The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-12-29
CASH IS SHORT $S,tS7
AND MAYBE MORE, COMMISSION.
Frs or ACCOUNTS SAY.
They Condemn the La Bookk eeping Of Mr..
keller's Department He Says They
Found court ID Accounts All Right
Last experimentation Not Heard From

W.
The Rev. Charles A. Alden, who was
acting treasurer Of the Department Of
Charities, and private secretary to Com
missioner John w. Keller. and who has
been missing since Saturday. Dec, n.
has failed 10 account for 3s,is7.ol Of the
Departments money, according to a report
Of the Commissioners Of Accounts. made
TO Mayor Van Wyck yesterday.
The report Of the Commissioners. John
c. Hertle and Edward Owen. condemns
the method of bookkeeping In the Depart
ment and calls for an immediate change.
The Commissioners recall that In their
report for 1899, they pointed out that the
system was extremely lax, and required
complete reorganization. On Dec. I. 1899.
they made a special report. they say. on
Alden. showing hat the cash account Of
this fund was correct up TO Aug. 10, 1899.
But they go on TO say:
The Commissioners in said report Of Dec.
1. also showed that the Court Fund accounts
with the henefciaries. had not been written
up for "a long time. and that owing 70 q de-
hCiency In the accounts oil a trustee holding
Collected the comfnissloneTs Of accounts
from their examination. found II necessary
that the amounts due benefcisries previous
" lFbNs Abltd w flAillAuNtdi a. tAN
ledger of the out Door Poor and should
be transferred TO a new ledger the same
to be done as per detailed instructi1ps bon
fers were made. although in a very unsatis-
factory manner. and in order 70 determine
" by reason Of said books not having been
writer W. any money were BY the prsssnt
adminisrohon pad out to ,benefcisries OF
dates previous to lsss; and Tor which nc
Accounts made a cursory examination, the
results Of which they reported 10, Mayor
H Han w VI ms * sept Sn is s,u isti' 6 nSs = sSs the e. p Il.
Intention vas 20 make an audit Of the Court
Fund during the, course OF the periodical
Charities for the years 1000 and 1901. which
was then begun
On Dec. IL last. the examiner notified
Alden 20 have his bank book balanced
and lis cash book written. up. which latter
work had not been one since March, 1900.
Mr. Alden didn't do this. but on being
spoken To again about the matter on Dec
20, promised TO have the books ready on
Dec 20 On Dec. 81 he disappeared. On Dec.
20, Commissioners Keller broke open Alden's
deck. but the bank books were missing
His balance In the Aston Place Ban was
Sos ~ and the cash In his safe was 81 rs.
The verified balance Of Aug 10, 1883, Of
a. .525 10, with the various amounts feseived
that up 10 Dee 20 added, and the
~ ,bur-ements subtraoted, should have
left la Alden's hand on tho night he dis
appeared. $500 os But all that could lie
f'lind Was the two amounts mentioned.
making a total 81 $40 Ga The balance
missing is tsIs7 81. The closing para
graph ~ the report Indicates uAt the
amount q Aldens shortage NAV Ia even
greater than LG been mentioned IL u
a. fOllo~t
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hos r,a that OWNS 90 the feet that said
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