New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-28
A LARGE DEFICIT SHOW ".
prpopr OK THE ACCOUNTS OF THE
KINGS COUNTY TREASURER.

,,x,vprs CAV THE SHORTAGE II ss9.G96 -. or
WHICH sa4lis2s Is IN JURORS FEES
rho ronort If the oxperta who have been eXainh-
ING tho accounts OF County Treasurer Adrms ol
Kings County, since the shortage OF ap'"' ''"'
I'm h,s accounts was made puDhc hoh'HS 'o'' 10"
presented to the Board u Supervisors ycs'eioaS
r. s,owed a deficit Of ss9G.G2J Of which 20 81 ~
j. I'm the general account dnd s-ii" - :" 'H
coun, Of Jurors fees which was in charge 81 ,''"
renco 4 Tormey The latter has had charge OF III"
fund f5r ten years. but Is out % the ciY 'o' "a"
present He weat Souta win MS VIE "''' "'7
4 week ago but Is expected 10 ie'ui" "'
County Treasurer Adams has 40 ahIl'''hh' ~
man, "a make I'm regard to thu sloriage. ~ us.
bs accounts to the Deputy Treasurer Jat'es ''a''
nor vino died suddenly year ago. lie p'e'e'
mat the shortage il larg y, y not Who"y ny .' "
owing 70 a minsin o. me accounts - , 49,,
,,nds In regard 10 Torrey he said he thought MS
oco,unts couId not be wrong. tie drew the none
in sums OF $500 at time ana polu ''e J"'o''
., receipt from each one when paii.
The report to the Supervisors vas maui ~ VI"
Committee on Accounts Of the County iirtS"'
and was ba sed upon the lsurs. cub n.t'ed ~ '"1
export accountants. Messrs. Sparrow "h" ~
They We're employed to so over III" oooN9 20
verrs beginning IN 1854, when MT Hua"9
nc. TIE report SHOW, that he received ON h'H
predecessor Snlj2 -. and the total eceP's !" ~
c,ober 1885, were si9s-2azi g. The t"1al dsi u'7'-
m.nts amount to s.9,i2GE a. The funds IN 'a"'
ord IN hanks On November -. 1885, announcer ~
s.ii 7aS y leaving sijj7 81 uuac"oun'el loG !" III"
genera! fund. The amount PLACID to me ''Ni'' %
the Jurors fees Is $,i76iS, Of when Sl'"i - ~
returned unused. The amount recoTd'h as p''i W.
/. sleSs;l Is while the certified court ISIS s'o"
,, anil, s,7o iei % was actually paid out leaving
. deficit of s2il,s2s Tho report goes On 10 say
IN REGARD 10 the methods adopted by DepIV 'ou"''
Treasurer Gardiner: . ,,,o,,i,o facts. TIE
The examination reveals the following ihh .nk and
-gt,c.l In vi
dcnosted in another Is ,2,ilI iS5 "a some 49,, ,bs
we're made at The end o. ,ar"er than il actn
aijv was for credit was given on ui' a. 49, 6,a,
he month for depoS,I6 o. and i"t included in the bal
ance of both the banks with when Inc 'H"''''
wa h ia" amounting 10 sl5i5i7 81 were drawn from
rho general fund which was for acnon, ., - uor
trust fund. and checks amounting 10 appears
ON The books having been iisnlrs S, v ~ from
county The amount Of SILL y, T' ~ shrrsements
rhs amonn, Of slsls5 % was drawn from rns
general fund for ether man county ~ the hooks
OF lne ucs,ieatjon has been very much prolonged
re ,.ssaaf,u iabo~ was necessary for the
%cason that the system prevailed In the o ne h W.
using ne depotories Of the m i've three funds
mentioned Of approrrlating TOR the W. D TO both
90 ,rmai and military funds ana Of disorsIis ~,
moneys beonl'ns 10 the general mnd o L", Of max
| - the trust and military funds. ana also " "'"
! ing drafts upon the general iund , tho h,ok.
tomrty Treasurer Adams is having me ,m ~Sn
nT ho saw that II the report does nnt asr;s
| Nth the ono now made. hr VIII n'vs s sne honts
Ion taken into the courts lie and ms bonas
nsp ar. a"sponsibe FOR the funds 10 MS S'a a
and n The shortage * proved. II vi" be mar bI
| ~ Adams II a wealthy man. re - re- po'''Trn
~ ~ Tor,nav az ~ his subornlndter ~
| latter secured leave u abssnc" teF ' ,rconyt ~
- bss daughter 10 Atlanta. ca. on a',oul, VI
h,r health When he had estanl,lhri nrr ana
! her mothor there. he SAID he W|u',
/ i,tsr vv,s received from him on Monhhy -
! MIR Torrcy e hfiy years old ana va" I "', H.
~ ~ ,'ssyy,Ily In 1871 and 1852. Nh"n M'i
! ~, ~ Go .l.,ted County Treasurer he appointri
Mr Tcrmcy the place he row hoidS or rr had
I ,.,o,IaV he was confident that MI l"Ih,tf IA
! al nj ,haf ~. would return mo explain ths
| aonn'r.ni discrepancy IN his accounts.