The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-04
Period Covers Administrations of Ex-
Treasurer Marsh Wilson and Ex-
Auditor T.. It. Carson, Democrats.
BOTH CHARGED WITH SHORTAGE
WILSON SAID TO OWE COUNTY $45,-
525.43 AND CARSON s2O5.
Board of Commissioners Not Exempt
and Are Charged with Issuing War
rants in Excess of Allowance.
Special to the Inaisnapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Sept. 3.-Expert
Accountants Samuel Wallace. of Indian
apolis. and John Boltz, of Winchester, who
have been investigating books in the treas
urers and auditors offices in this county
during the term of ex-Treasurer j. Marsh
Wilson and ex-Auditor e. T. Carson, filed
their report this morning at 10 o'clock with
the county commissioners. They have been
at work since last March and their report
covers 10 typewriter pages. The treas
urer's ledger from Nov. 80, 1895, to Dec
81. 1899, had to be made up from warrants
and receipts found in the treasurer's Of
flee. because Wilson's ledger covering that
period had disappeared with several other
valuable account books The report shows
Wilson charged according to the new
ledger made by the experts, with 74,167.99,
and entitled to credits on the December,
1897. settlement, $33.3S; for delinquent tax
collections, S54.24; auditors salary, $500;
Wilson's salary from January, 1899, to
March, 1899. $500; warrants receipted for
which were not found, Sis, 1SSF; amount
paid on loan from Farmers National Bank,
$4,000; balance on salary, sl6.47; total
credits. $l2S, 1926 leaving Wilson debtor TO
county, $i5.725.43. Last January Wilson's
bondsmen paid into the treasury $50, $50. 76.
the amount of shortage apparent at that
time, leaving $9,0SS61 The bondsmen now
have pending a suit to recover the $50, 636. rs
paid to cover shortage in general fund, and
the claim is made that they have war
rants to cover the entire amount. 1t is
understood that suit will be at once COM
menced against the bondSmen to recover
the balance of the shortage.
The report of the condition of ex-AAditor
z. L. Carson from Sept. i, 1885, to Sept. l.,
1899, shows that he drew for salary so, 205.
an excess of sos, and received for extra
services Sl.S51; for fees collected and not
accounted for. s14S.2O. The investigation of
Auditor Gilman, present incumbent, from
Sept. l. 1899. TO Dec. 81, 1899, shows his ac-
counts short $11 so. The report closes with
an exhibit marked miscellaneous, which
says in checking warrants with claims they
found the following warrants issued for
more than the allowance by the Board of
Commissioners: /. w. Inflow, warrant calls
rant s16. allowed s11; Sheriff Valentine
Schoelch, warrant $3.50, allowed Sll.1O;
William Avery, warrant 1861. go, allowed
S363.40; Burk * Phillips, warrant $145, al
lowed S95. Ex-Sheriff John Burk had two
warrants issued for $l1.40 for the return of
F. s'usser from the asylum within the
same month.
The report concerns every financial trans
action Of the county offices for the period
investigated, including list of 1000 tax
payers who were charged sums varying
from twenty-five cents to $3.50 on delinquent
taxes, making a total of 81, 79S. 49, also a
large number of items charged on the cash
book and afterward erased, varying from
twenty-five cents to s5.S5. Reports also
$523.90 collected by Wilson from parties on
tax sales and not turned into the treasury.
II is not determined whether the other
county offices will be investigated or not.