New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-08
GRAVE CHARGES MADE.
ACCUSATIONS AGAINST THE REV. w. A.
NEWBOLD.

|
COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN CHURCH
MISSIONARY SOCIETY DECLARES THAT
| TIE SECRETARY HAS CONFESSED
TO MISUSE OF THE FUNDS
A HEAVY DEFICIENCY
ALLEGED.
The alleged deficiencies in the accounts Of the
American Church Missionary Society at Twenty
! second-st and Fourth-ave, which have resulted
In the general secretary Of the body. the Rev.
| w. A. Newbold severing his connection with it.
! promise 10 contain interesting revelations. The
! deficit amounts. II is asserted. to some $4,000,
! and the chairman of the Finance Committee,
George G. White had statement to make yes
terday afternoon in the matter. He declined
to say whether not proceedings would be in
stituted against the alleged Offender. against
whom he made the gravest charges.
DISCOVERIES SOON MADE. HE SAYS.
! Mr.. White said at the start that he was a
! comparatively new member Of the Executive
| Board. but that In January last at the meeting
of the board he was put in as chairman Of the
/ Finance Committee. Immediately upon looking
! into his duties. he declared ne found the books
/ called for n large cash balance in the hands Of
/ Trust Committee. lie informed by the
! treasurer If the society H. \. Oakley. that there
was m error I'm the accounts as he had 10 such
money In hand. Mr.. White said n vas after
! ward Informed that the general secretary Knew
that there was a discrepancy in the accounts
some months earlier. hut did not inform tfe
board at the January meeting. In looking over
the books. Mr.. White asserted. ne tIS'pvered
some matters that seemed To be irr'g illr. ard
put an oxpcrt on the books H. brought Il Is ex-
pert t. the Office and introduced him - MI New
bold. who as the general secretary he directed
TO produce all books vouchers and papers the eX-
pert might ask tor
A. the end ~ few days asserted MI Nhl'"'
Mr. Newbold. finding the temperature Of the Once
getting too hot for him sent his keys to the FL
/ nance Committee and announced that he had
severed his connection with the society. 1t was
af,erward found. said the chairman OF the COM
mttce. that Mr. Newbol1 got duplicate set Of
kevs which ne got from him in the office. New
bold gave them up without saying anything.
RESULT or THE INQUIRY.
Mr. White declared that the result II the OK
pert's investigation showed that Nj Newoold
had drawn from the society the sum Of about
Sl2 600 over and above all due him for salary and
Furthermore that moneys received from interests
and other sources 70 the amount Of about $1,000
he had failed to credit on the books. ana the
checks FOR the same were not deposited In the
s,~iefv's hank account Mr.. White declared,
moreover that Mr. Ncwboll had confessed 10
four different members ot me s9cle'y ne !r,
alcdN'ns. ana iha' lh'y mo ',"i I,.,, 49,,
by him messing MS .llin'' "a: bo
me t i' .l ~. p, - ~, a large
and expensive family
Slr Newh'll lives In a fine place az MQntcIair'
y 7 which according % Mr. White, he esu-
..', ~ ',t,scs =. g.
,,ts,.sr og FINDS roxC; CONTINUED
-. -. ., s,, ,es,.r,av that Mr.
"' ."'' 49,, -. CO. ,,,,,,ed q ooo
..... mo-. ..,,.,scs ,.,s incorrect a. all his
travelling expenses "''e pi'''' '''' i@'''''''
the expense account The house Is n'r,Shk''
II is "I't'L i'r a." 10, u"r,,,oss 80 daed
said - have eNpr'ss"l ms "il''.H".sS !" -, -
wnat.ycr equity there is In II = the so''ey.
He has been secretary f'r twenty-siN years ana
M -. ,~cr,b~,s - Nh. board Mr. White
| g., .r.,., ,sa.rf.l that tho expert accountant
~ '..'..s, - h ,r ,c-t,irIy the last ton
had as'cr'aln"d th'' I,r ''''"t."f -. I,I,',
years and how mnch longer ,nr f'r'S ,,!S hht, Hio,'
,no - = ',.,q,,r, - IN. society
'', ,,, - -, .. s,y wbI the members II
MI. hlte ""u,' u,. s'' ,it - ,iingcb -
the society ~cr" t' "h'in N'"n'I - ~ ~ t,,er
which he saii. had been received from Newbo!i
The Rev y y kinsolving' ot br"'NlYu' "h'
n,, ,.,u. H. Iyhjt. made MS statement. At its
conclusion he said Please pa, down the Rev.
A B kinsolvlug who has been apppint"i SCI
rctar, pro tom a. believing the above statement
h,.l,,.t,.~
.''....... NJ Oakley ,yas prasont az "A
~ "''7"'''' - L., ,'rortrc hold
private moruns ~ ,n' ,''Ti s,r,,Ist and
IN tho Mission House. at INch'S -S'''''''-S' anu
Fourth-aVc
u.u,r ,t,.--p,r WAGER SWAYNE SAYS
WHAT 'hNhhN' "N'r'" =" "
,,,.,.,, ,,-a,,.- cu.,,,c nrasidcnf If the Amer
''H'ih wager '""'"'' P''''
lean Church Missionary society, tniue th' l"'""-
ing statement yest"rdly ai'ern'"" III 'eS ="
the action of the society IN doihs away WI" '''
services OF Henry a oaKle!' 'n' "'"S"' - '''
the Rev. william n Ncwop'd assistant treasurer
ana secretary:
Va, present the meeting OF the tNe'u'Ne, ",
Committee March ., 1880. ana Vot"d ~ i"'" ,Ta
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