Show ALLEGED embezzlement 0 ON q friday dec 6 5 the issue of the the leading liberal organ of this th is city contained the following para graph there is in a shortage in the city recorders office and we understand peers 94 investigations roves igat ions are being had to carth noi barth the cause of the trouble have the investigations public bublic gentlemen 1 that is what the ti liberal horal party parry expect we bad enough of star stai chamber tri tribunals bonalis in the past As it is a great many men have been killed b whispers by whispers come anvari twity with secret investigations throw viea the doors dooris and let the public aw the truth as it may be developed ve that is the straight business the straight business is what we the atral Lily eral party wants all that has thus far been learned regarding the alleged defalcation Is thia iba it amounts to something over 00 that it occurred in the license department heretofore attached to alil afie recorder s office it also ap a p P beaw that the reported swindle wo was perpetrated nearly two months ago agg it IB understood that the crime has ideen covered up op aud and the amount at of maue made good on the surface there seems not only to have been a serious crime committed but ground for suspicion abat a felony has been com poun pound houke ll As the matter stands wit without tine clear explanation demanded bythe by the liberal organ a number of city officials are placed in a very unpleasant position on account of their liability to be suspected alie crookedness was discovered over six weeks ago and an investigation instituted at that time this was admitted today by a member of the finance committee that committee will hold bold a secret meeting tonight and it is probable that they will report on the subject at tuesday nights session of the council it will then be seen whether it has been agreed upon to coati continue nue the covering up process if the condoning course is pur sued saied the sparks may fly in a fashion that will make matters lively and thore there will then be an opportunity of observing whether or not the liberal eral 10 party wish a genuine public investigation We ve prefer before saying nuch much regarding this particular act of alleged official corruption to await developments as we have no desire to even run the risk of doing anybody injustice |