Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-03-15


MR.. NOAH NOBLE.
Fund commissioner ami Of board Of Internal
improvement.
This gentleman served a. member af the Board &c Inter-
of service unf.i he wa appointed f4nl commissioner one
81 tire charges against hin relates TIE change made the
termination OF TIE Whte-water canal ~ LewIenrebufgh,
mittee that TIA, change % location made from private
anf interested motives ;tlat NJ Noble Designed thereby
Enoch D. John Gen. Longs termination Of the canal would
have placed the ba-a he ecoHI blnk 20 the Ohio
which be proaoscI Jet oil the water ty umics
the GOV Noble extended the canal % the usual
steamboat ning at Lawleaee5usga In tai~ extension,
aIr Notie aer 4, have been Yveffed 3 correct motives
RE SUSTAINED ly the opinion u Engineers aud The
Iesppudence If Gov Noodle VITA citizens ut Lawtcncebmgh
n the time exhibits q your committee uneuoca proof Of
To have stopped The email distance from ne ver aud
have tayage ol ~ dIec 3r 4il mile. would have given
great aivanta,e 70 tie Cincinnati branch o. the White
water eana The extension Of the canal 70 TIE river was
clearly good policy The usual steamboat landing APP
10 le The proper trinniitn % the cta Il Is ihe best
Iandins-the only which business doses and If Alr.
John was incidentally benefited - The oeaIon. yonr
initicc 10 not perceive amy reason o. believe that ccum-
stance weighed feather n tie mind 81 iAe c'ne>s'aner
Another charge against GOV. Noble IS that while acting
commissioner the northern division oi The Genital c-Il
hc employed one AisoId t. bus ~ the estimates ID eutc-
al discount this subject, hearst testimony
got The lurual &c tie committee without attracting n-
Tee At the time Il amount, 10 nothing. however and there
uuloubtod testimony prove contrary
Alvofd employed u settle t contractors. and pul-
chased few estimates al disc unl hn,ef and without
m0ny support this ca sc and the proof 10 the contra n.
Another charge AZ inst Gov Noble eui q De
med infinitely. one J. H. ilenirick. the contractor
section NJ , tosties tie Sprns Of $50, about
$1,000 due him for work done the FL section, the
pay FER which he Mt entitled . receive without su,
Ientns eictauo> on the e'nt aceoi1s 10 the term o
the act for the relief II 1ha be produced u the
office lt of the names If certain persons ia whose favor
lac wished drafts drawn i'f the money due h-a 10 these
persons he owed nothing nj the time, AMI That the person
who made tie drafts for treasury notes, set just such
amounts opposite 60 the names ot each niivdu as h eho>
and that the whole Transaction fictitious AM TINT
he drew las The drafts. lie futIer states that
Gov Noble suggested this arrangement 1r 4. A. Morris,
who who made out the drafts, teses that
settlement be l ttl4tc from the rules which
he Wa governed In other settlements made bv hum 1t was
the practice drafts first to all due tll, filed against
the contractors 0r iol &c then 0r all notes III band,
accounts claims filed which the contractor was willing O.
tbnS SHALL piece Of pper, which think also contained
the BE pad each IL the amount not
the paper handed he stated To me how much 10 issue
d''''' loi !" he names 80 gwen "' 10 '''el -
lunts used than IA Dictated by him. Mr. Hen
bricks spoke of owing amounts account OF ms wrs
a. understood at the time he give me the amounts ia ire
drafts, not the plccse amount due each individual but a.
probable due claims. Mr.. lien tricks dd
scripts which reced that they were i5 drafts gwen on ac-
count OF clam All the persons Tor wlom drafts were
ISSUED, then engaged business ia Madison. Gov
Noble took direction II The settlement nor 10 believe
that he the names u>ei IN hlln- the drafts until
the drafts presented HIM for has signature Do reeo
ect of his making observations + A Hendricks about
the amount Of claims being large At which MI Hendricks
enumerated various Of expense 1r The work ami
among other, mentioned think, his powder bill Mr. Nor
also exhibits ana proves letter from Mr. Hendricks to
Cox. Noble written prioF 70 the settlement complaining Of
the importantly ef the 1boers, who threatened 10 iun ont
Tor their pay Mr. Hendrck again examined ay tae
committee and leterlics his testimony with dbncnes
allctsms that the Transaction fictitious one, md ta
the amounts fer which the drafts were q be lsSuei. Gov.
