The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-15
MAY FIX IT Up.
Grimes Treasury Shortage Like
" to Be Compromised.
Has Been Comforting With the
Attorney General.
READY TO MAKE GOOD
Can Not Explain Some of the
Shortages.
Says That No Agreement Has
Yet Been Reached.
READY TO MAKE GOOI

Negotiations are in progress when
will probably result in compromise
Of the Crime treasury shortage, ana
an agreement .3n The part Of the state
to bring no suit aga-rst Nj Crimes
Mr.. Grimes has been holding fire.
auent conferences with Attorney Cen
eral Coleman and Governor Hoch. and
unless some hitch occurs, 1t IS hkely
that the representatives of the state
, sviil agree to accept a lump sum, ana
can the affair settled. The amount
which Mr.. Crimes is willing to pay to
settle the case is understood to be
about $1,000 This is substantially the
same proposition which MI Grimes
made al the time the report Of the ac-
CCuntants was made public
1t is on account of the pending ne
gouations. is seems. that the work OF
preparing the suit against Crimes lOf
fling in the district court mas peell
susDcrded. The similar suit against
T. T. Kelly has been brought tried ana
settled, and so far no proceeulhss
whatever have been instituted against
Mr.. Crimes
Mr.. Grimes said this morning Il
have been getting all possible informa-
tiOn from the records in the treasur-
er's Office about these shortages Iouhu
to have occurred during the time that
] " as STATE treasurer anu AAAAA 49,
reason to materially change the state
ment which I made shortly after the
Morris report was made public 1
stated at that time that there We're
some shortages which could not eN-
plain, and that I stood ready to make
good those shortages. Further inyes-
tigation has simply shown that some Of
the items which ] could not account
f0~ satisfactorily at that time can now
be explained. I have been laying the
result of my Investigations before the
Gt Crney general. and believe that the
chances are favorable for an agree
ment between myself and the attOr-
ney general Mr. Coleman is using
all possible diligence in protecting the
interests of the state in this matter
and the fac- that he has not filed suit
against me does not indicate that he
has been idle in the matter.
Il am unable to say when we will
arrive at ar agreement, for things have
no- ye1 reached the stage when we are
able to take up the matter as a whole.
Mr.. Coleman thinks would be a salts
factory basis of settlement but as
nearly as I can ascertain. there is
about $1,000 which 7 have no means of
accounting for. Tt seems pretty tough
to have to put uD that amount of
money, when not one cent of 1t stuck
to my fingers. But I shall pay what
ever shortage there is. and pay it my
self No one will help me stand the
loss
1T is likely that the Grimes case will
not he compromised until after the SUI
Ireme court has had a chance to pass
upon the questions at issue in the
Kelly lawsuit. Attorney General Cole
man has ordered a transcript of the
evidence in the Kelly case. and will
try to have it reversed on some rulings
Of the court. The principal point at
issue is whether the court ruled prop-
erly in excluding the Oklahoma war
rant shortage from Mr.. Kelly's liabil-
ities.