The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-03-28

Of 81, ,0O0,000could have been given
Calhoon & Green aud Nugent 1
Melville appeared for Col. Hem
ingway and have been retained "A
his attorneys for both the crimina
and civil prosecutions. Heart.
sympathy is expressed on all side
forCol. Hemingway,and his friend
have an abiding faith that he viii
yet he able TO prove that no stail
could rest on his name.
COMMISSIONERS PATTY's CARD.
The Clarion Ledger to-day con
tains the following carl which ex
plains itself:
Jackson, Miss, March 81, 1890.
To the Editor of the Clarion-Ledger
Fx-Treasurer Hemingway, in his
address 10 the people of the
State contained in your issue
of yesterday, states that my report
Of balance due by him is not cor
rect, because | changed it after II
was given to the press and allowed
him credit of $19, 900, which l had
overlooked; whereas, the tact is
my report has not been changed in
any respect, 1t was filed with the
Governor on Saturday last, and SO
far as l know has not yet been
given 10 the press. That in my ex-
animation of the books | did not,
as Col. Hemingway alleges, over.
look credit OF $4,000 to which
he was entitled, is made perfectly
plain by the Suhjoined correspond
ence:
jackson, Miss, March II, 1890.
Hon. j. J. Evans. State Treasurer:
Dear Sir: In your communica.
tion to me of date 10Th inst. you
say that your predecessor turned
over 10 you Mississippi 4 per cent
bonds paid by him and Cancelled to
the amount of $4,000. Col. Hem
ingway testilies that The said bonds
so turned over TO you aggregate
the sum of $4,000 Will you
please explain the discrepancy of
$4,000, and Oblige Yours truly,
ROBT. Q. PATTY,
Commissioner.
Jackson, Miss, March II, 1890.
Hon. Robt. C Patty, Commissioner
Dear Sir: In reply to your com
munication OF this date | have the
honor TO state that III my letter to
you of the 10Th inst. in regard TO
lhe number of Mississippi 4 per
cent bonds Cancelled and turned
over to me, | stated that there was
$I87,000 when il should have been
$4,000.
In making my statement | sum-
med up from the face of the envel-
opes containing the bonds. In one
package, on its face, WAS a receipt
of @. A. johnson for 5000, and |
counted this as $4,000 when il
should have been $5S,0O0 This
will explain the discrepancy OF
$4,000. | would further state that
in receiving these Cancelled bonds
that both Col Hemingway and my
self counted them carefully before
placing them in the envelopes, aud
they had been put into a package
and stored away in the safe IN the
vault, and had been handled by no
one since received by me.
Hoping the above explanation
is satisfactory, | remain your obe-
dient servant, j. j. EVANS,
State Treasurer.
Ii is proper perhaps TO assert that
a statement of accounts based up
on Treasurer Evans first report of
credits 10 which Col. Hemingway
was entitled, was prepared and
sent 10 the latter with request 10
point out any errors. No response
was ever made to me, but learning
from his testimony before The leg
islative committee several days
later that he claimed credit for an
item of $4,000 instead of $l97 900,
] addressed Treasurer Evans a sec
ond letter Of inquiry, 10 which he
made reply as above.
1t is true that | was ready after
four days examination TO make a
preliminary report. But If so
made it would only have shown
that Col. Hemingway had receiv-
ed proper credit for the items
1927, ,15c" and "sI05,550," claimed
for him by others. and that the IN
surance deposits, $155,000 currency,
had not been accounted for, | am
sure that any one who desires 10 be
informed can reach a similar oOn-
clusion in an equally short period.
Cashier Wildeberger made gen
eral examination within four days,
and you commend his report for IFS
"perspicuity and forcibleness." |
do not regard it as possible for any
future examination OF the books
of the treasury, however critical, TO
produce a result in conflict with
the conclusion reached by The leg
islative committee, Cashier Wilde
berger, Commissioner Graft and
aud myself. Itis, in my Judgment,
a physical impossibilitY 10 make
the books account for the shortage
of S3150I219. hoFei OfOre reported.
ROBT, q. PATTY.
Commissioner.