Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-10-05
COY. LUCE TALKS.
Relative 70 the Accusations Made
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lAwbre4slng made against James NJ.
Turner by J. F. MeElroy, of Albany,
\. y. The Governor sad evidently
had Tune 10 think things oyer and set
h.s breath, for his reticenee of yester-
day afternoon on the Turner topic had
entirely Disappeared.
"lou may say 10 the public" saId
the Governor, "that once very care
fully and fully examined these charges
made by Prof. McElroy, superintendent
of the blind school, against Jas. M.
Turner, who WAS member of the
board of control, relative 10 tie misuse
OF the school funds, aud buying build
lng material o. himself. Twice
Ar. Turner MAS called before me.
lie dtnied the charges III toto
and produced evidence Which thorough
ly Satisfied me that the story was lar
fetched AMI untrue. The more ! IN
yeStigated i the lees there appeared 10
be IN II. and IN fact II seemed TO en-
tlrely peter out. Ii was the outgrowth
OF the bad feeling of Mr.. McElroy to-
ward Mr.. Turner. The tnal result was,
] refused 10 put it before a committee,
aud locked Mr.. McElroy's statements IN
the safe, where they have remained 10
this day. You may say examined
them most carefully ana found them
without foundation. Had tn re been
semblance OF crooked dealings the
thing would have been searched 10 the
bottom and not left rs il now Is.
"McEiroy dropped the matter then
and il has not been mentioned until
dragged out again now for campaign
purposes. 1t promises to be & boomer
ang."
This much the Governor said, and
promises TO have still more 10 say as
soon as Mr.. Turner gets his statements
bs fore the people. He is confident that
doubling people will be as thoroughly
convinced that MIR. Turner was honest
IN the blind school dealsas he was when
he csndidly investigated them. He
fays Mr.. McElroys could not convince
lnm of the business and fairness OF his
position, ard while ne assumed the pO-
sltion of guardian of the State tinan-
ces, he waited until he was in trouble
with the board and his allowance had
been curtaied before he CLAIMED TO
have discovered Mr.. Turner's faults.
The malice was apparent, and even
then he could not produce convincing
argument OF the business OF his atti-
tude.
WHAT DANIEL L. CASE SAYS.
Hon. Daniel l.. Case, now treasurer
of the Board of Control of the State
Blind School, says: "Prof. McElroy's
charges against Mr.. Tuner IN relation
to the misuse of public funds are
wholly false. and can be proven so,
item by item. He not only charges
fraud upon Mr.. Turner, but indirectly
| implicates Governor Luce. the Auditor
General, the present board and, II What
he alleges IS true, everybody who has
handled the money III question WAS n
party to its msappropr:atIon. Then
| the instability OF his position is AGAIN
shown by the fact that he was com
pelled TO lndorse all of Mr.. Turner's
vouchers, and If Mr.. Turner was dong
wrong at all, then McElroy was indors-
ing HIM. The first glaring falsty Is the
| accusation that Turner owed the board
| when his term as treasurer expired.
know this was not so. There was no
deficiency of $4,000 or any other
Mr.. Turner a balance and | made the
order which balanced the accounts.
at was McElroy's extravaganza that
secured his decisive dismissal from the
charge of the fchool. The resolution
to this effect contained several where
ases which condemned him and ceEur-
ed hinl in no small degree. | WAS then
entering upon my duties, and rs new
NJ.
clauses, and only the part which asked
him to quit was leftin.
when succeeded Mr.. Turner, / ex-
amined the books, and they were cor
rect. There was no shortage, and
vouchers VIII so show.
As to the interest accruing from
such funds, the law is silent. / can
! bury the money IN my cellar should |
so choose. and then because no interest
is turned in, ! might he accused Of
/ wrong-doing. IL is discretionary wish
the treasurer whether he shall loan the
small amount OF funds he may have IN
his hands at any one time. McElToy
presented me with MS bundle of
trash when / frat went into Office
The mslicpusness OF the charges was
such rs to cause suspicion, and when
examined them | found they contra
dicted themselves. They were not con-
slstent with themselves, and were glar-
ngly false.
"He accused Mr.. Turner OF having a
fund Of $1,000 in his possession, and in
Inmates tnst he did not account for d..
A voucher on file shows that At the
tine stated be had $3.50 in his hands,
which WAS more than used up, and he
left the board IT'S creditor. according ia
tie Audlfo Generals and our own
looks. also say Governor
Luce offered Mr.. Turner the
resrpointment after McElroy made
his charges. and they were thor
oughly uvestigated, and / repeat
that TIE charges are false. incorrect.
the figures afe wrong, and i was Nc
Ilroy : owD misuse OF funds and eK-
travagance that brought about tue sn-
tire matter. The charges are fuli Of
contradictions and could they Re
proven true, which they can not pos
sbly be. the whole executive denart-
meut would he reflected upob. THINK
ing men Viii repudiste Ii from the
beginning. ard the evidence obfalnabie
~ Mr.. Turner vi convince those who
don think"
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