St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-19
Must Be Made Good by Some
Of the Responsible County
Officials.
Examiner Kenyon Gets In His
Deadly Work Once
Again.
Probabilities Greeley Lion
lied at the Chamber Of
Commerce Meeting.
Guardians Of Minnesota at the
Worlds Fair to Meet
To-Day.

Atyesterday's meeting of the board of
county commissioners the county attor-
ney was instructed to Immediately insti-
tute the necessary legal proceedings
against all persons who may be liable
therefor to secure the payment to tie
county of Ramsey of the full amount of
moneys fraudulently obtained by Jay p.
Davis. County Attorney O'Brien re-
ported that he had called the attention
of the grand jury to the Jay P. Davis
defalcation, and that it had reported
that the evidence did not justify any
action to be taken by it. He called at
tention to the fact that the defalcation
amounted to S24, ,569.50, and that Davis
had deposited in court at the time of
his conviction S19,500 and accrued inter-
est. leaving deficiency of between
$1,000 and $4,000, which, in his opinion,
must bee collected from the officers of
the county who are responsible for the
defalcation of Davis.
The report of Nj. ID. Kenyon, public
examiner, refers to the fact that he had
examined the matter of the defalcation
of Jay p. Davis, pursuant TO a reSolu-
ton of the board passed Feb. 16, 1891.
He then states that he compared the
jury certificates paid in the years 1887,
1888, 1889 and to Dec. l. 1890, with the
records of the several courts for that
period, and finds that fraudulent GER
tificateS we're issued to the amount of
$24, $3.50. A detailed list of the fradu-
lent vouchers is given, all but two of
which were issued by Jay p. Davis, as
deputy clerk. The other two are Nos.
7470 and 74S5, redeemed in May, 1890,
for S14 each, which were signed by NJ.
j. Donnelly. One of these was issued
to man who, it appeared, had been
excused from serving, and the other had
been altered from Cullen to Cullender
by adding the letters der" 1t seems
that Donnelly had acted one day in
out of the city, and the two orders re-
ferred to being left in the book were
changed and indorsed by Davis, and
the money drawn upon them by him.
The Report Proceeds.
In making the examination it has not been
possible to determine beyond doubt that the
entire list is fraudulent as the only record
which shows the Dames of jurors serving is
comprised in the minutes of the court. as
they were taken from day to day before the
several judges. the venires having been re-
moved from the files, and consequently it
had TO be assumed that if the names of the
persons which appear in the certificates did
not appear i'll the records, such certificates
were fraudulent.
AS regards obtaining money on such GER
tificates, while the certificates are signed by
j. 7. Davis as deputy, there is evidence to
my mind that many of the certificates were
indorsed by other parties. showing that such
persons were either participants in the fraud
or priVy to it.
The list of certificates shows the names,
date, the number and the amount of each,
beginning on Nov. 19, 1887. Up. to october,
1889, most of the amounts were for SIT each,
with all occasional one for SIS or a less
amount. Then follow about fifty certificates
for SIS each, with an occasional Sl2 order.
After that time they vary between S13.50, SIS
Sl2 and SIS until October, 1890, after which
they were for $40 each. The list covers fifty
pages of bill paper.
Bonds and Business.
When the question of approval of the
bond of X. Murnane, as abstract clerk,
came up, the county attorney said he
would not approve it, because of tech
nical errors. 7. j. Gleason. who had
signed 1t as surety, asked to have his
name left off. The bond was then left
without approval.
The auditor was authorized to pro-
vide manual for each member of the
board.
The following resolution, offered by
Commissioner Martin, was adopted:
'That the committee on public records and
reports be instructed to investigate and report
as to the advisability, propriety and necessity
of continuing the extra work which is being
done in the abstract Office pursuant to a reso-
luton OF this board, passed July %, 1889;
also whether the system now being used is
the pIoper and best system; if SO, what the
approximate cost will be to complete said
extra work.
The bond of Edward R. Harroun as
"a of
with r. A. Smith and John E. Horigan
as sureties, was approved.
The following appropriations were
made for roads III Ramsey county:
Mounds View, $1,S00; Rose town, 81 700;
Bald Eagle road, 500; Minnehaha street
extension, $500; Kohlman and Solon
road, $500; Edgerton street extension,
$500; White Bear avenue, $500; Rice
street, $400; Grossly and county line
road, $500.
Miscellaneous.
John Kerwin, recently appointed member
OF the board of control, FLED his bond in the
sum of $1,000 with j. E. Prendergast and
Thomas A: Prendergast as sureties.
Ihe auditor was requested to ask the dis
trict court to- appoint Commissioners Mitsch,
wright and Martin as commissioners under
act OF the legislature to condemn lands for
the road around Bald Eagle lake.
The auditor was authorized to draw war
rants to refund assessments paid for improv-
ing Annapolis street. which were ordered
refunded by act of the Legislature.
commissioners Martin, Mitsch and Wright
were appointed to confer with commissioners
OF Washington county with reference to ex-
tending Ramsey county roads through Wash
lngtOn county.
Messrs. McCarron, Savalee and Wright