Show AUDITOR MOVES FOR ACCOUNTING While acquitted in Third I di e court urt Tuesday day of criminal charges charge Secretary Secretary of State Stat Milton MUton H. H Welling Well Well- lag ing faces facu a demand by State Auditor Julius C. C Ander Andersen en for an accounting and settlement of 20 In Iii state Mate funds fund allegedly due tho stale treasury In a formal mill demand presented Mr ir Welling August 30 1935 Mr And Andersen contended the sum um representing rep rep- resenting Items collected or collectable collectable collect collect- able bJ by the secretary had not been re remitted nl ted to the treasury An audit of or 1931 accounts in Mr Welling office completed Jul July 2 1935 contended contended con con- tended the sum was due duet Will Confer on Action I Among other items the total tota in includes In- In the which constituted the false claim upon the criminal charges charge were aa baled ed M Mr fr Andren said he would confer con con- fez fer without delay with Grover A. A Cues deputy attorney general re re- re regarding regarding garding the demand On September 19 1935 the American Amen Ameri earl can ah Surety company which wrote Mr Yr official bond offered the Mate I Instead tead of the 20 20 demanded dem The question of whether the Mate would be able to collect from rom the i surety more more than the amount claimed due was WM then referred r to the Attorney generals general's office but never has lIas been decided Civil Chil Suit Filed r The surety contended some ome of the items contained In the demand are re reIn in controversy Included are 1 mo motor t tor r vehicle cle registration transfer fee In a civil suit lodged by Mr Andersen An An- dersen denien in an attempt to collect 23 demanded of Mr Welling as os the result of an audit of accounts account of later ate yet years yeara r Judge P P. C C. Evans of district court ourt ruled suled certain of theL the tho 1 L fees Mr Welling Welling admittedly admittedly had bad hadnot hadnot not collected were not t law J Judge dg Evans also heard the third trial of Mr Ir Welling on the false faise claim charge and returned a verdict of acquittal Tuesday |