Show BUTTE TREASURER REPORTED SHORT BUTTE Mont Mout Tan Jan 9 A A sensation was sprung sprang lucre here late hate Saturday when a statement was as submitted to Mayor Charles P Pf Novin Nevin b by tho the auditing firm of that tho the accounts accounts' of former fprmer City Treasurer Phil Good Goodwin ln showed a shortage of 17 1700 O in n the tax roll l Ia Mayor or stated lator that the tho report of the auditors thero there was was' wasa as' as asa than tha this the a shortage e. e Further mayor maor refused to talk Tho The auditors would make mako no comment whatever other oth oth- other er than to state stat that their report show show- in lug ng a a discrepancy of 1700 had been submitted to Mr Mr Newin Ne Goodwin was 39 called before the mayor mayO may or who demanded an explanation but buthe the he former city treasurer surer stated that he ic was wag in absolute i ignorance norance of tho the shortage and knew nothing about it There Thero is belief among officials that the tho discrepancy may be bo traced to som somo minor cl clerk rk S Evidences of fraud are said to bao have baoe e been found by bv tho auditors in the matter matter mat ter of tax c collections from the Thornton Thorn Thora- ton Realty com company pan of which was was ent entered red up in in Goodwin's Goodwins s books as l and subsequently carried through his books until the city was short that amount tho distribution of ot tho the sum being adroitly ju juggled to prevent pre pro vent discovery Mayor Novin Nevin is awaiting the completion comple tion of tie the audit which is is in pro progress ress resson on accounts of the city sin since e 1899 before before be fore he ho will shape his course in the matter mattor although it was was intimated that action against Goodwins Goodwin's bondsmen is probable Goodwin is is one ne of the leading heading Democratic Demo Demo- Democratic cratic politicians of Silver Bow county coun county t ty being chairman of or the county or organS organ an Ho He has been his party's candidate for state auditor and for two terms served as city treas of Butte retiring from office two years vears years a ago aro ero |