The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-21

M'INTYRE'S THEFT
REPORT OF KINGSLAND-
LYNDHURST COMMITTEE.
Town T~reasurer's Defalcation Resulted
in Net Loss of $4,11s, According
to Investigation.

The citizens investigating committee Of
kingsland-L yndhurst, consisting of L.. R.
lie Clear. Charles L. Garland, John KehOe,
Charles r.. Searles, James r. Houghton
and Charles ]. Rogers, who were appoint
ed a Year ago at a mass meeting of the
people imediately after the defalcatlon of
Town Treasurer John j. Mcintyre, after
making a thorough Investigation not only
of the extent of the thefts, but of the
method Of bookkeeping In the treasurer's
office. that made poss BILE thefts of officials,
met last night TO report. The members
were by Chairman William Rog-
ers at the request of several citizens, and
when the meeting was called to order in
the Ridge road school building the room
was nearly filled. The report did not APP
pear to create any particular surprise,
because 1t had been anticipated by the
people, who had heard an abstract of 1t
at one of the township committee meetings
soon after Township Clerk John +. Woods
investigation into the missing treasurers
affairs.
The report was read by Secretary Will
lam Connolly. and its introduction dwelt
largely upon the tact that the committee
mad followed the wishes of the people eX-
pressed at the meeting that appointed them
20 the effect that their duty was only to
investigate the treasurer's shortage and
recommend a better method of bookkeeping
cations.
The report follows, in part: "As soon
as theft was discovered all of McIntyre's
books and papers were surrendered by the
family to Town Clerk John F. Woods,
who them carefully, made his
report to the Township Committee and
finally, turned them over to the present
treasurer In the condition he found them.
Your committee begs to report that an
exhaustive examination of the treasurer's
books shows a shortage of IS, 21S.1 Is, the
loss to the township being reduced by
Sl,VO, the amount of the treasurer's bond
and by the return of a check found by his
famly for 1925, making a net loss to the
ownship of $4,1lS.1S, which agrees exactly
with the township clerks report.
An inspection of the check books and
checks returned by the bank shows that
all stubs and checks from No. 1 to No. 60
checks drawn by Mcintyre and paid by
the bank were obtained from the bank
and compared with vouchers in possession
of the Township Committee, which shows
that he drew checks and appropriated the
proceeds, to the amount of $955.25, in
small checks, and two checks found later
on for $50 and another for 500, which made
the amount of $1,060. %, representing de-
stroyed checks. The position Of these
checks on the list furnished by the bank
that he began his thefts Immediate
ly on assuming office. Further thefts
were rs I1llows: June 4. 1906, $685.; June
8, 1906. s752.M, check payable to cash;
2, 1906. order of William Jordan, for
Mis-: July "a, 1906, for $500; July IS,
1906, for 81, 100. all payable to cash. On
July q, 1906. he drew checks to his order
made out to ]. A. McCreary for $1,549.S0,
which he cashed at the Park National
Bank, in New York. He also retained and
used township licenses to the amount Of
$13. 80. and county licenses of 500. 25. The
latter was returned by his family, making
a total oa s., 11S.S3."
The committee spoke of McIntyre's last
transaction, that of procuring the $1,549.S0
that was due to j. A. MeCready as town
attorney from the New York bank and of
his method of covering It up.
Tit report concludes with recommended
tons for better bookkeeping in the office
of the treasurer and suggests making the
treasurer's bond $500. This has been done
by the township committee.
No sooner had Secretary Connolly COM
pleted the reading than Michael Richie, in
a sarcastic speech, declared that the COM
mittee had failed to do its work properly.
las near as / can ascertain" he said,
mo effort has been made to bring this
man TO justice. That, 1t seems to me, is
the duty of this committee. The report
not show that any step has been
taken in that direction. l don't believe that
even the county prosecutor has been con-
Chairman lie Clair defended the commit
tee by stating hat he himself was before
the Grand Jury and an indictment was
found, which, he said, contradicts Mr..
Ritchie'S assertion.
The report was finally accepted by the
meeting and the ommitt thanked upon
motion of John E. Travers. A resolution
was also adopted to have whatever de-
ficiency there was IN the town treasury
made a special appropriation on the ballots
this fall for the people to vote on.
Treasurer Mcintyre disappeared in July,
1906, and no trace has been obtained Of
him, despite the fact that n prominent Off
cial has expended considerable money out
of his own pocket, no appropriation being
available for the purpose, to, obtain knowl-
edge of the treasurer's whereabouts.