The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-12-17
HARVEY MOORE DENIES
SHORTAGE IN HIS
ACCOUNTS

AS stated in the last issue of The
Tribune the prosecuting attorney of
Canyon county acting under instruc-
tions of the county commissioners,
has made formal demand upon G. H.
Moore, eX-assessor and tax collector
of Canyon county, for $3,oo3,oO, which
sum the officials claim was collected
by Mr.. Moore and never turned over
to the county. We understand that
Attorney Griffiths has notified the
bonding company of the alleged dis
crepancies. The report upon which
the demands for an accounting were
based has not been made public.
Attorney Griffiths notified Mr..
Moore Monday that the county COM
missioners had instructed him to
make formal demand for the amount
stated and that if it were not forth
coming to begin action in the courts
for recovery. Thursday evening of
last week Mr.. Moore gave out for
publication the following statement:
Almost nine years ago | assumed
the duties of assessor and tax col
lector of Canyon county and appoint
ed Mr.. J, Jester, Jr., of Caldwell, as
chief deputy. During our term of
Office some $4,000 business trans
actions were consummated and about
$55O,OO0.OO in money exchanged
hands. That mistakes were made l
frankly admit. Our work was checked
annually by the state officials and
quarterly and annual reports made to
the county commissioners. Mr.. JeS-
ter and l alone handled all money re-
ceived in the Office and our accounts
balanced, except on two days, during
our tenure in the office. One day we
were short $40; on another day we
were long $4,000. These errors we
never found. 1t is significantly
strange that the county commission
ers Withhold the publishing of the
audit which leads them to the con-
clusion reached.
The ledgers,~ kept by the county
auditor during our term of Office arc
in balance with our reports and set
Elements with the county commits
sioners and | am absolutely certain
that an audit showing all collections
and disbursements will show a prac>
teal balance.
Financially | was poorer as a re-
suit of having held the office and
never prohted to the extent of any
thing at the expense of Canyon
county"
Jester Satisfied of Innocence.
]. Jester, Jr., who was chief clerk in
the Office of Assessor Moore. is fully
satisfied that there is no shortage. He
states that he was in position to
know all the transactions of the Of
fee and did know them, and that ali
moneys collected twere turned ovel
to the county in the course of bust
ness. Mr.. Jester is thoroughly con-
WINGED that there is nothing wrong
with Mr.. Moore's accounts.
The hundreds of friends of C. H.
Moore throughout Canyon county
feel that every dollar has been turned
over and that an investigation will so
show. 1t has been seven years since
Mr.. M ore was county assessor and
of course no one remembers the de-
tails of every transaction.
Van Deusen Report Not Completed.
The report which Clarence Van
Deusen rs supposed to submit to the
county commissioners is not complet-
ed, or at any rate has not been pub
lished. Mr.. Moore, his friends and
taxpayers generally, will take the al
legations of shortage a little more
seriously when they are backed UP by
the report. When the report is made
everybody can ascertain the exact
condition of affairs. Everyone can
then learn the basis for the demands
of the county commissioners.