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

buriell Nad SAID ~ Iue btluro that II any OF
fer OF The kind was made shoul keep /
30 myself until We could get /, into a prspsI
shape 10 expose II but | felt unwilling ic
trust my IepuhH0n IN any ons mau's hands
Mr. LlpOrle encouraged ms 10 90 on 10 b.
careful as 10 what | SAID and sec what
would come Of IT. Mr. L'porIe then o(
ny room in a manner that appeared to IN,
vary singular at the ime, In four or iv,
minute he returned with Mr.. Blrrel. Tue,
both sat down begged me to be quiet not /,
be excited Nr LNp)rls then stated
(what did mol know before that Mr. NJ
Cook had ou Saturday | ,hluk approached d
him iu a similar manner TO myself
Last evening my brother in law had
come dOwu in the stage and was put 10 my
room by my landlord. He stated thai a
gentleman had been there and had left a
note (1r me. \ opened i, read j., took into
Judge Leports's room and showed il to aim
(llere Mr.. = read a note inviting him tC
NO % as his room was engaged.
Mr l.. advised me by all means ro, "a
go into the genIleman's room. felt like
abandoning The whole thing, observed
TO Mr.. L. had not better mention this 10
Mr. Ward, who had come into his room,
that had doubts what TO do. stated the
matter TO Mr.. Ward stated my doubts
whether te, abandon the project or receive
aths money. be said that should 60 on
that the thing would not be completed un-
Hess carried oal in full
Mr. NC came to my room about | |
o'clock last evening, and exhibited a bun,
die Of papers aud read list of Them, nun.
Jbering from seven 10 eight. Mr. Burrell
had said 10 me,l he(Mr, G =, said anything
20 ask hiT for certain receipt, said TO
have been givenaEor The stock OF the Lee
high County Bank. ! asked him for il
aud he showed NE recsipl(rom The Pres
ident and Cashier Of the Bank fur $780,,
900, from Moses " Beach. He said TO
ms--your brother IN law has co ne 10 town,
4 said yss-he has gone out lie had
stepped ont at my request,) He asked me
if | had selected friend with whom he
could desposit the money--or would 4 take
ii myself stated 10 him that had moi
aelectec any one He says, want 10 pav
you $3.50 10 night, and $3.50 when the
report was made: said tie better way
,wouId be 10 seue the thing on The spot
we probably nigh! not tsseseach olhor after
wards. lie said he would give me his note
endorsed by any one could name for the
remaining $3.50. mentioned that his Of
fer was TO desposll $5O0-lssviug the in
preston lhall woald not take less sum
lie stated 10 me that he had no, money
6hen-lhat Mr.. Beach, and the men with
whom he acted, andfroW whom he got the
money, were in town, | think at Rert'S ho-
eel and asked me if could wal, fifteen or
Awsniy minutes ill he could 60 over and
get The additional S?5O' said i. would
do as we'll in The morning. Mr. NC ,csid
IL was i'm portaut 10 have it settled that
night as the investigation would 60 on to
day mentioned that the commilIes on
Banks did no. NEE. ill after the adjourn
men, of,he House, and that my brelhsr in
law would be in few uinules-tha! it
would do as we'll in the morning and we
parted then went TO Messrs Rure! and
La2orte, strongly inclined 10 abandon the
project, SO far as receiving the money was
concerned. Those gentleman though, III
would be more amp and thorough ex-
posurs if were 10 receive the money, and
consented 10 60 on.
This morning, al 9 o'clock, as 4 went up
from the barber shop l found MCook. In
nv room. He said he had been waiting
for me for some time, and said he had lhe
money. Hs took of his ha. and took from
il handful of bills OF The denominations Of
I,2,3 and 10 dollars; saw them as he
counted them over in his lap by the fire:
observed the words Plainfeld Bank on the
notes as ne counted them over S480-3Y5 in
notes and took from his pocket t~o ar.
eagles to make Out the sum. lie remark
ed that | mus! wait for the other hundred
dollars ill she report of The committee was
made he would have 10 ask me 10 DO it.
i unlocked my bureau drawer. whereji keep
my letters, and remarked, you can put Ile
money there. He done SO and left my
EOom.
| Instantly rang the bell-the servant
came, and sent him TO Mr.. 'Buweli's room
10 tell bim 10 GOMEZ the servant returned
and said he was not there, and ! sent him
for Mr.. LaporIe, and he returned and said
he was 80 where TO be found in the house:
then sent fIr'Mr. BuehIer, my landlord,
no csm,, and opened the drawer and asked
MIN to coant that money, pointing 10 it, be
said he was busy, and 5aId, i want you
TO count that money! have reasons for II
lit was paid to me few minutes ago for
my vote in the Committee on Banks, and
intend tO lske il up to ask the House 10
make disposal Otit,' he counted it and
and sealed itpp in that there i, was pro-
Juced) package. Ii may no. be improper