The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-09-19

itor asking his resignation.
Returning to his Office this morning
the governor ascertained that his re
quest had not been complied with, sc
he again demanded by word of mouth
that the resignation be Forthcoming
without delay. Up to noon no reply
had been received. The governor then
prepared an order declaring the office
of auditor of state vacant. Before II
was issued, however, word reached the
governors Office that Mr. Sherrick was
in consultation with his attorney, Ad-
Olson C. Harris.
Desiring to await the result of the
conference between the auditor and his
attorney, Gov. Hanly withheld the or
Ter he had prepared. At 2:40 in the
afternoon it was rendered void by a
brief communication received by the
governor from the auditor, in which
the latter formally relinquished his Of
flee.
Friends of Mr.. Sherrick regretted the
governors haste, inasmuch as they I'M
derstood that settlements could and
kept quiet a few hours longer. The
auditor, they claimed, had raised near
ly enough money to meet his obliga-
tions to the state. On the assets in his
possession he had raised $4,000, they
declared, while friends had offered
$4,000. This, with the $4,000 cash
which was included in the assets, would
have raised the amount to $125,000, or
to within $4,000 of the full amount of
Indebtedness.
Declaring that Gov. Hanly has made
charges against him which are false
and cannot be substantiated, Willard
S. Wickard, secretary-treasurer and
general manager of j. H. Murry G. Co.,
stated to night that he would bring a
suit for damages against the governor
In the letter which he wrote David
Z. Sherrick, demanding his resigna-
tion as auditor of state, he declared
that he had found, upon investigation,
that S50,S53.3S had been loaned to ].
p. Murry & Co. on notes which were
Willard s. Wickard had in
dorsed the notes. The governor furth-
er stated that this money in all proba-
bility was lost to Sherrick and the
state. T his letter was made public by
the governor today and a statement |
that accompanied it from the governor
was to the effect that representatives
Of the governor had gone to willard s. |
Wickard, and that he (Wickard) had |
admitted that he had forged the name
Of j. H. Murry G. Co.
At his home tonight, Mr.. Wickard |
bitterly attacked the governor for what
he declared 70 be haste and ill-ad-
Gised methods"
"The notes that l gave David e.
Sherrick, aggregating s50,S53.33 are
and the governors statement
hat they were forged by me is abso-
utely without foundation" said Mr..
Wickard.
Il am the general manager and sole
financial agent of j. II. Murry & Co.,
nd | am the only person who has the
ower or the authority to sign collat-
raj paper for the FIRM. Mr.. Murry,
he president of the company, spends
most of his time in Garland City, Ark,
Ghere our factories are located, look
ng after that end of the business.
1ok after the finances. When / sign
be name of ]. H. Murry & Co. to a
ote, and / indorse 1t by my own name,
is genuine, and any bank in this city
'ould have told the governor so had
e taken the trouble to ask.
The governor says in his letter to
lr. Sherrick that he sent representa-
hem, as his representatives later in
)rmed him, that had forged the name
the firm. Some one is lying here
10 representative of the governor or ,
ny other state official ever came to me ,
nd asked me as to the genuineness of
le notes | had given Mr. Sherrick, and
5 far as | know no other member of !
he firm or any employe was asked ,
lch a question. There would have !
cen only one authentic source for ,
lch information and that would have :
cen myself, for | alone was empow- 9
red to sign the notes. 1t is very evil ,
ent to me that the governors mes
shSelo tDOh UdCh ldlSe information.
Concerning his intention to bring a ,
bel suit against the governor, Mr.. !
Iickard said: 1T is not hard to guess !,
hat my course will be. Gov, Hanly !
as libeled me and has subjected me :
nd my family to indignities and the
rossest humiliation, all through his
in taking the word of 9TH
r persons concerning a matter that Is
the. greatest Importance to me and =
~ firm, for / consider the credit of
Iyself and my firm to be sacred. With
minimum amount Of trouble he could
ave convinced himself that the notes g
ere. genuine, but he has taken the r
ord of others and had publicly de- a
ared them to be forgeries. I shall I
ring a suit for damages against him." (
SHERRICK ARRESTED. I
Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. Isl a. m.- 4
late Auditor Sherrick. dismissed yes a
rday by Gov. Hanly. has just been 4