Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-17

M,nchin--'syss, ar"
Conger: "How much did he owe On
thar
Minehin. 81 don't know. He re-
eelved 50 from her In advance, and
when her husband died ne gave her
some back"
Coneer: "Did you enter that in the
books
Minehin: "No, air."
Copger: "Why dsdu't your
Minehin; "Beesuee kruse told me
not to-"
"congsr; In whose employ we're you
1T that timer
Mipehin: II was IN the employ of
Nj. kruse and he paid me my salary"
Conger. WAS there .apy other &C
COUNT"
| Minchin. "Yes, SIR"
Conger: "What was ity"
Minchin: "It was with Sarah J. Edi-
son.
conger: "Are those accounts in The
book now"
Minchin: "No. air."
Conger: "What has become OF
| themg'
Ordered to Tear Out . Leaf.
Minchin: "Kruse ordered me TO tear
out the leaf upon which they were
kept, and did so. The Smith account
and an account with Lottie Flurrer
+! we're on one side of the page. These
copied into another part OF the book" !"
Conger: "Why didn't you copy the
other two?"
Mnchln: "Mr. Kruse told me not
to-"
Conger: "Now, gentlemen of the
council, | find that this Slf3.l5-"
Alderman Turner: Don't the al
dern.an intend to let Mr.. Kruse, or
some of the other aldermen, question
Mr.. Minchin %
Alderman Conger: 81 have got the
! floor"
Alderman Turner: al don't see how
you got it. The chair dldn't recognize
you."
Alderman Conger: THAT don't make
any difference. I have got IT, and |
am going to keep it. | find that this
Sll3.l5 is made up with 500 from
Jacob Smith, s32 from John Farr, and
the balance from what Kruse says arc
two would.be city charges. The Edison
| account amounted to $l7.l6 and the
Young account amounted to $3.50.
| These two added together make $35.45.
which Kruse says he received, and I
presume he got that money from Mrs.
Young and Mrs. Edison. But he said
lie did not want to specify. There was
recordi~of this, but he destroyed it,
and now there is no entry upon the
books in regard to them."
Alderman Turner: NOW, / would
| ike To ask"
Alderman Sproul: "The check was
not entered in the book" Mr.. Minchen:
"Why wasn't it?'
Minchen: II was not told to enter
it,
Alderman Kinney: Didn't you draw
the receipt
Mlnchen: al did,
There were few other unimportant
questions asked by different aldermen
and then the mayor asked Alderman
Conger if he had found anything else.
Alderman Conger replied that me hi 4
found something unparalleled IN .he
records of the council. 1t was the
attempt to OBJECT money taken over q
year ago by money paid out during the
present month. Mr.. Wessllus cate
chised Minchen on behalf of Mr..
Kruss, but did not shake the testimony
he had gwen. He criticized the clerk
| for giving what information he had i,
ard the democratic members of the
couEcll began to giggle. Mayor
Uhl criticized them severely, ana said
the young man should be commended.
Several questions were propounded by
different ones. Then Alderman Turner
moved tnat the committee rise and re-
port to the council that its investigation
had resulted in finding that in the
administration OF his Office Poor Dr.
rector Kruse had been grossly negligent
and unsystematic; that he be ordered
and that the committe recommend that
he he subjected to the scyerest censure.
Kruse Excused by the Mayor.
Alderman Conger moved to amend
by striking out $l9.46 and inserting
s49.l7. Mayor Uhl said he considered
the amendment Il correct one, IS the
committee had no right to put IN
as set-of money expended in
March. Kruse, he said, could collect
all money due him hv presenting his
bills and allowing them to take the
regular course. Alderman Turner ac-
cepted the amendment. Mayor Uhl
said further that he did not think NAL
feasance or transportation should be
charged, as he did not think Krusc
would wilfully steal. He had simply
been careless. This in him was rep
rehensible and he should go before
! the pubic as q censured man,
aud it should be further understood
that the council did not approve of
gross carelcssness. Stein arose and
! tried 10 square himself for trying TO
smirch the clerk IN his report as mem
ber of the committee on CLAIMS and
accounts. Alderman O'Donnell made
few pointed remarks. Alderman
Turner said the proposition was to
make a report Immediately and thus
end the matter.
At this point Alderman Conger
moved IA substitute that the mayor
he instructed TO institute prosecution
IN the ccuris IN the proper wsv, look
.ng to the removal aud conviction of
kruse. Alderman Dregge supported
IL.
Haussr sat Down On.
Alderman Hauser delivered himself
ofsAsersI erratic aud vituperatlon re-
M ;, rejecting upon one who
bad aecu the means of bring.
ing Kfuse to Justice, hut the
alderman whom he intended TO mt
retal,stel in s,tch an effective manner
tina, iiousef wss sqaelchsd aud did not
COME 20 ths surface again. Alderman
/ Turner said he al hfst thought that
kruse had been the scapegost OF bis
party for political purposes, but that
he bal cbanged his mind when spe-
cifc charges rad been preferred. May.
ar f-ni s<fi IN Feaaet T., the sul<titutp
that ne thought IS should not
carry. tie vas OF the opinion that