The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-03-21
such extremes at the late count.
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such extremes at The late count.
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"No, sir, they were not.
"Would you have considered ii
your sworn duty, il you was cog
infant OF any wrong, to make
full and thorough examination e
"Yes, sir, | would
"How much money did you
find IN the county treasurv?
The books called for S2O.69l :
53. There was considerable more
TN, that in The treasury that we
did nul count"
"Have yon anything more TO
say abon, his matter!'
.All can do is TO refer vou 10
the sworn statement made TO tie
Probate Court and signed by
John Hansen and myself. An eX-
animation of tha; statement VII!
bear out everything | have said
and it can be accepted as a true
statement OF the condition oi The
county treasury"
MR. HANSEN INTERVIEWER.
| "Mr. Hansen, | suppose sou
have read the article III q Co
lumbus Sunday paper concern
ing The locking county treasury,
wherein The correspondent sets
out that he has received son e
valuable information from one oi
the late examiners. MIR. Acker,
who was appointed with you as
an examiner says he was not III
ierviewed. and l would like to
know if you were The examiner
interviewed. or in other words, j!
iha, was your version Of The al
fair ?"
mo, sir, 1 have not been inier-
viewed by any one nor co 1 de-
sire 10 be-"
1T Is said in that interview
that the Probate Judge instruct
ed you TO examine the auditors
books one day and The ireasurer's
the next. Is that so2'
ut is not. lie did say. sub
stantially, TO the examiners this:
The law makes it your duty to
examine the treasnrer's Office at
once, but it might be we'll for
| YOU TO speak 10 the auditor pri-
| vaiely about il.
"Had you been sworn prior to
gong 10 the treasurer's olilce
with your order .: inspection:
Yes, SIR
"In your examination of The
county funds, did you find them
correct7'
81 am i'll possession OF facts
with reference TO the condition
of the treasury that l do not care
| to speak of at present.
ut is SAID IN that interview
that the examiners found that
the county treasurer had been
doing a general banking business
at the First Bank J!
Il don't care to answer that
question"
ut is said that The treasurer
informed you that II you had
come some days sooner that y0n
would have found great deal
more OH deposit in the bank, AS
his settlement with the state and
various township treasurers had
taken out some $4o.0N or $50.-
000.'
81 don't recollect that the
treasurer said 10 us al. thing
about his settlement with the
state treasurer or that the town.
ship treasurer's had drawn the
amounts due them. Further
Than that l do not care 10 speak
at present"
"Was there anything in your
examination that led YOU 10 be-
lieve that The treasurer had been
doing a general banking business
in past years?
| mo answer.
Did you find any county
funds deposited in the First oI
any other bank e.
| mo answer.
did the treasurer inform the
examiners that The First Banl
made Ills collection and 'ha
there was a balance Of collection
there that he had not yet draw,
OUT"
He said something Of tina
KIND to us
Would ynu consider a col
lection that still renamed ~ th
bank deposit =
mo, sir. However, il nigh
or nigh, not become such"
is 1t true That the examiner:
. ave clothed with authority Ia is
sue subpoenas and compnlsor.
process i: it is necessary 10 brin!
about IA inli and complete inves
Ii igation q
: IL think that is the law
= "Were you in Your eAamina
: ion compelled to 20 TO such ex
iremes 20
, I'VE were not
I "Well, now how is the publ
: TO receive The report OF the ex
! aminers submitted to The Pro
t bate Court! Is that report 10 b
2 accepted as full evidence tina
the affairs Of the county treasur
: are correct e
81 presume that it is and ou
e report gives the true conditio
a Of the treasurer's Office as "
e left il. You can say ior me th;
: 1 have no idea who ii was wro.
d that article in the COlumbu
d Sunday paper"
d 'rMr. Hansen, If there was an,
S thing wrong with the treasurer
D affairs III any way, would YOU
wouid you not consider il Il
G duty Of the examiners 60 enqnii
J.. into i, fully and make repo
II in accordance with The facts
% the Probate Court :?
d BLANK forms are fnrnishe
|. the examiners by The Pr"ha'