The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-10
DOTY WAS SHORT
Former superintendent of the
Kansas Medical School
Makes a Settlement SatiSfac-
tory to the State.
GIVES PROPERTY and CASH
More Than $1,000 Was NeceS-
sary to Cover Deficit.
There VIII Be No Prosecution,
Criminal or Otherwise.
GIVES PROPERTY and Cash

Claude A. Doty, former superin-
tendent of the state medical hospital
at Rosedale, today turned over to the
state cash and personal property
amounting to $500 to cover short
ages at the institution. Doty will not
be prosecuted criminally for his
shortage, state officials announced.
The Doty shortage covered a period
of nearly two years while he was su-
perintendent of the state institution.
Accounts for purchases, used person
ally by the superintendent, were
charged to the state and bills amount
ing to S5,567.99 were found to have
been improperly charged to the state.
Books, lumber, furniture, electrical
and automobile supplies were pur
chased by Doty and the accounts
charged to the state and paid from
state funds.
Long Report by Cation.
Special audits of Doty's accounts
countant. a report covering nearly
fifty typewriter pages, was filed to-
day with Governor Capper. In the re-
port, it is stipulated that settlement
has been made with Doty for his
shortage. The individual accounts are
discussed separately and a full show
ing of the shortage is covered in the
report.
Nearly a year age the state began
to dig into Doty's accounts. The
prODe started WnGn many OllIS were
charged to the state for materials
which had not been ordered by the
state board of administration or the
state purchasing agent. These bills
came to James T. Lardner, state pur-
chasing agent for the schools. When
the matter was checked up to Doty,
it was learned that the hospital su
perintendent had made generous use
of his credit in the purchase of sup
plies and materials for his own use
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the state.
Then He Resigned.
In May, shortly after the facts con-
cerning the hospital shortages were
revealed, Doty resigned. No state
ment as to the nature of the Doty
shortage was made by state officials
at that time. Personal property own
| ed by Doty was held by the state and
today final settlement was made.
Members of the board of admins
tration. w. E. Davis, state auditor; j.
1 E. Cation, accountant; w. r. Lemon
assistant accountant, and James T
Lardner, purchasing agent; spent two
| days with Doty in working out a set
tlement of the accounts. The Doty
! purchases and shortages were inves-
tigated thoroughly and were covered
today in a special report which Gator
sent to Governor Capper. DOty is
| now in Omaha.
Under the basis of settlement, Doty
turned over to the state his valuable
medical library, his furniture and 9th
er personal property in addition tc
cash amounting to about $2,500. The
agreement also waived for the state
payment of a voucher amounting tc
$3,076.54.
Shortage Nearly $4,000.
Investigation by the state account
ant showed that Doty's cash items il
the shortage amounted to $4,45470
He also had purchased lumber in the
amount of $175.42; furniture amount
ing to S566.49; books, $336.67; elec
trical supplies. $21S.11; and automo
bile supplies, $113.29. He had alst
assumed accounts in the amount o
S214.4O. The total shortage amounted
to S5,567.99.
Doty went to the Rosedale state hos
pital in July 1912. as steward. Late
he became superintendent of the in
stitution. His salary was 800
month, with living quarters and meal
for himself and family.
Following the settlement today
state officials stated that Doty would
not be prosecuted criminally.