The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-16
KELLY IS SHORT.
Miami County Commissioners
Say Amount is 1,324.99.
Unanimous Findings of Board
After Investigation.
HAD DEPOSITED ST., 900.
This Win Be Applied on the
Shortage.
Work Of County Officials Was
Completed Last Evening.

Paola. Kas.. May 16-According to
the findings of the board of county COM
missioners OF Miami county. Thomas T.
Kelly, candidate for the Republican
nomination for state treasurer, is short
81 .324 SO in his accounts with Miami
county, covering the four years that ne
was county clerk. Mr. Kelly had de-
posted $1,000 with the board TO cover
any shortage that might be found in
the investigation, and it was supposed
that this would be amply sufficient, but
the findings of the board are otherwise.
The commissioners began the investi-
cation of Kelly's accounts on Monday
of last week, after two expert ac-
countants had been through the books
of the clerks and treasurer's offices
one of the experts was employed by the
commissioners and the other by MI
Kelly
The sessions of the board during the
investigation were secret, and they Were
only completed last night. The board
Investigated the irregularities when
were reported by the experts, and the
following are their findings, signed by
all three members of the board:
Whereas, on the IN day of April,
A D. 1902 Thomas r. Kelly appeared
before the board of county commission
ers Of Miami county Kansas, and filed
this written request in words and fig
ures as follows, to wit:
Whereas, Tt is persistently charged to
the great injury OF the undersigned,
the nominatlon Tor state treasurer, Ihat
while the said Thomas T. Kelly clerk
of Miami county, Kansas, that Irregular
ties occurred Wnicn Occasloneu loss q
money to said county, now, on this 1lth
day Of April, 1902. personally appears be-
1oFe the board OF cOInInlsslQneEs OF sald
county the said Thomas T. Kelly and re-
quests the said board to make inves-
tlgation as to the condition OF his ac-
counts Eucn county clerk ana deter
mine whether or not he is indebted TO said
county and if so in what amount, and
he, the said Thomas IT. Kelly, hereby
agrees to accept the findings Of said
board as to said amount, if any, and as
guarantee of his good faith does hereby
deposit with the said board the sum OF
$1,000, out of which sum the said board is
to retain for said county the amount, if
any may be round, TO De due 10 sald
county from the said Thomas T. Kelly.
all questions relating to any statute Of
hereby waived Witness my hand at Pa
ola, this 1lth day Of april, 1902
And whereas. the board of county
commissioners of Miami county, Kan
sas, on the 11th day of April, 1902 made
an order in words and figures as fol-
lows: 1T is hereby ordered by the board
Of county commissioners of Miami
county, Kansas, that the one thousand
dollars this day rendered to the board
by Thomas T. Kelly be applied as to per
written statement of said Thomas T.
Kelly Herewith submitted and filed
make an investigation and examination
of the accounts of said Thomas T.
Kelly and that said board meet to make
said investigation on the call of chair
man
(signed) r. HAMPsON. Chairman
Attest) L. F. flanagan.
And whereas. pursuant to said or
Ger, the said board of county cOmmls-
sioners of Miami county. Kansas. met
in the city of Paola, on the 4th day of
May, 1902. and did. with the assistance
OF the county clerk and county attOr-
ney, make thorough and careful in
NestigatlOn Of all matters pertaining to
the office of county clerk of Miami
county. Kansas, during the four years
that Thomas 4. Kelly was clerk of said
county, using in said investigation the
records OF said office, the records of the
county treasurer of said county the
records of the banks of said city so far
as Obtaina ble. verbal statements when
the same could be obtained and the re-
ports of two experts who have recently
examined the records of the Office of
said county clerk, and after such care
tul and thorough examination the mem
bers Of the board of county commission
ers of Miami county, Kansas. unani-
mously find as follows:
That the Irregularities which have
occurred during the administration of
Ihomas i. Kelly as county clerk of
Miami county. Kansas. amount in the
aggregate to Sl,324.99. and that a portion
of said Irregularities has been eausa7
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experience And because of said irreg-
ularities the said Thomas T. Kelly is
indebted to Miami county Kansas. in
the sum of Sl,324 SO Witness ollr hands
this 10th day Of May. 1902
NSeal-) X. HAMPSON, Chairman;
THOMAS CRAWFORD
REUBEN SMITH.
County Commissioners.
attest: L. r. flanagan
County Clerk.
THE ITEMS
The following are the Individual items
or Irregularities. sixteen of them asere-
eating N34099. The commissioners have it
sl-oz4''ts- The reader may add the column:
*Hamnton Printing Co April 3.
lesS warrant and voucher. raised
from $1,000 10 S66. 90 -.... 80 90
leo w Crane & Co. Jan 3 1891
duplicated voucher ........ 59 "a
LAYTON & Burnap. March Is. 1882
uIpheated voucher 3IS5-.......... 63S5
- r Ranney. probate Judge Jan
- duplicated warrant and
j P Ranney. probate Judge dlpli- 0''-
cTs5a eated =, warrant ana vo9eher - $50
NIttile cN Co. Jan. 2 1892 warrant
sel s4q voucher, raised from $50 to
Arthur gg Baidry, March 81 1890 dupH- 800
z. = Robinson, Jan. 4. 1892. dupli- '''
Thos. .O'Brien. Oct. II. 1881 d1oili- 4OO0
Han & ODonald, July 5. 1880, raised ''''0
rom $50 to S1S.75 --.-............. 1000
Sonn C. Carpenter, court stenogra-
x9n pneE jan, Jan 1881; duplicated .....-.... s400
nan q u Donald, Jan O. 1891 raised
n from 2T $lleo to sz7.....;.... ............ $500
duplicated .... 20 oz
samuel Dodsworth, Oct. 1890. raised
IT from 1ii+S 81 10 to 81 -. 1000
y raised from $3.50 to s17.SO....-...... 1000
T. Long uuplcated ....-.--...... 1892
Iotal ...--... ......................s1 81. $40 80
"A fac-simile Of this voucher. showing