The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-03-22
A DEFICIT OF S32,745 ee.
Official Report on the Shortage of
Ex-Treasurer Noland,
Detailed Report OF the Committee
of fInvestigatIon, Who Find as
Above-A Demand for Set
tIement Made of the
Late officer.
From the st. Louis RepnbIIc. |

from the st. Louis RepublIc.I
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-, March 49,
The long expected reports Of the com
mittee appointed by Gov. Francis to
ascertain the condition of the state
treasury, to settle with ex-Treasurer
Noland and to turn over the Office to
the new treasurer were made public
tonight and will be found exceedingly
interesting. The first report, which
shows the condition of the treasury,
reads as follows:
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, March II,
lS9O.-To his Excellency ID. Il. Francis,
Governor OF Missouri: Sir--We, the
undersigned committee, appointed by
you to examine the condition of the
state treasury at the close OF business,
March 4, have the honor to report as
follows:
We have examined the hooks of the
Office and find that there should have
been in the hands of the treasurer at
the time named, the SUN of 81 1850.
139 80. On careful examination OF
the books of the auditor we find that
the same amount is required after
allowing for seven warrants drawn by
the auditor on the treasury not pre-
sented or paid. The sum total we find
in the treasury vaults and in the
different state repositories was but
81 ,517, 1874 IS. distributed as follows:
Cash and cash items 10 vault 3 1850 10
10 Union National bank, Ks c.. 1921. .958 68
In First National bank X. c. l4I. .739 10
In First National bank, JET. City 1870 SO
Exchange bank, jefferson City. 70. .764 -
Kansas City bank. Kansas CITY,. 1853 0S8 90
In Franklin bank, st. IouIs n21 19I OA
.
Showing deficiency Of. ..- 32.745 80
We present detailed statements of
the different places where deficiencies
are found and how they occurred, 40
far as We have been able TO ascertain
in exhibit marked ga" and "B" at
tached hereto. We have also counted
the bonds and the coupons for interest
paid by the National Bank OF Com =
merce Of New York, the state agent,
which we find in the vault, and find
that account correct up to February 25,
1890, the date OF the last statement
rendered by the bank. We have also
examined the certificates Of state In
debtedaess due school and seminary
funds aud find them correct, they being
In the former certificates for 81, ,134 000
and in the latter certificates Tor
$540, 900.
SO far as we have been able to dis
cover, the clerks In the Office of the
treasurer are In no way responsible for
the iefalcation.
We have the honor to be, very re.
specially yours,
CHARLES PARSONS,
w. II. CHICK,
| +. K. MARSHAL.
Committee.
EXHIBIT "A"-sTATEMENT.
Amounts
| called Tor Den-
| by books. cheney.
Cash and cash items. 9 26.197 10 sll, ,s3s O.
Union National bank
| of Kansas City,. $40 36o ID TAOS b
First National bank
OF Kansas CITY. 142,7ss 7s 1000 0
First National bank
Of Jefferson City. 1896 SO 80 0
Exchange Bank Of
Jefferson City. 1874 II .......
KansAa City State
| bank OF X CO.. 363, 1895 "A 4,l09
Franklin bank OF st.
Louis. is............. $40 $40 ss s9s9 &
Totals. .las 80 s8s.T4o
EXHIBIT "B."
Explanation of deficiencies: l. w
find the deficiency In the cash In tn
vault at the date of examination to b
, Sll .S3B 90, but the sums In which an
the dates when II was taken cannot b
ascertained.
, q September 3. 1889 Union Nation
al bank OF Kansas City. 81, ,40s :
September -. lsS9-Bank charged
account, t,-...s.............. OOO
October ]. Isss-Bauk charged acc't. 1850
October !, 1Ss9-Bank charged acct. 900
October =, lSS9-Bank charged aca't. 600
January "a. l89O-Bank charged acct. 6s
January q, lSS0-Bank charged acct. $50
Bank charged account. .............. 800
, None of the above charges are cred
tied on the treasurer's books to th
, bank, and no drafts or checks appes
, among the cancelled vouchers turne
, over TO us.
, September 81, 1889. Treasurer
books charged remittance of 50 ,00(
- which purports to be q check of E. I
holland, treasurer, on the bank {
II Commerce, st. Louis. This check al
:, one of $S.lO9 80, claimed TO be sent I
: the Kansas City State bank, draw
> also on the bank of Commerce, "
IA | UCHoNo 10 Aih"u u6oih o hSttioN
= balance of the bank of Commerce, {
explained In exhibit &C"
Total. .:.......: .,SISoo
3-First National bank Of h. Co... 1000
January "a. .ls90-Bsnk charged nee {. 500
January 271S90-Bank charged acct. 900
i None of the above charges al
s credited on the treasursr's books
e bank, aud no drafts or checks appe,
). among the cancelled vouchers turne
n over to as. Total, $1,000.
a First National bank of Jefferso
: City, $50, January IA, 1890; bar
# charged account 800.
The above charge is not credited G
Il the tressurer's books to the bank al
a no draft or check appears among Il
D cancelled vouchers turned over TO u
G s. Exchange bank of Jefferson Gil
II appears correct.
" 6. Kansas City State bank of kans
|. City, $4, ,l09 50; August 90, 1889, bar
Al charged account draft $500; Janual