The sun., 1898-01-05
A FURTHER SHORTAGE FOUND.
Wright's Securities Pay---But a
Larger Deficit is Discovered.
HIS SECURITIES ARE BITTER.
Did Not Make Return for Taxes Re-
ceivcd and Iteceiptcd Tor.
Council Tries to Conceal
Facts.
Slccial to THE SiN.

Special to THEStN
! SMYRNA, Jan. 4.--;'onlctlnp ago the
citizens OF smyrna were startled by the
announcement that Frank l.. Wrig Int ),
the ex-superintcndent Of the electric and
water plants, was short in his accounts.
At first the statements were denounced.
They were called false misstatements,
etc, but gradually the mist wore away
and the citizens Of Smyrna realized that
the cX-superintendcnt was short the full
extent published, sD4O
The Town Council had dropped pol
itics in this matter, and were vainly try
ing to conceal the true facts of the case
Wrights friends were trying to hush up
the matter, but rumor after rumor crop
ped out and soon the shortage was an
open matter. His securities were called
upon to pay his shortage A day later
the fact became known that one of the
securities property was mortgaged to its
full value gly rnmors were in the air,
yet Wright's counclmanic friends still
tried to shield him. One Of the securi
ties Miss Elizabeth Mcdowell, had this
money to pay, although it was true the
other security, Howard p. Wright,
stated he would pay his part. His check
went to protest for the extra SD owed
the town. After the talk had died a nat
ura death over this peculiar transactions
nothing was heard about the shortage.
1t Is now an open question and fire.
lucntly asked, what lines did Wright
have upon one or two members OF the
Town Council.
The citizens demanded to know the
truth. At the last meeting Of the Coun-
ell it was stated the securities had paid
Wright Indebtedness in full.
This, as lar as it went, was true, but
who did the two supporters Of Wright
conceal the facts that Il further shortage
OF nearly $3.50 had been found. This
shortage was in the nature OF taxes re-
c"iNed and rrccilted for by Wright and
can be- published. one of these tax re-
ccipts was paid Oh discount day-amount
5000, less discount, yet certain people
tried to make this layce pay her taxes
again. The stub of her check book and
the check proved that Wright bad col
lectcd her taxes, yet had failed to turn it
over to tn" town treasurer Miss Me-
Dowel was informed by the president of
the council, after she had paid the s;G4O.-
90, the shortage then discovered, that
he would go to Dover the next day and
sat isfy the board. This he failed to do.
Miss Mcdowell has many friends in
Smyrna, who are bitter in their dcnun-
ciation OF Wright and the deception he
has practiccd upon the relatives who
have always been his friends. The Me
Dowcll ianiI y also feel bitter against the
Town Council for allowing the cx-Super-
intcndcnt to make away with this
money. As the above amounts have been
discovered since the bond was satisfied
the friends Of the family are speculating
as TO what will be the final outcome OF
the matter. Politics are no longer con.
Sidcrcd.
v. 4. FAIRIES aud II. p. Anthony.
have always been opposed TO Wright
his mcthod> of conducting the plant and
his bulldozing the Town CuuncIl. and
while they were supported in their
views by two othpr members, it sec ms
that he was allowed to DO As he pleased
The hackers OF Wright cannot deny
these oha'g'-, AL t'pE, who hold re-
cripts for money which lac collected
from them and did not turn in to the
Town Treasury. are willing to have
their names .llbli-hrd il necessary.