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Domestic News August 3, 1889

The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer

Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia

What is this article about?

Committee in Lebanon, Ohio, issued second partial report on Warren County Auditor and Treasurer fraud, detailing $63,211 in fraudulent warrants and $10,463.37 overpayment to Auditor during Coleman's tenure from September 1887. Coleman rearrested on additional embezzlement charges, hearing set for next Monday.

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Lebanon, O., August 2.—The committee investigating the offices of the Auditor and Treasurer of Warren county made a second partial report at 11 o'clock to-day. It covered the period of Coleman's incumbency as Treasurer from September, 1887, to the present time, and was very lengthy and elaborate. The Court House was crowded. The amount of fraudulent warrants drawn by the Auditor and paid or marked by the Treasurer aggregates $63,211. This does not include school funds to the amount of $161.72 drawn from adjoining counties by the Auditor and appropriated to himself.

The committee reported that within a period of less than two years the Treasurer paid to the Auditor on account of his salary allowances and fees the sum of $17,772.42, which was $10,463.37 more than he was legally entitled to draw. Many of the fraudulent warrants purported to be for supplies for the county, when in fact no such supplies were received. Coleman was rearrested this afternoon on two more additional charges of embezzlement on warrants and arraigned before Justice Blackburn, and his hearing set for next Monday.

What sub-type of article is it?

Crime Legal Or Court

What keywords are associated?

Warren County Fraud Embezzlement Coleman Arrest Fraudulent Warrants Auditor Overpayment

What entities or persons were involved?

Coleman Auditor Treasurer Justice Blackburn

Where did it happen?

Lebanon, O., Warren County

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Lebanon, O., Warren County

Event Date

August 2

Key Persons

Coleman Auditor Treasurer Justice Blackburn

Outcome

fraudulent warrants totaling $63,211; school funds $161.72 appropriated; overpayment to auditor $10,463.37; coleman rearrested on two additional embezzlement charges, hearing set for next monday.

Event Details

Committee investigating Auditor and Treasurer offices issued second partial report covering Coleman's tenure from September 1887 to present, revealing fraudulent warrants for supplies not received and excessive salary payments; report presented to crowded Court House at 11 o'clock.

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