The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-01-05
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Topeka Jan EZIt turns out that
Mr. Dudley C. Morris expert accounts
ant for Haskfns & Sells, who for six.
weeks has been mysteriousIy missing.
has been putting in his whole time in
New York city. instead Of in Chicago,
where he said he was going to check
up his report
It is also understood that Mr.
Morris viii be back in Topeka with
his completed report some time this
week
What Mr.. Morris has been doing in
New York is partially unknown, but
the thing that has positively de-
veIoped is that he is drawing his pay
and consequently at work on the in
vesugatiOn- His assistant, Mr.. ". H
Reed, here in Topeka, since the
actual work on the preparation Of
the report stopped
The report seems TO be worthy Of
considerable credence that Mr.. Nor
ris will be back in Topeka about Tues
day or Wednesday.
There seems to be only one thing
which could keep Mr.. Morris so long
in New York, and that is some dis
agreement about the conclusions to be
drawn from the completed tabula-
tons. It would take only a short
time for the force OF experts at the
home Office to complete the checking
over Of Nj Morris report. The next
thing would be to summarize the re-
suits; to run the summary through
the inspection of attorneys to deter
mine definitely the exact spot where
the liability should be placed It
seems that this is about the most log
zeal explanation Of the very long de-
lay in the return Of Mr.. Morris to
Kansas with his document which has
now cost the state $4,000.
Presumably MI Morris went to
New York to personally inspect the
records in the fiscal agency But this
would not take very long, especially
since the state doubtless has copies Of
all the records there.
May Be Bad for Kelly and Grimes.
It is possible that the long delay in
reaching an agreemnt about the ma
ture Of the report may indicate that
the Haskins & Sells company realizes
that its revelations will be OF a char
acter which viii produce profound re-
suits, and that it is unwilling to take
any chances Of either technical or
legal error.
If the report was to be a white
wash" it would seem that it would
have been ready for the governor long
before this Delay means that there
is reason for extreme care.
This has given rise to the belief that
the report will perhaps be a substan-
tial confirmation Of the work Of State
Accountant Charles ROwett, and the
Moxey Audit company, who found in
their examination Of 55 counties on
the school fund alone an unexplained
shortage Of $4,000.
There are rumors OF discoveries Of
a nature even more sensational than
anything Unearthed by Mr.. ROwett
The reports which have heretofore
been given out through Treasurer KEEL
ly's Office, purpOrtfng to tell the
amount Of the shortage discovered by
Haskins & Sells, and placing the whole
blame upon ex-State Treasurer
Grimes, are in all probability merely
extracts from the ROwett report, Sc
Iected for the purpose Of breaking the
news Of the true state Of affairs grad
uaIIy.
Only $4,000 Left.
Out Of the $4,000 with which the
examination commenced, there is now
only S5,11O.31 left, and Morris and
Reed have drawn pay only up to De-
cember I3-
Out Of the Ss,SS9.69 which have
been expended, S6,138.O7 has gone di-
rect to Haskins & Sells, through Nor
ris- The rest has gone for the en-
plOyment Of assistants.
Haskins & Sells have also been al
lowed travelling expenses for Mr.. Nor
ris. When he left Topeka six weeks
ago, he drew S45 for a ticket to New
York
It was thought that with the 49,
600 the expert accountants might be
able to examine several other depart
ments in addition to the treasury de-
partment, but there seems to be small
show for that if the expenses are al
lowed to continue very much longer
on the present investigation.