Arizona republican., 1896-03-13
THE KIRKLAND SHORTAGE.
Full Satisfaction Received by the
 Board of Supervisors


 Board of Supervisors
 Yesterday morning the board of su- ! pervisors sat as a committee of tnqui- si'tion upon their former associate and former clerk E. B. C'Brent'O Kirkland. The charge to be met by Kirkland was the cashing of warrants to the amount of S553.38 and the raising of warrant of $3759O to s$575.90. Defend ant in the case did not deny the inn peachment in a single case, but af- irmed an entire absence of criminal intent, the money having been taken l by him, so he says, only in anticipa tion of the payment of a large sum that was due him for work of indeXing the county records.
 | Present in the board room were friends of Kirkland who tendered the full amount of the shortage, s753.28 The amount was accepted by the board and disposal of the sum made in the terms of the following order there upon passed:
 "The clerk presented letters from Royal A. Johnson and John J. Hughes asking what had become of their claims against Maricopa county in the TeWksbury case, also the Consolidated National bank of Tucson, asking what had become of their claims against Maricopa county in the Tewksbury case, the same having been laid over from the last meeting, when the board expected the clrk to look up the mat ter, and he reported to them as fol- lows:
 Gentlemen, I find, having investi- gated the matter as follows: Claim No. 1127 in favor of Consolidated Ma tional bank of Tucson for $219.50 to have been allowed July g, 1895, and paid by warrant No. 935 on the 18th day of October, 1895, and cashed by the treasurer, endorsed on the back Con solidated bank of Tucson, by B. B. Kirkland Claim No. 1129 in favor of Consolidated National bank of Tucson l for $16.60 to have been allowed July 9, 1895, but not paid. Claim No. 427 in favor of Royal A. Johnson, treas urer of Pima county, to have been al- lowed January 21, 1895, for $357 90, which was amount of claim, the same having been paid by warrant Mo- 30S, dated February 2S, 1895, but the war rant shows on its face $557.9O, when it should have shown s357 go, according to claim, the stub appearing for the correct amount, but was cashed for S557.90. Claim No. 557 in favor of Royal A. Johnson, treasurer of Pima county, for $25.S0, allowed March Il, 1895, paid by warrant No. 132, dated January 31, 1896 Claim No. 134, Of- fee Speciality Manufacturing company Of San Francisco, Cal, for $708.08, al lowed January 13, 1896, paid by war rant No. 89, dated January IS, 1896, for full amount, $7O8.OS. Received state ment from said firm asking when they might expect the balance due them being $30S.0S. I further find that all of said warrants have been endorsed when presented to the treasurer for payment with the name of payees, per B. B. Kirkland
 "On consulting with the district at torney and acting under his advice, the board decided to accept the proposi- tfon of E. B. Kirkland to pay all de- fclencies into the county treasury thereby making the county secure from all loss on account of all moneys so received and held by E. B. Kirk land, and the same was this day set tied in full by E. B. Kirkland turning over ito the chairman, J. T. Priest, the sum of $753.28, the amount of such shortage 50 far as known to the board ! and 1t was further ordered that the clerk compare all claims allowed dur ing 1895 up to January 31, 1896, with warrants drawn in payment of said claims, also to compare warrants with the stubs and to report findings when completed
 "The chairman then proceeded to deposit to the credit of the different parties the amounts due them in the Valley bank and ordered the clerk to notify them of said deposits" The board refused to be committed 10 any proceedings of a criminal char acter and it is believed by its members that the sums reported are in full o1 all deficiencies County Treasurer Murray also states that, as far aS he can find, he is secure from any possible loss.
 Should there be further develop ments there is doubt as to just where the responsibility would be thrown- whether upon the supervisors, upon the bondsmen of Clerk Cox, whose deputy Kirkland was, or upon the county treasurer, who accepted Kirk lands unWarranted endorsement oE warrants on the treasury.
 The news of Kirkland's trouble was received with sincere sorrow, for in all the county there has been none more poular than he. He has served for years in various public offices, especial ly as county recorder, treasurer and supervisor and in all has administered hts trust with all ability and probity He has been gambling to some extent during the last year and in reckless over generosity is sllpposed to have