The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-25
THOSE SPURIOUS BONDS.
The Crooktdaess In the Compromise Loan
lnvestignt.d-Sir. Brady Finally Exoner.
ntsd-An IntnrsstIny Grs.ia,

Iuvestigat,d-Sir. brady Finally Exouet.
nted-An Interesting Session.
Messrs. Harrell, Maxwell and Brand
lass, the special committee appointed re.
Gently by Council to investigate the re.
port Of Dir. A. Allan Brock concerning
the condition Of the compromise loan,
met last night in the City Clerks office.
Mr.. Harrell was made chairman. He
asked: "Can any Il tell why w came
h,re7"
Mr.. Braudfass-"I think 1t Is pretty
generally known what We came for"
Mr.. Maxwell-"What Is III"
Mr., Btandiass-"To s~traishteu the
thing up"
M. Maxwell-"what part Of the
tbipg?"
MI. Bmndiass-"Why, TO strAighten
the whole thing up"
Mr.. Harfell suggested tina. Mr.. Brock
read his report again.
Nj. Brock read the report, which
shows the city 10 be loser In the sum Of
Sl4,057 60.
Mt. 2. D.. sDobbins was present, he
having been chairman OF the Finance
Committee OF Council a part OF the time
In which the discrepancies occurred. In
reply to q1estions he said: ''Aiy trans
actions were all with Wilkinson. |
never saw MIR. Brady. Col. Wilkinson
attended TO the business himself during
my time in the Finance Committee. |
did not know Mr.. Brady III the matter
at all. The orders for money were issued
to the Loan Commissioners. The repor,
sent 10 US was made by 81. Wilkinson
Mr.. Brock-'1 did not Bee any OF
Mr.. B.ady's writing after the time the
irregularities, began. The two drafts
were TO Colonel Wilkinson. Those
drafts were for the redemption OF cou.
pons, but | find no coupons to answer
for that money. All the old coupons
are destroyed. The coupons for 81 and
'8S are here"
Chairman Harrell-Is there any gen.
tleman present who could recognize the
figures on the spurious bondb?"
Mr.. Brock explained that the figures
were either so neatly changed or so bad
~ musi!aied .ha. who did It could notbt
known.
Mr.. Brock read the report OF The
Finance Committee made May O., 1887
while Mr.. Stoue was Chairman. It doe.
not say how many bonds there wert
filed cut, and states that they were ii
the hands Of either the Mayor or tn,
commissioners, or the Exchange Bank
Mr.. Dobbins-"When we settled will
Mr.. Wilkinson III 1883, Mr.. Cruise dis
covered that the bonds had beer
scratched, and aSked Mr.. Wilkinson
why they were scratched. He explained
that the bonds were not numbered by
numbering machine, and that tber,
had been an error and they had beer
scratched to make q correcticr.'
There was then considerable discussion
as to who had made the changes ia TIL
bonds. The figures were examined ant
compared, but no 4 could scome to 6
conclusion as to who did tho work
The figures, uole OF them, bear ANY re
semblance to the handwriting Of eithc.
commissioner.
The question as to what action til,
committee should take was raised. Mr.
HarEcll thought the public desired t
know who was responsible for tn,
wrong. Mr.. Maxwell objected to sucl
a report. Clerk Fee hunted up the req
%olution appointing the committee but il
did not call for a personal statement.
Mr.. Brandfass asked MI. Brock to ga,
how he became aware that the bond
were spurious, and Infatuated that th,
Information came from papers obtained
from the Wilkinson estate.
Mr.. Brock said he could not say how
he came upon 1t. except that the thins
just came out naturally by working upo,
the matter; by finding two bonds Of one
number.
Mr.. Harrell again insisted on a repor
fixing the responsibility, and Mr.. Max
well still demuI1ed.
Mr.. Brandtass: I'll the other members
will join with me. I feel willing to sa,
that Colonel wilkinson is responsible
Mr.. Hatrell-'l have no objection. 10,
l behave it."
Mr.. Maxwell-"I am not satisfied thai
Colonel Wilkinson made all those
changes, for the work is donein different
hand writing"
Mr.. Harrell-"Council seems 10 wan
oNr opinion, andso does the public, anc
We must say what we think"
MIR. Brandfass-"It think all the odiun
which attaches to a person who violate,
q confidence when allowed to handl.
large sums OF money without bond.
should be allowed to rest on the guilt,
one"
Col. White, who was present, wa,
asked to formulate q report based upor
certain statements Of tho wishes OF thu
members OF the committee in the matter
After several documents han been sub
mitted by Col. White, the following
was adopted as the committees report:
Your committee begs leave to repori
that it has considered the subject of the
reference to It of the matter in regard to
the losses OF the city upon the com
promise loan, as reported by the com
mlttee after an investigation made by
Allan Brock, Esq.
1.-THE committee unanimously aprpps
that Colonel Wilkinson. ono OF the com.
mlssioners Of said loan, received the sum
OF $780,, named by Mr. Brock, and
never used It in the redemption OF said
bonds Or otherwise for the city. The
evidence OF the fact Seems to the COM
mlttee TO lc 50 conclusive DC to admit OF
no doubt.
Gas to the execution OF the bonds re-.
ferred to in said report, the committee
says that the testimony shows that ali
the bonds Of said loan went into the
hands OF Col. n. Wilkinson; that ali The
negotiations as to said bonds were made
by him, that the unsold bonds, as we'll
as bonds not filled up, we're produced
before the committee by Col. WiIkin-
sons son, with the statement that he
could find no statement or account
among his father's papers with refer.
ence 10 the bu0iness,
Your committee cannot from the
evidence say, with certainty who altered
said bonds, but the committee has no
evidence tending in any way to show
that the other Commissioner had INV
thing to do with said bonds or coupons
or any Of them, or with the alterations
referred ID BY, Mr.. Brock"
A resolution was then passed author
lzlns the City Clerk to charge the city
debt With $1,000, 30 as to balance the
books,