The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-11-03
THAT LARGE SHORTAGE.


THAT LARGE SHORTAGE
OF the district court, Says in last week 5
.Journal: why has Miller. Mills Il
Go. kept this matter h,ishe'l up. and
made themselves parties to- the crime
lit crime has been cotullitted) it they
were personally Knowing to the irregu-
|iarities OF tit. cu;nty treasurer, board
of audit and county commissioners
Now, tl;t facts are. Mills term Of
ut;i1e rs cnuhly commissioner had eX-
- !t, .nn ,i't 3l>, day Of December, 1877,
;'rior to the expiration of ilumistun' 3
itelIn "i N1ii:t. itODtIt Snuie took his
place :,a count! commissioner on the
first III ja'i'!a!y. 1873, aud WAS il mem
her ut the Ln.!d 1T llIe time the famous
i"r'i' WAS n':t!e ~ make forced false
itntfits o.. The books ia order ~ balance
tue accounts. Mills was then on the
irelirei list. aJ the instance IF uumis-
lon, THOMPSON Il Co.. and had no
jchahce "f knowing anything about it,
!a'M was not IA amy Way responsible for
the crime. Tie facts are, that il the
treasurer mad niatte SUCH entry it his
own option. Ice would have been guilty
of Il state pris"" utienSe; the order to
make such entry shifts the responsible
!iiy to tie county hoard, and though, the
;'tHaity "n THEM may not l~ 50 severe.
i he .nurmity OF the crime is not less
1erpl.
lie. Hu nistun, further says that the
state examiner had examined his &c
!counts, and WAS satisfied that there was
no cause for complaint.
The facts are, that the state examiner
WAS satisfied that the county had been
|swindied, and lie 50 express-,! himself
after Looking over the commissioners
regard. He said. in reference to the
false entry Of 1919, that it WAS Il qneer
proceeding, but as 1t was charged up to
liz county revenue account, the state
WAS no loser 10y it. If the county COM
missiontrs W. re- SatiSli. with That way
IT balancing accounts. and the people
were satisfied witt, tltun, ;ntlsS with
heir way of doing business, i: WAS nc
affair Of his. AS this had TRANSFERRED
prior I" his appointment. and pliOr to
the Great ion OF Ills office, he did not feel
like going through All examination of
the accounts. unless requested to do 80
by the county authorities. Even then,
he had but little time 70 spare for that
kind Of business,
itubert Shore was on the county hoard
1T the time the order was made to cover
up the shortage, and he and Fred
j Bloom hel ed t" make up the annual
statement, which, WAS 50 made as to
show correct balances, without showing
in amy way that amy part Of the funds
had been abstracted; and they certified
that the report was correct.
| This WAS seriously doubted, and ex-
plantations were called for through the
ADVANCE, bit they were not made.
Shore. Bloom, Thompson 4 Co. were
undoubtedly knowing to these transat
jti"ns, and rhe records show that suci.
was the fact; and yet HnmiSton SAWS
Miller, Mills 4 Go. are guilty Of u crime
for Keeping it hIs'1ed up. 1t was pub
lisI,td il, the ADVANCE in the official
proceedings. has been frequently com.
,nente.l on, and the board and Humis.
!. ton haye been called on to explain the
matter. but have never done SO.
HOW MI. HUM1S7ON DOES BUSINESS
ASA JUSTICE.
=. Since we began collating the records.
the following has been handed us for
1t is only one more in the