New-York tribune., 1907-02-12
STATEMENT By WILSON
Says He Ordered old Issue of Stock
Tar .StQm ps Destroyed.

A statement made public yesterday after
noon by William c. Wilson ex-State Controller in
relation to charges made by Controller Martin H.
Glynn regarding stock stamps. Mr.. Wilson was
the Acting Controller from May TO November, 1908
ana for month prior TO the time Controller Glynn
took charge Of the office Nil. Wilson In entire
charge having been appointed TO the Office Of Con
troller 10 I'll vacancy caused by the resignation
Of Otto Kelsey
The statement issued by Mr. Wilson who is
practising lawyer at No. 100 Broadway, follows;
have noticed by this mornings newspapers that
ments regarding the printing OF stock tax rtaHps'
and take il that he has been incorrectly quoted
otto Keisey. was in ofice He MADE contract at
that time with Quaye & Son to manufacture these
contract with the Bank OF Manhattan of the city
& Son. under thoIr c"ntract. we're TO deliver all
stamps manufactured direct 70 the Bank Of Man
Tie same, and all proceeds from the sale Of said
stamps We're To he delivered 10y the bank TO the
;, Mr. Watkins; who was the Chief Clerk in the
checked up tIr printing OF the stamps
tho h pass for n, pTs m s Sm9s TeT' wss Tay x
SON Printed fron these Plates TE swSy GnaeT 6 M
pars wore Gt TeraeG mT 5A to tRs state @ Goh4oer h
stamps printed were counted by uayie d Son s. ana
ages Snd placed IL vault provided by Quayle q
IT, Sta,e contr6lier.
The stamps printed that did not meet the stand
prcseuce Of the state Controllers representative,
the loss railing upon Quayle Il Son. and NOT upon
The state.
It dtsrovered aoout March 1906 that the
stamps then in being washed and reused.
Steps were at once taken get up stamp thst
could not be washed Afte- many experiments I
hnally decided upon n .tamp which has proven
successful ana was issued on about october I,
1906 This now form Of stamp was entirely dis
tinct from the old Issue.
The old iasue Of stamps Withdrawn and AZ
once became worthless The reason that the old
issue OF stamps not ct that time Destroy
was because I wanted be that the Lew
issue would meet the requirements for WHICH toe
stamps made As this definitely
determined gave instructions 10 have tho old issue
destroyed. The method Of their destruction was
left entirely with Quayle Son. who lad cDttro
Charge and control Of the subject 20 the su-
pervison of the Controller. who designated Mr..
Watkins 10 look after it,
The entire responsibility of the manu- facture and
delivery OF these stamps TO the Bank Of Manhattan
rested upon Quayie & Son. subject simply to SUI
pervisou by the ContFoer's office. ;he Cntire re-
sponsiblity after the delivery rested upon the
Bank of Manhattan.
Charles NJ. Watkins. who formerly chief
clerk in the transfer bureau oS the Controllers
Office. holds position under the inspectors
Of elections OF the New York Life IsurauCe com
pany. He is what is known a "clSssfsr' Of
votes and gets about $40 day. When there
yesterday he said that of the stamps, valued ut
SSH .55S. which Controller Cl nm refers $4,000
later were found 20 have been below the standards
and rejected About g. 5O0000 or stamps 81 The
original issue. which abandoned because thcy
were superseded by the new issue. Ot thit amount
S.2562n had been sent 20 the Bank OF Manhattan.
They returned Albany October ! and
cemhcr %, they We're burned with tho rest or tho
old issue.