The Portland daily press., 1899-11-06
CREAmER's ACCOUNTS.
The Lsneeln County clerk OF Courts
Makes Indignant De.isr.

The Lewiston Journal prints the fol-
lowing:
wisoaxsst, Novsmbsr 4.-Ths board Of
county commissioners 10 busily engaged
In going over the accounts OF the offi,s
Of the clerk Of courts. Frank A. Dreamer.
shortly before his resignation Mr..
Cre,mer, In view OF the faot that there
had been 90 much gossip over bis onioial
Of sirs, took his books under his arm one
day and going into the commissioners
room placed che books on the. table before
them. He then demanded NJ thsir hands
a full and rigid exAminstion Of his books.
vouchsrs and accounts.
1t 10 their examination that IL now. In
prcers.
sit Is thorough one. now. can tell
ron that" said one Of the .oommissionsrs
to the Journal this morning. 1--WE have
gone right back to tbs beginning Of
things and every sntry IL being compared
with every voucher and order. When
We get done you otn be mighty sure that
We shall come pretty nsAr finding out
what foundation thsrs IL for all thess
stories that have been floating round the
county. And when We End out for our
selves you can be sure that the people are
to know just what our findings are and
In full, tno."
"When will this report be readyy"
~ should say not before the last oil
"Have you found anything 40 far to
indicate any such condition OF affairs as
common report has impliedf"
"Of course / am not In position TO
talk much abous the matter now. It's
too early. but / don't mind saying
that In my opinion the reports that have
been circulated saying taat Frank
Dreamer 10 an embe zzler and forger with
intent to defrAud eth 81 an individual or
the county .-suoh reports I dsnou,inats
"a false as the devil 10 wicked. Mr..
Creamer may have been nseiigent In
some matters In his office and I think
that he may have bean q little too bi usque
In his manner TO some people on occa-
sion. ! think 1t will b3 found that the
steesin OF gossip arising from spite and
offended dignity 10 responsible for the
stories that have circulated.
"The statement that was ssnt out from
here to the papers of the Associated
Press was wretohed and = wick I'd false.
hood, in my earnest opinion, AMI l ought
to know something about the matter.
"The report has done inoaloulable harm
to n young man who hasn't deserved the
opprohrium.
$50 far We have found-and there ara
the accounts prior to 9i-only inconslder-
able clerical srrors and slight nista kes In
adding figures, etc nothing to speak OF.
As to what the rest Of the accounts may
show l have no predictions to mike.
The people can walt till next week"
Mr.. Dreamer felt hurt and indignant
at the story sent to the papers by the As
socisted Press correspondent, characteriz-
ing IL as false and wholly unwa-rantsd
by the fact In the oese. He warmly pro-
tests that he has done nothing to call for
such statements.
"My books will speak for themselves"
he Gays % utside OF my afssverations.
the falsity of the nrinted report 1t Is
shown on the face Of it. In no possible
way could have secured from the coun-
ty such sums as are given even II l had
tried. :
81 do not owe the county anything
now. l will leave the books to show 1t
As to signing the orders with the names
of the deputy sheTiffs there was no intent
to detraud any one. Jhs money was paid
to the owners. merely signed Ter the
mon and thought had q right to do so.
MT. Dreamer has sent request to the
Boston office OF the A sooiatsd Press, ask
ing for the name Of their informant and
also requesting that the agency correct
The statements that nave bean circulated
SO broadcast.