The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-04
GRAHAM CASE
BEING ARGUED
Continued from first page,)

CONTINUED from flfsI paBcl
regularities that everything was clear
and above board. You never said
word to me about these oyerdrafts or
| funds unaccounted for on your part,
and the part that Mr. Hanley had in
the matter Your clerks, OF course,
were loyal to you and | went blind en-
tirely until got TO looking over the
books for myself. / then did not be
lieve anything TO be wrong but ! kept
digging and asking questions until now
it looks very bad. The bank commits
sioner is working on the books now
digging wayand | am going to help
MIN and when he is through | shall ask
Tor a special investigation, Matters
| have been SO kept from me that ] do
! not know how far this matter has gone
| and | shall feel deep responsibility
until ] get this whole matter cleared.
II do not know how much money is
involved II am almost afraid to guess,
but we are going deep and we are going
to cover the whole period since 1907
and look into every account, for there
seems to have been some shifting.
When this is all done and we find out
| Just where we are at, | shall make
statement and ! believe it will be my
duty to make that statement public
II certainly will be unless the whole
matter Ii settled with interest. ] am
II the firm belief that the whole sum
| mounts TO over $4,000.
Some of your best friends have
| ,ome TO me and told me that this mat
| Ter would be adjusted, that you would
Tx ii up and that is why | have said
iathing to you about It. That Is why
| | have waited. You are the governor
| lf the great little state of Vermont and
| lave been known for years as Honest
| Horace. Why should ] not believe that
vou would fix it up? This has caused
| ne very much concern. II has caused
me more than any trouble ever
| lad because ! believed in you and
| owed you. want You to do some
| hing aud TO do that something right
way. | shall not say another word to
| fou about this matter but YOU know !
| ,hal be held responsible for this &c.
| bunting and that il will be my duty
to make clear to the public why the
matter is not settled If it is not settled
! soon.
II believe our duties are very,
deep comfortable sleep until the
whole thing is cleared and my duty
| performed"
| Relative to this letter, Mr.. Graham
| ras sure that it came to him after
May and that it was after he had
| made his first payment to the state
treasurer. Mr.. Archibald pressed the
! witness rather hard on this subject
and Mr. Graham came back with con-
siderable feeling that he, meaning
Gates, in substance had carried the let
ter around in his pocket showing IL to
people before it was sent 10 Mr.. Ora
ham. The state objected TO this an
swer and il was struck from the rec
ord.
Graham-to-B Barber Letter.
The next letter was Graham's to
In. G. Barber. In this the witness tes'
tilted that it was absolutely true and
that the reference to the Barber CON
clusion was meant that he had decided
70 have an investigation. Witness ex-
planned that be asked Barber TO defer
Il because the accountants Of the board
If control were already working ON the
matter.
This letter reads:
'tHon. Herbert G. Barber,
"Brattleboro, VT.
Brother Barber-I have heard some
rImors that YOU were about TO take
some action with reference to my mat
ter While /, Of course, know and nm
dcrstand that you must perform the
duties of your Office without respect To
persons or friendships, | would suggest
that If these reports are true and you
have come TO conclusion, that action
be deferred for the present. ! shall be
here whenever ! am wanted.
I'VE are right in the midst OF a
heated campaign. The services OF a
competent certified public accountant
from without the state, who can APP
proach the subject without bias, have
been secured under the provisions OF
the board of control act. | do not know
what firm has been employed. ] do
not want TO know. Mr.. Davis of Rut-
land and Mr.. Weeks have the matter in
charge. expect now that the balance
az claimed unaccounted for, will be IN
the treasury by Tuesday, the 9th. In
a little while we win have a report
from the accountant and viii know if
there is anything more due the state.
If You feel that this letter calls for any
lreply, address me at Craftsbury. With
kind regards. ] am
yours very truly,
Horace +. Graham"
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