The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-04-11
Gard From Treasurer Notestone
Replying to Mr.. Hansen.

caTO AL iubt week tosuO VI 1oci y"
per aud tells what he knows about
the condition of the Hook ng Cr.
Treasury. As thatstatencnt Is nol
very oicsr in ali of Its parts, leav.
ing the Inference that there is still
'ome mystery in the back ground. l |
now desire to make statement
that l think viii liiume the ques-
lion at issue and make it as plain as
A. u, q, 10 every Intelligent man
and woman IN Hooking county.
In the first place Mr.. Hansen
goes on 10 tell how the examiners
counted certain amount of money,
and that the bulk of the amount
that the auditors book called ior
was not in The vault, but WAS after
ward brought IN and counted. He
failed 20 tell where the money was
al d Why it Was not in he county
vault. will tell it now. When
the examiners came to my Office. |
h,ll some checks on both Peoples
and First bi nks that considered
as good as money, and they would
be SO considered by every one who
knew the men that had given
item. There were three small
checks on the Peoples bank that l
was carrying for certain gentlemen
as a matter of accommodation, that
were an exception to those first
named, but l had money enough Of
my own to have covered them al
any time Now these checks that
] considered as good as money. be
cause they were upon some of the
best men in the county. was part
of the balance that Mr.. Uansen says
he did not find In the vaults and
which. at tho request of tho examl
ners, were taken to the banks, cash.
ed, brought in and counted.
At the time the examiners came
into my Office l bad balance OF
elections to my individual account
at tho Fir t bank that | had not
vet drawn out. SO stated it to
the examiners at tho time, as they
both agreed in their interviews pub
lished in the SENTINEL in March.
This balance was checks and drafts
that had been sent to me by differ
ent persons in payment of taxes
and which the bank had collected
That balance could hive been drawn
out at any time.
AT the time the examiners came
to my Office the township treasurer
haG not yet all come in for thel
funds, nor had ], as before stated
drawn out the balance of collections
Right at this time l will make ,
statement OF facts that may not b
generally known to the people o
the county, but which is neverthe
less true. and further explain m,
custom after the examination of tn
| treasury and settlement with th'
| county commissioners. During tn
time the examiners were iii charg
# my office the commissioners wer'
also IN session and passing on bulls
The minority of the orders ISSUED
then OF course went TO the banks
A gain, many of the orders are car
tied off to Columbus, Cincinnati
Cleveland, Dayton, Circ'eville ar
| other cities. The orders arc cashe'
in the banks there and sent back t
the banks here for collection. Yer,
frequently these orders are paid OF
in tho banks here with the check
| [. have receiv ID on these same bank
in payment of taxes. Now it ha
always been my practice to go t.
the bank Immediately after the ad
;ournment of the county commits
s,oners and as soon as he township
treasures come IN for their fund
and make settlement. 1 wnu!'
take the orders held by tie bank q
money and if there was balnnc
of collections of drafts aad check
after doing this due me, the banI
naid over the amount and 1t wa
aiken to the crunty vaults. O;
the other hand, If tho balance o
collections did not pay the orders
he'd by the banks. | look the mrne
from the vaults and paid the differ
| ence into the banks.
This must certainly he rlaln +
every one and is The full extent Q
my banking business.
Any person that knows anythini
about The county treasure. office
knows very well that have in thi
Plan merely followed that Q
all o:her treasurers in hockln
county. Other county ,reasurers i
the State have done and are doin
business in just the same way. ant
if there are any that ore not. h
plan they haYe adopted must b
very awkward. My way of doiH
business, | would say to the peo
pie of Hooking county. is endorse
by tho county commissioners. an
YOU know from the character of tn
men who make up the board. tina
they would Tot give snch endorse
mcnt if they did moi know it wa
right.
| I wou'd say in conclusion
| Mr.. Editor, that unders:an
the attack made on me in til
| first instance in Columbus pape
was really intended for the Firs
bank. II that is true. would lik
to have the persons making the at
tack to get at the bank some othe
way than through me. So far 6
rhe charges against tho treasurer
office were concerned. they wcr
false, If they had been tue, a pull
l,catinn 10 that effect could haV
found place in the Hooking coul
ty papers. / look upcn the autht
of the article making the charge
as a coward and cur, and be'iey
that in this. my statement. l ha'
given clear exposition of Il
question I asked Mr.. Hansen to e,
main. and which, | think. | YER
s,ns,roiodh ho DID NOT n,