The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-06-13
The Treasurer of Monroe County
Short $11, 200.
Besieged by Creditors, He Met All
Obligations With the COunty's
Funds.
Professor Smart Elected President of
Purdue University Floater
Picked Up at Madison.
A s1I, 900 SHORTAGE.

Captain Mckinney, Treasurer of Monroe
County, Pays His Debts With the Funds
in His Charge-sympathy for the Accused.
Special to the Sentinel:
BLooMINGToN, Ind, June 7.-Our little city
was all torn up yesterday over q rumOr that
Captain L. E. Mckinney, County Treasurer,
was short several thousand dollars in his set
Element with the Commissioners. To ma
iority of the community the news was as
founding. Captain Mckinney always has
stood high here as a man and a. an officer.
He is a prominent member of the NJ.
E. Church, ana it was hard for
a majority to believe that he
could be a defaulter, either through
dishonesty or incapacity. As is always the
case, others said they had been expecting it
for some time, but none accused Captain
Mckinney of dishonesty He was known
to have been considerably in debt when
elected Treasurer four years ago, and he re-
celved some votes through sympathy on this
account, there being at the time a consid-
cradle amount of opposition 10 his
nomination in his own party on the
ground that he had held Office long
enough in this County, be having held
for the unexpired term for which Thomas
How rd, deceased. was elected. II IS under
stood that he received no prsft frsm the lat
ter Office, however, he taking the appoint
ment for the benefit of Howsrd's widow, who
conducted the Office.
Careful inquiry among his bondsmen con-
frmed the runner, and the amount of his
shortage vas said TO be from 50 900 TO S12,-
OOO Your correspondent cslled Oh Captain
Mckinney IN his office tins morning tn get a
statement in regard 10 the matter,
but found him almost incspSb'e of
making statement from grief and excite
ment. He said that he did not know that
he could make any better statement than
was containe in a letter 70 his wife.: who
with their boys is on a farm IN Western
Texas, recently purchased by Captain Nc
Kinney from soma railroad corporation, but
unpaid for. He attempted to read the letter,
but broke down and handed it to your cor
respondent. The letter is rs follows:
THE LETTER TO MRS NJ KINNEY.
Ny Dear Wife:
write on again this morning Ny bondsmen
meet Monday st O'Clock after which win write
has seemed to want TO give me any trouble, and
their kind spirit in the matter makes my remOrse
OF conscience that much greater. 1t would be
almost uzindursble if did not know that my
heart was right and my intentions good. No bad
OF mean metive ever got me into this trouble, 1t
money by my creditors and II other
things in the shape Of beRevolezc5, TO hand
1t out; and the terrible expense OF the
campaign which ruins the defeated candidate and
does much to ruin the successful ones. / wrote
you to sell the sheep and wool as sooR possible
at the best possible figures and send me the
me sxsin on th.t subject: but lock around
and get the very best offer you can. and say to
parties you will let them know as soon as you can
hear from me, which would be eight or ten Gays.
A word TO nv dear boys: Do everything 10
make and save nickel; put every foot of ground
everything else that you can DO 10 save or make a
dime TO buy food or clothing for OF the little
ones, DO it. Is not this enough? .,,..,
remain, as ever, a loving and anecnonete nus
band and father.
THE DISCLOSURE.
In his report TO the Bosrd of Commission
ers, at their June term, Captain Mckinney
reported certain amount of County funds
on hands, and certain amount of indebted
ness in the shape of County orders outstand-
ing. The Board ordered hin to pay off a
certain portion of these orders, which he
failed 70 DO, as was shown By his next report.
He satisfied the Board for this failure, but
Wss again ordered 70 pay them of.
As it now appears he did not
nave the funds to do so, which TACT was
sboaI 20 be developed at this term OF the
Commissioners Court. Captain Mckinney
finding that he could not carry the matter
any further, and tkat there was no possible
chance to replace the money, went TO his
fects
1t seems, indeed Captain Mckinney says,
the sherisge covers both terms OF his Office,
which makes both bonds liable. There is a
large number of bondsmen on both bonds
ard if all were good, the amount to be made
ue by esch would not be heavy but as num-
Der are thought not to be good, the burthen
is likely to fall upon few. The following
are the names Of the bondsaeR:
First BoEd-Will;sn Leonard, Silas Grimes
John P. Harrell. John P Smith, Hiram LIndley.
! Conan. John d. Morgan, Henry c. Duncan. Will
ian p Liford. Norton c. Hunter Peter Bollen-
Strong, W. ". Musser, John c. wesley ssd John
Kerr.
W. J. CorInan, David V. Buskirk. James Ryan,
John B Buzzard. Henry Eller. A. H,ltzusn. G. NJ.
Houston, John C. Nhisnsud, Hiram Liaoley. r. r.
Strong J. :. Leonard. JeRn D. Morgan. ]. Il. Gar
rison John Scott W. F. Reed, Nike Gabbert John
Harrel Nat n. Hill and Peter Bollensacher.
How THE MONEY WAS USED.
Captain Mckinney saws his shortage is
about 50 600, while some of his bOndsmen
! think il will not fall below $1,000. The
books are being examined to-day, and the
exact amount will be ascertained.
There is universal sympathy felt for Cap
! tain Mckinney, and nc one accuses h;m or
dishonest intentions. II is the general i'm
presslsn that he paid of his old debts with
/ the money, expecting to replace il from the
profits of his sheep venture in Texas. He
says his last election cost him s., 600, and he
possibly used small amount In purchasing
sheep. The bulk of the money went to pay
debts however, and no man ever felt like
misfortune more keenly than Captain Nc
Kinney does this enc. Ii is understood the
Office is virtually in the hands of the bonds
men, who will meet on Monday and make
arrangements to settle with the Commits
sioners.
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