The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-02-28

fer of The kind was made I;shUuIt keep .,
to myself Until We could get II into propei
shape to expose It but | fel, unwilling to-
trust my fepuadon 10 any ons mans hands,
Mr.. btp)rie eucoutaged ma to go ou 10 b.
careful as 10 wat ! SAID aud see what
would come Of H. Mr.. L,ports then Iet,
my room IN manner that appeared 10 mt
very singular at The time. In four or five
minute he returned with Mr. BurreIl. Fne,
both 81, down begged me 10 be quiet not lo
be excited. Mr Llphrle then stated
(whal did not know before) tha, Ne NJ
Cook had on Saturday think approached
him 10 slmlar manner TO myself.
Last evening my Brother in law had
come down in the stage and was putin my
room by my landlord. He stated thai
gentleman had been there and had left
note for me. Iopensd il, read il, took into
Judge Leporis's room aud showed ii to him.
( Here Mr.. p read note inviting him TO
No. % as his room was engaged.
MIR T.. advised me by all means rot TO
90 into the genlleman's room. 1 felt like
Abandoning the whole thing. observed
90 Mr. L. had not better mention this 10
Mr.. Ward, who had come into his room,
that had doubts what 10 do stated The
Inauel 10 Mr.. Wdtd-s,aied my doubts
whether to abandon the project Or receive
ths moaey. He said that should go on
that The thing would not be completed I'M
less carried oal n full
Mr. MIC came TO my room about Ii
a. clock last evening, and exhibited a bun.
die of papers and read list of them, nun.
bering from seven 10 eight. MI BurrelI
had said 10 me if he Mr.. G said anything
to ask him for a certain receipt, said to
have been given for the stock OF the Le
high County Bank. j asked him for il
and he showed ne receipt from the Pres
ident and Cashier Of the Bank fur $780,.
600, from Moses " Beach. He said toI
me--your brother IN law has co ne 10 town.
| said yes-he has gone out. he had
stepped ont at my request) He asked me
if had selected friend with whom he |
could desposit tie money--cr would 1 take
it myself stated ic him that | had nolI
aelecleG any one. He says, want 10 paw
you $3.50 to night, and $3.50 when the
report was made: | said the better way
,wond be 10 settle the thing on the spot
we probably might not see each othsr after.
wards. He said he would give ne his note
endorsed by any one could name for the
remaining $3.50 ! mentioned tia, his Of
fer was TO despost {s500--saving the i'm
preston that would not take a less sum
lie stated to me thE he had not money
.then--that Mr., Beach, and the men with
whom he acted and from whom he GOT the
money, were in town, | think al Herr's ho-
.el, and asked me if could wait f(leen or
Awen,y minutes ill he could 90 over and
get ,he additional $3.50! said il would
90 as well in .he mosnlGg. Mr. MO 'eald
night as the investigation would 60 OR 10
day mentioned that the committee on
Banks did no. meet ill after The adjourn"
meni Of ,he House, and that Ry brother in
law would be in few ninutes-Ihat il
would do as well in the morning g-aEd we
parted then went 10 Messrs Burrel and
Laporte, strongly inclined ,e abandon the
project, SO far as receiving the money was
concerned. Those gentleman though; il
would be n ore ample and thorough ex-
posurs il were TO receive the money, and
consented TO 90 on.
This morning at 0 o'clock, as 4 went up
frsm the barber shop, found M'Cook in
my room: He said he had been waiting
for me for some time, and said he had me
money. He took Of his ha. and took from
il handful Of bills Of the denominations Of
~, 3, 5 and 10 dollars; saw them as he
counted them over in his lap by the fire:
observed the words PlainSeld Bank on the
notes as ne counted thsm ever S460-3Y5 in
rnoles and took from his pocket two Or.
eagles to make out the sum. lie remarks
, ed that must wait for the other hundred
dollars ull Ihe report of The committee was
made-he would have to ask me to do it,
Il unlocked my bureau drawer. where | keep
my letters, and remarked, you can put the
money .here. He done 30 and ef. my
room.
instantly rang the beil-the servant
came, and sent him 10 Mr.. Burrel's room
TO tell bin to Gomez the servant returned
and said he was not there, and sent him
for Mr.. Laporte, and he returned and said
he was 80 where 10 be found in the house:
] then sent for Mr.. Buehler, my landlord,
~ he cane, and opened lhs drawer and asked
= him to cOant that money, pointing TO il, he
said he was busy, and said, i want you
TO count lhal Woney--l have reas ons for II
1t was paid to me Few minutes ago Ior
my vote in the Commillec on Banks, and
intend 10 take il up 10 ask the House tC
make a disposal Of it, lie counted il and
and sealed it up-in that (here il was pro-
.duced) package. IL may not be improper