Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-21
GONE WITH THE POODLE.
THE STATE TREASURER OF KEN
 TUCKY MISSING.
His Anxiety Regarding Extradition with Canada Leads to the Belief That He Has Gore to the Defaulters' Refuge-A Deficit of Nearly $5OO,OOO.

Deficit of Nearly SoOO,OOO.
 FRANKFORT, Ky, March Ex-Governor Buckner, in a message to the legislature yes terday, announced that State Treasurer John w. Tate, who has held the office continuously since 1868, was suspended from all official duty, and an examination of his accounts had shown him to be defaulter to the extent of nearly s25OOOO. Experts are now investiga- ting his accounts. The Investigation was brought about by the strange conduct of Tate himself On Thursday last Senator Wright states that he had long talk with Tate, who questioned him closely as to the extradition treaties between the United States and Canada It began to be rumored that there was only small amount in the bank to Tates credit, and when the treasurer was not seen on Friday or Saturday, Auditor Hewitt suggested that an Investigation should be made.
 This suggestion was acted on, and, though the experts have not yet got far enough in the investigation to be able to make @ report, rumor says that the defalcation has already run up as high as s4OO OOOO, and there are no signs of cessation in the discovery of start i g facts One of Tate's bondsmen said that he treasurer had not over s2O, 900 in the bank to his credit thus leaving the state short nearly S50O,0OO. Lieutenant Governor Bryan said last night that he had been ex- pecting the disclosure for several days, but that it's enormity was complete surprise to i'm. Mr. Bryan said the frauds have been lded and abetted by the inaction of the senate. s
 MT. Tate has been in office for over twenty years, and this is the first investigation that has ever been undertaken, and the avenues to robbery have thus been thrown open. At every session of the legislature the house has passed resolution ordering an investigation by experts. When the resolution came up in the senate that body has always voted it town, and this action was characteristic of the present senate, as well as of it's predeces- sors. The bondsmen of Tate are, however, entirely solvent, and the loss to the state it is thought, will be made good.
 Two years ago Tate carried every county in the state., No man stood higher among all classes of citizens, and his downfall has caused one of the greatest sensations ever known in Kentucky. He was known all over the state as ''Honest Dick Tate"
 What has become of the money is hard to find out It is learned that Tate has for years been lending money to nearly all the promi- nent politicians in the state, and to many other personal friends. Besides, he has been speculating to some extent in whisky. He has wife and one child Mrs. Martin, who is with her mother. Yesterday morning res oution was passed by the house offerin g S GOO reward for the capture of Tate. It passed the senate to-day. The joint commit tee to which was referred the governors message have agreed to report in favor of the Impeachment of the treasurer, and this, they think, is the only way to create vacancy in the treaSulsl'S office.
 - Ex-Judge r. J. F. Hargis said last night: Pending the canvass for the nomination for state officers in 1887, @ lady came to me and said that Tate was defaulter and ought to be exposed I insisted that unless proof could be produced of his guilt the charge should not be made, as it might be a mistake; but she seemed to be convinced and so well posted as to what was going on that I refused to support Tate for the nomination for treas urer, and the fact that I received hints from my political friends in Frankfort for a year before that the Democratic party was in great danger from this source strength ened me ill my opposition to Tate"
 Judge Fox. who ran for state treasurer on the Prohibition ticket in 1885, said: ''I took the auditors reports in 1885 as far back as l could get them, and by simple calculation I discovered that there must be something wrong was privately told of various sls- picious circumstances, but in such way that could not use them"
 1 Treasurer Tate came to Louisville last Thursday evening He registered at the Louisville hotel and remained there until Friday night. He boarded the evening ex- press for Cincinnati Friday night and was seen at Cincinnati late that night. Since then nothing has been heard from him, and it is generally believed that he is now in Canada.