The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-03-02

Allowed at Sept. term. sla 1?
1919 County OF LAsArLr
To c. C. ELLIOTT Dr..
To clothing furnished pauper from June /,
to Dec q, 1870. s. &c
To paid Dr.. J : Bullock for medical at
tendance, sc IS
To boarding pauper child one quarter, sl3 90
Allowed at ',oy term S2S 81
1919 LtsALLK CoryTy
Toe. c. ELLIOTT Di
To attention paid to paupers nnd bIrying
three persons trorn Sept to Dec. $1,000
There is one feature in these bills .ha: i, com
mon to large maurityof all the bills on file al.
lowed for pauper account prior to Dee. 1919, ani
which must strike every one - very singular, AMI
that is their iHisbnj.e character Is 10 date : and
names for whom the services were rendered, rs
well as the OMISSION to specify the items, andwha;
the services were for for which the chlrscs were
made &c. 1t is certainty new way Of inlncer-
ing to audi, and allow accounts wthou, dates.
names, or specification Of the items for which
charges are made and from all ,lat appears, in
most instances, without proof Til, very circum.
stance, the indefinite character Of most of the ac.
counts allowed, one would suppose ought To have
been sufficient to excite suspicion of unflrness,
]
most men acting in an official capacity as au lltor,
of accounts.
With regard tn these bills Of Mr. Elliott | have
published them for the purpose of making the FOL.
lowing remarks upon them. Either he ia very
much belied or else he has committed base
fraud If the former it will give him an opportu
ntv Of correcting il
! The first bill So 65-sl5 10 Of the end bill
sl3 90 of the 81 bill, and all Of the 4h bill, S2s
ST. making together 1926, | Understand is fol
boarding, clothing and medical attendance Of the
pauper child that he names in the bills The
facts in relation to this pauper child understant
To be these--Therc was a family Of small children
whose mother died, and with the consent of tho
father, the neghbors took the children and adopt
ed them tn keep and bring up The man who
had this one informed Mr. Elliott that lie though
he ought TO have something from the county 10,
keeping it. Mr.. Elliot declined allowing ANYTHING
saying that it must not become county charge
as there were others who would be glad to tax,
it and adopt il as their own and finally took i
himself and, as it is understood in the neiyhbor
hood adopted it as his own, and has treated it q,
such--and nothing was known to the contrary un
til the publication Of my erposc.
The above information was derived from Dr. J
s. Bullock andothers living in the vicinity of Low
ell. WIN IekuTu W udNltl, pill
Dr. ]. s. Bullock for medical attendance, il
vaguencss in not specifying what pauper, if any
the attendance was for seems TO have been an in
territorial omission, for the DR.. informs me that h
has not doctored any pauper whatever during th,
last year ls49--to his knowledge; neither has Nj
Elliott or any one for him, paid DR. Bullock 70
doctoring any pauper during lsI9-nor has Nj
i. asked said DIR. Bullock how much his bill is 70
medical services to his, Mr.. Els family or any par
Of said family, nor does Mr.. L. know how mucl
said charge is, as the said b. believes Nor ha
said Bullock made any charge either against tn
county or any individual for services rendered L
paupers for some two years past further I'm
derstand that there was one person who was anx
ious to take this child and adopt il rs his own, an
that Mr.. f. refused to lot him have it.
If this Is paupcr child, and medical aid ha
been necessary, would AJAX why DR.. d has no
been asked by Mr.. Elliott to make out his biz a
gaina the county, ask Mr. 4. to answer thi
question. lfMr L. acting as county COM has BEEF
charging the county for tho support Of M adop,e,
child that he has voluntarily taken and refused Il
lot others have Il who were willing to take il with
out charge to the county, the tax PAYERS ought 4
know II, and the citizens who are cogniz,nt Of tn
fact should make It known. lf he has not he Ger
tainly has the means Of disproving such charg,
| have given the substance Of the information
have received If l am not correct, trust d.
B. and others will correct me.
! More anon A. IT. ROWLAND.