The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-01-25


therefore, the tiine Oh ous WIN was se' OIL
bitrarly and was from July 1, 1874, 10
July /, 1895. From this investigation it
NOS tho,,rh, host 10 extend our work back.
ward ,bus taking in ALI the time covered
by the ;ucumbency of T. H. Ward, and we
find the following:
MONEY MISSING
Mr.. Ward has appropriated county
money to his own use, to.wit:
On FEBRUARY % 1897. out OF the fee
funds ,.,....................$l,73 1872 80
On April 10, 1898. by warrant on
county treasurer .....' oo ~ w
On tebrnary - So '4''''''''''@ ~ ~
on Inn. ~ ;s94 ~ 90
on october 80 1894 ..... 2 90
Received and not credited on
the BOOKS .''-'..''''....'.''''@l4 W O.. m
r..,. ,eo, % 1a,norv @is w
tsa5 insoIvsncy lees amounting 10 676 IS
From Julv !. 1894 to January /,
1898. errors in book keeping ~. IL 10
On January z, 1879, trust iunds that
he should have turned over 10 me tne
eUd d y n, of fha't ',o1e Of Ciyu PRO,
radure 70 tho amount of were re-
lained bv him. and are now in his
possession go. ......,....,......: 2'4ol Is
1N, marked paid but no vouchers Tor
the same can be found. l,776 o5
During Mr.. Wards term OF Office, small
amounts, aggregating the sum OF 81 AZ
were sent from the sheriit once 10 MS
Office, through the law tirn OF Eraves,
O'Melveny Shankland and not credited
on his books
LowERY's THEFTs
ThatF Re. T.owerv. denutv county clerk,
.,aar n W. Ala .,,,,.,r;o,o 10 h;s
own use county moneys as 1oiiows'
In October. 1894; the sum OF. ;.......S 359 q
In November isS!' the sum OF .'..''' 90 ~
III MoVcni oef' 1854 'he sum oi'''''''' foo %
mat the system OF keeping accounts III
Mr.. Wards administrator was loose
tLot u.a, anu ou u 1900 - tho faa
hook as refunds and not nresanted to the
board of supervisors and by them allowed.
That trust funds were held and not paid
INTO the county treasury thtIs opening
enannei ior tne praelice OF uls,lonesty ,
ne amounts paiu III 'his irregular way
Will aggregate hundreds or collars; WORK
was zone OUT OF olnce hours anu !. a no &C
count OF inoney pau or receMeu 'ue a.,,t,
onuer MT. Newiin' t"e Presen. county
,arnI
MINOR SUNS STOLEN
We found that on August 5,1S95, $4,
and on September %, 1898, So was paid
nv the sheriff into the county clerks office
,nd not o-od;ted ,boro That hatwaan
In,an,, "a OotoL.r 1ou5 tbara ,,,as
Sent -, s,, ni s,,,,s aa,re1atin, SIR fron1
Inc shar;ffis offina to Inc COUNTY cIar,;s
oHaa thro,b ,ha low Am, 81 Graves
0.Woi,an,, r. ShanIIanJ and not orad;.ad
tbere;n '''>'
'Ch;s was unlnown n Mr. New,;n nr;or
20 o,,n 80 r,,;nat;om and thaso auna,,nts
- s;roa haan ,,o;d IT, tho tra,s,,r,, h,,
him,
We are informed that the amount taken
by Mr.. Lowry, SlI32.eO, the Sl4; the
S iV anu ., .ie ~ .aAeLi ny Nj w atu,
.. ..uc o., .' w. ooei paul in'o 'ue
treasury NY t"r' "a'u'
WARD CARELESS
Mr.. Ward was careless in the oversight
of his off -. and he claims he WAS misled
nc RI ;ts .otu.l oondit;o, .nd his ,;.b;I;.;os
80 ~ -. Az =
10 the county. When confronted WITH tne
tacts, as ascer.aineu oy US, ne eHpressen
ms wlIlingness 10 MAKE Sooo nus oell'
ciencles, wnlcn ne mas zone, WIN tne eN-
ceptlon OF certain itetns wnicn ne Claims
.neIe Is Iegai quesiioh as 10 MS liability
u Tic county
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We recommend that legal proceedings
he at once instituted AGAINST Mr.. Ward and
~, t.,a. g., 49, a.,. 90 49,
us 'o'iuS .ien ioi ',0 recovery VI VIC
moneys belonging to the county and now