The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-26
The Questioned Accounts.
No Amt
DATE. war. War BY Whom Signed.

re tbaorv upon which II is claimed Mr..
whitney defrauded the district Is that ne
would get his salary warrant, signed by
the president, and then later In the mohth
get another warrant signed py the vice
president. Until Director King, aided by
director Colkett. took up the matter the
heard was not in the habit of auditing the
pay roll.
Expert Young's Explanation.
When the board met yesterday afternoon
Expert Accountant Young stated that IN
examining the pay roll for December, lsSI'
he discovered that there was duplicate
salary warrant for the secretary amount
ing TO sl66G5. In August, lSss, ne found
that a warrant for 500 more than his sal
AIRY had been issued. In December. 1898,
there was a duplicate warrant for yiB6.o9,
and so on as shown in the above table.
lie also said that in figuring up the cash
account lie found a balance OF 500. hut
could not discover that Whitney had turn
al II over 20 Ogden, or in fact what had
become Of IT, He then spoke OF warrant
$500 having been issued IL Miss Terry for
SO. but Miss Terry denied the Endorsement
on the back.
Air. Young then took a slap AT ex-Secre-
tary ogden by saying II appeared as II he
had raised a bin from Slp0 to S1l5l. tie
also mentioned something about Il small
warrant Co.kctt. who was present at the
meeting b. invitation. said that he
thought the warrant might be offset by
certain so Ogden had said something 20
him about Mr. Young said he had not
made full examination Of Ogden's ac-
counts. aud only OF Whitney's IA to salary.
Mrs Thomas wanted 10 know how II
would be about recovering for shortages
in accounts from bondsmen. and President
Churchill said IL could he done. and also
told about criminal prosecutions. ". II.
White attorney for the board. came Mp
from down town aud said shat the matter
had been referred 10 the prosecuting at
torney. and that he would favor waiting
until all Of Whitncy's accounts had been
checked NJ before civil suit WAS instituted
against the boudsmen. The board then
adjourned.
Attorney Whites Statement.
Attorney white ala not have much 10
say about the matter when seen hy a
post-IntrlligvuCer reporter lie said, how
ever. that hc simply had the purported
facts as given hy Mr. Young "On the face
az It," ne continued. ut looks serious.
must say > hope Mt Whitney can eN-
plain I believed him the soul OF honor
and had implicit confidence I'm hts inteE-
rIty."
Iii~ Honesty Was Not Doubted.
II \. Spencer. or san Francisco. was a
school director during the time Whitney
served as secretary. p1t RESI- snsd tD the fall
OF iSet 20 10 20 san Francisco. Mr. Whit
ncy failed 20 be reelected by the new board
"a short time later. Mr.. Spencer IS now in
,Ae city. and when seen by a Fost-lptelu-
Yencer reporter Re said:
II have heard Of the charges made
ssa3ust M Whitney. ant cannot hut be-
ltcve he VIII De able 10 explain them Mr.
Whitney VAS recognized by the board OF
whica / vas a member as being an efficient
ara competent oFfiCer. I think ara NAV
!. "a
doubted his honesty. I am told that the
charges now mace against ~ are Tor du-
plicatluE hts SALARY and drawing more war
rants I'm payments 81 she same than ho w.ts
cuuf.cd to- thar ass woe pre- i8eut OF ire
heard one YEAR ! signed some ~ these war
Pants that othc~ members holding the post
tsnn a. PRESIDENT and vice president td tha
same thtur As Tor vrvsgis ! can safety
So that the Jew ftulos I signed the gar-
rants ( Signed ihefu without very careful
scrutiny : recognized me narue ot tho
PARTY o. whom 80 warrant VHs ie-lst3 as
peiuR entitled ta warrant and tao
amounts as being proper amounts 20 Ne
pzid 70 the parties. Recognizing tco saet
that the sscrvfH r'. was pass of,.clAl OF
the board. urGer a Rood ana zufii -icut ro~f
J ga not chrcS back t1 n0f whether fgt5-
warrants BAD l-e-a t-suff heretofore Like
a hank cashier who e.srS drafts f4~eseDst1
- him ov his tN.HtrEe sls.A- 3 si-cesI tire
fsw variants thar Ncoe eleres4 ts IRE With
OFT much scrutiny. I presume nav action
Vas practically the same rs that pursued
~ other Officers WHO sgns1 warrants.
t.u.. s.ffts..y 3 f,..rs-.
~ hase aelievee Tor . long SINE tsat n
would te Impossible 90 rot auyst rg
v-ans v.th tae Books - fhr s.hao. ti-tr.rf.
u-i uorc So ttcaHse rtaf aEo 1st faH
Ioux.as Young Was employed 81. .-e1.o
parttss unAfoN IA 10 re 10 yApSgt Ia bcoAs