The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-02-17

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Among shs events of note which have
|inauGursled sha new year, may - elssssd
The literary efforts Of our worthy CouH-
|ty Auditor, John Grsmelspsches. % oh.
tain nolorieiy through some articles o.
reports pretended 10 b. oflclal END pub
iIshed BY him In some Of our county
newspapers. and as the same are apt 10
create wrong impressions among the cit
lixens Of Dubois county - 10 my 00cial
Iconduct while seFving the people Of said
county - county auditor. ] teel u ny
duty 10 respond, and show The hollow
mess Of The silly charges made and IN.
sinuaied against me.
| II Il . matter Of record In the auditOr's
cfIice. and must have been known 10 ny
successor. John GramelspacheS, that 81
the end of my oficial term, about The lst
day Of November lest past. the Board Of
County Commissioners of The county Of
Dubois. that being Tho tribunal 10 which
II had 70 account By law Tor my o6lciaI
acts, (not 10 my eucees<0r), during on
extra sessiop held Tor that very purp0se.
I hirh occmpied more than one eek's
thine. carefully and diligently examined
all the school fund records, principal and
Interest Of the fnnds, ell The county or
lders, lieis aud orders cf allow ances for 3
Is care then last past. also, alI the lists Of
county bonds redeemed. aud found them
lslI correct, aud The books and papers oS
my sfIire IN coed condition, and they
lcertiied then 70 these iscis on Ihe Con-.
missioner record at the Close Of that
session snd investigation. Nodesty hes
Iherescfose prevented me from having
that certificate published. and The asten-
sicn OF the public called 10 that investiGa-
iion. hut sDodesty cesses 10 be . virtue,
when gsoundless charges are now made
isgainsi me, and my good faith - IN o.
,fcer 10 drawn ia queeiion, - has been
done by the articles published by my
successor, snd feel Il 70 be : duty
now owe 20 mysslf and The public 10
lpublith the result Of that investigation,
had by the Commissioners ~ ihas special
term, In the .'Eunting burg independent =
1.-The Official organ VI Dubois county. 10
hich publication. which hrst appeared
in The iseue Of February Alb. OF that pa
lper. I respectfully invite the attention Of
the public
The session of The Board making that
investigation iast October. wss publicly
held at the court soosn 81 The court house
lin Jssper. The bouks. pspers aud records
lof ihr of1ice ere then and there (as they
iissd a'~s, been before, open 10 the In
Ispeciion. not only oi the members Of the
hoard, bui of ~ the citixens of the coun.
iiy I; the attention ~ The public had been
drawn O. thepe proceedings by reference
made 10 The same in The public press Of
lthe county: but arrange 10 cay. he<ides :
sew lawyers M other persrns. nci even
Mr.. Grsnei.pscher,- ~ appeared before the
Board 10 make any suggestions. or 10
point out any supposed errors In my
books. Yet ihst rrcosa of the Connie
'sioneis. sustaining my official sets,
conduci and character. Mr.. Grameispsch-
ERE kioussch cannot well digesf. and
would give him no rrst BY day and
might, and % we find in No. IL. OF ths
JasI,er Weekly CoCKiKR. " January 9Th,
! 1856. kind Of repnrt IN the shape Of
\ fabulous story. headed DrBois Couxry
lStH0oL FUSDs. and signed by b;m on
!ciaIly q Auditor OF Dubois county.
wherein he surprises the public with
astounding feats he presends 20 hsve
performed within the short time he has
teen Ia ONCE: fnr inetance. that he has
lcsliected from Pike county 81 500 school
lfusds on she "a day Of November. leS7.
terror: the Auditor Of Pike county
brought these moneys into the ecurt
lhouse on The 1ss day Of November. 1851.
Il Few hours alter had given up the a.
Ifice 10 my success0r. and le. the Pike
Icounty Auditor. expected 20 find me yet
lin oiIIce) aud has also collected principal
and interest due from Wsrrick. Pike and
Martin counties, up 70 December SO'h,
Ile87. 90 q 70 make Dubois square with
shOse counties on account Of school
isunds. How came he 20 collect aIl shose
school Sunds within that short time !
They were not collected through his e..
Itorts. but they were paid i1to cur Coun-
lty Treasury @ the result Of invessiga-
lions msde By myself. and my deputy.
of The school fund records Of tAis snd
lsaid other counties, done By order Of The
Board. and under contract with the
board. (open the books! Commissioners
!record 1. page 433l and the people will
iind that reported those investigations
10 the Board d the extra session. By *
Iamiming The records 81 shsi extra session.
land do claim for myseif The credit q
having caused these innds 70 Be paid
lover into our County Treasury. j wss
Imere sccident that the respective Treas-
|urers did not obtain The cash 10 make
Isuch aynenta until sfter went oct q
Iof]ce. Yet Grsmelspscher. Who 30
Ih0ne nothing about the collection q
|lhoee fuuds, except giving bic quteoss
land entering the pay menis On hIe books,
In sels.glori0catiom nov elaine the cred
10 Tor what had been done through ny
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