New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-12
INDICTED ON IS COUNTS.
TRUE BILLS AGAINST EX-CITY TREAS
URER MICHELLON. OF CAMDEN.
SIX CHARGES OF EMREZZIEMENT AND SEVEN or
MA~~ASANCE IN OFFICE-HE Is NOT FOR
MAILY ARRESTED. OWING TO HIS


IBY TELEcnAPH TO THE TRIPuNrl
Camden. June 1.-THE first fruit of the last AZ
teen months invest gG ton into the financial affairs
Of this city gathered this morning. when the
Grand jury returned TO court thirteen true bills Of
Indictment against ex-City Treasurer Frank +.
Michellon The indictments created ll,tle surprise.
under Justice Garrisons special charge month
aso the Grand Jury could scarcely do anything else.
The large number of indictments WAS hardly antici-
patel. however. 1t had been the general impress
son that only two were found The ex-Treasurer's
bail fixed at 5000, but he not formally
placed under arrest. Prosecutor Jenkins explaining
that that hardly necessary in view of his bust
ness interests ard standing. large crowd Of poll
tciars and officials gathered at the Courthouse as
early as o'clock this morning in anticipation Of
the Grand Jury's final presentment. When Justice
Garrison appeared the jury was ready. ana Fore
John T. Bo;tomly handed 10 Clerk Barber a
bunch OF papers.
"ls this your final presentment?" asked the JUS
tce.
1T is" replied Mr. Bo;tomy. "bu; have here
a written presentmcnt in which We make answer to
matters to which the Court called our attention"
He untoldel a bundle of typewriter manuscript.
but before he had chance to read it the Judge
asked II 1t an Indictment
I'VE simply explain what our attention was called
to by the Court" was the reply.
The Grand Jury has but one OF two functions,
either to find bill or mark it ignored, there is no
to make an explanation why they did or did not find
a true bill" declared Judge Garrison emphatcaly.
but YOU called our attention 10 certain things
AMI We
II can pu it in few words either find or ignore
Judge Garrison interrupted and the squelchei fore
sat down.
EXPLANATIONS NOT WANTED.
Subsequently the foreman asked permission Of the
Court to file the papers. but the Court declared
act
The Grand Jurymen were mucn disappointed by
Justice Garrison's refusal accept the typewr!i-
ten statement In II they had gone over many
matters pertaining TO the investigations explaining
many points upon which Justice Garrison mad
dwell, at length explaining thc!r plans OF action
and severely censuring previous City Controllers anu
City Councils for their failure TO stop the leaks That
must have been apparent
When the Grand Jury TOOK up the investigation
into the city Treasury muidle the BODY dVldeI Il
mittee Of City Council one on City Controller anu
the third d City Treasurer. The ohJect, OF these
books on the last-namei committee were four or
the best financial members of the Grand Jury. ne
taken up until pages were reached where IN r.
were no entries and some were Sc jumh.ri max
perts were called in. In one bank II was found
tina, the interest on note FOR $1,000 had amoHntei
however. because there no money to the credit
the banks had been lax in Their dealings with the
city but Il was all done to keep UP the city :
credit Fire and police orders had been cashed by
the banks without checks and entered charged az
a matter OF convenience 10 the city Bohds "'Iv
found to be in terrible condition. No bonds ma 4
only one page was left in the bond book. ana mat
II was found that the Controllers for these years
had repeatedly requesed ti,y Ireasuter M.fne enc,
to 10 50. He KEEP, putting NJ. Rex Of unul ne
ihSr with ihT NJ eff onsh an' " Mr. hen
went to the Finance Committee. ana iaAS o-ty s"yt
positive instruction 20 Treasurer Micheion u pos,
another THIS revealed such state o. an tlis ihhf
other man on to assist but the ass stant found me
books in such bad shape thai he conif 90 Ho'hins
Micheon made similar promises TO the D'"Ns Vic"
asked 20 take up notes.
FIVE YEARS OF EMBEZzLEMENT
The indictments found cover the period from 1881
to 1895. inclusive. The first indictment charges
Frank Mchelon with embezzng money IN 1871 the
second in 1928 the third In 1894 and the fourth IN
Ms5. The fifth is a general Indictment ana embraces
all these years 1t charges him with emoezz.lny
$1,000 The sixth and last embczzlemen, Indictment
charges him with appropria,ins So ms %'y'
missing during the last months S Aig bSns
snd friends sent ron who .a d' that
turned to the ciy y b nr eniiTe shortagc
Seven indictments are for malieasance IN onicc
With paving out money without the proper order
or any other order; another WIN the pay , ~
,ss % without me cs ssnsrsLe oil ne Goocr
hd hin WIZ nesesa t. e9 36r, On u nla
failure to take up note OF 500 atier IL vas pa'I
by the National State Bank He hai not kept
The other three indictments charge hin VIZ; WIN
Council lie had reported more than ne actually
had in his possession. These three indictments
"' The '' ex-cty Treasurer 4Ie disturbed BY
the result Of the nyes'igat;9n ne rensiH4S So
his He, He fnd ih' ra oar Of
81;
experts viii show ne errors that have been made IN
m ne a~ars to justice Garrison about the last
OF this month.
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE SHORTAGE
1.-THE amount OF the deficit which am informed
the experts claim to have found In my accounts IS
81 900 II there IS a shortage OF sll,W wond IKE
10 have some Of It now. As far ~ know anything
aho,,t IT, there is not one penny OF the cys money
missing and had been privileged TO have been pres
ent during the investigation Of my books might
have materially assisted the experts In sra shening
out many matters that needed explanation, "hich
however do not appear in the experts report. had
/ wanted 10 be dishonest could have taken the
funds which remaining in my office at the time
| turned :hc money over 10 my successor, "hich
h Sos 600 Which the experts found was missing
from the cash book presume, Is the money mat j.
credited 10 The nond md coupon account As 10 me
100000 psyments which were adr Inc e c,y
tom of my predecessors In office and those pay
n,cn,s urr1 made on maturing bonds The dupica-
ton Of credits to the extent OF $loo0 must aS'''"'
10 carecssieSS. ,.,. T.,
LAS to the $1,000 worth Of city orders upon which
interest was bedng paid. admit mat, and had no
other course to pursue ala this In 0rdsr MAJ 'h9
nolcerncn nremen. the empoyes OF the water ana
Street departments could get ther saIdrlrs. as u,
The month Of February The balances were so SINAI!
that | was compelled to give The various banks an
order and they would hold the SAM untll ne al
nroorja lions were made, until had sufficient
funds In my possession &c., o,..,,o. ia
.,. be last ,inc ne had received receipt That his
hooks were correct, 1t was from ex-Controller ana
Speaker Derousse, In May, 1871
SERTOTS RUNAWAY ACciDENT.
r,,,.,o,h luna II 1speciaD.-Mrs SUSANNA Smith
,hir,y-ore wears old OF 30. ~ El.zabeth-av". was
scriousy hurt this evening while driving with MIS-