Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-05-20
Great Triumph-Gregg's visit to Indianapolis
Question Of veracity settled.


II will be remembered that the renowned Milton
Gregg, editor of the New Albany Tribune and late
member of the constitutional convention from the county
of Jefferson has been charged with receiving the Of
ten dollars for money which he never expended To
vindicats his dear character he came up indianapolis
under the protection of w w woOllen, Esq, another
Wing editor, of lerOciOus appearance and billigerent
propensities examine the archives Of State The
suit of this visit is thus Paraded forth in the columns Of
his paper
"When this issue OF veracty was raised by Mr.
Brown and his echo did not choose TO meet it at
once, by denouncng the statement of the Sentinel
unmitigated alsehoOd. But determined at the very
nrst moment that We could tear ourself away from
business to visit Indianapolis and there vndcae our
statement beyond the possibility Of doubt We have
done and the result humiatirg to our tradu
In the presence OF friend who went with Us TO the
Auditors office, Dr. Ellis admitted that no part Of the
account in hand writing but the contrary in
the hand writing Of Mr. Wheeler with the single excep
ton of the endorsement of our name across the back
We were also fortunate in meeting Mr.. Wheeler him
self at indianapolis, to whom had the privilege Of
referring to sustain the truth of our explanation
Mr.. Brown himself has been constrained to admit the
fasty of his statements bat he tells US it was made
upon the Information Of others.
Now let suppose for the purpose Of illustra.
ting this grave question.
Suppose Milton Gregg had been indicted Tor obtaining
money from the State of Indiana by false preenes and
onfthe trial the Auditor of State should be summoned
and by subpena duees teeum he produces the following
voucher:
VOUCHER NO. 1903.
The State of Indiana
To MILTON GRECO, DIR.
To railroad fare to Madison and back ....... IS 90
To travelling expenses, besides fare. ........ 500
$1,000
Suppose the Auditor on being asked the question
should give his opinion that this account was in the
hand writing of Mr. Gregg when in truth and in fact it
was in the hand writing of A l. Wheeler who drew il rp
at the request Of Mr. Gregg And suppose further that
it should be clearly established that Gregg himself pre-.
sented the the Auditor, demanding his pay,
and that he with his hand recePted and received
the money The Court in such case would decide
that the question Of who wrote the account was an i'm.
material point in the issue. The only question for the
jury decide would be: how much fare he paid on the
railroad and how much his wife charged him Cor staying
at home night. IL nothing charged the jury
would be bound convict This true picture OF the
case. The convention required him 60 to Madison
their business. He drawing his regular per diem
during his absence but his necessary expenses they
we're bound to refund The which he presented
and received is above copied OF this ten dollars not
one cent was expended No Wing in the State has at
tempted to justify his conduct, and the he houn-
ders the deeper he gets in the mre We advise him to
say nothing about it, Il can't be either justified or ex
planned. We know his feelings are terribly harrassed
about this thing We sympathiEe with him in his dis.
tress of mind and when think Of him be and
as he is of gushes forth We fear be will
give way despair and exclaim:
''There is nothing which cannot bear,
Since have this whitening blow