St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-06
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governor appointed Mr.. Strobeck, as
mentioned. After Mr.. Strobeck has
completed his work, the accused will be
given hearing before the governor, at
which MIR. Dart may be represented by
counsel.
If the charges are held by the gov
ernOr to be sustained. the county treas
urer elected by the county supervisors
will hold until his successor is elected
at the next general election and quail
fes.
CHECKS FOR CASH.
The accounts of Mr.. Dart were ex-
amined by Deputy Examiner West Sept.
25 and &c. The report to the governor
sets forth that the treasurer handed the
examiner checks for the various
amounts found lacking in the cash, and
that the examiner refused to accept
them as cash. The checks for the three
first amounts were those of the McLane
Elevator company; the next two
amounts, the largest of all, were coy
cred by the checks of Peter E. Hanson;
the next was covered by the check of
Daniel McLane; the next two by the
checks of q. II. Bigelow; the next by
Darts own check. and the remaining
amounts were covered by the checks of
various outside parties. All the checks
were drawn on the Meeker County
bank, and bore dates corresponding
with the dates on which the cash is al
legged TO have disappeared. A part of
the report reads as follows:
These checks have been in the DOS
session of the treasurer ever since they
were given and counted as cash by him,
and have never been presented Tor pay
ment. With the exception Of Mr.. Han
son. president of Meeker County bank,
they were worthless at the ii me
they were given. G. II. Bigelow,
the county auditor. claims that he was
building, and that Mr.. Hanson prom
lsed to secure loan for him. Relying
upon that promise, he commenced TO
build, or repair, and when he needed
| the money Mr.. Hanson could not
of the treasurer, and gave the
checks for $500, thinking perhaps Mr..
| Hanson would get it for him. l had a
| conversation with Mr.. Hanson about his
checks and Mr.. Bigelow's. He never
Intlmated of any such arrangement. All
these checks were on the Meeker County
| bank and the matter as 1t appears upon
its face, and after listening to Mr.. Han
| sons explanation (he says his checks
would have been paid at any time if
presentedl and that of Mr.. Bigelow, is
OlC VI Iilo SlUoStSI flUldLlUuS Vi IllG law
which ever came to my notice since in
this office.
| The treasurer at first claimed his dep
uty took them for taxes, but his deputy
says the treasurer knew all about them.
Mr.. Hansen says that his were given for
taxes. and | presume they were. but
there is no doubt IN my mind that there
was an agreement on the part of the
treasurer to hold them. The treasurer
has been drinking more or less for some
time, and his reputation is bad. The
board OF audit, in selecting the deposit
cries, ordered and directed the treas
urer 20 deposit in the Meeker County
bank, Bank of Litchtield, Buck. Hoover
u Co. and the Merchants and Farmers
Bank OF Grove City. in proportion to
their assessed valuation. He has re-
fused and neglected to do so. He
has, at this examination, 50, $50. SO
in the Meeker County bank and 1865. 63
the Bank of Litchfield. He has said TO
the Bank of Litchfield, and to his
friends who have talked with him
about this matter, that he would and
could put the money Of the county
where he has mind to. He has been
warned by his friends that the manner
in which he was conducting himself
and his office would bring disgrace and
ruin to himself.
MIR. Kenyon sets forth in the report
that after Mr.. West had made the ex-
animation, he (Kenvon) received letter
from MIR. Dart, enclosing statement OF
his accounts, showing that the matter
had been adjusted since the eXamina.
ton and Though the Meeker County
| bank.