The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-06-19
STATEMENT FROM
EX-TREAS. AIKEN
Former Official Takes Ex-
ceptions to Statement
of Grand Jury.
CONCERNING OLD COUPONS
If the Body Had Investigated the Mat
~ ter Properly, He Says, They
Gould Have Secured the Nee
essary information.

essary information.
The following communications will
be OF interest to the people OF Bruins
wick generally. They do not need
much explanation, the grand jury re
ferring to some old coupons seemed to
Indicate that Ex-County Treasurer f.
p Aticen, has not turned over certain
papers and recommended that de
mand be made upon him for them.
Mr. Aiken fxeegts 10 the language
Of the presentments as foilUwsl
Editor News In your issue Of the
1854 instant you published the pre-
sentiments Of the last grand jury. in
wliieh there appears the following mis-.
ieadne reference to my acts when re-
tfing from the Office Of cogass treas
uer:
Ia examining the county treasnrer's
cancelled coupon book, we notice that
cancelled coupons for the years 1896,
1897 and 1898 are not il, possession Of
the county treasurer. ana we're inform
"a BY tne treasurer. Mr.. Lee, that
these coupons we're nor turned over
70 him by his predecessor IN once,
iRasmach as the cancelled coupons are
part OF the permanent records Of the
county eass2 ..----.o pe aeilVereu by
each treasurer to his SUCCESSOR. we
recommend that the treasurer make
demand On his predecessor Dor
same
am SURPRISED that an intelligent
body Is fF last grand j1ry was
should embody in their general pre-
sentiments anything SO misleading with
eut Investigation, Tor the following
statement viii show they could have
easily ascertained the true situation
unless time prevented, which I cannot
coneede, for my personal experience
mas been yqyy much 70 the contrary.
u order that the public may be cor.
rectly informed and fully understand
The true situation existing today about
vouchers that were paid BY me while
treasueer Of qlynn county, beg that
You viii publish The following state
meat; -.
When | was county treasurer, |
found 4 mad been the eastom Of the
grand Jury Of Glynn county 20 destroy
aH vouchers cancelled bonds and cou-
pons included, which ! thought was a
very bad custom, therefore, requested
lie first committee Of q grand jury
who examined my affairs not to de-
stroy any Of my vouchers, which re-.
quest was granted When Mr.. Lee
was elected and qualified as my sue
nessof. rendered him all books and
youehera. including cancelled bonds
and coupons, with everything belong
ing to the office and requested him
10 check them up and give me a clean
receipt This he demurred at and
said he thought the county commits
sioners should reoeige nay official re-
cord and vouchers. therefore, vent
before the county commissioners. ana
after explaining my position to them
a committee was named to check my
books and vouchers and give me a
clean receipt, but that committee post
poned aud delayed from time 10 time
%i,sbout ever attending 20 that par
tioular dasy. and from % 3ilt Of mine
Whatever bat Tor that reason all the
vouchers for the time sae county
treasurer are still in my POSSESS Fon and
Il there ID any one to charge with
neglect. it semns 70 me that Il Is the
committee Of the county commission
els and no one else stand ready to
deliver these records. in faGt, / viii
be gald to do 50 10 any .leompeteni
aathority VINO win give ,1pe prqoef
receipt loe same. thsTefore. no de
+. hl.nd is REQUIRED Respectfully.
r. o. Aiken,
-eS Treasurer GiynD County.
HaWae read the above. We take
paaasere "a saying me statement is
correct aaa covers what transpised a
til SINE seferred u as we rememhcf