Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-09-22

! l'Gl as q public officer hold myself Il
the strict letter OF the law, And think
that man does not live who can saw, ia
truth, that hore was cver dollar oI
county funds in my hands, that was not
paid out TO the first man who presented
90 order lorit And | appeal to the tax
books and to the annual osltlemenls for
| the truth Of what say So uOxlous
have been-lo redeem tho credit oil the
county, and to pay up its delinquent or.
derS lhat'I have frequently paid money
oul Of my own private purse for this Pur'
pose And on examination OF the last
Onnual settlement will show that ut that
period had paid out over and above
what had received .$S09 by which the
cum Of 1884 cls Interest is saved TO the
county. The particular instance TO
which the writer refers is 40 order for
$lo0 which is fully explained by the
following statement Of Mr. Billion
'SteubenvIlIe, O., Sept. l843
!, Eli N Dillon of tho town Of Steu
benviIe Ohio, do certify that on the llh
day Of March A L. I843, presented an
order to the Treasurer Of Carroll coun
Iy dated December 9Th 1889 made by
Adam Jackman and William Davis, CON
missioners, in favor of George Beatty,
Auditor Tor Sl00; to James Cameron
the Treasurer, for redemption.
Mr.. Cameron at first declined to re.
deem it stating that he had no funds ap.
pIicable TO il. then informed him that
] had obtained the opinion of Lawyer
upon the subject that the amount could
be collected IN full and that ! would not
let court pass before brought suit.
j called upon him again, and he in
formed me that he would pay off The
orderlI@I would take such funds as he
had on hands. lie then offered me the
face Of The order aud interest, amounting
to Sll9 SO cents in full Seventy three
dollars and fifty cents in specie and forty
six dollars in SciOto Bunk paper, which
hk 'NBh ~ dlu ulu aCCGpt,
y | agreed 10 and did receive the Scioio
paper at its fdce or nominal value,
though it was at the time considerably
deprecated. ! understood that there
was at the lime quantity Of deprecated
funds in the Treasury. This was the
only order ever presented on the
Treasury Of Carroll county.
| make this statement in Justice TO Mr..
Cameron, as | have been informed that
he 10 charged with purchasing the order
at discount.
+ N DILLON.
StenbenVille Sept Goth 1898
The monsy on the commercial bank
OF scIutai69d been received into the trea
sury IN good faith before its dopreoia-
tlOn, aud wblch, as The agenl0f Inc peo
pie, felt bound 10 dispose OF to the best
advantage. IHe gentleman to whome
il was gwen Appeared satisfied then and
still is lie knew shOI il was the best
thing that ho.couId do, and much better
than 10 have sold it to Ony Of the brokers
who were, no doubt, disappointed in
deep shave, which must faaIly have
been paid by the county with interest
leave the taxpayers Of Carroll county
10 say, whether,L did wrong in THE par
ticuIar2-Thethird inquiry ia very Bim-
liar 10 The first aud 20 which | answer
That, a gentleman Tor whom | enterigjn
the most profound respect, presented
me with bill Tor Sl4 upon which paid |
him, ten dollars in cash out Of my own
pocket, there being no funds in the lrea
sury for thai use The bill was Subse
luenlIy Laid before the commissioners,
and shaved down TO Sl2, for which an
order was issued some months ago, but
has never YET been paid. This was
lone as ,an accommodation and not
speculation, and was so considered at the
lime. 'I'o the fourth ! answer that,
.rIend raposing confidence ia me, for
which | feel duly thaukiule, deposited
some money with me as private indi,
gdua, 1t was good ohio tunds, and he
has since drawn on me for a part, and
got precisely the same money back, and
IAN have the balance when Ever no
pleases But that the lraHsscion had
any connection with the taxes or the
purchase OF Land, is wholly untrue, aud
4 part and parceI OF the Slang got up to
nJure me.
In regard 10 he second question, !
cannot see its relevancy with the dis
,hsrge of my duties, aS public officer.
II the wrilar be sincere inquirer alter
ruth as he pretends to be, refer him to
he files Of the newspapers published at
Tho time, Tor full, and J presume, a sat
explanation Of the cIrcum
stance to which he alludes.
In the discharge OF my duties as
public officer or IN any other rotation
Either public or private, do not acknow
edge, but utterly repuGiao he diclatlon
Of any and Every grand MASTER, or
any other master save and Except the
sovereign people, oil which claim to be