The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-17
cat Every Point of Contact With
His Legally Prescribed Duties
County Auditor Has Vio-
lated Law"
''In Every Matter of Detail Not Pre-
scribed by Law There Has Been
Failure in Performance"

! Dy tax committee of board OF
county commissioners April i; ce titled
| by county commissioners April /; an
! proved by state auditor April 9; twenty
| eight certificates duly surrendered ALril
| IL; Cancelled by county auditor April 20;
warrant payable to National Bond and
surety company No 1884. Sl,517.54
ISSUED ISSUED Apr1I y; warrant paid by county
The statement of the applicant and the
, certificate of the county commissioners
| ere in accord with the facts and were
| verified.
NOT IN ACCORD WITH FACTS.
No 2O97-Applicant Walter D. Da-
Vls states that he is the holder OF GER
tlncates eleven In number). This state
ment not verified by oath Of applicant
recommended by tax committee of board
! OF county commissioners April u
! certlhed by county commits sioners AuriI
- approved by state auditor April 2;
warrants payable TO James Shoonmaker
attorney; No. 5S22 $726.94, issued April g
] No 5S23 $49l.43 issued April 9: two GER
ttncates titTa shoW the last assignment and
! recorueo IN ot1ce of register Of deeds in
name or A; G. Preston. with no assign
! ments to state; five certificates NOT sur
rendered but paid for; warrants paid by
county treasurer April 8.
me statement of the applicant and the
| certificate of the county commiss Oners
| were not In accord with the facts and
| cannot be verified.
No H76--Applcant Carl Ducius states
| that he is the holder OF certf6cafes
| twelve in number. This statement is MOI
verified by oath of the applicant; recon-
mended by tax committee of board OF
| county commissioners, April Is; certified
! Dy county commissioners, April Is: ap-
proved by state auditor April %: three
| certificates surrendered mot canceled):
| four certificates not surrendered hut Daid
| FOR; five certificates owned then and now
| by f. G. Heyderstadt; not surrendered
nor paid for mot yet bought Warrant
no. 6i5Z, payable to Harry Weis attor-
| ney' issued April %; Warrant No. a=3
| payable to James SHOEMAKER, attorney.
| issued April 3; warrants paid by county
| treasurer, April g.
The statement of the applicant and the
! certihcate of the county commissioners
| We're not In accord with facts and cam
| not be verified.
No. 2l77 Applicant w. r. Cassidy
states that he is the holder of certificates
! Uhree IN number; this statement not
verified by oath of applicant recom-
mended by tax committee of board OF
| county commissioners, April IS: certified
Tyo,teG Dy county W commissioners, com April IS; ap-
! certificate paid for but not Surrendered.
two certificates surrendered mot cancel
cd; warrant issued, payable to Harry
t0,, Mels, attorney; no. 6l35 paid by county
The statement of the applicant and tho
! certificate of the county commissioners
/ cannot be verified.
! No. 2l7S-Applicant Carl Duc,us states
! that he is the holder of certificates -four
teen in number; this statement not YER
/ ified by oath of applicant recommended
by tax committee of board of county
! commissioners, April 49, approved by
/ state auditor, April Is; four certificates
/ surrendered mot cancelled four certf-
! icates not surrendered but paid for; one
| certificate owned by A. G. Preston, not
surrendered or paid for; five certificates
( owned by f. G. Heyderstadt, not surren-
/ Gered or paid for; warrants, payable to
/ Harry Weis, attorney; No. 6l53 issued
April e; warrants paid by county treas
! Urer, April &.
The statement Of the applicant and the
| certificate Of the county commissioners
| were not in accord with the facts and
! cannot be verified
| No. 21S1-Applicant w. T. Cassidy states
! that he is the holder Of certificates OF
! five in number). This statement not veri-
| fled by oath of applicant. Recommended
! by tax committee Of board Of county
! commissioners. April Is; certified by coun-
| ty commissioners, April Is; approved by
| state auditor, April %; five certificates
! surrendered mot canceled); warrant pay
| able to Harry Weis,s attorney; No. 6l53,
| covering others Issued April q; warrant
! paid by county treasurer, April %.
The statement of the applicant and the
certificate of the county commissioners
were not in accord with the facts and
cannot be verified
Nos 2l79, 218O, As2-Applicant Carl Du-
cius states that he is the holder Of certif-
icates eighteen In number). These state
ments not verified by oath OF applicant.
Recommended by tax committee of board
of county commissioners, April IS; certi-
fed by county commissioners, April 10;
moneys due and payable to Carl Ducius
! assigned to James Shoemaker, April %;
/ warrant No. 62lS, payable to James
Shoonmaker. attorney issued April 30
/ Cby check No. 27O5 on National German
American bank to James shoemaker,
! attorney.
Mr.. Shoonmaker procured cash for the
! check. which cash was deposited in the
American Exchange bank OIthe credit
of James H. Burns. These certificates
were never held or owned by Ducius or
by Shoemaker
The certificates were the property OF
| W. Fl. Lghtner, receiver, at date Of ap-
plication, on April IS, 1901. and there
after until April 3d. 1901, between II and
12 a. m, when they were delivered TO
James H. Burns upon payment by Burns
of an agreed gum for the same, being a /
balance Of $3,700 which was checked I
from the American Exchange bank by
Burns after the sum OF 81 S72.06 had been
placed to his credit as above stated.
Eighteen certificates surrendered mot {
| canceled). The last assignment shows /
the title to be in F. A. Seymour and w. ,
Il. LiGhtner, receivers.
OFFICIALS CAN'T REMEMBER.
After diligent inquiry ] am unable to
! livered to the county auditor on April
! 80, or subsequently,. or by whom they
/ were delivered at any time.
! The officials of the auditors Office,
I whose duty 1t was to receive and cancel
/ these certificates before the Issuance OF /
4 this warrant, claim to be unable 10 state /
! when or how the certificates came into
/ their possession
They were never Cancelled, and we only
| know that they were there on the 9Th OF
| May.
The statement above in regard 10 tha
! cancellation Of certificates Is true
! concerning each and every surrendered
certificate referred to in this report. for
! which warrants were drawn payable to
| James Shoemaker or Harry Weis. at
| torneys, and there IS no evidence availa-
! BILE to show that any one or those cerS
| tifcates was surrendered until after the
issuance of the warrant in payment
| therefor.
None of the warrants had been entered
on the warrant register, and none of the
certificates Cancelled.
In a final analysis the conclusion is un,