Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08
WHO GOT ruI, MONEY.

c4t'dSA h''u uhC .CPOtt "a AN Dht@N
ora OF the Orphans Home. IN which
it was stated tLat a fund OF slloo.
donated b. cha-itable peopie for ia.
benefit OF the orphans. had all disdp-
pearrd sIcept s5icm cash aud .
note FOR sIuo. given by a niepber oi
the boarn. The article asked TOR rrr
name 81 tie member of the buard
VINO had horroSe this trust funt.
a marAed copy OF the paper vas sent
to each VI Ii present directors Of lie
Home. in the hope that 1t womb
elicit sume reply from them rus
hope was well Fuuadei.Tuf this morn
inR's mail brought tue folloSIng
communi:au from Sur se!Or Gen
eraI Kelley:
CARSON CITY. Feb g 1901
ERrruR ISpEPESDENT, EIka, New
Permit me through the columns "i
the ISDEPESpESr TO correct the CT
rope,.as Suppression ~hish IN article
headed -who Cos the Money! pub
ished in your oilumus February !.
1901, Is very liable to make. iou
saw:
-In SURPRISING the name 81 ne
party who borroaed the Si9t, Dir~cI-
ors Ryan, KeIle. and Rug are sneid
ioG a map who deserves 40 I~euieDr!
from the people OF Tie State.
/ beg TO state. speaking for myself
only, that | have neither desire nos
intention to shield the person who
borrowed the money nor the o Gals
who loaned If. A. soDu as | asoer-
tanned that ihe Orphan Fund had
been SOU nnderrd aud contained only
a note, dated January !, 1891. for
$4,000, on winch 10 interest hal
be N pail, and :1i1LI casn. / tuoS
the necessary steps va Off :ially inform
the Governor and Aitorney-GtneraI
OF the fact, as the Board of which 1
am a member has no authority ;u
co nmence an action III the name oi
the State. The Legislature was also
advised OF the fact III the Report of
the Directors OF the Orphans iiome,
dated January s., 1891, whish NUS
transmitted direct 10 the Senar. and
Assembly, aud the records al tile
Boar Of Directors. are, Irder the
Law, open at all times TO the iuspec
tiou of n committee appointed by tie
legislature. This action / think.
furnishes concIu-ive evidence that no
effort IA made TO shield the bur-
70 Ser OF, or the Board which lDaued,
the money donated to the Orphans,
and which should have beer held his Il
sacred trust for their benefit.
Very respectfully your,
f. ID. KELLEY
II will be noticed that while Mr..
Kelley states his connecticut with tile
transaction, and the efforts maize BY
the present Directors to collect this
note. he does not let the people OF
the State know tbrL ugh his curumun
ication who got this money o the
me.ubers of the board 10 loaned IT
TO him.
As to who got the money the Is
DEPESDST ID not informed. neither
does 1t know who composed the
board that loaned It, According to
the report of the present Directors
no Of the fund has been
ma lie IN the reports 0f the Directors
eince 1889 II Ia safe to presume
that the fund was in,ar, at that time
This board at that time WIS composed
OF State Treasurer fluffy, Survey or
General Jones, and State SupeCin
tendont Dewey. Treasurer fluffy
resigned August -, 1899, aud George
w. Richards was appointed to FL the
vacancy. TINS board served till Jan
i, 1851. Il the money WAS SOU md
cred between 1889 and 1891, The re
sponsibility rsts upon these men
Jones aud Tufly are dead.
From 1861 10 1885. State Treasurer
EgaD, Surveyor General Jones and
State superintendent Ring compnsed
The Board ~ DIrec ors Of the llome.
The minutes OF tie meetings of the
board held in january Of that year
show That N OF the Directors held
$500 OF the Orphans Fund, for which
fis prcmiss0ry note was u given. Their
reports madr - 1893 and 1895 make
no laention of this fund. They knew
that one of their number had 800 al
the fund AID concealed that fact from
the public. Superintendent Rug 10
the only member OF this Board living
Mt The present time.
From 1898 to 1879. Treasurer wcs.
tertield, Surveyor General Pra,t and
Superintendent Cuttng composed
tho Board. This Board male no
mention OF the condinon Of this fund
in their bienni Il reports to the lcgis
lature. They must hive known its
condition, but like the previous
Board concealed It. Why tho INpE
PENDENT does no; know. All the
members Of this Board are alive.
In 1899 Suryey or General Kelley.
Treasurer Ryan and Superintendent
Ring took charge 81 the Home. In
tieir first report hey make a clear
and concise statement OF tie cundi
tim OF the Orphans Fund aud lei
the peopls know that il has been
equ ndcrcd. They have done iboir
duty in the premises. The Legislature