Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-26
From The DanriHe DemOcrof.

l'ciiy to the following letter from Mr.. JouN G..
Born still further exculpatine Judge Lewis from
any participation in the U. s. Bank bribery busi.
ness of 1910.
To He Editor ofMe Democrat.
SIN Having noticed in pamphlet, recently
published, q presume by s. d. Tnghom, Esq, on
the subject of the resumption resolutions, of the
spring of 1910, that my name is there introduced
as a Director and Agent Of the Bank of the United
States, for the purpose, would suppose, of incu.
pating the Hon. Ellis LEWIS, enjeavoring to show
10y inference from my testimony before The Com
mn'ec, ih,t the testimony of the Judge was un-
true, deem it due to that gentleman, as well as TO
my own reputation to state, tha, at the time Of
the passage Of said Resolutions was MT a Di-
rccior IN SAID Bank. nor lid + o,cn Il single Share
of siock !. neither was employed by an officer or
Agent Of that or any other Banking Institution. |
did not receive, directly or indirectly, any cumpen-
saton whatever, having merely stopped few days
on my way home from the city, and feeling great
anxiety on my own and hrother's account, having
made extensive purchases of property, and bclicv>
HU we HdSSHpt III Tue DIN WOULD nave OeDetlClAl
effect our future interests. and the interests of
the community generally, willing TO devote any
leisure time had, to aid in its passage
As regards what I said in my letters TO Mr..
Handy, in relation to the Hon. ELLIS LEWIS,
I'D not mean to nsinuate, that he was influenced
in his leaving Harrisburg, by any improper motive
knew him TO he the warm and Jealous friend of
the State Administration and the Improvement sys.
tem-neilher of which, in my opinion, could pros.
per without the passage of the Bill 10 which | re-
fired. For these reasons inferred, without anv
intercourse with him, that he was friendly to the
measure; but when found on arriving nj Harris
burg, that he was unfavorahle, or so indifferent as
to have gone home, spoke of his absence as
"mysterious' without the slightest intention OF
vcying the idea that there was any thing improper
in his proceedings.
1t may be properto add tina, believe he had no
knowledge whatever Of the Brodhrad transactions,
ns will appear by my testimony before the Com.
mitcr. Yours, &c
Nov. 10th, ls42. JOHN c. BOYD.
Since the above was in type, we have been re-
quested 10 publish the following affidavit of the
Hon w. DoSALDsoS, in relation to the same sub
ject
Nm Cook Il have seen the pnmphle, Of Sam.
uel ID. lncham, the subject of the resumption
resolutions passed hy the Legislature in the spring
Of $40, in which he states, that when examined
before the Committee, pleaded "nOn mi recordo'
as to a letter which he states written by Judge
Lewis to Mr.. Cham ers Knowing that his stale
ments, so far as he connects my name with the
transactions retired to, are untrue have thought
proper 10 make the following statement -
|. That Thomas Chambers never exhibited to
=. d. Inghom, or to any other person in my pre-
scnce, any letter from Judge Lewis relating in any
manner 10 the purchase Of the Reporter.
=. That no answer to any such letter writ
ten by Mr.. Chambers dictated by Mr.. Ingham.
written or dictated by any one else, in my pre-.
scncr.
3. That had no conversation with Judge Lew
is any one else at any time on the subject of snv
improper means TO procure legislation, ard that
had no knowledge what,ocvcr of Broadheads mo-
nPv transactions.
A. Twas not more the suh.agcnt Of Thos. Cham
hers than the Hon. s. y Ingham was. ! came to
Harrisburg, partly on account Of my own business
interests, and partly at the solicitation of Mr. Cham
hers and among others of Mr.. Corryell, as stated
in nv testimony before the Committee.
s. That, although sit on the same bench with
Judge Lewis, do not live in the same county, and
that only see him occasionally, and have at This
time pecunary controversy with him, arising out
of his claims against the estate of my hrother-in.
law that there are no relations between me and
the Judge that would prevent me from disclosing
the truth; and make this statement without any
previous con,ullation OF correspondence with Judge
Lewis VIM DONALDSON.
Cohlmbia COuntYsS
Personally appeared before the subscriber one oi
the Justices of the Peace in and for the said county
William Donaldson, who being duly sworn accord.
ing to law saith that the foregoing statement is
true. Witness, my hand, this l7lh day of Nov
lSi2.
Sworn and subscribed before me this l7lh day
OF November, 1912.
WILLIAM KITCHEN J.P.
CT We trust that those papers which have
/ copied Mr. Ingham's statement will do Judge
/ Lewis the justice of inserting the above commun.
. cations.
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