Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-24
THE COUXTYS DEFICIT.
The Experts Find Fraser's Ar
rairs In a Mixed state.

/ fairs I'm q Mixed state.
!. During the past few days it ha
been the general talk about tn
city that the late James Fraser, lei
his affairs at his death in a nike
state. At present the exact amour
of the shortage cannot be ascel
tanned, but that there is shortag
| is now admitted on all sides. Tn
bondsmen are at work on the books
George Richards is exporting tn
accounts, and up to date the amour
necessary to make good the Treas
urer's account is nearly $1,000.
| On May Goth, when Mr.. Corbett
the new Treasurer took possession
of the Office he received from the
County Commissioners, 1927. 5s
in cash; $3,941.82 in county war.
rants; $233.5O in city warrants; in
all $13,9O297.
According to the books kept by
Fraser there should be more mon
ey. His friends, however, still
claim that when the books are
| Strengthened up the county will be
all right, but the general opinion is
that this will not be the case. Per-
sons who used the county safe as a
depository are large losers. Miss
Clapp, claims to have between
three and four thousand dollars
there in cash and Miss Babcock,
for year past has been receiving
$75 month as a school teacher.
All the warrants which she re-
ceived she turned over to Fraser,
not needing to draw the money. and
the experts have been unable to
find any money belonging to her in
the safe. Judge Hawley and Mr..
H. H. Mason, Of the Mint deposited
5000 belonging to the Red Oak
Mining Company in the safe, on
the day that Mr.. Fraser was taken
sick. This money is not to be
found, it is also claimed that there
should be 800 more there, in the
shape Of a paid up assessment.
Miss Annie Atchison. also had
several hundred dollars in money
and stock deposited with the Coun-
tv Treasurer which is not to be
found. The theory which finds the
most supporters is that Fraser was
dealing largely in stocks and as
fast as money was paid to him he
forwarded it to Cope & Davis his
San Francisco brokers to make his
stock account good. He bought
checks quite frequently at the Car
son Savings Bank and also at Wells
Fargo Cos. He doubtless used
money placed in his care expecting
to make the amount good when
called upon, and his sudden death
entirely unexpected to himself left
his affairs in the shape in which
they are now found. There are also
persons who advance the theory
that since his death someone sue
ceeded in getting the combination
Of the safe and robbed it. The
only circumstance which supports
this theory is the testimony of
Judge Hawley, who states that he
deposited money with Mr. Fraser,
few minutes before he left the Of
fee to go to his sick bed, from
which he never rose, and that he saw
the cash locked up in the safe. If
he never came to his Office after
that the theory Of a robbery seems
tenable, yet the question naturally
arises, why did not a robbery, if
there was one, take other special
deposites lying in full view. All
the effects are now in the hands Of
the Public Administrator, who must
have an order of Court before any
money can be paid out. Mr.. Friend
has not as yet applied for the order
and Judge Edwards states that al
though he was one Of the pall-bear-
ers Of the deceased, he has no ju-
dicial knowledge Of his death and
cannot make the order until the
proper petition is filed under the
law. Any creditor Of the estate
can file such petition and ask to be
executor of the estate.
Something ought to be done soon,
that special and private depositors
can get the money which belongs to
them.