Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-09-08
OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY.
The Facts Regarding the Alleged $737
Shortage.

Some time in February of this year,
Accountant Scott called my attention
to an item in the Town Accounts with
the Town of Caswell for 1905 of $737 90
which was duly entered in the Town
account books, but had not been carried
forward into the Cash Book and Jour
nal, and accorning to his statement had
not been accounted for in my final set
Element with the County Board at the
time went out of Office in January,
1907, at which time my accounts were
carefully checked over by the committe.
Assuming that his findings were cor
rect, offered to pay the amount over
at that time, but was advised by Mr.
Scott to wait until he had finished check
ing over the Town of Caswell accounts
at Armstrong Creek.
In the meantime | went to Mississippi
in the interest of Uihlein Brothers, of
Milwaukee, to examine some timber
lands. Immediately upon my return,
about the last of March, Mr.. Scott call
ed me to the County Treasurer's office
and said he had verified his figures and
that there appeared to be a shortage in
my accounts for 1905, of $737.00
| at once drew my check for that
amount on the First National Bank of
Crandon, to Henry Poppy, County
Treasurer, and considered the matter
closed. There was nothing said in my
hearing about a lawsuit nor any threat
to ''Start Something" Nothing was
said about keeping the matter quiet, or
about holding the check for any time
or reason. The money was in the bank
to meet it, and remained there for more
than 80 days. Why the check was not
presented for payment or verifcation |
do not know.
In the meantime the pretended reform
investigation started by Hooper, Deck
err, Kennard and few others, had adj
vanced to a point where it was so APP
parent to everybody that even a blind
man could see, that most of the money
claimed to have been recovered, was
dropping into the pockets of pair of
nine-spot lawyers
About that time the Forest Ecbo came
out with a statement of the amounts
recovered by the investigation. All
this time l supposed the check for $737
had been paid, until the Banks month
l.. A,N hnV ItSa
ed that the check for $737. was not with
the Cancelled vouchers. Calling up the
cashier / was told that it had not been
presented for payment. ! then con-
cluded that possibly Mr.. Scott might
be wrong and that the money would be
safer in my own pocket, so went to the
bank and drew down my open account
below $797.00.
On May goth, County Treasurer Pop
DIV presented the check at the bank for
payment, which was refused for lack of
funds. Mr.. Poppy notified me at once
and went to his Office where we talked
the matter over and agreed to let the
mater rest until he had time to go over
the books with me, when he would let
me know and we would take the matter
up together.
This is the only agreement of any
nature between Mr.. Poppy and myelf.
l have never seen the check since the
day it was drawn and handed to the
County Treasurer, and as far as know
he still has it in his position.
The statement in the Echo of last
week that the check had been returned
to me, or that | have told anyone that
it had been returned to me, is false in
every particular. Instead of going
around explaining" have said little
or nothing regarding the matter to any
one, and in all my business dealings
with Forest County, or the inhabitants
thereof. have no reason for hanging
my head. So WHY NOT hold it up? 1t
is more than the writer of the Echo ar
ticgs has ever been able to do.
Now as far as that amount of S737. 90