Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-21
DEFAULYlNG TkGAsURER.
sTArR THEAsuRYR TATE OF KINIuCHl
HALIa IRON GRACE.

Stair THEAsURII TATE OF KHNIuCKY
FALLS FROM GRAcE.
FRaNKYosr. Ky., March D.-Goyern-
or Bockner this morning suspended the
treasurer Of the state James ". Tate.
Tate IL charged With q defalcstion In
his offise, and 1t Ia SAL that he has fed
.be stete. The defaultinR officisl has
been treasurer for tweutyope years. 10 is
thoucht thst Ts,e's shortage will
amount 20 between $4,000 and tl50.-
600. An investigation was Immediately
,pstitused on recommendation OF Gov.
eruof Buckner which Disclosed before
noon q defieit iu Tste's office OF &ls0.-
oc0. The irregularities run back eleven
years.
The discovery Of TIE shortage Is the
result OF an examination OF Tate's
books comneEced sorle days ago by an
exert accountant. Tate's bond vas
for $31o,0Co and is well covered. He
vas in Louisville on Saturday night.
shsn be was observed TO DO cflnhina
hard, an unusual thing for him. since
that time be has not been ssen and bis
shereaboats are unkno fn. TATE vas
elected state treasurer In 1857. having
oeen nominated by the Democrats. De
has been selected continuously At each
eelcsioH SINCE then, making his tenure
Of cities g. enty years. Do August orss
last, 10 the last Democratic campaign
Tate bad nc opposition for the nomina-
siou. Everybody lauahed n ths idea
of opposing "Horess old Dick Tate
Hs received the n5E,nstion for tie
tsnth consecutive tine. HIS malofities
have slssys stood among the largest
on bis ticke., and mesrs. honest, Jolly
Dick Tate has been cne OF the most
widely known and universally respected
men in kensncky.
10 to tonight it is impossible TO state
the exact amount OF the SHORTAGE. bat
il 10 ncw finc:ustiDg between $lbo.Uu
ard ftoo 600. The f:st intimasiou OF
tee shortage came yesterday, when Q
comparison ~ tbs satitcr's statement
OF What should be iI toe bank showed
that ssch sEoorui xas not there. Thts,
csuplsd xiih tie sacs that the Treasurer
hsd nos been sse1 since fudsy at
Frankfort, cacsed the exsmioafs %
be made, With tbs rssuit ihss tae etase'e
rsouey vas discovered to have been
sarandared in large sm3nnss- Since
Investigation Sss ihsaghs OF, ssof'ss
about the strange eon3cci OF Tate have
been made public.
STATE sen.ior wrieh: says that on
Thsrstsy last Tass Questioned hin
c,csely and ct erea, length a. TO the
exact provisions 10 the tx.rsiision
treaties between tie United states and
Canass, AID also With Mexico. Wright
d,d not psy much attention TO u as the
tine. What cas- became OF the money
90 one Knows. Tate Ievsr specaiafed.
ans il said ros to hava been an exsfss.
ssznt liver. Year ty year money had
leaked ont. however. and the shortses
seems &, have been r1nrir2 back
dcxen years. Mr.. Hsrrdon. of tsis
-;ty. DO vas al ccs tune teller IN q
eank q Frankfort. says that Iate's De.
f.icasiou vilt involve ssste olnessls s1d
citlsens Of high standing. he saJs
,has i, vas the &C tom CT nsry state
oE.sisls to go to Tste End ess him 10
cssh .eses fer then r.oUis,rg to paJ %
on A. tseir vca-hers ve:s cc.. when
they secured their voacAsrs. hogevef,
they voas1 defer payness Ano tas
sood-rstsred sress1rtr failing 70 Paso