The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-08
ALL NEWS FROM
HENR|C0 COUNTY.
Supervisors to Investigate APP
parcntly Intcrninable ranglc OF
Treasurership Affairs.
LIVELY SESSION YESTERDAY
Prisoner Makes Dash for Liberty
LIVELY SESSION YESTERDAY
Prisoner Makes Dash for Libcrt,
and Causes Excitement on
Crowded Street.

AZ the meeting OF the Board OF Su.
morning members Of the lrm OF H. b.
Boudar 4 Son. together with formor
Treasurer H. G. l1ecnicr and his at
pcared In regard to the settlement of
the affairs OF the former treasurer.
The County School Bo,trd at It's last
meeting raised the question as to the
By bank OF deposit, and appointed Mr..
c. w. Wingheld to act with a COM
mttee from the Board OF Supervisors
In looking into the matter. Mr.. II. B.
Doudar made u statement before the
board Yesterday ms to the controversy.
and after some discussion. the chair
man of the board. Mr.. w. C. Saunders,
was named to act with Mr.. Wing.
field IN inqurinG into the situation.
with Instructions to report to u called
meeting of the board mex; week. The
questions to be solved BY this COM
mittee, as presented by Mr.. Thomas
Boudar, are as follows: Date Of last
payment to II. c. Hcchlcr OF interes,
as treasurer OF Henrico county? To
what date was interest on this account
computed? Total amount of interest
placed to credit Of this account or paid
show in said account, and dates OF ench
payment from State Bank of Virginia
and American National Bank?'
From the statement of the account
| ants and the attorney for Mr.. Hechler,
( 1t seems that the former treasurer has
! not yet settled UP in full with the
/ present treasurer, the accountants not
/ having determined as yet on the exact
/ amount due after deducting commits
] sions, fees. etc. When Mr.. Frayser
! took office Mr.. Hechler turned over to
! him $4,000, representing the bulk OF
| the account, the balance merely being
| the odd figures, on which the account
/ ants have not yet finished their work.
Mr.. Boudar stated to the board that
/ he feared that Mr. Hechler had collect
| ed interest on funds belonging to Hem
I rico county after he had been deposcd
| and that the banks OF deposit had re-
| fused to inform the present treasurer
| MIR Frayser. as to the last interest set
| Elements and the dates covered by
| same.
| Mr. Boudar said further that If the
| banks refused to give this statement
in answer to the demand Of the board,
| steps could be taken to have tho bank
| officers with their books brought into
/ court.
| Mr.. Coalter. counsel for Mr.. Hechler,
| declared yesterday evening that the
| questions laid before the board were
new to him, and would require some
study OF conditions. He understoo
that 1t was the practice all over Vir-
| ginia for the3treasurers to receive three
| per cent from the bank of deposit for
| the county funds, this being generally
considered as one OF the perquisites Of
| the Office. Henrico county usually has
| from nifty to eighty thousand dollars
| on deposit, and the return from this
| source Is considerable. AS both Mr..
Hechler and Mr.. Frayser. the presen
ana the former treasurers. are candi
/ dates for reelection, the work Of the
/ investigating committee will be watch
ed with interest