Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-10-09
LOCOFOCO OFFICE IOLDERS--F FRAUDS
ON THE NATIONAL ROAD.

1t was MIR. WISE, we think, who once re-
marked ON the floor of the House of Repre-
scntativcs, that lac did not wish to be under
stood a. saying that oil Locoiucos were thieves,
but he did verify believe that all office holders
who were dcjaniiers irere LOcofocOs or words
To that import. We have been reminded of
this remark in reading in the State Journal
the exposures of the frauds practiccd by the
late Board OF Public Works and their agents.
upon the good people of Ohio We have
from time to time given our readers spcci-
IN ms of these wholesale peculatons 4 late
number of tire State Journal contains sill
iurlhcr developments touching the rascality
OF Ms. JOHN IONrZ in his administration of
the National Road. We have not room for
the whole of the Journals account, but we
cannot refrain from sirHfs the following as a
specimen:
1T has been said that Mr.. Yontz settled
his accounts with Mr.. Ransom. and that a
balance oi over one hundred dollars was found
i'll his favor. This is correct Mr.. Yon,z mo-
duccd receipts for as mach money as lac had
received. aud Mr.. Ransom saw fit to allow
or are they fraudulent oncs2
" let Us rccur To few examples H. has
credited himself with two receipts Of Il. Bar
ret al SlJO. each bearing the same date MIR
Bnnct swcdrs that they are duplicates and
gwen icr the same sum of $50 ThoInis
MCNeccc swcars that his receipt for 5000 was
obtained frduAulcntly from him on a pay,ueut
Of only 500. Samuel Williams swcars that
Mr.. NOnH took his receipt for SllO. when he
gave certificate aS for a payment of so much
money, aud tl. said certificate is still unpai T..
or the most of il. Acmacs McGary swear,
that Mr.. iOutz applied to him for a new re-
ccipt Tor SlOGUS, alleging that he had LOST
thc former one T; hc gave IT, and Mr. Yontz
has credited himself with both a. the witness
tcsliics. X. Patterson says hr gave am order
on Mr. Yontz for SPILLS in favor of a Mr.
Parks and IN Subsequent settlement gave
Mr.. lontL receipt for some $500, includiur
this order Mr.. NontL afterwards presented
hin tlr order, and asked him tO give a new
rec ipt Tor ~. Mr. Patterson told him he
bad aIr'ujF given him one aud declined 10
comply with tlIe request Mr Yonz went
aul obtained 'ht receipt of Mr. Parks on that
amount. ani is credited with it the second
tim Gh.r D. no" receipt of John Brraclin
for ~ 100. % Nh Bracliu sWcars that mo- mo.
ncy was pald him Tor IT, but hat Murine re-
q '~ird IiH lo sign o. ~ a. bud taken some
w.rA in his utnn. AMI bad pail out tlitt sum
to- lunl, tn work referred to was sub let
by Mnlnn". 1ul tll" hands paid by ccriHrato.
VI re- Is tlIc SUM of S77-l- for which Mr.
lonil ins obtain a credit 10 which hc i,
not entitled
Nor is iiis all. There is also IN, recoip,
Oi VIM. M2lnnc. as the assignee Of Jaua.
TdggG'. for @Il1o7l. TO which o.. has mo-
usn.. IIc hls,Os, ni 30 j., brief The cor.
tr. inr E.r"s -tpn. on To-. 1854 To- I2sul
miI.- inclusive. wa. taken iu tli, nam. ~
Jam tl.-au. Ml.siua .b-lrt Oh. ,pb a..
I'D. va iJir,atd prof uf about ST.
o.. Iay5ari, who ne,cr had anything TO do