Noble denies a Ilcndtks statements. uneiuvoealiy IN
hi~ examination and refers the committee 10 ont Iesolu
hon supplemental T. The lpaymg c'nt1c'ots winch makes
his duty retain the due % abo.c AMI T. oaer
persons for erals aud as1 all debts, claims orders.
due and ackuoweded to De due by contractors 70
AMI requested to be lai by HIM The duty q the com
missioner simply q ascertain whether d,bt was ac-
khQWtGscd 10 le Cue oN contractor aud whether he wished
paid. he had authority hi to t its vtlity by
issue at law. hear The question IS di
G0v Noble suggest 20 Nj Hendricks this method oil eyadn
the law, Your take fact f1 granted,
Il wit; that thv tansact fictitious ore. IL III.
Hendricks statement be trac GOV Noble was guilty vi ill.,
venting fiction evale the Inv Several considerations
tive fesn N, ~ Nh IeuilieL Il ll,ieet ly the >itig,
testimony f Nj Morris. Mr. y ltf> mainaias tat these
presented the OF acua creditors. ana
due each. dlctt'el D. Nj hendricks FMS Ar
Hendricks denies AlT. Morn, maintains further That tie
presentation Of the draft, Noble DE objected them
because the amounts aI-e and TINT Mr. lien ineks
proceeded 10 y lam away hat suspicious circumstance ty
ehumer1lns The heisy expenditures he la been SJec >
and particularly the powder hl Tor blowing rocks Nj.
Hendricks denies h.,. 50 far. toe testimony Appeals q be
balanced lhefe are several console nom WAieh snou !
the scale Il clear that Nj Hendricks interested
m deceivng Gov Noble, and GOV Noble hal aterest 10
eonniFe at ms deceptive practices On tie contrary would
reputation nothing II Mr.. Hen
drcks who ct the money, not Gov. Noble Secondly the
Written testimony makes nsy against VIZ endc~; the
letter when he Wrote 10 Gov Noble urc, very strongly his
need Of money pay hi hands This letter. there could DC
writing II he had had any private ua4e,an ling
with Gov. Noble that he should has pay by fiction,
Lastly Mr. Hendricks appears before the committee am
ttude unfivoabe than Nj Morris, because according
10 has showing. he party 90 fraud the State
true, Of mit,sated character. since Ice only
getting hi due but he still getting by deception
ON the other hanl there strong desire the pat OF
officers Madison road and
that may have been nducemeni u them evllc the IL
rect operation 81 the aw. Your committee state tn sc con-
sideatons grounds proper 10 De weighed against
another m deciding hIs questions they e great
expressing deciied opinion, the dong would
denim @ other III the They hnwet
constrained 10 decide these facts IN faya q Gov Noble
There have been ch-es against COY Noble tosch Ia,
conduct fund C1mmsoueI. eNre the extension of The
contract 10 the MAIDS boni cmqtny which youf COM
mittee think 10 have been Illegal, aai strongly Condemn In
other respects. ind him free fon blame. But htte
couif have pS>cd through his hand, tins ve4r
time. YOUR COMMITTEES HAVE. Is ANOTHER PART
oF THIS REPORT. SUGGEST TED THE PROPER REM
EDY AGAINST COY. NOBLE on TIE ILLEGAL
TRANSACTION ABOVE NAMED.
DOCTOR coz
The committee have 10 make a somewhat detitel
statement OF the matters connected wih the operations
tins fund commissioner Iaa he may have lncuFci much
ruplc estimation which was not Justified by h,
conduct. your committee feel Inclined But
constrained the senate
touching hs Official conduct which they cannot view i.
favorable light Ills eNaminstion sclos> follow
Ing facts: lst. That be wa stakeholder Morn.
State has sustained heavy losscs during the time BE
making sales Of cur bonds Thus was al
the same time acting tic capacity Il seller AMI tuyes
the State bonds This Ni8llon Of setilas rfia-
cpie Of law by which the prohibited from flaci-
himself 10 such attitude that his own interest Is aous
-rh- fatssae made request slr. Chamberlain
iIe dee nj In concin
.es h@i net jftned =, The t-'nny he pePaefanse
. In h' nHn when al oon-iiefei tc'fN hssste- N"a
Noo- a. he gfn "ser q arrangements By wlch 's wosk