The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-03-17
execute bond, but he failed to do

execute bond, but he failed to do
so until some time in August,
After the meeting of the board
on February 10th, Mr.. Miller paid
different amounts into the Bank at
different times. His report to the
local board on the 10th of August,
1898, showed that he had in his
hands 81, 377.32, which was correct.
The above amount was to his credit
in said Bank.
Mr.. Miller paid the running ex-
penses of the Asylum, but how did
he do it? By creating these large
debts against the Asylum in the
Bank of Bolivar, by overdrawing
his accounts and withholding the
Asylum's money. And then he
wanted the Asylum to pay him in
terest on these overdrafts. He
signed the note, and issued all his
checks as treasurer of the Western
Hospital for the Insane, thus bind
ing the Asylum.
The first of the year, 1898, Mr..
Miller claimed that the Hospital
owed him something over $4,000.
He was asked what it was for, aud
replied for commissions, mileage,
per diem, and large part of it for
interest-after this whole business
was known, gone over and under
stood. He was told that no such
account would be allowed. He has
never presented his account for in
terest and none has been paid him
for the years 1875. In Decem.
Der, 1896, $412.76 cents interest
was paid.
Mr.. Austin Miller, as treasurer,
asked to be allowed credit for the
following account:
Western Hospital for Insane,
To c. A. Miller, DR..
To Attorney Fees and Trips to Nashville. Oh
Bolivar, Tenn, May II, 1897.
PAID. C. A. MILLER.
l have this original account il
my possession, and it is marked
paid. If il was paid, it was done
without authority, as the same was
not approved either by the chair
man or superintendent. Being &
new member of the board, and moi
\ knowing then how things were con
Quoted, / asked if the institution
had had a law suit, in which Mr..
g. A. Miller represented it. l was
answered in the negative. l was
informed by Mr.. Austin Miller that
Mr.. G.. A. Miller had rendered SER
vice by inducing the legislature to
make an appropriation to the insti'
tuition. No member of the board
seemed to know anything about any
such service having been rendered,
or that Mr.. G.. A. Miller had been
called upon to render any such SER
vice by any one in authority, except
his brother, Mr.. Austin Miller.
Not even the superintendent knew
why such an account was presented
l thought it very strange that the
state should be asked to pay man
to work with itself, to get money
from itself, to run its own institu-
ton. l, in connection with the
balance of the board, except Mr..
Austin Miller, refused to allow this
account.
/ herewith submit the accounts of
the local board of trustees. They
speak for themselves:
A. j. COATES.
October 20, 1897, to June 10, 1898, 20 days at
Asylum at 81. 90 per day ........... 90
Decem Der 20, 1897, auditing accounts Treas
urer and Steward ....... 500
February 6, 1898, expenses trip to Memphis. 4.s5
s5O.s5
D. E. DURRETT.
April %, 1898, to June 10, 1898. 70 days at
Asylum, $500 per 90
Auditing books of Treasurer and Steward
from April o. 1898, to June 10, 1885,. ... 5000
October 10, 1897, two months service as aud
iting agent-....- .....-.-.......... $500
January 20, 1898, eight months service
auditing 10000
sSssOo
AUSTIN MILLER
November 1. 1889, to March IS, 1892, 1O2
days at Asylum at 50. 90 per day..........S 2O4OO
December IA, 1891, visit to Hospital........ 1890
February "a, 1892, attending meeting Board
Trustees and return from Memphis days 1915
March Is, 1892 TO December 19, 1892, visits
to Asylum....................... ........ 741O
December 10, 1892, to April "A, 1898, per
diem and mileage. .....-. 1892
April 5, 1892, to June 10, 1885, per diem and
mileage 1854
February 8, 1891, trip to Nashville in inter-
est Of Asylum four days and mileage. SS.4O
March "A, 1891, trip to Nashville in interest
of Asylum five days and mileage.-.--....... 1910
May 10, 1891, trip to Memphis, (tank) .... 1850
October s, 1891, expenses contracting for
electric light 1900
October IA, 1891, expenses trip to Memphis
for electric Iight.......... ............... 1900
February "A, 1892, auditing books and ae-
counts, expenses and tine............-.. 1900
In Nj Ill a..