The daily star-mirror., 1915-09-03
DEFENBACH AUDIT
OBJECT OF ATTACK
ERNEST RANDALL, DEPUTY AS
SCISSOR, FILES COMMUNICATION
WITH COUNTY BOARD
Makes Explanation of Some Items in
Experts Report Which Are Shown
EmbezzlementS

The audit of certain items in the
books of the assessors Office during
the term OF Theodore E.. Martins0n,
shown by Expert Accountant ByrOr
Defenbach as embezzlen1ents, is at
tackled in communication to the
board of county commissioners filed
last night with II. E. Estes, clerk of
the board, by Ernest Randall, dep
uty in the office of the assessor at
the present time, and who occupied
the position during the MartinsOn
regime. The communication requests
that the county board verify state
ments made as to certain items in JUS
tice to Mr.. Martinson, Mr.. Nelson, a
former deputy, and himself. The mat
ter will rest until the meeting of the
commissioners. The items referred
to are declared to have been correct
ed in one form or another and refers
sOnal roll. The statement of Mr.. Ran
dali is as follows:
I'm view of certain items on page
II of Accountant Defenbach's report
to your honorable board showing
shortages in the collection of 1918 per
sonal property taxes, l have deemed
it only fair to Mr.. Martinson, Mr..
Nelson and myself, to place the true
facts before you
"Mr. Defenbach shows the follow
ing:
1918 Personal Roll
Receipt
No. Name. Shortage
1875 Peter L. Youngers. S 9.96
174 E. c. Morgan. an. .32 |
178 Atkins Yarbor. or... LOO |
1865 McGregor L. & L. S. Co.,. 5.52 |
Receipt No. 1875 shows by the dup
licate on file in the office that it has
been voided and that a new receirt
No. 1113 has been issued in its place.
The 1913 personal property roll shows
on page 81, line 16, the assessment of
Mr.. Youngers, that his taxes amounted
to the sum of 1895 and that the same
was paid by receipt No. lib, the dup
icate of which is on file. Also the
assessors report filed with the county
auditor on December 5, 1913, shows
'eceipt No. 1113 reported in the sum
If 1896.
Receipt No. 174 shows by the dup
icate on file taxes extended as fol- !
ows:
State and county tax. ...........$ 3.64
school tax, district No. 23. ... 1.02
Road district No. g.. SO ;,
Total tax ...S 1856 Y
This receipt shows at the top Re g
eived of E. c. Morgan. Seven and p
8-100' which was clearly clerical II
rror in writing in the amount actual
2 received.
Receipt No. 17S shows by the dup I
cate on file taxes extended as fol-
,ws
tate and county tax. 6.S5
chool district No. 23 tax. 80. 1.25 b
DAD district No. 8.. .S4
Total tax 5 8.94
Attached hereto you will find can
lied voucher On the Moscow State
ank, No. 35, dated October 20, 1913, fo
lid
arbor the sum of 81 with his en- ar
'rsement on the back thereof. We ch
so wrote Mr.. Yarbor asking a re fr
IN of his original receipt for cor OK
ction which he failed to do.
Receipt No. 365 shows by the dupli- de
te on file taxes extended as follows: 9,
ate and county tax. ........ .$25.12 ia
hool tax district No. TO-. 2757 th
ad district No. 81. 1855 Nc
Total tax ................... $60.35 iii'
Attached hereto you will find o,n- 'n'
led voucher on the Moscow State 10y
nix No. SO, dated October "a, 1913, oo'
owing that We refunded to the Nc :.
agor Land & Live Stock company
sum of $5.52 with their endorse 20
MT on the back thereof. 'ie
roe
The amounts as written in at the MI
Of receipts No. ITS and No. 365 -.
purely clerical errors and are the ~.
cunts of the checks received and
the amount of the taxes collected
respectfully ask your honorable
y to verify these statements from str,
records in the assessors and aud bul
S offices. ket
Respectfully submitted, wri
"ERNEST RANDALL" reft