The Worthington advance., 1881-11-03
TIiE RECORDS COPIED.

'oWfttJcS. Il |tO! NCtSH NNJ 1HCCWlV-
trncy Blooaa, Shore, H,4.
mi>ton. C,'rSby md Thompson Conric.
iyi by Ute;r ouu Bnok<.
>inct tie publication of our last issue
Showing up the shortages, stea!ingS, ia
Vu it+lsul. ETC., of The men who are d.
gun asking the prople"f \ oblrs County
tor office, the i}l"oM-Crosly Thompson
-:iu.n,>ton faction have actually had
l.r tiftonttry to deny the facts stated,
although We gave the very page OF the
rrcold, and invited the people Of the
cu,lAty TO come forward and see for
Themselves. We are amazed 1T the un
blus',i.g presnmltio Of these men, es-
who made the rtcuids and approved
the II, had them published i'll the coun
ty papers, and then Oh the eve "f an T..
lection, come forward and deny their
own records.
We gave last week !, list of three
shortages, which "ccnrrtl under the
the treasury. bit WE "vrr!nukc'l i very
important one. There were actually
f.rlr instead of three, and we give be-
low t,A.futrth u.,c. Here is the actual
r,..:;'.,l ot L'u: transactions, in the words
oi t:,c Ll!en County Auditor:
TIE OTHER SHORTAGE.
Following is Il transcript Of the re-
cord on page $50 OF he Commissioners
records, dated Feb. -, 1877:
The following preamble and resolu-
ton, We're adopted:
Whereas. Tn amount of currency in
the i,a..ds OF the County Treasurer Jan.
18th, 1877, as ;.S.artaineu by actual count
OF tile board nf Cnuuty Commissioners
~, said date was $756. .S3 less ts.;,I the
amount designated hy the special COM
hi; tee . S the balance. 1T t1H.l date;
BE it Resolved. That the County
Treasurer be required /" furnish Salts
factory security therefor before the adj
ir.rnnient Ot the present ST SSi"n Uf the
board OF commissioners fer the amount
rf said deficiency and upon Sucl: >-cur-
hy being furnished to he given Entii
he next session Of the board of criI-
h,:ssinnerS, Mel. 20, 1877. I" replace
said deficiency or to produce vouchers
for said amount.
And lm it further resolved, That the
County Treasurer h' and is hereby or
t'-rrd to keep :. Journal OF each d'y>s
rpceiuts and disbursements and also ~
cash book us required by law.
Signed, A. y. CONDE.
A. e.. ROBINSON.
1T subsequent meeting Of the board,
date of March 20. 1877. the following
resolution txtenliE. lIumiston'S time
WAS adopted. We copy from page 156
of the record:
Whereas. At II session Of the board Of
commissioners held on Feb. 24th. 1887,
Il report of the committee was submit
ted showinga Il deficiency III the accounts
Of the County Treas,,r+r: and whereas.
u resolution was then adopted giving
the County Treasurer, until M'ch 20th.
1877. to replace said deficiency or to
produce vouchers for said amount; Re-
solved, That 1T the reqneS, Of t':t com
tv Treasurer, the time for such action
On The part Of the treasurer he extended:
until April II, 1877.
Sign:d, A. o. CONDE.
A. e.. ROBINSON.
The ''time for such action" was f.
nally extended. or it ran along until
December following, when the follow
ing order was adopted by the board at
their meeting Of December II, 1877:
1t WAS also ordered that the County
Auditor cancel the amount of 1886. .44
1T county orders belonging to the
Treasurer tn balance Ills accounts to
January ). 1877, and that balance of
the county orders held hy said Auditor
IN. returned to the said Treasurer.
It will he seen from the above that
Treasurer HumistOn received credit for
S46G Al IF the $756.s3 deficiency, leav'