, 1881-02-06

Before the meeting should have been cnlled to
order, Mr., Coy amused himself with looking over
tho record Of tho proceedings OF tho meeting
held on Wednesday, ut which Jarrett rendered
his resignation and Alex. Graham was elected to
I'LL the vacancy. Mr. Coy, tits unnecessary to
state, was considerably startled to find spread on
tho records tho following resolution, which was
adopted by voto Of 2 to !, the yeas being
Halnes and K1uger, and the nay Montgomery:
WHEREAS, Elwootl n. Jarrett has tendered his
resignation Us Township Treasurer OF Township
3S, Rnnge II, IN the County OF Cook, In the State
Of Illinois, which RESIGNATION has been ac-
WHEREAS, The said Jnrrett has conveyed to
the Trustees OF schools OF. Township as. Range
be is possessed, In full satisfaction, payment,
and discharge of the sums OF money due from
him to the Trustees Of schools. Township u.
Range H. and the several school districts there
Of; and
WHEREAS, The said Board Of Trustees con-
slider 1t for tho best interests OF said township
and said school districts to accept such convey
nnce: therefore,
Resolrel, That said deed is hereby accepted for
the purposes hcreuntofore expressed. and the
conveyance recorded iii tho Recorders Office OF
Coult County, and the Treasurer-elect Ia hereby
directed to take possession OF personal property
AMI take all STEPS, both legal and otherwise,
which may be necessary to the assertion OF the
rights Of said township aud school districts.
TIE RESOLUTION WAS IN TRUTH An ASTON
1SIIER
II it meant nything, 1t meant that the Board Of
Trustees accepted in fall puyntnt OF all cluius
against tho lefaulting Treasurer bis personal
and real prpperty,-0n THO latter OF which there
is q mortgage Of 81 n,-thcrcny releasing from
all liability his bondsme n,-3fessrs. 4. Burn
Murphy, Samuel i. Downer, i. 6. Potter. G. IT.
Hs1ay rahor O. Spei q ar chare ! J. cat Wh,5s
and Fred L. Kinney.
Str Coy called the attention Of the Trustees to
expect ut any time to meet their constituents
they should wear cast-iron shirts for In the
whole course OF his experience he had never met
with such n9lninG stupidity.
\ TRIBUNE reporter obtained possession Of
the records for tue purpose of copying Ia ex-
tcnso tho minutes Ut tho remarkable meeting.
that tho records were not publlt. property, be-
cause they had not been approved. This. the
reporter subsequently lcurned was subtcrfuge.
because at the conclusion nf the meeting
Wednesday afternoon. after tho conveyance
had been signed and delivered, the record 0f tho
meeting was officially signed BY the President
and Secretary OF the BOurd Ut Trustees. This
fact the reporter did not ascertain Until late IL
the afternoon, after the gentlemen interested
had icft for thoir homes in Engiewood anu Hyde
After Mr.. Coy had made. the startling discov-
cry. the Trustees Informally and secretly
DISCUSSED THE SITUATION.
They had made contract With the defaulttng
Treasurer. 1t could not be rcconsidered with
out his consent, and even il he concluded to do
SO the Trustees would have to reconEey to him
all the personal and real property covered BY
the blanket conveyance before f.lt parties would
stand in the position they occupied previous to
Wednesdays lneetinI- .....-
While the confab was going on, ex-Troasurer
Jarrett, accompanied by u friend, put in IN ap-
pearance ut the threshold: Of Mr: kimney's Of
lice. The TRIBUNE scribe endeavpred 70 ob-
tain from him some facts cts additional Siasa to to
he would say was that he had no In,
rention to do a wronE TO any one; be had
never In his life {ha} o5tansd hfs S1aEie
would pay all that be was owing to the school
funds.
ending June 50 charges you with having
hand at that date S5s,ss sud tue reporter:
How much, in round figures, did you receive
since them"
My report was only to April replied Mr..
"How much did you receive after April?"
IA good deal from the County Irea surer, but
1 do not remember how much. Ihe BOOKS VIII
"Ifow do you account. then, for the fact that
your books do not show now much you pa'd
"Carelesness. I paid great deal, md laid
the, vouchers aside. Some | carried IN my
pocket, nl1d the books got behind. may have
lost sone of the vouchers.
L an told you said you had been
ROBBED OF SOME OF THE MONEY.
When and how did 1t huppenf"
Mr. jarrett hereupon wore very dazed look.
.A'u oSsGtA ~ ltA 4aeuutt t.4et@
having played poker, and bet on a. flush " which
ed saa apa ear
and he never had tho slightest intention OF
Tonpng nn one ae haa e 6eafe ba a
would pay nll he owed.
AT this juncture two or three gentlemen, pre-
sumaely some of his Engiewood friends, cnme
up, ana after whispered interview he took his
dcparture with them.
In me meantime tue trustees nag oeen "alk- as,.
Ing up and down the corridor Illuminating over
the situation, and the consultations IN the pr!-
VAte Office were frequent, but only OF moment
ary durnton. Klinscr WIS the nrst OF
ne Trustees to depart ne hnd become ONE
hi tfeo OF . waiting, und Was ,eaaur eoa,
his prolonged absencc;, Hanes and Montgomery
stood around and talked. sotnetaoes Win eacn
othet, sometimes with 4rus 10Y. anu asaln WIZ
Graha1n Or KINNEY. Finally Hatnes TOOK h!s
departure. Montgomery III me Esandenr OF has
sontnne called the meeting 10 osuer, ahnnunceo
that there wins nouuoruIp. moved an adjourn,
lnenl subject to the call or nc Caois' declared
the motion carried, and then depAr{ea.
Coy and e Grs!ha1n, the former capacious INSIDE