The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20
AUDITOR canned
AND CAR0UsG.D1 / ] |. !! Cd
The Governor Of Indiana
SCathingly Arraigns
Official. y.
He GAMBLED AWAY (.
THE STATES MONEY
Direct Charges Brought Against I
David E. Sherrick in a Public
Speech by Governor Han ,5
ly at Reunion
of Indiana
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HAMILTON, ND, September 10.-Itl an Y
Indiana Regiment to-day, Governor
Hanly, the principal speaker, made pub
lie his reasons for his action in the case !
OF David Il. sherrlck, ex-Auditor5 Of State,
whose resignation was forced by the Gov!
elnor. Facts and figures were used to ].
show What became Of the States money
lost hy David Il, Sherrick, late Auditor
OF state. The Governor charged that q
$4,000 Of tho States money went by
check into the hands Of the gentleman
who was then operating at the Casino" at y
French Lick. N 1sg,
The Governor then enumerated list;
.or#what lie calls wild cat securities ag- 1
gregating face value Of $4,000, INTO
which the States money went. following :
this he charged that Sherrlck's continued
absence from the sessi ions of the state
Board Of Tax Commiss ioners, was 58 oc-s%& c.
casioned by drinking bouts and midnight
carousals around the gaming table N from
which he could not recover In time to 4
meet with the commission. III " w
c ommon Game ester. al
@ He charged that sherrick, at the time
the Monon Railroud came an for ssess f s-5
ment, argued that tae assessment l Sbe, = g Al
lowed to remain at s1s,0O0 beca use in tim "
case, a. friend Of his to whom he vas (
under great obligation personally, could W
get permanent employment With 5lne$conl-8
pany IL tho assessment could be kept az
SIS, COO. This part Q the speSech u tcHpiil$ cpil-3
scudcd :3a3sssss lEEgS{ Is 55t 55s @ M
4 #1"There lis evidence overw helniing and
convincing that Mr.. sherrlck, Mud ditor5so VI
state, was Il common gninester. s md
TINT he was at tho time OF. lis 4, rcss;-$$
.lGnation and has been for tWo Is:!rSs :g,s '5
In the habit OF losing large sums 8ofS e Us
money not his. but yours, at the gam m
Ing table, CertaJns.peope oa'n. al = thas ,l,Aa
gambling and ,an$ open door to vie y
are essential to the material property
of municipal communities. do no 1t Nj
think so, but YOU are tho jury. tl5lss!s
forf you to decide VIZ NJ 81 NJ
Passes by. Wholesale.
Before my inauguration, received ]:
trustworthy Information that ne IN hadEEi
written to the management OF sevelal i 4
railway companies I'M the month of De-
ccmber, 1904, oversih hlss5osvr signature as \
Auditor Of State, asking them to send
him all passes Intended for members off
tho General Assembly then about to con-
yene. stating lii substance that he ex--ts
pected to have some Legislation Of per-,
sonal interest to himself by that body
and IL they would send their trans
portaton to him for distribution he would n
soc that their interests and his We're
cared for at tho samc5 time. SA.9s
For three weeks. thet office ofS5the, i
Auditor Of state was made a brokers' 5
office for the distribution Of free passes q
to such members of the General 4Assenl-,5
bly, as would receive them. s8sS
sE Governor Hnnly said Sherrick's friends
told him money could he raised to repay
the dcf1cIt provided the affair was kept
secret and SherrcE was tanned in of-a
flee This money, Governor Hanly ass
serted, would have been furnished by
railroad interests 5a{g Ss#