, 1881-02-05
Who llapdlcs Most OF lilo School Funds OF
Hyde rark md Like,
And Put s26, 900 Of It Into Hia Own
Private business.
Tho Amount Of the Deficit Unknown, but
Cannot Exceed $50, 1000.
Statements Of Nj. Jurrett Ills Torlsmeu, md Hem.
b.rs Of tl!e School Board.

Town 3S 1aange II, embracing tho north hnlf Of
1lydo 1nrk md tho Gust hnlf Of Lake, had proved
Il dcfaultcr to a larKo ntnu1nt As tho rttnlur
was circulated IN confidential Whispers tho
amount involved WINS varlousy cAtin,nted Mt
from $4,000 tu $9tO,000 TNtnUHE reporters
wero ut onco detniicd 10 work up
tho cnBo, with q Wow Of A6ccrtnlning the
cxuct amount at stake, but In this they wcro
not successful, owing 10 the cRrcess ntdnncr in
which tho books wero kept. Mr.. Jnrrett stated
bis willingness to turn over his property. per-
sonnl nnd real. 10 tho School Trustees Of tho
town, and II IL understood TINT n b'nnkut-lccd
Of this description wns executed. Since the de-
facntion soverlt vouchers fnr tnnt1oys J1ntd and
not credited OIL tho books hnve been discovered.
and Mr. Inrretts friends say thnt when tho
books nro gune over thoroughly by experts It
will ba found that tho slcfalcntfoH will b9 much
ncArGr tho insttlo figure NAMED thnl lny other.
The following interviews she'd all tho light th9t
wns obtninnbto Ut, tho affair up to midnight:
at tho Illst visit to Jarrett s. shprlnnta Office,
which Is on tho southwest corner OF Fulnllln
and Quincy Streets tho reporter failctl to find
hir. Jarrett, who lind gone OH with Mr.. +. Il.
KINNEY, tho Secretary Of School District NJ. I.
MIR. Sherman was In, however. md hu atntcd TINT
tho nflnrs ur tho firm Of .1Rrrctt & stcrInul
wero In n sound condition, and tint thoy could
pay lou cpnts on tho dollar Whenever thoy wore
called upon to do au.
Nit. KINNEY
was found ut his oiElcc In tho Unity nuFfdiug, Just
ns lin wns M tlo polnt Of starting fur ii School.
board meeting to bo hold ut tho Pullman School.
IIo stated tlar hn hud discovered lust Tuesdny
morning that alr. jarrett did not haro In hls
possession money which ho ought 10 hnve' nnd
tho result Of this discovery was that Mr. 1nr-
rntt resigned, and Ills position ha,l Icon
hllcd by tho election to It Of Mr.
Alexander Graham, member OF tlp Donrt
Of Education for Dlstrct No. :. Since Mr. .1nr-
' ~, . , "n .,t ~, sa
fnto until Mr. Grlhan''s resignation ha! been
..os ,,,, ~" ,,,,, - m oos ,,i. M ost,n,o ~
tho aiaoant of sir. 1nrrctt's iota, saoFtage, III
sso,Sn. S,l'" 'N''' ~ o"'a D''''''' AVE- " "''''
eS's ~sm was mde .1n,,vr,. upon vo, r, sc,oo,
no.Ann,
s,nnlic Ieras,'inl FIX ssboni rrclsrora sorto
nKs. Ali hs Kntw sa: tt..t Mr; ,jarrett had
"Hnr iii IL mto1's o.,, u" no,,cis vhi, Ind ,uts
locked IT. Up ] to wuit TIC unnientan of bis sic. @
Trcns,,rcr. m'9T nirnrs wnuil m 9.s,1tnac' str
vrnr',..r s,nt"I I'M i,n Ind II conycrsn With Mr.
issrett aa1!as s w. ! ,aos.'ns.' ' VIZ latormsi
IT, t. ~ IT, ssr;!s4s @ s,..asss:* s* an anu ss sSSt
Sn @ Ss!as ss tora'ss! Hit sao strset r!'ss VI; VI
Mr. ' Vrcdos 't I sd int @ tb!s HH ist Sc mistake, u
II could NOT POSSIBLY feacn ,,.!..a 30 IaFso sam'
seen|ster y hat hs nro,e;ssa ed
Of tho shurtaee.
"EverythinE y nll rEht, M eala, "Gnd WILL
Ila ,s,s,n ns III a,t,rtrc a9m nm,t top"
canot % tolI. 1T Tha books @ ar ire II Tie i,as Of
the rev % freasnrer; s s; in0 p1aSo WY s1flk 1, rug