The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-09
.GOOCHLANO CLERK
MAY Be INDICTED
Auditors Employees Summoned
to Appear Before Grand
Jury Monday.
SHORTAGE MORE THAN $4,000
Surety Company Made Good to
State and Is Said to Be
Prosecuting.

Employees Of the once Of the Audi
tor of Public Accounts have been sum-
moncd TO appear before the grand jury
of Goochhand County next Monday 10
tell what they know regarding the
recent shortage of Moses T. Monteiro'
former clerk of the county. in his om-
cial accounts. 1t Is UNDERSTOOD. that
the real prosecutor Is the bonding
company which paid Mr. Montei'os
Indebtedness to the State and whic"
is said to have squared him with the
county.
Such records as are necessary 10
show the status OF the accounts OF the
former clerk will be taken to Cocoa
land. where an effort will be made 10
secure indictments against MI. Mon
teiro.
shortage OF $1,000.
Tho shortage of the clerk. which His
c,oaad a remarkable condition OF
affairs. was discovered by n. b. nou-
dar & Son, accountants, of this city.
The original report of the accounts
indicated an indebtedness on the part
Of the former Clerk Monteiro OF >o''o''
and supplemental statement was
afterwards made bringing the totai
to q little more than $e,ooV. men
the report was received by the boaro
of Supervisors OF Goochland Couh's.
that body indicated its intention OF
bringing suit against his surety. the
United states Fidelity and GUARANTY
COMPANY, of Baltimore. However, II
is sadd the surety company MADE sooo
the loss.
Certainly this is true so Tar as the
States claim was concerned. shoItiS
before the Baudar examination was
made. in May Of this year. Auditor u
Lee Moore was on the point OF suing
the guaranty concern for the balance
dine the State from the clerk. covering
the period from September l. 'sll. 10
January /. 1912. when Mr.. Montelr"
went out OF office. but the surety com
pany paid the amount on demahu'
Not only Mr.. Moore. but Auoitors Ao'-
ton Marye and s. R Donohoe. mao
threatened to sue in order to secure
settlements from Clerk Monteiro.
Oyerdrew His Salary.
Details Of the Boudar examination
ere printed in The Times-Dspatch on
June s, 1919. The report sh owed ina.
the clerk overdrew his official salary
during his frst six-year term in the
sum OF $500, and in the second term
he overdrew it 1878. Delinquen.
taxes collected were not credited, ano
the Boudars secured possession o.
many checks paid to the clerk ana
letters from him acknowledging re-
CENT of money, which was not creo-
tied by him nor charged - him. ~
may be that from this source he SUI
owes the State some money
The article of June discusses
another phase of the matter. as fol-
lows:
Perhaps the most remarkaois
transaction was in the matter OF fees
for indexing. In 1904 the Board o!
Supervisors auth priced Clerk Montelro
to index the deed books, order DOCKS
and other official records Of the county
at a price of 1925. 1t seems that IN
1906 the clerk drew four warrants.
amounting to $500. for this work. ano
later ne drew $780, Not half II the
deed book indexing has been COM
pleted, and the order books Rave not
been indexed at all. Not more tnan
one-third of the work has been done
and vet the clerk has drawn $s,a9o'
when he agreed to do 1t all FOR $s.o-
He claims he was due the amount ne
drew.
severe eensure Is visited by the
Boudar rep orts on the Board OK Su-
pervisors. The shortage could never
have occurred. it IS stated, but for the
rros.est sort Of negligence on the
part Of the board in attending to the
nublic business. 1t seems to nave
been composed OF supervisors VINO
never supervised and who disresafoe'
the peoples interest.