New-York tribune., 1896-01-08
FRAUD IN WESTCHEST'ER.
CHARGES MADE AGAINST MILES ADAMS
EX-sUPERINTENDENT OF POOR.
REPORT OF THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS ADDRESSES OF FIRMS
WHO SUPPLIED THE AsYLUMs-AN ALI
LEGGED ADMISSION AND HINTS
RESTITUTIO

<tf'iA'7'''-'
or RESTITUTION.
The committee investigating the accounts OF tho
Superintendent OF the Poor and Asylums of the
Westchester County Board OF Supervisors made
n report yesterday to their colleagues in session at
the Westchester County Court House in White
Plains. which is creating considerable tax. The
report charges Miles Adams the recently de-
feated candidate for superintendent Of the POOR
with fraudulent practices in the course OF the adj
rnIstration OF his office. TIE committee which
questions Mr.. Alamss acts is composed " Charles
NJ Lane. supervisor Of Mount Pleasant; Cnaries
c. Havilanl. Supervisor OF Harrison. and 'deon
W Davenport. Supervisor OF New-RocneNe. Nessrs
Lane and Davenport Republicans and Mr.
Havlland is a Democrat
The committee says that an examination OF all
the books and vouchers OF the superintendent has
been made and that the figures are correct, 'ex-
cept in the bill OF 6. Boiling. error OF $40 In
favor OF the county" has been discovered. Fur
ther tho committee reports that 1t has however
refused to audit charges for supplies. for the rea-
son that the delivery Of the goods was not proven
specifically IN the OF Mcnamara, Noch-
ensohn X CO. for sG29 55 c. Cohn & Co. for $ij6 IS
and Rose Beck d co. for S3s5 50 amounting in the
aggregate 70 N.4Tl G3. making a tota,. including
error In the bill Of c. Boiling of sl9ll o. II IS
understood that the committee has learned that
the addresses given by the firms whose accounts
are clteI are tenement houses in this city and as
the Superintendent mas drawn drafts on the couh-
" treasurer to pay the bills mentioned. the COM
u!tiee severely condemns the methods OF paying
for supplies.
The report came in the nature OF surprise 10
the Board. and the consideration OF the subject
matter was laid over. The report was the subject
for discussion all day among the county orlclals.
still greater was the surprise when IL WAS ascer-
tained later in the day that Mr. ADAMS had var
tuay admitted his action, and had made resttu-
tion 10 the county. Several drafts amounting ~ Sr
which he had issued. and which Il Is now nonsid
cred were questionable. nave been anCeled. ana
some 81 SO has been returned TO the county treasury
ro what extcft the county has been swndled can be
determined only by rigid Investigation several
wears "A cleaning out IN the ains-
house. and many u estionable transac tons were
undertaken. 49,
WHAT action the Supervisor will take is a matter
OF conjecture The Board is politically Republican
Board FOR the first time IL many years. Inc chair
man of the comm ttee. Supervisor Lane OF Pleas
antv.!le who unearihed the fraud, Is the youngest
member fl the Board lie is In the grocery bus,-
ness at that place and when the superintencents
bills were referred TO him for investigation re sa"
az a glance that OF the bills. purporting 10 come
from a grocery firm In Division-st. TINS city, was
a fictitious piece of paper lnvesugation proved nlS
suspicious be correct. He found that several
Hebrews In Diysion-st. had been In collusion WIN
the SUPERINTENDENT and Il is alleged p division or
the proceeds OF the drafts was made among the
persons Interested. The bills SAID TO nave been
acknowledged before Timothy G. Adams, brother
OF the Observation-Disclosures, who Is politician OF note
I'm the upper part OF the county.
The case will come up for discussion In the Board