The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-01-12


able TO 10 stipulated amount O; labor on the farm
On the 18th March, 1916, | examined the paupeIs
then at Mrs Lanes aud discharged tive men able
10 labor a. halt the ahorcTs m The county, on the
18Th eight were removed 10 the poor-hCuSe. and on
the l4th discharged the remaining two ,womcul
from Mis- Lanes ~ the end OF ihree or siN months
and thence iuTSaIi all August 10, lSi?. the uedca.
business was let by the quarter or year 70 the lowest
bidder under sealed proposals, during winch time me
number u'paUp,rs lid nutrNcced on an average five
OF SIX. Vet none were rejected who We're proper
objects ut public charity, certainty not while ! had
charge otit Previous 10 March, 20 there had been
no regular system Of admitting or dlSctarSnE pau.
pprs, The commissioners all HNvd abroad, ana once
admitted stayed a. long a. they desired and ne COLI
sequence was the county was grossly imposed upon
hy an unnecessary expense, a. we. aS uISEUCCd ~
the iuhuWan manner IN which they were Scnnclcd
IN >hauly ID hy !! beet without floor or ceiling,
clustering or window, on pallets vi has nh only a
par 81 blankets each, in The coolest weather, sch or
wei. such Were part OF the accommodations Ct
Mr, Lane, Notwithstanding Nr. Kennedy III hi, IT,.
py 70 Nr. Unli,;cr thinks the public complained
uuiu>ty while She had charge ct The paUprrs
Against the appointment Of such men Is rllhcE Nr
Shu.izo OF VII ND,y said al! that pwfurty raim.,.
ted, and often suggested The .m"tJauce ct selecting
and appointing ONE crmpe,tu; and proper person 10
TINT staten, sNr n.m aIr coupyu>au ION and TER
nshlug he house with suitable furniture aud bedding
ios tie paupers; requiring the Keeper TO furnish III,
own and al tie Provisions, and tu Ilgc bonds Tor
the safe return Of all thal belonged 10 the county
The commissioners thought otherwise. and now. TO
screen themselves from the Iust and reuiet cen
sure of the public have made the ptiahe attempt
IN my absence to palm the blame of upon me. when
II does not appear from anything that can discover
elher N the communication of Nj Nr.hsler, Mr.
Kennedy ; reply or the expression. OF the people
that any one except themselves have thoughot bIa-
ming me; and have veto learn on what their be-
Lri that had never performed my duties ~ phys
~ l. NJ % nm Ilr
tIment either expressed or implied Wv CONJECTURE
Is, however that this pretended belIct' had Us on
gn IN the misrepresentation OF their Temperance
seepcr ami IN tie article published la, May, m
reply 70 the report OF the grand jury, see Free Ira
der OF NlGy t. last IN which showed them up IN
llGnt ur much less enyab.c M point OF uthc.a CaVl
city, than 1t Is my purpose 10 do now. Accordingly
al Their June term, an attempt was made upoa the
/ complaint made By one Of their own body that
refused to visit SEX paupcr, TO withhold the quar-
terry payment then due me. Immediately SEM tor
! the pauper, Mr. Cummings, vino, n II turned out,
had been admitted hy Mr. Kennedy and lett IN the
village, and OF which had no. been informed On
BEN. asked Mr.. Cummings, with great truth AMI
simplicity, promptly denied ever having told any one
that mad refused 10 visit him and went on 10 inform
the court that had not only attended HIM ana h,s
iInly, but that myself and partner, Dr. Gulbcri had
been frequently sending HIN provisions grdfIltousiy
And such was the tact; had actually been doing
this ~ Keep huH IGH the pDgr h1HSs knowing, that
IN few days, he would be able 20 take care OF him
self, and up 10 the time ut the complaint. made hy
Mr. h. 10 the court, did not know that he had been
admitted rs pauper. Beng thus rehuked By the
testimony of the very pauper whom the complaint
SAID had refused TO visit, my quarterly payment Vas
promptly allowed.
Dr. Pearson, being the lowest bidder. received the
appointment as physician 10 The poor IN sept, l'i6,
and held It for one year for So. Then Dr.. Stout
Yves appointed, being the lowest bidder. anu held Il
til Sept. lSis TOR so; at which time received the
appointment for S+1 80, aud tom the appointment,
I'll Nov "a, the business was done 10y myself and d.
