Show COUNTY couer I 1 PY II 11 haar A A V E SHORTAGE S arjes A iipp 03 resi resignations 9 nations of R W snyder treasurer 16 and gwilym jones clerk and recorder come after partial audition auditing g of accounts first Is accepted while the latter Is tabled by the commissioners at a special meeting friends of jonia jonts declare that his shortage so tar far will not amount to rore bore than three hundred and fifty dollars if that amount ills ilia bondsmen bon danien propose t blut at when auditor edmunds Is 1 through with a checking up of jones to audit the auditor ahby maintain that edmunds Is not la in fallible and that his work will bear at least a checking up the bondsmen of jonos jones having taken this stand it may bo be that those of snyder will do likewise friends of both are puzzled that edmunds should do go much talking before he has ha completed his work and made report to the county commission ers h his Is cm em they assort assert that a he ie is here to audit these account accounts and I 1 not as a prosecutor aurer r of carbon can county t 31 hia re 4 gna tion of the office being tendered board of county commissioners in special yesterday afternoon oliver T harmon who has been back in price from a three throe years mission in missouri about ten days was named as snyders successor harmon la Is a democrat as Is also snyder and was practically reared in emery county being a eon son of oil oliver J barman of price but formerly r of huntington snyders dera resignation followed the finding of gross irregularities in his office by J W edmunds a special auditor from salt lake city who has been going through ft enders ders books for the past three weeks snyders short aeo ace la Is believed to bo be around six thousand dollars batot butot but of this it la is yet too aarle to form a conclusion there la Is much cher checking kIng to be dono done yet snyder was placed under arrest last Satur saturday dlly and while not actually a prisoner in the tho the word Is generally used he has been wen in charge at all times since of FL a deputy sheriff it ic this connection gwilym jones count clerk and recorder was also suspected and bis his office was yesterday placed in charge of A D C sandy sundy maclean who Is acting for the bondsmen of jones thia this came after jones J ones bad had tendered his resignation to the board of county commissioners they at this time declining to receive it these bondi bondeen iren are W D maclean B P F cattey caffey and W V 0 williams al all of salt lake city jones admit a shortage tage of moneys passing through his hands but he declines to state the amount amoun if he knows some say any it Is around two twe thousand dollars but it will take further auditing to determine accurately jonea bon bondsmen demen are ready to make good as soon aa as the amount Is actually known snyders dere bondsman bondsmen aro are all men co connected directly or indirectly with the price commercial and ilay 1 angs dank bank and thoy they are by a bond from tho Amp american rican suret buret company rosi pany doth in and company are ready to make everything good whenever it Is determined the amount for which they are weeley wesley E king general agent of be the company vlas a here from salt lake city during the week pad conferred with der and bis fits principals snyder has retained braffet floutz as an bla his at torness almost very overy hour since bla his ar rest snyder has undergone the cles ost est questioning as to what became ot of the money he made away with but nothing further than that lie does not riot know has been elicited from front hinr ito ie Is not a man of gant habits aid wid in tracing lak his every act almost tram the day u if went into office it can biot be found where he be I 1 blew any an aum SUM he lie has livey lived frugally and has made no investments that bit means would not warrant it la Is al lazed hat jonce jones and snyder work cd together in checking against each other in their accounts bach each ie to also bald said to have at times drew draw hia his alary salary months in ta advance covering ering the shortages in cash by bogus banh bank checks which were held hold when they did not mako make their ye ro port at sit the law required ach each alac I 1 he oabe I 1 ita the en 1 11 a adl tor was decided upon and the dis cloo urea as above are the result serious irregularities have also been discovered in the issue of county warrants war rante and 1 iso in the handling bandling 0 of f license funds that have complicate ed the accounts to such an e tent that it wl will it be several days befort an adjustment can be affected al 1 kinds of rumors are afloat as to how the funds of the county have been misused and accusations of c r sensational nature are being made As before stated there are all kinds of rumors afloat which great ly exaggerate the actual condition conditions the special 1 auditor la Is not a av yet bait half through as an tt it were with hib work the shortages may be great er and they may be lees less no on ont knows what they will be until final determinations ure enado tbt troubles of jones and hoyder hav brought about the statement that other county officer officers are under BU us biclon and that they are to be pro ceedee against before this invests gatlon gallon Is through with in brief there are all kad s of rumors and charges direct and indirect snyder waa was elected to office two years ago lie comes from wellington and Is atell ell connected with some of at the bet best and oldest anil tes leg of the county lie has A wife and two children the youngest be a ing born only last monday jones Is servin hl hie second terni term being previously chief chiet clerk for the we utah fuel company at clear creek and castle gate oate lie has a family |