Deiters said the Board had received the
money and to make it right he issued
warrant for 81, 755 as and gave him the
balance in cash, amounting TO S27.l4
This warrant was included in the
Sheriff's settlement, in an amount oil
500, 277.23.
The experts, Messrs- Gillespy and
Mathews, testified that they -caufd not
find any such warrant, or the stuo from
which It was torn. They told that
several orders and stubs were missing
from the order book. These, Mr..
Deiters explained by saying the orders
and stubs were sometimes detached Tor
the purpose OF furnishing copies when
new books were ordered. AS far as the
Tipgle order was concerned, he said II
could not be found; tor the simple
reason that
no SUCH ORDER
had ever been issued.
MIR. Waddle, DIR. Storer, Charles
-Otterson and Capt. Mccoy, who had
purchased these poor house lots, were
called and each testified that the money
for the lots had been paid to MIR. Deit-
ers.
There was much talk about this mat
ter and considerable alteration as 10
this missing order for 81 1855 .i6, and
without much result. In reply to ques-
tons from Mr.. Cracraft, Deiters said he
had never destroyed any orders and the
orders showed the entire financial rec
ord. He turned to the record book OF
county orders and claimed that as the
orders ran along in perfect rotation,
there could be none missing at that
time.
Several questions were put touching
the annual statement for 1877, most OF
which were without general interest.
The signatures were all right, except
that Of Mr.. Waddle, which was signed
by Deiters by authority of Waddle.
To give Mr.. Deiters an opportunity to
look up some necessary vouchers, the
committee, on motion OF Mr.. Speidel,
adjourned until 2 Pm.
Afternoon Session
Opened with a further dissertation on
the annual statement for 1877, with
view on the part OF the defense, OF find
ing the order given to Sheriff Jingle.
This order was not forthcoming. Squire
Gillespy said he had found the settle
ments in an envelope alone, properly
endorsed. Deiters said the vouchers
and papers were all together and if Gill
lespy found one he found all. GILES,
py insisted that that Was all and Deiters
holly insisted they were all together and
he wanted them produced. 81 charge
you with them" he said fiercely, which
caused sardonic smile TO bend the
corners of the mouth Of Will Hubbard,
who WAS present all afternoon. This
dispute between Deiters and Gillespy
was carried on some time but amounted
to simply this: Deiters claimed the pa
pers were there and Gillespy that he
could not find them, though the latter
admitted that he had not gone over the
entire year.
THE MISSING ORDER.
Mr.. Tingle was called and harded the
returns of orders paid in 1876. He said
they were all in his handwriting except
the last page, which was in Deiters'
writing. IL contained orders aggregat.
ing Sl,S5947. He said he did know
how this happened or anything about.
it, but il was not customary for the
clerk OF the Board TO make up the
sheriff's settlements. This page might
be all right, butt was not a part OF his
settlement.
Hubbsrd-Didy you return the warrant
for Sl,755?
Tingle-Yes, sir, Of course returned
it.
Deiters-I think you are mistaken.
Tingle-No, / am not.
| Hnhbard-I puess he did.
Cracraft-I don't think you Ito Hub
| bard can ever convince this committee
Of that TACT. The totals OF the sherifiTs
returns, correspond within 80 cents, Of
the amount as put in the statement.
Hubbard-Yes, and guess you'll find
that this order for Sl,755 was left out
and others put in to make up the
amount.
Cracraft-The Finance Committee has
certified TO these returns.
Hubbard Yes, and il we look long
enough We may find what was presented
TO them "a cause them to certify to them.
| have no doubt there was something
This was kept up for some time with.
out arriving at any conclusion, each side
stoutly holding out for its opinion.
X. III. Phillips testified recollecting
that in 1875, his first year in the sherifl's
Office, there was difficulty between the
sheriff and clerk, the latter charging the
former with money which should not
have been charged. To settle it the
clerk gave the sheriff an order, the
amount Of which Phillips could not
recollect, but thought it was something
over 81 200.
Mr.. Tingle then produced his hooks
and showed an entry of an order for
Sl,755.46, a. already claimed
Alter little argument, Hubbard said,
"Now, are you ready to 20 on to some
thing else?"
Deiters-No, sir, one thing at time.
won't 90 on to anything else until this
matter is closed up and those vouchers
found. They are here and need them.
You have charged me with something
and want it cleared up.
Hubbard-I understand Mr.. Cracraft
feels satisfied.
Cracraft-0h, yes, think so, but still
his demand is all right
Hubbard-Well, everything in exist
ence is here.
Crscraft-well, you can plainly see,