The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1847-10-19

Churches and Schools VS. Fraud.
We arc parlicularly happy in being able 70
relieve the painful doubt about that "Alleged
Fraud" which caused so novel an anxiety 10
the Editor of the Advertiser, just before
election. Knowing his proverbal anipathy
TO all frauds, especially spoliticui, we feel
canvinsed the following explanation will be
quite satisfactory, particularly a,it comes,t IS
he intended it should; after the result of the Z
canvass is declared. We cannot but com
nond too, the prudence Of his correspond
ent, whose vigllaht anxiety about the public
funds, after remaining alive for near two
years must have amounted almost TO fever,
who living doubtless near Section Ten x
c,usel him TO trayel TO Lima, and call in the
aid oflwo Whole counties 10 investigate
fraud about which his next neighbor could
at any time have satisfied him BY bis taking
the trouble Of mixing an inquiry. n" =
1t is something novel we admit 10 make
large donations 10 Church-bulding and
school purposes, and we do not wonder that
the editor and his correspondent, should
scent fraud in such transaction. We doubt
whether The spirit of"ill unchar;tablcn s."
would suspect lhom Of a like fraud; but we
hope for the sake of public deconcy that
when next they have spite 10 wreak or II
political object TO accomplish, they will no,
again drag the name of ali unprotending
mi lister ofreliaion into On election contest,
aad charge him with crime for an act of be-
ncvoeuce which entities him 10 public ar4
probation and respect, wiihout first avowing
that all that makes against ignorance and
immortality is especially offensive 10 their
character and principles % o'. l'ni rrb
..t -s., For the Kalida Venture.
FeRT JENNINGS. Oct. llth lS47
gt .g4ss Alleged FrRid. o,ql
My attention was yesterday called. by a
friend Of mine, 10 an ariicls published in the
Putnam 60. Adpsriiser aad Lima Reporter,
of the 5,Ii ins},, headed: '.ALLEeEp FRAup:"
and which reads as follows :H'A Democratic
correspondent, from jennings Township, IN
firms Us as, ,follows: ], O.. Brodeick, The
Catholic prizes, at Section Ten, refused 10
return 10 the township Assessor, Capt. 0.
Yalb1rt, th sum Of some $4,000 in bonds
aad mortgages, payable TO, himself and his
heits. That tho Assessor applied 10 Esq.
Pcdicord TO have an investigation, That
Henry Joseph B1ehmer, one the Commis-
soners Of Putnam County, in,crfered. and
requested The Justice 10 delay proceedings
until he Gould have an interview with the
priest, That MI. DO, hmer presently rotuln.
ed with an assignment Of ihs bonds and
mortgages ro the trustees OF tho Catholic
Chulch, which assignments alleged to be
in the hand writing of Mr.. ,B,shmer. That
Mr., Bpehmsr iheleupon contended that as
Church properly the demands were not sub
jssl TO taxation, and tho Assessor was indu-
ced to drop the investigation. The bonds
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and mortgages our correspondent states,
were taken 10y Bredeick on sale of town lots
( in Section Ten, laid of Oil bis own groin ="
( In deed, even with the specks OH ofE-q. S. |
dOn'l s,e nach fraud in lha whole transac-
,ion, provided every word Of the correspond.
ent's communication were true, AMI proln-
bly, not christian in the universe would be
aware Of an attempt 10 defraud the revenue
Of the County by tlre Rev. j. o. Bredeick
for assigning his claims to tho bcnefr of
Church, and mysslf for drawing the assign
mcnt or Document Of Dsa ,ton, if it WIS
no, for the obliging explsnation or insnua-
tioHs of The Adpertiser's correspondent. !
wonder, if the Advertisers correspondent,
could no, be induced to commit similar al
tempt Of fraudi probably there is as much
need for a Church and a school in his neig,
borhosd as there is at Section Teu.
The correspondent (or the ediier fur him)
further goes on ard says: "Hew the partic-
patots in this apparen; attemptts dsfraud the
revenue ofPunam County may explain their
conduc in the premises, We are at a loss 10
guess" DON'T be uneasy and for goodness
sake do not getlost too far. With your per-
mission l will tell tod how TO- explain our
conduct in the premises: i as Xxi IA
j, Firstly. BY giving a correct and true ac-