Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-03-12

very eebie and could not make Is l.Ure, this sea-
>"n o TIE YEAR aud inquired what do YOU my
aihef: lie said that he wished him I'll. him IN this
Lrhigh Bank bnsiness; told hi,n , ta,l,,r VA. una,
quai1ed IN legislation, and could be- use To him.
i- replied, have and have o,r.d HIM
nine hundred dollais u here and s,s. w,. in
The Nesiigatiun going before y,ur Cunmier SAID
II all nonsense for him IN w,e to nv father Thai ne
dd not know hun, and lac would think u vry singular
lie then inquired It knew any one else he cuud EN-.
poy. told him did that did not think n ua.
necessary 2r him To 20 To any expense of the kind that
as had before stated, the Committee would treat tha
whole matter candIdy and faitiy, aud that did be-
eve that any could influence the ar,iun of the com
m:Iiee- lie stated that lac wanted the report of The COM
INIT ia FAVOR OF the bank That three the commit
lee had agreed 30 report m favor of The bank and that he
would deposit $500 with me- with any person could
name, II would vote for report in favor of The bank
IN Tie Committed was very Strongly excited; IL bd
not appeared before that TO be approached in
that direct manner said le, for " d icult
to conceal my emotion. said 10 Mr.. Nee. further that
would think OF H. lie urged me- too name friend
with whom he could confer. replied that would think
of it and prubsbly said would see him again AicCook
said he would see Monday night in my ruom A
few minutes after he out Judge Lapure's
room, asked him my room, and told him ali Nice
had said to Mr.. Buel had SAID 10 nae byIure that
II any offer Of the kind was made, should keep ii
myself until we could get 1t into proper shape ex-
pose IL, but felt unwilling my reputation in any
"ne mans hands. Mr. Lapo'e encouraged ue 10 go on:
To be careful 10 what saId aud What wnud come
OF It, Mr. Laporis Then left my room in q manner That
appeared very singular the time Ia four or five
minutes lie returned with MIR Barrell. They buh sat
Lapore then stated, [what did know beurel that
Mr. McCook had Saturday, l think, approached him
in a similar manner 10 myself.
Last evening my btother-n-aw had down IN the
stage, and put in my by my landlord He sta
ted that gentleman had been there, left note
for me. opened it, read ii, took il into Judge Lspoues
room, and showed II To him. Here Mr.. p. read a note
inviting him TO No. %, as Ibis engaged1
Mr. L. advised by all go into The gen.
lemans ROOM felt like abandoning The whole thing.
observed 10 Mr.. L.-had not better mention this TO
Mr. Ward (who had into his room) that | had
doubts What 10 do. stated the 10 Mr.. Ward
stated my doubts whether 10 abandon the proiect or re-
cese the money He said that should go on-Ihat the
thing would be completed unless carried out in full
Mr. NC. came 10 my room about IL O'Clock last even
ing, and exhibited bundle Of papers and read list of
them, numbering from TO 8. Dir Burel had said 10 me
If he [McC said any thing ask him fr certain
receipt said have been given for of the Le-
high County Bank. asked him for il, and lie showed
receipt from the President and Cashier of the bank
for SlO0,O00 from Moses \. Beach. lie said mr-ypur
bruther-iD-law has come TO town | said yes--le has
out Tile had stepped out al my requei lie asked
If had selected n friend with whom eposit
the money-or would take u myself? ] stated to him
that had selected any I've says I To par
you $3.50 night and $3.50 when the report made I
said the better way would be settle the thing the
probably might each other afterwards
Tie said he wpuld give his endursed by any
could nnme for the remaining $3.50. mennned that
his offer deposit S500-eaying The impression that
would not take less He stated that he had
not the money then-ihat Mr. Beach, aud the with
whom he acted, and from whom he got the money, were
in town think at Hers hotel. and asked me il could
wait fifteen twenty minutes I'LL he could go and get
the additional $3.50? said IL would do well in the
morning MIR. NJ C. said il important TO have II set
tied that night, the investigation would go to-day
mentioned that the Coulmee banks did not Till
after the adjournment OF the nuse. and that brother
In-law would be in few mnuies-thai u would do
well in the mornins-aid we parted then went into
Messs Burell and LapOre, srungy inclined abandon
the project FAR receiving the money concerned.
