The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-09
MIR. BOudar Takes ExCeD-
tiOn to Statements
Made BY Treasurer.
READY TO PROVE
CHARGES MADE
Does Not, However, Doubt the
Honest Intention of Mr..
Hechler-Great Interest
Taken in Case-Talk
About Political
Aspect.

coo -- lie aAd4Is ct TIE HenrtcO
treasure now approaching an airing IN
the courts. was intensified yesterday b.,
rs further statement from ar Henr-, c.
Hechier Of his position. calling forth sn
reply au assertion from the aocountarfr
~ their ability 70 substantiace fuIly. ever,y
LEGATION made in their recent reports
touching the matter.
Commenting Upon the publication IN the
iapeTs yesterday. many which he de-
..ared as untrue. AIr. Hechler denied abso-
-4tely that DE had used any OF the county
i-ncs for personal use. as charged in the
report ~ the grand jury r- Monday
"..ca stated In precise te:rs that the
treasurer 'nls used the comfy Funds
from time O. time for his osn personal
use. contrary 20 law"
Mr II p. Boudar. or the auditing firm.
who examined the accounts of the treas
.rer. and whose recommendation sub
nitted 70 the grand jury were printed
yesterday. said last night taat his firm
was prepared 10 prove the correctness
ot us report in eve;y paructaar.
What Mr. Boudar Saws.
The statements made IN the interview
with Mr. Hechier this evening are entire
ly without foundation" Mr. Boudar said.
When they are dissected they do not
mean anything I have received a sum
mons az "a witness in the C)urt proceed
luEs for January nth and am preDara6
70 prove the correctness Of our report in
every particular II the treasurer had
not been short in his accounts at all.
why should he have deposited thirty-tw0
hundred-odd dollars on the 18th Of Ocf0-
her. over and above the collections OF the
office 20 make good what WA found 70 ne
"a deficiency. OF this deposit the hank
officials have testified TAFT there we've
two notes which were skcounted one
vr chose wu@ Tor RuoO. md Nfr HecKier
claimed thai this vac his osyr note which
he was discoifn ing ar the bank in order
90 raise the amount of cash called for
We did not see this note"
According 10 Mr.. Boudar. Mr. Hechler
told him during ;he as,Itor's inves tlgation
OF the treasurer s Office that he had used
money called for on the books OF the
Office. and explained how he hsd used
st. and this conversation was presented as
evidence before the grand jury.
Mr. Boudar said he had no reason 20
doubt the intentional honesty Of NJ
Hechler. nor did he think there was any
intention 10 defraud either the county
or the State.
The rule issued by direction Of the
judge OF the Circuit Court, r. Carter
scott. was served on Mr.. ITechler yes
terday afternoon about2 o'clock by Dep
uty Sheriff Ashby Fraser. The rule d.
rects Treasurer Hechle' to appear before
the court on January 7th on the charge
Of maifeasance In ofie.
Statement of Hechler.
AS stated. Mr.. Hechir positively denies
that he has followed that IS known to
have been the custom Of some OF his
predecessors in advanong taxes 20 clti-
gems of the county. ! fact, according
TO Nr. Hechler's statrnent this could
not have been done di-ing his term. as
he went into Office in Iarch. 1906. while
the report OF Boudar Co. was OF Oc-
tober J. 1896. Taxes fr 1876 would not
become delinquent and aave the penalty
added until December 3 1905
Mr.. Hechler said yesteday.
The report made toJudge Scott bv
John Stewart Bryan ad W. G. Saun-
dess. advising certain changes in my
methods Of bookkeeping, was
nothing but lind endorse
ment of AccOuntnt Boudarss
report. which was sbmitted TO the
board OF supervisors ZONE time ago
Neither Mr.. Saundersnor Mr. BRYAN
took the trouble TO mke any personal
Investigation OF my bOks or methods.
They reported blindlytO Judge Scott.
with no knowledge OF their own.
merely taking for grnted what Mr.
Boudar had said.
The article 10 I'll effect that
have. Ike my predecessors. appro-
pfiated county funds my personal
use IS utterly Wlthdt foundation
MY books are open tothe public. ana
Z have been so ever sine 1 have been
In office, and now tha this thing mas
been stirred up. I an going TO fight
Il to the finish"
Mr. Hechler intimate the possibility
OF political conslderatn being behind /
the matter or. at least, laving a hand In |
It, He has retained ascounsel Afessrs
O'Flaherty and Fulton. no will represent /
him during the proceedgs.
CounSel's Stsement.
Mr.. OFlaherty when zen at his Office |
IN the Matual dngyesterday after |
non made the following s.tement
Mr. Hechler has re ined ourselves
ana Mr.. n st. John talter as cotyr-
sci to represent him or we have con
ferred with him fly about tha |
entire matter. We ar,sure that the /
courts Investigation III show that
he has never used adollar Of the
States or county's morg: that ne has
not followed the pract OF his prede-
cessOrs in Ofice. or IN usual custom,
Of other treasurers. in cher advancing
and paying the tax OF hers and cnI
lecting the penalty himself or
using the cOunty's fuB IN any vyav
for his own private puoses: that his
books are correct: that keeps a casb
account, and that his bkkeepine and
his system OF boOkkeeng arc OF tba
very best order, and rom our in
formation the report ofle grand Strv
and the article in the forming paper
does him a great justice Mr.
Hechler is glad of an oprtunity 20 dis-
pose or these numcrO reports and |