Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-11-01
est by the bank" General Taylor
asked of Zimmerman.


asked Of Zimmerman.
zimmerman did not reply directly
but asked Taylor why he had singled
out Kirk Phillips and passed over
other treasurers and county treasurers
who had been doing the same thing in
regard to receiving interest on public
funds.
Taylor told him that he had no eyi-
dence In regard to other state treas
urers taking interest on public funds,
and II zimmerman had any such evil
dence he would be glad to hear it.
that he was here by direction Of the
governor to examine the accounts in
the bank especially with reference to
the receipt Of interest by the state
treasurer and because of the notoriety
which had been made in regard to it
and because of the evidence already
made public in regard to it.
General Taylor then made demand
on Zimmerman for the cancelled
drafts during the time Phillips was
treasurer and especially all of those
drawn in favor Of Phillips.
"Are you going into the private af-
fairs Of Phillips?" asked Zimmerman.
II have carefully examined the
books and find that Phillips had no
private account with the bank" said
Tailor. He assured Zimmerman that
he had no desire to investigate the
private affairs Of Phillips.
Zimmerman then repeated his form
er refusal and declared that his in
structiOns from the comptroller only
covered the accounts on the ledger
that he had already shown. Taylor
then asked for the general ledger con-
tanning the general accounts which
would show the interest accounts and
payment OF interest on account Of de-
posits, and Zimmerman again refused
and repeated his former reasons.
Zimmerman having positively re-
fused the examination of the books
and accounts of the bank with ref
erence to the dealings of the state
treasurer, there was nothing left for
General Taylor to do but to withdraw
and give up the examination for the
time being. But he yesterday
telegraphed the comptroller as fol-
lows:
Sioux Falls, S. D., Oct. 90, 1885,
Chas. G.. Dawes, Comptroller, Wash
ingtOn, d. c.: Receiver Dakota Ma
tiOpal bank has opened ledger at state
and county treasurer's accounts but
refuses an examination of other books
and papers to determine whether in
terest was paid on such accounts.
-Maris Taylor, Public Examiner.
At the same time Senator Petit
grew wired the comptroller as follows:
Sioux Falls, S. d., Oct. 20, 1885,
Chas. G. Dawes. Comptroller of the
Cnrranpv Wachin n Vip-
norman refuses to allow examination
of books and papers in relation to the
deposit OF state money. and seems de-
termined to defeat fair eXamina-
tion. Please put man ia charge who
is gentleman and has no interest in
concealing the truth.
r. +. Pettigrew.
There the matter rests for the pres
ent. Zimmerman has detied the state
and national authorities and refuses
to permit the disclosure of the con-
tents of the bank books as they relate
to the affairs Of the state. General
Taylor is here in his official capacity
as public examiner of accounts, to
gather information in regard to the
states accounts In that now defunct
bank. He is not permitted to make
the examination.
In this connection it is Of interest
to know that the members of the re-
publican state committee have already
endorsed the application Of Bank Ex-
aminer Zimmerman'S successor, e. B.
Korns of Doland, but his appoint
ment has been held in allegiance for
the present. Zimmerman is still both
bank examiner and receiver.
We give plain statement of the
facts in the case and leave the public
to judge what it all means.-SiOux
Falls Press, October 80, 1893.
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