The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-22

sold the two classes FOR, as you could not get
more shan 500 dollars for each class. where
then did the Cos dollars come from over the
price of the two classcs' so that one might tninK
you wronged Hope, or made sham sale OF the
lottery, with an intent to defraud the church,
All, Mr.. Billy, we have documents from Thomas
Hopes hand, which firmly prove that the
nett profits on the first class, after paying the
prizes, amc lnted to 1896 dollars; and that the
profits on the second class amounted to 4765 dol
lars. What an unfortunate business for you!-A
You say the third class was managed by Patrick
Higgins-the following will say to the contrary;
Statement of Patrick Higgins.
81 shall state, as one Of the four managers OF
the Lottery, sold by William Larkin, principal
manager and treasurer, who received the pro-
ceeds of the four classes of the Delaware Lotte-
nv, intended by the Legislature of this State for
the use and benefit of st. Peters Church IN TINS
Borough, that after the first and second class
cs were drawn, VIM I.arlSin requested me to
take the management of the Sd class, as he said
he was fatigued. | told him l would do any
thing in my power to assist the Church. He
gave me the tickets, and some time after he
came to me, with Arthur Murphy, and said he
would not sign the tickets unless Murphy and
would give him a bill of indemnity, that in case
of loss in the third class we should suffer like.
AS
Lottery schemes than an old woman, we signed
the bond. | now inform the public, that Will
liam Larkin, sometime after this, pursuadcd poor
Murphy to Join with him and N. G. williamson,
and form Board of Managers, and take the
| Lottery from me; which they did and Larkn
and Tho's. Hope sold it between them Alter
they took the third class from me, Larkin sent
his order to me to give Thomas Hope one thou
sand tickets, which order hold to tins day
Altho' he states in the paper that 1t was under
nv care the third class was sold. l have Lar
kn's order and Hopes receipt for every ticket
he got from me. This is the rich harvest thot
to save, which Larkin acknowledges 10 have dis.
appointed me in. He states the Sd class was all
under my care, which is false, as have his own
order to prove it so. This order and all the do
cuments relative to the Lottery, gave to Doc
tor Purcell by order of the rrustees SO that, Lar
kin, every statement YOU made in the Whining
tonian is false, and i inform the public that
know you these twenty-five years, and that
have document relating to you, to prove wha'
| say to be true.
Iarkin calls us sclf-created trustees-yoI
seem to forget the 18th Of April 1924, when W.
were the trustees, whom with the late and mucl
to he regretted Victor Du Pont, rejected YOU
Treasurer ora Trustee ever since in the Church
The last day We met you was in Doctor PercclP'
shop, where you began your old trade of black
guaring us. You know you promised thai
day, which was the Esd of January last, to bring
up your books, ard appointed the Doctor to set
tie with the church on your part, and we ap
pointed the late and revcred Victor Du Pont OF
Our part; which you agreed to: after, VIC saw
Mr.. Du Pont he said if you would carry up You
books to Doctor Purcell to be examined, and i
the doctor could do any thing with the books re
specting settlement, Mr.. Du Pont would call OF
the Doctor on Saturday aiter,to consult with him
if they could arrange settlement We return
ed to William I.arkin and informed him Of wlli
Mr.. Du Pont said to us-4.arkin's answer to Il
was, he had no books, and would settle no &C
counts. See this unprincipled man-cqually re
gardlcss Of his solemn promise, or of committing
sacrllegc. His actions are the surest standarI
to Judge him by. After the Lottery was draw
in January, 1924, we, the trustees of st. Peter
Church, insisted on settlement from I.arkln -
! What does this monster Of inqtLity do to ami
hate the church and trustees, SO that, as HI
| supposed there would be none TO demand til,
proceeds ofthe Lottery Of lim.-lIe causes vii
liam Boyd sue the Church for the amount of hi
bill, which was about $1,000, with an expectation
OF Mr.. Boyd'S getting ajudgmcnt and execution
ana then selhb thc mouse. lie ulu not WISH L
be bothered for Lottery money-he had bette
use for it than giving il to st. Peter or st. Paul
by his Withholding from the Church the proceed
Of tho Lottery, he wthholds from the widow am
the orphan, and prevents numbers of poor chill
dren of an early education, to make them usetu
members Of society.
Lalkin falsely charges DIR. Purcell with sown
discord in the congrcgatIon-thl we, the trus
tees of St. Peters Church affirm to be false
i hood. We offered DR.. Purcell to take charg
of our funds, which he refused; and we a.. Ger
tain nothing gives you more trouble than you
not getting hold of them. The balance of pey
! rent and subscriptions to the church, which re
manned in your hands at the time you were re
j, moved from the office Of Treasurer, you hold a
I this time. You keep all our former books an,
t church accounts, and thereby the church sus
{ tans great loss.
The pencil Of an Angelo or Raphacl-th,
tongue of Cicero, Burk, Gratan, or u Curran
would not be adequate to describe the perfdy o
{ that man. lie is as dross among metal, cha;f a
| mong grain, a wolf famong sheep, and u bad mem
Der among the children of Cod.
, PETER PIERCE,
BERNARD M'GUIGEN,
E BERNARD M'CAEN,
JOHN DURNlN.
March /, 1927