The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-31

No Amount.
An executive order issued by Gov.
| Park NJ. Trammell, suspending J. Ed.
! Williams, county treasurer, from Of
| flee, reached the city yesterday. It
! become effective Immediately and
| charges a shortage In the accounts OF
the county treasurer as shown by tho
report Of the state auditor recently
filed with the governor. The auditor
came to Pensacola and checked uD
the accounts, comparing them with
the books and records OF the county
| auditor and the bank balances. Tho
audit was made upon request OF tho
American Surety Co, surety on the
bond of the county treasurer IN the
sum of $4,000 and the agent OF this
company, who was recently in the
city, is quoted as having stated that
his company will make good any
sums that might be short in the
treasurers accounts.
1t is known that the treasurer lost
about $1,000 in the bank failures in
the city, but it Is alleged that the
auditors report shows a further dis
crepancy of about $4,000 or $4,000.
WILL MAKE STATEMENT.
Mr.. Williams, the county treasurer,
told n Journal representative last
night that he would later make "a
statement to the public. II have re-
quested the state auditor to supply
me with a copy Of his report aud as
soon as I receive this report 7 will is-
sue a statement, as I feel 1t is due
the public.
fright now, with all OF this trouble
I really do not know what to say, but
as soon as 1 find out what the state
auditor reports 1 will make n state
ment"
Mr.. williams said that some money
had been in banks which had failed
and he understood that there was
some discrepancy between his &C
counts and the bank balances. but
exactly what these discrepancies ag-
gregated he did not know.
Mr.. williams said that when Mr.
Amos, the state auditor, was I'm Pen
sacola he had requested a copy OF his
report, but as yet ne had not received
1t. In fact the governor had not
even sent him a copy Of the executive
order sUspendIng him from office
and did not know what charges tho
governor had Incorporated in this
order Of suspension. He presumed.
however, that he would receive t., in
a few days.
ORDER OF SUSPENSION.
The order Of suspension, rs ISSUED
by the governor. is as follows:
State Of Florida, Executive Office.
Whereas, It IS officially made
L.
the state auditor, which has been
filed in my office. that one J. Ec.
Williams, county treasurer in and for
the county of Escambia State Of Flor.
ida, has during the present term oe
office, for which he holds a commits
sion as county treasurer Of said Cs-
Gambia county, failed, after proper
demand made upon him, to account
for a large amount OF public funds
which he should have on hand as such
county treasurer, and
Whereas, It is officially shown to
me by the said report received from
the state auditor that there exists
shortage in the accounts OF the said
]. Ed. Williams as such county treas
urer for which the said Williams has
failed after proper demand to account
and,
Whereas, The said shortage and
failure to account fol puuiic funds hy
the said J. Ed. Williams as such coun-
ty treasurer constitutes sufficiene
grounds for the suspension Of the said
Williams from the office Of count
treasurer under the provisions OF sec
tion Is, article of the state constltu-
tion. Now,
Therefore. In consideration of tho
premises 1, Park TrammeIl, Eoverno-
of the State OF Florida, by virtue OF
the power and authority vested in mo
by tho constitution of the state, do
hereby order that the said ]. ed. VIII
liams, be and he Is hereby suspended
from the office OF county treasurer
Of Escambia county, Florida, and that
he, the said ]. Ed. williams, shall not
hereafter exercise the duties OF said
office OF county treasurer In and for
the said county Of Escambia.
In testimony whereof, have
lereunto set my hand and caused tho
great seal Of the state to be affixed
at Tallaha ssee, the capital, this. tho
29th day of December A. D., 1914.
PARK TRAMBIELL
Governor"
by the governor, attest: III. Clay