The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-22
WOULD SUE FORMER
STATE TREASURES
FOR OVER S15O,O0O
The State Investigating
Committee Prepares
Report.
KEPT THE INTEREST
Former Officials Alleg-
ed to Have Pocketed
Large Sums.
KEPT THE INTEREST

Sioux Falls, s.. D.-Immediate
commencement OF actions against
former State Treasurer G. II. Cassill
and the estate of former Treasurer
Kirk G. Phillips for a total of Sl25,-
900, most of which. it, is claimed
they collected as interest on state
deposits In banks and kept for their
purposes, is urged by the last lesis-
lature IN q special report to Governor
Byrne.
The special report Is filed with a
vlaW OF securing immediate action on
the W cases TO avoid technical com
plications. The Phillips estate is
Q In probate and the time for Alag
OF claims closes February 81 ard il
Is feared that "A delay may prevent
the state from collecting the claim.
The first draft OF the report has
Just been completed by Richard F.
Lyons OF Sioux Falls, vice chairman
OF the commission In whose hands
ihe preparation of the report with
Inc findings and recommendations OF
the commission were placed.
Evidence Against Officials.
the summary of the findings of the
commission states that evidence has
ulready been aec,,red ~ shnw 49, 49,
The four former ~trensure,s Ma'
L hjlIlps. John scl,amhe, r n ~
Inns and q IT cassil cnilaota,, ~
terest on state denoeits ana Sast ,he
mnnav ara MI i1a 80 nsp. tHe
counts between banks and the state
treasurers have been secured, IL Is
declared there are many items which
ret and which cnmjd he sen,,aa -,
evidence In case Of thn nina, .ni
ment Of actions nv tha stata m
commission therefore urpes tl,a, suit
BIO brought against tho phillins w.
.aie for S75.o0O althoneh tl,a -
tied afatement .hows ~ ~ ~ mvn =,
due the state. In INC Cassil c..n az
s%aggestIot III n,oda ant ~tha N ~ ~
hra,,yht snrG 5"ie nc
Yresent cin;mV 10 nns, oasn ehe
The amnnnt ~ raa'9a
M tbe ahnva, ,,,nar oosaiaru
amounts dmo from, ,ha 80 sac
state roas1,ya,s1 -, ."s aoul iofIleI
iaI-inp tba totaI ,,nn, at, ~
cnn,mitteo fnnn1 ~ ~ one
ceivad ne intsrast ~ tha ~ ~
by each @treasmrar dn wv NJ . .uuas'
bsncy in the nffica and nn,, ,,ean
,ha teres ~ sanb ~ .aia u.'ns
III tfn rata ~ sarar saau SUITS
anuu,n omnnnrde psi
tho data NOR ,vhint IN ..onl
surrendnrad mo nre;aa ~ ~.
sor A'
The con,nittaa yo,na ~,
TT Cassilp dI,,.i,,y tho NC = !,
he wns trhasurar 11on7 1onS, ""ie
carrvinp II tI,a Sion. rSa,,. 70, was
hnnls re Sianr ,Tn NJ raus savings
q dennsit nnging Ill H. D"su'a
S5O.00O to oypr SAnn onn ~ ~
who were h octiva a,d 80
officers offtb4s institnt - 4oi..tf
thnsa vears mcra oaiIaa ~ uui NE
c~nmmittsa .,,d tast;ans ueio'e Wy
IN nnnar - ~ ,ha go Ioon na.. eallS
;ntslv ar,ar AZ 800, i.V.' .iiiiea-
stata raas,,ar s'ssm quailiIu az
~ sba ,s.aa u,v., az was eiected n
Thesa man tast;nad ~ uaIh,
tas a IN 49, ~ unu .ne iiinu-
hanE sbaw that ~. ul.eelors OF me
tina ann ~ soNoEn Sassii reserved
the vaa s1aag M - sa.aiy uui.hE
,.a,a .a.s 49, i.o eoillhi,1ee mas
lave that III, i.a. anu uoes ".
this sim ,aid NJ. naa' posiues
arw naia tah -. 1assii as q sal.
money a. ;n+arast - "a. "
dannsit nv. n q Ills enorilous
nj tbaI qsmao ~ Ito Dnuas, VINO was
nf ,l,a harl- 49,
an,;ned aa,, wnen seSe.eiy cross eA,
,Lat M Gaanau " u cuihiilittee
vnnt,ga ~ a.na. 'sIsaseu eienef aa-
aru ~ q o plon \, o.lier .han ms sal
%acconn+ aftthY,g. ~ aIasun ~ anu OF
NO stota ,,anas', sp9s. Sailaeu uN I'm
Savinrs bamis ~ INC SIOUX rams
All nf thasa
have ~ co,,raa inel treasurers
Giant honds ~. s ~ soou anu sunl-
49, oa " ails iaitillul perlor-
urnra ,rtasa 800 a. s,a.e lIeds-
in acnr5anea VIII Us aas, " coufse'
the nffica ~ tha ol ile ~
Tho bondsmea = Is, ~ s.a,e
and nre n The main ~ n~uasluuais,
citizens or the state e"e Weai.aies'
The committaa has &c va, ~.
mile to Ana tbat nv = ~ pesu w
received hv the sn,, s =, .nls inone!
hereinbefore mentiond wac ayar na;a
Chapter 22e of tho Inv, nf Tom
passed Win an emerrs, ra"s isu',