The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-29
DUPLICATE
WARRANT IS
RETURNED
Peculiar Case involving Nor
nal School Funds.
TWO WARRANTS GIVEN
And Nobody Seems TO Kaow
How 1t Occurred.

Guthrie. o. T., Sept. 2s.-Territorial
Treasurer Frank N. Thompson mas re-
ceiyed a draft from 5. B. Share &
Brother. of AIva, for $17LsS, covering the
amount and interest Of a duplicate war
rant issued Tor Office furniture for the
Alva Normal. Auditor Baxter in going
over his books ascertained that duplI-
cate warrant had been issued for sl75.s5
for Office furniture. This warrant was re-
ceipted by President James E. Ament of
the Alva Normal. The first warrant for
the furniture was also receipted by
Ament.
A letter accompanies the draft which
explains how the duplicate account was
rendered and paid. The letter read as
follows:
"Alva. o. T. Sept .. 1871.
Hon. Frank NJ. Thompson. Territorial
Treasurer. Guthrie, o. T:
"Sir-Enclosed find New York draft for
s17i9S, which amount we desire placed to
the credit Of the Northwestern Terrific
rial Normal school. 10 pay warrant No.
S44S, drawn July 1. 1891. for sl75.S5. with
interest to date. S26S. total. s177.sS.
ing as to why we cover this amount OF
money into the territorial treasury We
desire to say that January ?, 1901, we
rendered two accounts 10 the board OF
education for the Normal school OF Ok
lahoma; one for sl4440 for supplies for
the Northwestern Territorial Normal Tor
the quarter ending December 81. 1901. and
one for S175.3o for furniture for the model
school room. Both of these accounts
are now on file in the territorial auditors
Office and an examination viii show that
after the bin were sworn TO by s. 3.
Share and turned over for collection, that
someone, unknown to US, IN q different
handwriting consolidated the two ac-
counts, adding the items and amount OF
the larger account 10 the smaller one.
The records show that this consolidated
account was allowed and a warrant is
sued for the same which was receipted
for by President James Z. Ament This
warrant vas sold by Mr.. AmeQt and on
January 10. Mr.. Ament gave US a check
for the full amount Of the proceeds Of
said warrant.
1T appears by the record that on July
1. 1901, without our knowledge. the origi-
nal bill for furniture dated January .. 1901
for $l75.S5 was again before the board
of education and was again allowed.
Another warrant. No 3443 for sl5.S5 was
issued for this account on July !, and Mr.
Ament receipted for the same. On July
3. Mr.. Ament brought US a check for the
proceeds Of several warrants that he had
sold for Us, including the proceeds for
warrant No. 34fS. We told Mr.. Ament
that the S17595 item was certainly a mis-
take and that We had no record or knowl-
edge that such a namounr was due us
from the territory. Mr.. Ament said it
was for bill of furniture TOR the model
school room and that he believed that
It had not been previously paid. We ac-
cepted the money for warrant 10. 344S
with the understanding that the matter
would be investigated and If it was found
that the warrants had been issued for the
same account that the amount Of war
rant No. Sfi4S would be rturned 20 the
territorial treasurer.
I'VE have investigated the matter fully
and find that through some error. for
which we are in no way responsible. two
warrants have been issued to US on the
account we rendered January @ for S17.35.
We do not know who IS responsible for
this error. but certainly no one tried 70
profit by It as the money for both war
rants was returned % Us in fun
President A-nent needs no defense
from Us. but as an effort has been made
TO throw the blame for this error UPON.
him. We desire to say that ar. Ament
has taken every account we have had
against The territory 20 the meetings of
the board Of education and has been AZ
MI times authorized ty Us 10 receipt for
and sell the warrants. He has sold every
warrant Issued By the territorial auditor
in our favor and has returned 70 us every
dollar Of the proceeds and has not asked
or received directly or lueircctly any
pay fer his services or any benefits from
any account that we have ever rendered
against the territory Of Oklahoma. We
have DELAYED The return ~ This money IN
an EFFORT 20 trace AMI recover warrant
No. 3i4s that we mipht return the same
10 the territorial auditor Tor cancellation
but We have been unable TO locate the
warrant. as you win see by the enc
closed letter from II. J.. Turner Re-
spcctfully. s. p SHARE 3 BRO