The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07
SHORTAGE TO
REACH $4,000
Lannon's Accounts
Examined.
COVERED BY SURETY MARGIN
Alleged DefauIting Superintendent
Of Education Nay Be South.
wAerssboats bakaows Bat the Pa
per- Left sehi.d Enabled state
Exsniser Joha Psrifey to
Gsther evidence for .
Report.

Is +. s.. Lannon'S the alleged de-
fauiting superintendent Of Education
of Geneva County in Honduras? Is be
In Cuba? Is he not IN one Of the Latin
republic to the south OF us7
As the result OF an examination Of
his accounts BY state Examiner John
Purifoy. 1t would seem 30. He would
be an astute detective. who could an
swer the question definitely. but the
inference would be good from certain
Evidence found by Judge Purifoy.
The authentic report on LANNON'S
accounts was filed yesterday with Gov
ernor Conner and II Is known that a
shortage Ia shown. The details OF the
report have not been given out nor will
they be, until the return Of His Elk
cellency from Birmingham, where he
Is thought to have gone yesterday at
ternoon. IL there We're no shortage.
maybe Lannon's would be In hailing
distance somewhere. As Il IL, he has
not been heard from since his sudden
departure about February 30 last.
While Judge Purifoy. who has Just
returned from Geneva County, could
not divulge the contents OF his report.
he told yesterday OF surrounding evil
dence among the papers Of the ex-su-
perintendent. He did not take his per-
sonai correspondence with him. or at
least he did not make q clean sweep
OF II. This neglect exposed bit Of
his past. one item Of which, seems TO
be bunch of letters In the apparent
script OF spanish.
Being very modest man. Judge
Purlfoy did not pry into the letters
and read their messages. In his best
Judgment, however, the writing sa-
vored somewhat OF d Castiiian type.
Some OF those at the Capitol were
guessing yesterday, that maybe some
correspondent In south or Central
America was making comfortable
place for, the fugitive from Alabama.
: As long as the guess may seem. II
should not be forgotten that It was
from Tampa. Fla. that the package Of
express was sent to Examiner H. X.
Brooke. OF this city, enclosing papers
which would help in ascertaining the
debts. ofbunpaid school teachers In
Southeast Alabama. 1t is not impossi-
BILE. It is said. that Lannon's, on the
ny. did speedy business with the ex-
press agent at Tampa, and later en-
barked to the southwark, perhaps Cuba
or points farther.
1t now develops that Lannon's came
near routing himself through Chicago.
He. up 70 the last day or 30, WAS In
tending to 90 there with the Southern
educators in February. II "a under
stood that he was put down as Pull
man passenger with the rest OF the
Southern group. but called It or at this
last moment. owing 70 family illness
The amount Of LAmfnons'g Shortage
and his wherea bouts, are now the most
speculative elements on tap. Accord
Ing to some estimates, unofficial. II
may go as high as $4,000 or $4,000
The officiai report win have to reveal
these particulars II 10 believed that
the State is on the safe aide OF the
surety margin, the alleged defauiter
having given bond In the sum of s1l.-
600. One or the lucky features OF this
for the State treasury, lies In the ru.
mored, fact that only in the last few
months OF Lammons,s tenure Of ONCE
was his bond Increased to its present
amount There Is a rule closely fol-
lowed by the Department Of Education
that no superintendent shall draw an
amount for monthly payroll more thar
half the amount of the officers bond
1t is cited as being satisfactory, this
bond Increase, to Lannon'S as Il Seems
70 have enabled him to draw up TO this
high level for February pay to teach.
ers. As ne skipped with all this sum
and. 1t Il said, with other funds, h,
may not have demurred to the increass
in bond. f 49,
On the return OF the Governor hs
may make known the contents OF Elk.
aminer Purifoy's report. The lattel
has been working long time on tht
document.