/ Pratt. Al that time Dr. GuIber became my part
Her, and shared IN the receipts from the county tor
the pauper business ID. our dissolution, IN July lHiy
{dunDg which tune he frequently ylsl'-d the tsjub-
llshment, aud readily admit that both he and Pratt
attended perhaps otiener than did but whether
the business was well or III done HnppeaFs there weIr
bu, TWO or az must but three deaths from SEPT; l. Is
TIL eft IN July; and Two OF these were woman
and child who died. | have no doubt, tor want OF
beddmg, a stated IN my reply 10 the grand Jury in
Mayias, IL turns out then, thai part otlhe business
al least during the time IN which they say had not
done my duty ought to have teen done, and rel
done too for II WAS done by this same honest Dr. T.
\. Cul.dsrt, m whom they express such unlimited
confidence And r,nry complain OF my having sent
DT. FRAT occasionally, on The ground that g. was
not licensed physlcIan, have only to reply that
I Dr.. Pearson had 10 .Icru-e when they appointed
hm county physician TO the poor nor did h. have 'i
after The year expired lor which he was appointed .
YET no fault was found 5y any 1t the msd.t-. GEN
tirnen oi las place ami Justly -, for deemed
Inn competent, and 20 We did DR.. Pratt.
thus the public may What foundation the
commissioners had tor ,hclT bsilsf that lhad not
performed my duty. OF for their COW arIy ln-nuatIuu
N my absence, about honesty To say the least OF
It, It l. ame anu mpJ'cut sulicrtuge to sh The
dun OF the people from themselves for 4 fragrant
outrage upon humanity and gross derlciloH o!iher
oincla, duty.
But again, they say they chad not the power to re-
move Mr. Riley without his consent VIVA, Kind
Of contract must they have made with HIM, II such
cOsiuC As his did not ln'rnct il, and give them the
( power to remove hun But they say they removed
/ me How could they do this unless they had power
| to remove him But did they remove me Ii 20,
| why dii they pay my toll quarterly payment ut the
close II the year ~ September and M my absence
A gentleman al ~ elbow says they intended tor
! hush money Fad mistake This they did do, A.
! the records wi. show. And TOR u part Of the same
! time, TO Wit from August u to sept. :, they paid
! Dr. Gui.beu S5l tor dCctonng the poor Thus. for
| his time, % days, they paid hun and me too. Yet
this i not all and 10 show the uuhnes, and ncapa-
city these men 10 transact the financial business OF
the county, rs well as 10 euI gh;en them little the
subject OF honesty, may as weilhere a. elsewhere,
| INFORM the public that they not only paid me and Dr.
mbsrt both as above stated but that they have aC-
ually paid portion Of ms bill twice! In the bill oil
| Sol allowed IN September, there are four or five
charges on the lsi ana ~ days OF Sept. specifying
| the persons residence, &c Tor whom the services
we're rendered, amounting to - and M his bill Of
| 1896 -, which was allowed m Nov he commences
back to the 1t day Of Sept again and makes pre-.
,iseiy the same charges tor the pcr,uns residing
At the same places and giving the same dates, and
making the charges for each exactly a. before and
hs too i allowed 80 thnt these four dol arS have
been twice pad him. There Is no escape ilom this
TOT the bills on file IN the office vt the court bear in
| runruyrrtblc evidence Of tha fact This NAV have
been an lnadycr'ancc Of the DoC,nIs-l nm chnrl,a.
| Die enough to believe 1t was so-ycr nothing can
eAcuse men Ike the commissioners, who have a,pir.
ed to official stations Tor which they are ncompe.
tent, for such blunders nul their allowing me or
services never rendered, after the Appointment o
| Dr. Gullber, was no, a blundcr nor was It doing
justice to tho public. No, no-this won't do Then
statement thu, they believed had not performed
my duty Will not do. They knew better and dared
not Withhold the payment for the full quarter but III
my absence thought such statement might be swal
lowed by the pubic, thereby rilectually shifting III,
blame from themselves, and the facts never be
known
With regard to Mr. Buckley know nothing H.
was no IN or nbout the poor house when left ia
my knowledge. II admittedly DR. Pratt after left
have no hesitation IN saying that he faithfully
attended and correctly treated by hun when mcdCa
Md was necessary. And all who knew the kindnes.
OF DR. I. to the SICK under his care, will not doubt
IT, But OF what avail Is medicine IN such den o.
filth and in,empenncc, unless the patient is able Il
help himsetto 1t after the physician has given hin
, the directions
Personally | should have nothing further to say