The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-24


warrants to post by, and at the same
time to carefully look for any indications
or fraud and If anything of suspicious
nature should appear, to Immediately call
my attention to it, that it might be
properly investigated, and to particularly
Scrut1nize every transaction where it APP
peared that Mr.. ]. M. Burns had been
In any way interested, as it had been
claimed that his were always the ques-
t1onable ones Nothing of questionable
nature was discovered during all of the
time that Mr.. Griswold was deputy, but
we had hardly commenced on the period
during which Mr. Bourne was my dep
utV When we began to discover evidence
or fraud as above indicated.
Il have prepared q full and complete
tabulated statement of these frauds. so
far as we have been able to discover.
after most careful checking up of the
period mentioned. and herewith submit
can be investigated by the members of
your honorable body There are sixty
one fraudulent warrants, sixteen of
which are refundments and forty-fve re-
demptlons and have laid these transac-
tons before the county attorney that he
might take such preliminary steps as he
saw MT, and now leave the whole matter
III your hands,
RECKLESS WITH SUCCESS.
In all, thirty-three redemption warrants
were issued during Sullivan's admins
tration, and six under johnson, six re-
Iundment orders being issued under Sui
Ivan, and ten under johnson. which it
appears were signed by eX-Mayor Kiefer.
An effort was made by the G lobe re-
porter to ascertain the banks upon which
these checks were issued by the county
treasurer, but this information was not
obtalnaDle, for the reason that the bookK
in the office Of the latter have NOT vet
been checked up.
During the seven months in which
Bourne was employed under Johnson,
the amount of the several peculations
was much greater, although the num-
per or volume of orders had greatly de-
creased. Seeming to suspect that mat
tiers were reaching a crisis, it appears
that Bourne continued to make hay
Wh1le the sun Shone as on May 80 1899
just previous to mis- retirement, orders
were hypothecated aggregating ST. 352
The orders were generally drawn with
the utmost care, and in most instances
they tailed with the amounts of the gen
ulne tax certificates outstanding.
AS success crowned his efforts, he
became more and more reckless, and he
paid little attention to the suppositious
property, or whether it was uslder the
pan for taxes or not In the long list
the names of only about two persons
then living, were used, those of H. r
McClung and John Bollenbach. the
name most frequently resorted to. which
was evidently purely hypothetical, being
that of one A. w. Rowley, of whom
nothing can be learned. The only in
dorsement believed not to be a forgery
is an order made out in favor of Nc
Chung, since deceased, and which was
issued short time prior to Bourne's
retirement.
HISTORY OF THE WARRANTS.
drawn Jan, %, 1897, in favor of A. w
Rowley, for $131.42 This tax certificate
was redeemed Dec 80, 1896, and Charles
CIlford was entitled to the money, ac-
cording to the receipt statement issued
at the time, but the name of Clifford
was apparently erased after the redemp-
ton and Rowley's name written in.
The story Of the other warrants can be
briefly told as follows. with the date in
whose name each is drawn, the amount
and the person who was the actual owner
Of the tax certificate and when the true
owner was also paid the full amount.
Feb 3. 1881, in favor of Joseph Thomas.
agent, for $685.
F. V. Heyderstaedt was previously Civ
en- a warrant for the same amount on
same redemption, Sept. IS, 1896.
Ihree false warrants were drawn for
exemptions, two in favor of H. T. Nc
GIung and one in favor Of A. w Row
~, III oIilOuulS ludL ndQ aireddV been
paid to c. Anderson, S12O.46, 1886 and
$Z4S9Z. These were made on Feb. II, June
and July Z, 1897
Warrant No. 6:S2 is entered In the stube
as Cancelled" This warrant was drawn
in favor of A. w. Rowley and paid Ian
TO- 1888, amount, $175.57. No redemption
was ever made on this account into the
. March 10, 1897, A w. Rowley, $11S71
Due to Security Trust company, but no
payment entered to them.
April ID, A. w. Rowley, S142O7. Marked
sold to A. w. Rowley, but never paid bv
Rowley into the treasury.
April 80, A. w. Rowley. 1893 To- National
my Investment company. Paid March 20,
Aug. II, Mrs. Sarah G. Manton. $3.50. bI
National Investment company. laid July
70 1897 Correct amount $9S.12
Aug. Il, A. w. Rowley, S62S8 Union
Bank. Paid Aug. a. 1881. 1900 = mon
Oct; Il. Sarah G. Manton, S2ss.27. Two
certificates owned by P. ]. Geib. Paid
Sept. 4, 1897. National Bond and SecGrity
amount $500 The stub is marked
Mailed to Sarah G. Manton'
Nov. "a, A. W.. Rowley, SAB. state
Loan reot compa a " q Paid Jan 81 1888. Cor
Dec, q, A. ". Rowley, s177.M. New
England Loan and Trust company. Paid
Dec. 13, 1887, $500
Three certificates owned by D. A. and &.
u. KnoWlton paid Jan. 13, 1898. National
1nVeStment company, paid Feb. l. 1893
and State Loan companlv paid Jan z 1909
Correct amount of certificates, 1888. 70.
Ma Oh 8, A. w. Rowley, S122 49, Paid to
state Loan company, Jan. 81, 1898, $1y2 49,
April ., A. w. Rowley, $500. Marv
Brugiere, paid Nov. q, 1897, S73.7O
April 3d. A. w. Rowley $50 40; two GER
t1fcates owned by w. o. Denegre. paid
March II, 1897, and National Investment
company, paid March IS, 1877, amounting
to $403S. val
From this time on the numbers of the
redemption orders bear no relation to tho
amounts due, hence were apparently
used without any reference TO any per
ucular redemption whatever.
April 26 1888, A. w. RoWIev. S147SO
May Y, A. w Rowiey, $2O42S.
june q, A. w. RoWley 1888 40
July II, A. w. Rowley, S192 81
July 20, A. w. Rowley, $137 80
Aug. 4, A. w. Rowley $137 Is /
Sept. T. A. w. Rowley, $l32 90
Oct, 10, A. w. Rowley, 1893 A.
SCOTS 49, ''Si -
Oct. %, A. w. Rowley, S6S. 40
Nov. TO- A. w. Rowley, 49,. 40
Nov. %, Charles Ash, $1O5.
Nov. %, A w. Rowley, $780,
Dec. u. A w Rowley, $13S.24.
Dec. q. A. w Rowley. S165 80.
WARRANTS UNDER JOHNSON.
Jan %, 1899. A w Rowley, l5s.z4.
Feb. 10, A. w. Rowley $50 30
March 20, A. w. RowleY. $132. O5