The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-03-03


J. r. Hudson, J. w. House,
w. A. Jett, w. ID. Jacoway,
J. M. Levesque, E. b. Moore,
E. T. Mcconnell, John ID. Adams,
E. j. Butler, Frank Botsford,
Sol F. Clark, G.. III. Carlton,
J. E. Crawford, Ben B. Chism,
George E. Dodge, S. s. Evans,
J. NJ. Frank, j. G. Gilbreth,
James Gibson, H. NJ Grant,
James Garibaldi, John F. Hill,
J. E. Isbell, w. d. johnson,
George l.. Kimball, James Mitchell,
J. r. Miller, T. G. McRae,
Anderson Mills, j. H. Mccarthy,
Thos. w. Newton j. w. Pinnall
John M Rogers, Logan H. Roots,
J. A. Ross, r. g. Shaver
J. A. Stinson, John W. Stayton,
w. b. Thomson, w. j. Turner,
r. w. Worthen, B. ID. Williams,
A. NJ Wilson, A. S. McKennon,
X. j. Pindall, G. Pemberton,
j. T Renfrow, d. H. Reynolds,
Greenfield Quarles, I. F. Sorrels,
w. L. Terry, George Thornburgh,
Jesse Turner, Sr., X, A. Watkins,
A. NJ. Woodruff, II. G. Wilson,
VIM Thompson. j. H. McClinton, !.
Il. II. Powell, John Parham,
II. II. Rottaken, g. P. c. Rumbough,
Geo. H. Sanders, Clement r. Schaer,
J. V. Scott, H. F. Thomson,
Lee l.. Thompson, V. ID. Wilkins,
A. B. Williams, G. T. Walker,
and Jennie Marie as executrix of the last
will and testament of Angelic Marie,
deceased
The plaintiff, for cause of action,
says that the defendant, VIM. K.
Woodruff, was on the 9th day of
September, 1880, elected treasurer
of the state of Arkansas for the term
of two years, or until his successor
should be elected and qualified, and
he qualified and entered upon the
discharge of his duties as such treas
urer on the 18th day of January,
1881; that prior to entering upon
the duties of said Office said Wood
ruff executed his official bond to the
state of Arkansas, as such treas
urer, in the sum of 5000, 900, the
sureties on said bond being given,
and so on through Woodruff's four
terms.
The complaint alleges that on the
18th day of January, 1881, Wood
ruff, in his capacity as treasurer, re-
ceived from his predecessor in Office
large amount of money and securi-
ties, as follows:
In United States currency. 3 90,s52 OF
In state scrip .......... 67l ,131 10
In auditors warrants .,... 12,393 30
In per cent, funding bonds,
including coupons. ......... 1923, ,O7o SO
In real estate bank bonds, cou-
pons and interest thereon. 1916 so
In levy bonds and coupons 49,. 52, ,995 80
In thirty years 6 per cent.
state4bonds s.....-........ 39l 900 90
In levy warrants s........... 1863 %
In reclamation certificates. 70 90
Auditors swamp land warrants $50 90
City scrip and other city in
debtedness ......... $500. 1876 81
In county scrip and other
county Indebtedness ~ 40,429 AS
Complainant alleges that said
Woodruff failed and neglected to
keep correct accounts and records of
the funds and securities received by
him in his official capacity, and in
many other respects failed and neg
lected to perform the duties inn
posed upon him to the great damage
and injury of the plaintiff.
Plaintiff says that the defendant,
Woodruff ,at the close of his term of
office, January II, 1891, was in
debted to the plaintiff in state scrip
in the sum of 1922, ,286.58, which
he has not turned over or accounted
for.
That the defendant Woodruff of
the accumulated uncancelled interest
bearing state scrip belonging to the
state, which was in his hands as
aforesaid, did on the 1st day Of
December, 1890, obtain a credit
upon his cash account with the state
for $12, ,966.41, pretending on that
day to have redeemed that amount
of state scrip, when the scrip in fact
was the property of the state, and
the interest on it should have ceased
at the time it was received into the
Office.
The plaintiff states that during
the several terms that defendant
Woodruff was treasurer as afore-
said, that he took from the treasury
at various times large sums Of
money and loaned the same to the
various banks Of the city and te
other persons; at other times he
would take from the treasury large
sums Of money and engage in spec
ulations, buy property Herewith fol
the purpose of specializing therein
and that he would take at divers
! and sundry times the live and un
cancelled scrip, which he failed Il
cancel, and would use the same fo
his own use, and that he would per