Those genilemeh thought il would more ami le and
thorough exposure if TO receive the money and
consented To go on. I. 49,.
This morning. at o'clock AS up from tie barber
shop, found Mr. McCook in nv lie said he had
waiting FOR for time, and sand he had the
money He took off his bat aud took from handful
of bills Of the denominations of ?, 3, and 10 dollars
them he counted them in hrs lap To- the fire;
observed the words Pain6eld Bank The notes as he
counted them over; lie counted S4OO-35 IN notes
and took from his pocket two Or eagles make out the
sum- He remarked that must wait for the other hum
bred dollars till the report Of The committee made
he would have 10 ask 10 do IT. unlocked my bureau
drawer where keep nay letters, aud remlrked,
put the money there lie did and left the room. .
/ | instantly rang The be-he servant came, and sent
him to MIR. BurrrIIs room To tell him come the
returned and said he there, and sent him
for Mr.. Lapure, and he returned and said lac was
where be found in The house; ! then for Mr..
Buehler, my landlord; he and opened the drawer
and asked him Ia count that money. pointing 10 ~ he
said he was busy and said wanf Won Ia count that
money! have reasons for iI--it paid few
minutes ago for my vote in The Committee banks and
intend take il up ask the House make disposal
of IL he counted and sealed up that here il
produced package. II may not be improper state here
that after the offer Of the money made, II mat
ter of doubt with whether should receive IL
and but for the counsel and advice Of friends should
not have received H.
By the following statements from the Washington
Times it appears that AIcCook is an old hand at the
business
McCook's connection with the Lehieh concern is remote
and vet il is close Since the new banking system in
OhiO-prcjected by wing leaders in that Stae-Sent in
operation about year since there have grown up
number of branches under it, which have been pot into
operation without capital, without credit, and conducted
by utterly bankrupt purse and property they
bankrupt in morals and respect for the laws Of socie
ty. Branches at Akron, Cuyshoga Toledo, shaving
shop Cleveland and the old established Bank Of Woos-
ter in full operation Counecied with them. in close
sympathy and interest," the Plai' field Bank. N j. and
this Lehigh Bank arragned before the Pennsylvania
Legislature for corruption and svndng These "anch-
es in Ohio have been agents Of PaiI field aud Lrhgh in
sowing broadcast their worthless paper the pro-
ducing cssses-iherenre the appearance of McCOok in
Harrsburgh Just this unclure-a fellow who had very
large experience "O6Jy member" in taking of
the of bar rs counties. and various projects
of private charseter-and one, moreover who de-
nouncea on the floor of the Ohio Legislature in 1867
by eminent member for attempting TO bride the "ba
of power in that body into the passage Of bank
corporation for his county, in connexion with batch
scattered all the State Acting with and
for these bubble paper shops in Ohio which mainly
governed by the that controls the Plainfed
end Legh the mission of this notorious cmissary bis
Grand of bribery and knayery will be readily Interpreters
In saving the Lehigh he those conupiohIsis that
employ him; in saving the latter he saves The whole
batch Of swinding shops that batiening upon the
substance of the Ohio people, and in saving this affiliate
ed system Of plumber, he saves the Wig party IN that
State whose political depends wholly upon its
uninterrupted progress and whose bankruptcy will follow
its failure just surely darkness this night will follow
the going down Of the sun +,
The Democracy of Ohio, who have been troubled no
little by this Nc Cook who long been in
collision with hm-witness the operations Of the Woos
ter Bank parzns in sowing detection and the strong at