Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-14
Some of simpsons Methods.

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The certificate of authority is in the
handwriting of Simpson and is signed BY
| the auditor. This was on the Sd of January
Ihree days later as shown by the receipt
the examiner had made the trip to Topeka
finished the examination and put in a bill
FOR 500. The receipt is entirely in the hand
writing of Simpson
ITO show the full extent of the violation
OF law in this and other cases 1t is peces-
sary to tell of the relations of Simpson with
| the auditors office. He was appointed bond
| clerk in the office in January, 1897, being
credited to Nemaha county. The tags ON
his baggage showed, however, that he had
very recently been resident of Lawrence.
han. During the year 1897 he drew from
tho treasury $S33.34 as bond clerk In June
and July OF that year he was out making
examinations the wife of the auditor
drawing pay as bond clerk during the two
months
I'm January. 1898, Simpson did some more
work in the examination of insurance COM
panies particularly at Lawrence and To-
peka, at both of which places he has rel
atives. His plan was to charge each COM
pany mileage from Lincoln to Kansas and
return, double up on the hotel bills and
then charge an eXorbitant rate for the pur-
ported examination. In the meantime he
Travelled on passes and boarded with his
relatives, so that he was able to save over
$500 during his Kansas visit
Since February l. 1898, Simpson has been
holding the position as county treasurer
examiner and up to date has drawn from the
treasury for that work $3.50 salary and
$577,33 expenses For the month of Jan
uary, 1899, when he was in Topeka and
Chiplun m
shown by the Miller letter and the National
Aid receipt, he drew his regular voucher
from the state, 800, on the Gath of jan
uary, All this was done with the approval
Of the auditor, by his authority and in direct
violation of the statutes.
THE full extent of Simpsons operations
Is not known, as no public record of the
examinations and charges Is now being kept
at the auditors office, but the insurance
companies are being communicated with in
relation to the matter and the Palm Simp-
son record of hold-ups can soon be laid be-
fore the public in it's entirety.
Takes No More Chances.
1T has all along been the custom OF the
auditor to lay all insurance mail on my
desk and ask me to open IT and give it at
tention. After the scandalous O. w Palm
lelteT, ubteu December 10, 1898, that fell
into my hands, / was not allowed TO open
any more office mail, After the auditor
found out about that accident he always
opened the insurance mail and looked for
compromising matter before turning the let
ters over to me for replies.
ION January is, 1899, two social letters
very plainly addressed to me by friends
were handed TO the state auditor by the can
itol mail carrier. There was not a scratch on
the envelopes that would indicate they were
business letters or that the auditor had
any right to them but these two also were
handed to me by the auditor and, like the
oftce mail, they were wide open. Deputy
Pool handed me one of my letters addressed
plainly to me and marked personal and
thls one also was ripped open. These men
seemed determined TO know about my social
correspondence with relatives, even II the
laws OF congress had to be violated. So
! ordered the capitol mail carrier to deliver
my mail to me and no one else. found
THIS the only way TO stop the outrage.
The most bitter controversy between the
auditor and myself" said Mr. Lichty. was