The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-03-23
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He Defrauds His State of an Immense
Sum and skips.

me UeIrauds HIS state OF an Immense
Sum and skips.
FRANKFoRT, KY, March 20.-Goy.
Buckner today suspended the treasurer of
state, James w. Tate. Tate is charged
with d~efalcation in his Office and it is said
has fed the state. The defaulting offic-
ial has been treasurer for twenty-one
years and was considered the soul of
homer. 1t is thought Tate's shortage viii
amount to between $4,000 and $4,000.
He has been missing for several days.
James William Tate was elected state
treasurer in 1867, having been nominated
by the democrats. He has been reelected
continually each election since then. In
the last democratic campaign Mr.. Tate
had no opposition for the nomination as
state treasurer. Everybody laughed at
the idea of opposing Honest Old Dick
Tate. The exact amount of his shortage
it is impossible as yet to state, but it is
any where from $4,000 to 100000.
The governor has officially notified the
Legislature of the shortage in Tate's ac-
counts. The investigation was brought
about by
THE STRANGE CONDUCT
of Tate himself. On Thursday last Sena-
tor Wright states he had a long talk with
Tate who questioned him closely aIG at
great length as to the exact provisions
in the extradition treaties between
the United States and Canada,
and also mades lengthy inquiries on the
treaty between the United States and
Mexico. 1t began to be rumored around
the streets that there was only a small
amount at the bank to the credit of Tate
and when the treasurer was not seen on
Thursday, Friday or Saturday Auditor
Hewitt suggested that an investigation of
the circumstances should be Immediately
made. What has become of the money
no one cantell. Tate never speculated or
gambled. He is said not to have been an
extravagant liver, but year by year money
has leaked out, the shortage seeming to
run back a dozen years, The universal
theory is that "Uncle Dicks
KINDNESS OF HEART
ran away WITH MS business Integrity.
Mr.. Herndon, of Louisville, who was at
one time teller in a bank in this city, says
that Tate's d~efalcation will involve parties
and state officials of high standing. He
says that it was the custom Of many
of the state officials to go to
Tate and get him TO cash notes for them,
promising to pay them as soon as their
vouchers We're due. There is no indica-
ton that Mr.. Tate took any amount with
him. Ii is said that memoranda in the
t~reasurer's office show a loan of $4,000
to the Yeoman company and another Of
$4,000 to a certain whisky trust. When
Auditor Hewitt announced his readiness
for the annual settlement, Treasurer Tate
put him off. Thursday Mr.. Fate went to
Louisville saying he would be back Fri
DAY. He did not return nor on Saturday.
Telegraph correspondence ELECTED the
fact that Mr.. Tate had paid his bill and
EFT THE LOUISVILLE HOTEL
Friday forenoon taking a Cincinnati train.
Then Auditor Hewitt ordered a balance
of his vouchers which was compared with
the banking balance, and it was found that
there was in the bank 900 less than the
vouchers called for. Some say Tate has
gone to Mexico, others TO Canada. 9th
ers say he has not left the state. His wife
and daughter are very, much Frustrated.
A later rumor says that the defalcation
has already run up as high as 100000,
and there are no signs Of a cessation in the
discovery Of these startling facts.