Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-10-29
LOOKS BAD FOR oLNEY.
Comptroller staub Cites Cases proSinE
 MIsmAnag agem snt of the School Fund.

,tI.mAnsrem ant of the School Fund.
 H.RrvoKp. Oct 29-The Hartford Times publishes to-day an important interview with Comptroller Nicholas Staub in regard to the school fund troubles. which will be read with interest throughout the state. Mir Staub said:
 ..Yes I am aware of the newspaper of Mir Olney's denisls and of the stories circulated by my political opponent and his friends"
 Replying to the suggestion of his politi- cal opponents that his silence was being | construed as giving his consent to the | statements and charges made by the re- publican press and in Mir Olney's denial MT Staub said:
 ..It surely ought to be known that have | po malice apainst Mir Olney. I was solely | doing my duty as a public officer to investi- | gate this matter, and I proceeded only | after advice from eminent counsel as to what my duty was in the premises. l may say further, that was advised in the be- cinning that my motives would be mis- understood and misrepresented. l there fore, have no right to be surprised, or to complain, on finding that fact come true"
 "But do you not owe it to yourself and the state to give the public some light on this natter" asked the reporter: "1f do. said Mir. Strub, vigorously, T will cancel that obligation. My counsel have declined to have any thing to say about the suit for publication, and do not feel justified in saving what will or what will not be ahown upon the trirl. l simply say as to the case that if I continue in office the facts will be brought out, and if they show that MT. Olney has conducted hls office prop erly and that ne is innocent of the charges made against him. no one will be more cratiged than myself"
 My suggestion was, Mir. Comptroller, not that you make anything pubic regard ing the trial of your case, but that you satisfy the people that you are not vindic- lively pursuing Mir. .Olney, as stated by him, and now being repeated by your po- litical opponents"
 "weli" said Mir Stub, II can sly that a letter intended for the school fund office, by error in address came to ths treasurer's office and under my no ice. That letter reads:
 Miller, Bancroft and Shelton, im- porters and jobbers of dry goods and mo- tions, Columbus, O, June 6, 1894. Treas urer of state of Connecticut. Hartford, Ct: Dear Sir T now own a farm in Jersey township, Licking county, Ohio, upon which you have $500 mortgage, given by Della A. Burnside. which was due the l4th of May. intend to renew the mortgage I | Il hurry as I supposed you are not needing the money. have hopes of transferring the farm to good parties who will raise the money themselves. but I cant hurry | such matter. If do not sell can bor- row the money and pay you. would not care to take the mortgage from you. but | your agent in the west demands five per cent for commission whereas l per cent Is what l shall have to pay to another loaning company. Are you Tn a hurry to have the loan paid? Respectfully Yours.
 (sigued) w. Y. MILES
 This opened my eyes somewhat" said MT Staub. flor it is clear that some one acting apparently in behalf of the state or of Mir Olney was demanding n five pei | cent commission for renewing a loan from the school fund. It afterwards came tC my knowledge that private parties in terested in transactions similar to thos, now being investigated by the state ha( procured some afiidavits in the matter ana I obtained copies of several affidavits which were all duly signed and sworn tC
 before a notary public. These affidavit: led me more strongly to believe that NJ OlneY not only WAS guilty of th, things now alleged in the complain against him. but that he had openly vio lated the law in seve-al important par .iculnrs. In the affidavits among other things appear positive state
 ments that Brouson. Olney's agent
 charged and received a commission ot hv
 per cent on all loans and also on all re
 newals Out of this Bronson kept thre
 per cent and sent two to Olney. Anothe affidavit stated that person making tn
 affidavit has personal Knowledge of land
 upon which Olney has placed loan equa
 to full value of the land. and other case where. if the land was sold. it would briD
 only seventy-ive per cent of the indebted l ness.
 Comptroller Stiub says he was not satis fled with this evidence and sent eX-Stat , Senator Bristol of New Milford to Ohio | investigate. He found several new case and secured documentary evidence, s that there was nothing left for the comp troller to do but push the case.