The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-10-31
JACOB CEIB
MIKES EXPLANATION.
He Never Used County Money
For Private Purposes
But Did Loan Township
Money to Friends.
He Says That While Treasurer
of Nimishillen Township
There Was Slight Delay Over
There Was Slight Delay Over
Paying Some Money
But 1t Was Finally Fixed Up
All Right.

Some Side Lights on the Business
Career of a Man Who is Seeking Re.
election to an Office Where He Has
the Disbursing of the Fund of Rich
Molly Stark and of the City of Can.
ton, as Presented by Himself.
Jacob Geib, the republican candidate
for treasurer, has been making great
blare Of political trumpets on what he
considers the misdoings of public officials
past and present. ,ssssl2se
He laughs to scorn any talk of.improv.
ed methods of bookkeeping in the treas.
urer's office
He was seen Thursday by News.
Democrat reporter he was about to
board an interurban car.
Mr.. Geib have you authorized the state
ment that you have never invested county
money In your private enterprisep'
Yes sir. l have never done so l have
been accused Of buying with county
money an interest In the Canton Fertlliz-
ing Company but it is not true have
5000 stock In that concern but have never
been called on to pay ii"
Mr.. Geib did you ever convert town
ship school funds to your own use'' asked
the reporter.
1t was searching look he gave when
he replied ourtly: "No, sir"
IN A BIG HURRY.
"In view of the many rumors afloat re-
garding the transactions connected with
the transfer of the funds of Nimishillen
township from yourself to your successor
as township treasurer, the people would
like to have statement from you," ven
tured the reporter
II am in a big hurry, and have not
time to be interviewed. as l must leave
for Massillon on the next car" answered
Mr.. Geib.
1T will only take few minutes and
the people would very much like to have
a statement from you"
HAS THE RECEIPTS.
Everything is straight in that matter
and have the receipts to show turned
over the money" said the treasurer.
"Was there not some delay in paying
over the money, and did you not ask your
successor to take SO, 900 In cash, and wait
for the balance" asked the writer.
Everything was entirely satisfactory"
said Mr.. Ge.b as he looked at his watch,
being evidently in hurry to get away.
"Did you pay over the money at once
to your succcessor?" urged the reporter.
SOME LITTLE DELAY.
"There was some little delay" said
the treasurer, nervously. 81 paid over
part of the money at once, and the bal
anCe few days later, but have receipts
for every cent"
why didn't you pay over all the money
as soon as your term expired"
Because l could not get 1t in" was
the answer.
Ibid you have the township funds in
vested in private enterprises, and was that
the reason you could not get the money
at oDce9" pressed the reporter,
LOANED TOWNSHIP MONEY TO FRIENDS.
"No, sir, not dollar was invested by
me. The times were hard, and had
loaned out some of the township money
to my friends AS soon as could collect
in this money 1t was paid over to my sue
cessor," replied the man who objects to
the books in the treasurer's office being
kept in an up to. date manner.
1.-The amount in your hands was about
50, 900, was 1t notS'
1t was about $S, 900, and no harm was
done by having the township wait few
days "
"When did you go out of Office as treas
urer Of Nimishilen township, Mr.. GeibP"
1T was sometime in September two
years ago was it notp'
81 think 1t was on September !, lS93,"
answered the reporter, "and was 1t not
on October 8 that You paid over SO, 900
and on October 8, 1000 moreY"
81 don't remember the exact dates, but
presume those are right, at any rate,
the receipts will show" said Mr.. Geib, as
he hurried away on his political mission
to Masslllon.
AS will be seen by the above interview
the treasurer who does not want any i'm
proved methods Of bookkeeping in his
office, denies that he ever invested any
township money In private enterprises OF
his own, but he admits that he loaned the
funds to private parties. When pressed
for the money he says he could not collect
It at once and that there was delay Of
about month In paying over money that
should have been turned over to his sue
cessor with the books.
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