Show POLL TAX BOOKS NOW DISAPPEAR I I o Stolen From Vaults of st Street i Department When Investigation I- I j gation Starts i. i r NEW SCANDAL TO CONSIDER CONSIDER V 1 Ii Jake Raleigh Admits Theft of Eight Volumes at Least Leasta Least a AI Week H ee k A Ago go j The of ot cl eight ht poll oll t tax books I from tho offices of oC the tho street depart depart- 4 w- w has furnished scandal ment mont and another mystery for tor the public u I. 1 The eit city officials have cO covered cred up the Uie scandal to tho the best of ot their ability but I Ithe t the facts after J. J camo caine out yesterday an I Investigation In that was wn started by The t Republican Thursday a a. week after d tl tho the books were taken from the department depart depart- f mont ment offices J J. J T. T Raleigh street supervisor said 1 last night that the books had been stolen and be he said that within a day dy or orso so 30 he will have i located them together with the tho per person on w who o stole them theta The Tho only reason renson ho he said that the robbery I hal had not nol been made public before wao waa that the tha authorities were hot on the trail of or the man who took tho the books r awa away 4 Theft Theft- During Inv Investigation fo Tho The books wore ware taken from tram the street department offices on Thursday night February l 13 while the tho council was In Investigating Investigating In- In charges of ot graft against Street Supervisor Raleigh George W. W Jones JoneR one of or Raleigh's Raleigh l former r employee was on the tho stand at atthe the time In examination cross Raleigh Ra RL- leigh asked d Jones J If ho he had not given poll tax receipts to certain persons without receiving the tho value in either I r. r labor or money Tho The ld e evidence proved that Jones had done so l Raleigh sent J. J P. P Keate 1 poll tax collector col cob lector to the offices of at the street de department department de- de to got get the poll tax book for fortha forthe the tha Third precinct Keate Kente left leCt the council chamber and returned with the 1 poll tax record and tho the poll tax re reCeipt receipt receipt re- re book for tho the Third precinct EnI Entries Entries En En- tries In that thal book proved that Jones I had done dona act t charged by Raleigh I Other Disappear I Wh When m Collector procured th the I two b books at III t tho the oU co ho he left lott eight o I others othor two others two two for tor or each ench municipal w wara a. a itI it- it I r U morning go tb the eight o boo re ro t. t I 1 ho looked t street door When be le left with th bOO book S. S word v r rd tor for y Hal e jay 1 y- y t there are t t r keys kes about the city cit o and count county buildIng build build- Ing lag that will unlock the tho street department depart mont ment door door but he ho does docs not go further than that There were ere n yo 0 marks to Indicate that force orco had been used to effect an entrance at either the tho doors or win win- ci dows o ws v Denert J. J Ten days das have now elapsed since I Ithe the disappearance of the books and tho the mystery Is deepening all tho the time t. t Clews hn have ve been followed the police have o been beer called Into the hunt and arid 07 i nothing has yet et developed eloped that will lift the cloud h hanging over o the matter Every Ever motive that could have Inspired Inspired In Inspired In- In j the theft has been reviewed by bythe the city officials every person who might have had some somo connection with the tho matter has hns been shadowed t What the tho beliefs or theories of ot the tho l not be It elt city officials may mayor or ma may Isn't the tho time Um now to spring them but some of oC the tho authorities asserted that If no publicity was given to the tho matter for two or three throe days the culprit rL i would probably bo be caught It has no now now- y 4 been ton ten days and the tho thief hasn't been discovered yet yot ot 1 t Not Suspected Tommy Tomm Atkins J tho the deposed chief r clerk of or the street stroet department Is not i suspected of oC having any connection l of ot whatever with the disappearance the books lIe He was In th the thO council cham chant chambel chamber sto stolen en enand ber bel on the night that they were and not until after aCter the Investigation did he leave len the rooms going coins then straight to his hits home It lp ii argued by elt city authorities that J Atkins could not have o been Interested In the disappearance of ot tho the books The Tho investigation that turned up his shortage shortage shortage short short- age of In poll tax cash receipts receipts ended with that discovery and the tho money was paid back There would have ha been no reason for Atkins to take the tho rest of the books and ho he Is given givena a n. clean bill by Jake Jala Raleigh and others who i have been trying to fathom the i t m mystery vs c ri It Is IH certain that the books were not stolen by Atkins Others rH Slay May I T Ue lie Interested Jute 0 p There are arc others however who were were Interested In tho the records shown on the poll 1011 tax books The Tho discovery that I. 1 Jones had hall Issued poll pon tax receipts without without with with- out receiving anything In return reflected re reflected re- re discredit upon him and It Is 18 quite likely that other foremen and poll tax men who had hall handled the books did not want any uny record to bo be l. l turned turnell up against them Councilman 1 L. 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J Wood who pushed the tho prosecution against Raleigh was formerly former poll tax lax collector having been beeD appointed b by H Raleigh While ho hu was In tho the department he had full cun charge chargo of oC the poll tax books and had knowledge knowledge knowl know edge of ot any damaging evidence the they may have o contained He lie severed his connection with the street department 1 when h he took office aa as councilman Whether Wood rood Is suspected or not th the city officials will not sa say What motive bo be may have had have had for tor taking the books booles If It ho really did dill take tako them they 1 would not discuss III lug American Dont Don't Pay PaT The Republican started an Investigation tion of the poll tax books to ascertain the truth of oC tho the charge that big American Amen Ameri can party men are arc allowed to be beo be ex exempt exempt ex- ex empt from paying their poll tax thus showing that they dont don't have the Interest in interest In- In terest of or the tho city so much at heart henrt nJ an anthey thuy they claim thoy they do Street t Supervisor Raleigh was asked for the books bools Thursday lie He said tho the city attorney had hod them and was was- In Investigating In- In tho the Atkins matter further f City Attorney Dininny told a u reporter report report- er or for The Republican Thursday that the books were In his safe sate In his hs office Continued 1 nn in n P e e J r V J POLL TAX BOOKS NOW rOW DISAPPEAR Continue From Prom Page One and that as soon as Raleigh wanted them he ho could have haic them I Both Doth the city attorney and tho the street supervisor knew that tat tho the books had been stolen I If It I they are aro not ne returned a a damaging I piece of ot el evidence ence against the American merIcan cl city administration will wi he blotted out I forever r I |