The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-23
REPORT Of
EXAMINERS
RECEIVED
INVESTIGATION OF RE-
CORDS OF CENTER TIP,
TRUSTEES IS ON
FILE.
Report of Investigators Show
Itenized Account of Waste
of Public Funds by Two
Former Officers.

The report of the two field ex
aminers who Inspected the re-
cords OF the township trustees oi
Center township, has been re-
ceived by present trustee John
Richards, and is on file in his OF
fee. The following is the report
OF the Jackson and Corse ad-
ministratlons, as given by the re-
port:
Center Township, Marshal
County, Indiana.
Supplementary Report
In the matter of the exannna
tion of the accounts OF c. Z
Jackman, Trustee OF Center
township, MARSHALL county, In.
diana, for the year ending De
cember 81, 1901; also OF Fred
Corse. Trustee OF said township
for. the years ending December
81. 1905, 1906, 1907 and 1905
we herewith file summary
statement OF receipts and dis
bursenents of said Center town
ship on General Blank Form No
~, one for each year from Jan
,lary /, 1901 to December 81
1908 inclusive, which said form
No. ~ is submitted to the State
Board OF Accounts and made
part hereof.
I'm our examination and inves
tigation of the Office OF Town
ship Trustee OF Center Town
ship. Marshall County, Indiana
for the years 1904 to 1908 inclu
sive. we were informed that {
|P. Jackman, who was Trustee II
1904 had been leading a life o
dissipation and had become al
easy prey for supply men; tha
he used the funds OF the Town
ship lavishly in the purchase o
supplies; that on December 81
1904 his overdrafts exceeded nj
balances S250.72.
We have not listed his expen
ditures for supplies for the rea
SON that said c. P. Jackman l
now a resident OF the State o
washington and has no prcpert,,
within the jurisdiction OF tn
courts of Indiana.
We do charge him however
with the following balances a
shown by his report Decembe
81. 1904.
Township Fund. .......S 1853
Tuition Fund. .......... 4
Library Fund. ..... 7S.1
Dog Fund. ........ 243.o
| Total ............... -. .oooo.9
We note that Fred Cors'
whose term as Trustee of Cente
Township, Marshall county, lr
diana. began January 1,l19o5. re
fused to accept the overdrafts {
his predecessor c. P. JackmaI
and az he received nothing l
| anv of the funds. he begins bus
ness with Zero in each fun'
THE Auditor carries the balance
and overdrafts OF c. P. Jackma
on his ledger. which gives hi
am entirely different set OF ba
ances from those reported an
carried on the cash book OF tn
Trustee. This condition Sti
exists.
On January 18th. 1906. Ere
Corse Trustee petitioned his Az
visory Board for expenses OF
suit to recover the amount
S5232 .4S due the Tuition Fun
as shown by c. p. Jackman
Report, December 81, 1901. A
ter careful consideration II
Board denied the petition I
Trustee Corse and refused II
appropriation prayed for.
In the further examination
the records and reports OF sa
Township on file in the Auditor
office in Marshall county 1ndlar
and the Financial Records al
Cash Books of said Towsnh
for the wears 1905. 1906. 1907 al
1908. our findings are as follow
For 1905.
We note that Fred Cors
Trustee failed to charge hilnst
!, with 1926 surplus dog fund
That he paid the members
,,;s Advisory Board $500 eat
for salary 1905.
: That he paid John w. Park
ior collecting transfers 1905 +
Brightside Julia F. Work
SCHOOL, the sum OF S236:7o.
That he paid himself for sc
vice as Trustee $SO9.9O.
} For 1906.
/ I'VE note that Fred Cors
e Trustee paid the members OF /
Advisory Board $25.oo each
salary.
That he paid John w. Pan.
4 for collection transfers 1906 I
: Brightside Julia F. Worl
? SchooD the sum OF s25s.oO.
That he paid wv. H. Matth1