Tombstone epitaph., 1921-04-24
AUDIT SHOWS SHORTAGE
 TO BE OVER S3s.poo

According to the report of G. w. Brown. special assistant to the state examiner. of the audit of the ireasur- CTS office of Coehise county. submit ted this afternoon to the board of su. pervisors. the total amount of defal- cation shown is S35,475si.
 The report. which covered some g closely typewriter pages and sched- ules. represents without doulG. the most complete and thorough examina- tion ever made of this office and pos sibly any other office in the state. the result of which has established de- falcation of s35.i.5.s4 which may be slightly changed. Mir. Brown stated. on receipt of evidence now being col lected. which could not be included n the report al this time. .
 On request of County Attorney j. F. Ross, a separate report is being furnished his office containing conf. dential information. schedules and exhibits. pertaining to the defalca- this time
 ln his letter of 1ransmirtal to the board this afternoon the deputy state examiner entirely exonerated County Treasurer Guy C. welch of any con nection whatever with the shortage, announcing thai Mir. Welch has assist ed his office in every way possible. affording every facility and has fur nished information willingly and promptly and nothing whatever has been found in connection with the records that would ID any way reflect on his honesty.
 The first six pages of the report which is exclusive of the schedules and exhibits reeited that pursuant to the request of the board. the examin- ation and audIt of the books and rec ords Of ,he Treasurer and E1-Oficio Tax Collector of Cochise county, for the period January l. 1919 10 Decem- Der 6. ls@e. has teen completed and says:
 The object of this examination and audit is to determine a defalcation of cash in Ise Treasury Of Cochise County. Ayfzena. and under date of December :, 1920. WIZ P Walker, Deputy Co,rIar Treasurer, was arrest ed on a charge of eznbezzlemeut. sworn 10 by Guy C. Welch. County Treasurer
 This is followed by feur pages of notes showing in what manner the audit has been ,cn4ducted and under what headings the schedules have been prepared and the figures arriv- ed at. and On which the report show ibg-the defaicsdion has been based.
 The report then continues:
 The net shortage in the Treasury of Cochise County, Arizona. as of De cember 6, la2e, amounts to S55,475.ei as reflected by Schedule No. ]. sub mitted herewith. This shortage is due 10 defalcation ill the tax accounts, involving over six hundred items. during the period. January l, 1:1e 10 December 6. 1920, in the term of office of Guy c. Weleh, Treasurer and Ex- Omcio Tax Collector ana Wmn P. Walker. Deputy County Treasurer.
 Every channel of possible frauf has been investigated as the import ance thereof would warrant with the exception of open tax accounts now
 
 will take up with your county attor- ney. Dne to the enormous volume of accounts examined. the audit has taken a considerable length Of time, and only such accounting as was deemed necessary has been completed but if additional accounting may be required, it can be carried on with out loss of that already completed The net cash shortage as herein re- ported may eventually be changed, depending on certain data and evi- dence now being collected, but such findings will be submitted later
 The party or parties responsible for this dedication is . matter in the hands of the County Attorney of which no report can be made at this time.
 "On request of Mr, John F. Ross,