| Show j fORMER COUNTY cOTY AUDITOR AUTOR T TO BE I f COUNTY OffiCER fORGES FORCES ISSUE BEfORE G COURTS Commissioner Burgon Will Sign Complaint Charging Misappropriation to Determine Determine De De- termine Status of Iverson Arrangements to start criminal proceedings proceedings pro pro- against M. M C. C Iverson former former for tor- mer county auditor were comp l tod by county officials today Iverson will be brought to trial to answer charges of oC misappropriation of public funds during hi his term of oC of office office otrice ot- ot fice rice as county count auditor according to Arthur E. E Moreton county count ne ney County Commissioner E. E L. L Bu But BuP- gon will wUl be bo the tho complaining witness and the tho present plans call can for filing of ot the tho complaints in the tho city court couri Monday morning BASED ON AUDITS i 4 Tb alleged h. h shortage or ag iOn n. n h 0 misappropriation of public funds funds' charges will wUl be based to It was discovered In the I special audit of county funds which was r recently ce completed by Percy ercy J. J Go Goddard dard of ot the firm of ot Goddard Abbey public accountants and which I also disclosed an alleged shortage of or In the accounts of ot Hugh A. A McMillIn Mc- Mc I MillIn 1 former deputy county treasurer treasurer treas treas- whose case Is now In the tho district district district dis dis- dis- dis court and set feet for trial early in September Decision to start criminal action was reached at a special meeting g got of ot the county commission County Auditor M. M L L. L Scott and County Treasurer E. E J Groesbeck which was called by Count County County Coun Coun- t ty Attorney Moreton Mr Moreton Informed the commissioners commissioners commis commis- that ho he ha had been ready to Is Issue Issue Is- Is sue criminal complaints for several weeks but that he could not act until some of the county officials or some Gome citizen expressed a a. willingness ness to swear to the tile complaints and appear as complaining witness SCOTT REFUSES County Auditor Scott several weeks ago announced that he would not ap appear ftp ftp- pear ns as the complaining witness Ho He again refused today Explanation was made by Mr Moreton Moreton Moreton More- More ton of ot the tho discussion of ot the shortage in the report of tho the special The Tho report showed that the apparent shortage existed In the trustee trustee trustee trus trus- tee account which was set up by tho the former board of ot commissioners and which was handled through the tho au auditors auditor's auditors auditor's au- au dl ors or's office Mr Moreton t told ld the tho commissioners that he ha had asked C. C F. F Stillman former fonner chairman of or tho the commission to appear as complainIng witness and that Stillman had re re- re fused I I nm am ready to act as soon as I get geta a complaining witness Mr Moreton said saM He explained that ho did cUd not wish to push tho prosecution to such an extent th that t it Would constitute persecution per per- but he felt that Iverson should be e brought to trial so that he ha could be bo exonerated or found guilty BURGON LEADS I Commissioner Burgon Durgon then offered to be the complaining witness stating stating stat t ing InS that he felt no animosity towards I Iverson that he hoped that Iverson I would bo be able to prove piove that he ho did not take mone money but that ho he thought I the tho matter was one ana that a Judge e and II jury should decide t tI I I Moreton th then n stated elated that the complaints com com- I 1 plaints would be prepared toda today and that they would be ready for filing In Inthe Inthe Inthe I the city court Monday morning Notice was served upon herson within a few foW days after niter tho the special auditors discovered ered the alleged short short- age p. H He Ho sent the tho county a check for forthe forthe forthe the full tun amount stating that ho he was pa paying the money under protest as ashe ho he knew Iho accounts would adjust adjust ad ad- d- d just themselves and ana th that t an nn error In Inthe tho the audit would bo be discovered If It them the tho m matter were gone one into moro mono fully tully |
