The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-17
BARRY WRITES
AGAIN TO DUNN
SAYS HIS INVESTIGATION is NOT
YET COMPLETE
His Letters Offsets the Story That
Public Examiner johnson Was
Holding Back Barry's Report Be
cause 1t Was Favorable to the For
mer State Auditor.

John Barry's Investigation Of the
books of the state auditors office is
not finished. The expert accountant
has never made q report Of his work
to Public Examiner Johnson, but he
has promised to return soon and COM
pleta the investigation, and make a
report of his findings.
Mr.. Barry has also broken his
silence, and has written letter which
will correct certain misrepresentation
that have been current
The letter is written to r. G. Dunn,
former state auditor, and is an explain
alton of the letter written him by Bar
ry on Jan. 2, just before the account
ant took his vacation from the capitol
to attend to some urgent private bust
ness.
This letter of Jan. contained a
statement that he had found nothing
in his work rejecting on the 1ntegrl-
ty and honesty of Hon. r. G. Dunn as a
public servant" This letter was given
out for publication by Mr.. Dunn, and
was reproduced in pamphlet. 1t
was used by Mr.. Dunn's supporters to
show that the examination Of the
auditors office was finished and moth
ing had been found. They said the
public examiner was holding back the
report because it would have to exon
crate the former auditor from any ser
ious criticism for his official record.
Since that time Mr.. Barry has writ
ten another letter to Mr.. Dunn, and
requested him to publish it. Two is
sues Of Mr.. Dunn's paper have gone
! by and 1t has not been used. How
ever Mr.. Barry kept a copy of the let
ter. and it is here given:
Minneapolis. Feb. L. 1904.
Hon. r. G. Dunn, Princeton, Mimi:
Dear Sir-My attention has been called
to a publication in the ST. Paul Daily
| News of date Jan. % containing pur-
ported copy of letter written to you
by me some time last December. in which
am quoted as saying that 81 have been
| unable to find anything that would reflect
! upon the integrity and honesty of the
Hon. r. G. Dunn while public servant
| as state auditor Of the state of Mime
sOta.'
1 did write you letter under the fol-
| lowing circumstances:
In December last I received marked
copy of the Princeton Union, in which il
stated that I was bosom friend Of s.
| 7. Johnston, public examiner of the state
and that he had instructed me to find
something: I was angered by the insin-
uation made and Immediately wrote you q
letter, in which said that I had nc
bosom friends in my profession. and need
! ed no instructions. also added the para
| graph quoted above.
That letter might be construed as i'm.
plying that had finished my examination
of the state auditors office and had made
my report to the state thereon, which Is
not the case My examination Of tina
office is not yet finished, and I do mo-
know what it will finally show; nor i:
| it my province or duty to more than re
ports the facts which I find, and thi:
will be made in a report to the state
as soon as my examination is finished.
I further desire to say that neither thu
| public examiner nor any one connected
with his office has instructed me to Sine
something"
I am surprised and mortified that yo,
should have permitted the publication .
a letter only written in heat, to repel un
worthy insinuations. and ask that in jus
tice. to me you should give this letter tn
same publicity that you gave my forme
letter to you. Yours truly,
| John Barry.