The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-20
not On fle. making II appear tia, ,hoy

not on file. making 1t appear that tiicy
had been rcccipted
Becoming suspicious OF these seven
accounts. Mr.. Crcn3haw Interviewed
the merchants each of whom produced
a properly signed receipt for 1910
taxes In the amounts stated, though the
oillcc records did not show that they
had been given credit for the payments.
Zee 0fnins satisfied of an actual short
age, probably exceeding $1,000. the
Speciul accountant Lutte on Monday ar
ternoon notified Chairman "a. II. Pol
lafd. IN, OF the Committee on Finance.
who. on the following day wrote TO
Mayor Richardson saying: Late yes
.erday afternoon MIR. George $. Crcn.
shaw, special accountant. reported to
ne That he had discovered there was
,rreshlarity In the Office of tile Col
leetor Of City Taxes. Therefore. IL be-
comes my painful duty 10 cali your at
lettion 10 this matter. so that you may
90 Whatever you see lit in the premises.
Air. Crensliaw will go into the matter
With you In detail"
cunnin.ham III ut Home.
IT was on Monday afternoon tina,
captain Cunningham admitted Tie
shoftase TO Deputy IIulce, Collector
OF Delinqucnt Taxes Walford and Ac-
countant Crcnshaw Just before Mr.
-~-'s'Nt'' it'Ni'cN POLLARD OF
the facts he had ascertained In his
f. eNainination of the Office Captain Gun
miheham did not go TO his office on
ucsday. He came down down. was
, lhkch III and carried home by friends
III motor car. Yesterday he was con
iined 70 his room under care or =
physician. suffering from nervous col
lapse.
80 man connected with the city gov
cfnment has more pesonal friends and
no man personally is better liked. 4
ltlH y o.hclai III the CITY Hall remarked
Yesterday that there was no other OH
/. cial In the city employ from WHOM =
council committee would suppress |,
report showing dclinqucncies. as was
| uohe ny the special accountant. AS was
| ifiNcstigatch loans made TO friends
from Inc city cash last year.
ASIDE from official position, there a re
lew men as widely known in Iuchmon,
ana few whose acquaintance extend,
through all classes of people. c;if,ce
/ Win tenor voice. he has been Ieadc,
- ihusicai events. singing solos or
. many public occasions. and LEADING n
popular singing on Memorial Davl7ant
az similar patriotic exercises. He ba.
neen prominent In many secret orders
ana IN nearly every order has held hiri
Office. 80 80 rs
Friends Can Give No Reason.
In view OF the large Income which IN,
once has yieldsd in fees in the pas
tew years, his frineds arc at loss IL
| ma any reason for his action. :"
could understand II he were moo,
man. struggling along on small sal.
ary, said brother official Yesterday
but his Office is known to net hin
more than $4,000 year. cannot sc,
now he could have been so pressed for
tnnds as TO have taken any such stem
especially as he had many friends from
whom he could have made loans"
1t was generally said that the Col.
lector had always been liberal almos1
20 prodieality, both in his charity ane
IN, loans to friends. refusing no one
whether he could afford the assistance
asked or not
some friends were inclined TO ascribe
MS financial difficulties to physicaI
hree kdown and the result OF Illness. Ir
the absence OF any authoritative state.
ment from Captain Cunningham him.
self. his friends are al loss how te
account for his actions, and snecula
ton and gossip went on II. every nool
and corner or the City Han all da,
Yesterday. and will probably continue
until all the facts come out at tho tria
on Tuesday.