Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-04-01
The Treasury Defalcation.

OaSeu upon "dWHelulc WJOTmuiOh, ana
these interested will not wait, it is to be
hoped, for another call, or more "pointed
inquiries"
To THE EpGroRs OF THE UNioN--
Sir: My name has been so much abused
by those who have assumed it for selfish
and personal purposes, often malicious, that
am almost ashamed TO appear under it my
self; but the original PAUL Pay was not
meddler in peoples private concerns, but
sort of public officer to assist the legal Off
GERS and the public generally in finding
out frauds and delinquents, and drag them
to light for the sake Of public justice. 1t is
in this sense ! now appear, and ask PLACE
in your columns for the following interroga-
tories, based upon authentic informatlon:
/. Was there not a deficiency of from
$4,000 to $4,000 in the State Treasury
at the time the office was examined by the
Legislative Committed
2. Was not that deficiency known TO sew
eral members of the dominant combined
party, (Whigs and anti-Benton) and by
them concealed from the committee and the
General Assembly, and an erroneous report
obtained?
3. Was not that deficiency in full exist
ence at the time of the Treasurer's death?
4. Did not the Treasurer become very
unhappy and low spirited about this defal-
cation before he died?
5. Did not some Of those who had part
Of the money, carry him out upon hunting
expedition on the Usage, to divert his mind
and cheer up his spirits?
6. Did he not die in that expedition, those
persons being principally about him?
7. Did he not, in view Of his death, ask
for pen, ink and paper, saying there were
something's about the Treasury which tie
Governor ought TO know?
s. Did not the said persons refuse to give
him what he asked for, and tell him to think
of the other world and compose himself?
9. Did not he then ask them to tell the
Governor that the Treasury needed attep-
ton?
10. Did those to whom that request was
addressed ever tell it TO the Governor?
II. Did not another by-stander who
CHANGED to overhear it, send word of il TO
the Governor?
II. Were not two mule loads of gold
(supposed by some to be $4,000, but more
probably about $l5,ooo) brought 10 the
Treasury in great haste Immediately on
hearing of the news of the Treasurer
death, and was 1t not said two mule loads
brought from Howard county on swift
mule called Telegraph, making the whole
distance al sixty miles chiefly in one night
as Mahomet rode his mare, Baral, from Nee.
ca to Jerusalem in one night?
10. Is not the night performance of the
mule Telegraph better established by evi.
dence than the night journey of the marc
Barak; and could not the tracks of the mule
the next day be traced from the door of tho
branch bank in Fayette to the stable door il
Jefferson City?
IA. Was not the rider of said mule secr
TO go direct to the Treasury before he wen
to the hotel, with saddle bags on his tw'
arms, and they heavily loaded?
10. Was he not seen counting gold il
the Treasurer's room on large table abou
half covered in one hundred dollar piles?
l6. Was not the siad person overheard Il
say, '.juSt in TINE" as he left the Treaury?
II. Were not other considerable sum
paid into the Treasury atteT the death Of til,
Treasurer, and before the investigation O
the Committee appointed by the Governor?
IS. Was not 81 900 paid in after the com
mittee he'd made their examination, ant
drawn up their report, and they induced t.
accept it, and reduced their reported deial
cation from $47, 900 to $4,000.
49, Was not the real detalcation by thes
means reduced from about SO or $4,000
TO about half that sum?
20. Does the inventory filed by the Treas
urer's administrator show who are the Dor
rowers of these 81 1000, by showing who ar
indebted TO the late Treasurer?
81. Does the clerk give any tangible rea
son for such extraordinary conduct
%. Does the clerk glue any tangible rea
san for such extraordinary conduct?
20. Have any names been taken off tn
inventory since it was filled?
"a. Is there one single Democrat impli
Gated in this enormous defalcation?
%. Was not every shilling of that $7'
to $500 lent from the Treasury to Wing
and anti Bentons?
26. Has not the anti-Benton organ il
Jefferson City (the .Mefroroliton) been KEEP
alive for the last three years upon part Q
the money?
p. Has not the State Treasury at JefTer
son ard the State Branch Bank at Fayette
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