Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-08-11

funds seDara -ei~ ept counted them
all Hs said he did not ct it. al
though be Feeeipted for H. one OF
them said. II you haven't got il where
is it?' | said 20 them. Il haven't got
your money aud don't know anything
about it. My wife then came TO the
door. which was partly opeu. and
said. You accuse m.S husband OF.
taking your money. do you? You had
better one N you stay here and the
other 90 and get an officer and have
these quarters searched Mr.. Sprague
said. Don't get excited, madam. l
have reeeipted for this money and am
able 20 pay it, or words 70 that ef-
feet Snd than with Major Long start
ed To go away. | said. Hold on. gen
tiemen, | don't fully understand this
matter yet They stopped for mo-
meBt. then tnrned and went out.
Eagle hotel, someherwe about mid
funds separately ani counted them
Not being satisfied with their
actions and statements, | went back
20 my room. dressed myself. and went
down TO Sweets Hotel, and saw Mr..
Sprague In the hallway off from the
dining room, the porter having called
him from bis room. We sat down on
the lounge, when / said To him: This
money matter worries me; | cannot
understand IL. Are You sure you have
not got it?' tie said: No, haven't
cot ff, nor haven't had it, l said
You certainly did have IL and counted
it i'm the presence of the reporter for
~. L.. l.. a
seen the reporter. He said he had
not. | then said TO him: Wait until
the report OF the settlement comes
out In the paper, and II the reporter
twho was present and kept an account
of every fund as IL was counted out,
makes no mention of the transporta-
tton fund tthe one he claimed he did
not have). in his report. and you fail
10 find il at the Home, I'd rather pay
You the money over again than to
have any row about it, Well he
said. that's satisfactory l said:
Mind you. that it depends entirely
on the report in the paper: have once
paid this money. but can pay IL again
II necessary At that remark 1 ahink
he turned and went To his room. and
| returned To my room at the Eagle
Hotel. I'm the morning 1 got the
Democrat and found that the reporter
had made a full and correct state
ment. have -. paper here in which
the reporter Uses the following Ian
cuage: 'On account of transporta-
tion. $500. - was transferred to Man
agcr Sprague.'
"And here" continued Captain Man
ly. producing the paper. "the report
or says in another item: 'Captain
Manly then gathered up his papers
from the desk. gave Manager Sprague
the combination to the vault-lock.
breathed n second sigh of relief and
joined his wife In the parlors. Man
ager Sprague carefully bundled up
the state funds. stored them away in
his pocket. calmly surveyed the office
furniture and announced that he was
ready for business Those, you see,
are the words the reporter used in
his report. That is what Manager
Spracue did after I left the room.
Instead of putting the funds i'm the
safe ms he claims. he put them in his
ir<Idc pocket. And ms further proof
that he did not put them In the safe
viii mention another incident. When
my adjutant went in for his pay, Man
ager Sprague went right down into
his side pocket for 1t.
Here said the captain. "are Man
ager Sprague's receipts for every fund.
This one is the transportation fund
statement and receipt" and the re-
porter was given sheet of legal cap
eort aiming the following:
Capt. G. n. Manly. Commandant. In account
with Transportation account:
1891.
Apail :. received from Ger. b r. Pierce.
Tor transportation sold ........ sicn e0
July n cisb received since-............... ls9 ~
$500 M
Received this 90th day Of July 1901. three
hundred and 52ino dollars tsDU5o of Captain
I, Ill. Manly. Commandant.
L. W. sPRAeus."
81 have no more to say" continued
Captain Manly. Gin reference To the
matter. | am not I'm the least afraid
Of criminal prosecution nor of the
result of civil suit. Manager Ruth
crford need not rack his brain over
how Go commence his civil action In
reference to the collection of the trans
portation fund rs ~ was money that
belonged to the state beyond ones
tipn. and was turned over TO the man
agcr In charge. I shall be prepared to
meet any Judgment that the board OF
managers may receive without both
CrinV any OF nv bondsmen.
$50 far hs nv management of the
Soldiers Home IL concerned, whether
| was n faithful officer aud exercised
control In manner best to benefit
the State. I leave 10 the people Of
Grand Rapids among them Judge
nurlinramn. who called there frequent
" e. e. Comstock Mr.. Russell. of the
North Park Company. Mr.. Briggs. or
any other Grand Rapids people. who
visited the home, as to The cleanliness
about the premises. discipline of the
men and change of appearance of the
grounds
The iden of extravaganza II n hum
bug gotten MP by the board. They
never intimatcd that I was eStrava-
giant until after the Shank affair.
why. they even authorized me 20 GO
ON and fix that hospital building with
ont limiting the amount I was to ex.
pend. Docs that look n though I
was extravagantf' And the captains
tones and manner indicated his cx-
trefae contempt for the board that
are trying 20 make things So nm.
pleasant for him.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
Tn. Vish pahs Tesuis .tuh tsstesss