The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-29
BAMBERG, S. c.. THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1909
SHORTAGE IN GEORGETOWN.

SHORIAGE IN GEORGE1ONN n.
County Treasurer Claims it is Mis-
take, However.
There is a shortage of nearly ST.
900 in the accounts of the treasurer
of Georgetown county. This has been
suspected for some time by the comp
troller generals Office and close
checking up of the books has been 60
ing on. However, the treasurer in
sists that he is not short and that the
checking up is at fault.
The Georgetown Times gave pub
licity to the following statement:
"Our whole community is terribly
shaken over the condition of the
county treasurer's Office, caused, as
we have no doubt, by bad bookkeep-
ing on the part of Mr.. Detyens, the
incumbent. The report has it that he
is about $4,000 short; and, from
what we can gather, there seems to
be no doubt about it. Where has the
money gone? Not into his two
houses; not into his farm, certainly,
because all this property is under
mortgage, all is incumbered. He
never lived a fast life; he never
gambled, or wasted his money on fast
women. If he ever did these things,
his friends and constituents would
know of it, for this is a small COM
and every one knows each
others business to a greater or less
extent.
1T is but justice to say Mr.. Deytens
disputes the correctness of the figures
put down by Gen. Jones and Mr.. Will
son, and claims that he has more
vouchers in his Office, which, when
deducted from the balance found
against him, will materially decrease
the amount of the apparent shortage.
We hope so from our heart. We un-
derstand that it is the intention of
the treasurer to have an expert go
over his accounts.
vouchers and accounts of the superin-
tendent of education as to schools and
the same as to the supervisor.
Postmaster in Trouble, Too?
"And as if all this was not enough
to shock the people there are rumors
of all kinds affecting the postofice,
but as we have no official informa-
ton on the subject, we care not to
dilate on it for the present; neither
can we write intelligently about the
fines collected by the magistrates, al
though Comptroller Jones says there
is big discrepancy between the
collected and actually turned
in to the treasurer"
Postoffice Inspector Gregory, who
was in Columbia, expressed surprise
that the Georgetown postmaster, Mr..
A. L. King, was thought to be in
financial trouble. Mr.. Gregory knows
MIR. King well and thinks well Of him.
he could give no informa-
ton about the supposed trouble in the
Georgetown Office, as this Office is not
in Mr.. Gregory's territory. 1t is look
ed after from the Charleston Office.
Representatives ]. Walter Doar
and Olin Sawyer, of Georgetown, who
were in Columbia yesterday, confirm
ed the rumors of the shortage of
Treasurer J. F. Detyens, Of George
town county. The shortage AMOUNTS
to about $500.
Several days ago Comptroller Cen
eral Jones made an investigation of
the affairs of the Office and it is un-
drstood will submit report to Gov.
Ansel asking for the removal of Mr..
Detyens. Mr.. Jones was out of the
city yesterday and, therefore, the ex-
act figures could not be obtained from
him.
MIR. w. H. Darrill, who has been
auditor for Georgetown county for
number of years, was in Columbia,
and it is understood has submitted
his resignation to the delegation. His
action, however, has nothing to do
with the shortage, buts was because
Of bad health and the fact that he is
about 80 years Of age.
Detyens, according to the statement
of DR.. Sawyer, was to have made
number of speeches in the cause OF
being interested In the
fight now going on in Georgetown
county. He is still in Office, although
when a full report of the comptroller
general is submitted, a request will
be made for his removal.
Among other items of shortage is
said to be $1,000 at one clip, this in
the form of a check for dispensary
money, which was indorsed and paid,
but of which there is said to be no
record in the treasurer's Office. The
treasurer is also said to have re-
ceipted for money to number OF
road overseers and made no record OF
the transaction.
TO Try John jenkins.