Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-02-23

dorson, or any other man, to have used the
same after that time. In addition to this, it
affords us pleasure TO say, that the duties of
Mr.. Anderson were performed in manner en-
tirely satisfactory to US.
ROBBINS.
II S HETHERINGTON,
AMOS MATHEWS,
L. L. WOOD.
BY request of Mr.. A d Anderson, certiyfy,
that while | was Alderman and Treasurer of
the city of Dubuque, in 1916, all the scrip re-
ceived in payment of city dues, and regularly
returned to the Council, was burned in the
presence of the whole boaid And when l
was Alderman. in lS47 it was destroyed in the
same manner, as the records will show.
NJ. MCNAMARA.
Dubuque, Feb. 4th, 1853.
DUBUQUE, Feb Sd, 1853.
Having been requested by Mr. A D Ander.
son. to say how the City Council disposed of
all scrip that came into their hands, when they
settled with the City Treasurer. in the year I
served as one of that body. (Which was in the
year ls48,) will state that all cancelled scrip
to the best of my recollection, was always
burned, or otherwise destroyed, IN the pres
ence Of the whole board.
WIN. 8. GILLIAN,
Thus showing that there was "NO POSI-
BILE CHANCE" for his having acquired ellie
gal possession" of the same
He then enumerates from memory gentlemen
of whom at various times he had obtained scrip,
at prices as low as IS and 40 cents on the dol
lar, the aggregate of which, added to his $500
salary, is some $4,000, and presents certificates
of various individuals expressly referred to by
Hewitt, showing the amount of scrip they had
received of him and in what manner, an aggre-
gate certainly not to exceed $3.50.
The communications below having an init
mate bearing on the subject we beg the indul-
gence Of our readers for presenting.
CRY RECORDERS OFFICE
Dubuque Feb. 4th 1853
A. d. ANDERSON ESQ.
DEAR Err :--You wish me to state the con-
onion IN w1g4ellq tsis-books and p.r.v. Of
this Office to have been kept during your in
cumbency etc. and particularly with regard
to the evidences file for the issue of the city
scrip.
have made no very critical examinations
into the business Of my predecessors, but am
entirely satisfied from such as have made,
that has fulfilled the duties of this office
better than you have.
The margins of scrip issued by you are on
file showing the No and date of each piece, to
whom issued and for what purpose. There is
no epidence here that you have done any wrong
nor have ever heard it limited until it was
done by Mr.. Hewitt whose Institutions are all
based upon a surmise. This is manifestly so,
because if he had any eridence or even "s,rong
suspicious" he was bound by his oath to ar
rest and bring you to trial. Indeed as I'M
derstand it, he now admits that the seal GOV.
erirg his vial of wrath would not now have
been broken had you have given him share
OF the imaginary spells.
was the first clerk to the Board of Trustees
after Dubuque was Incorporated and am salts
fled that the financial Encouragement" alluded
to by Mr. Hewitt became manifest as early as
1889 or 1910, "frem which time Board or
Recorder appears TO have been able to arrive
at the exact amount Of scrip in circulation
each annual report having been based upon
The official reports of the preceding year. At
all events this arrangement" as all our older
citizens will secollect. existed q number of
years before you were RECORDER, and exhibits
in strong colors the uttBr absurdiiy and
injustice of the effort now being made to sad
die this responsibility on YOU
Very Respectfully.
CHAS. CORKERY.
MIR A. ID. ANDERsoN-Dear Sir In reply
to your inquiry about what paid for scrip
when you were recorder. you are informed that
IN the fall of ls47. l received some scrip from
a customer Of mine, who was about moving
down the river, at the rate of 80 cents on the
dollar and would not have taken il even at
these rates. but to secure a debt that l would |
otherwise have lost.
Faithfully Yours,
Is. j. O'HALLORAN.
February s,h.
A. ID. ANDnRsoN-Sir During "the spring
and summer Of 1919" have known CITY scrip
TO sell as low as IS cts, bat owing to the strict
Of the City Cornell of 49 and 50 the |
price OF scrip was higher at the end of that |
term than ithad been for years previous. When
my term OF service expired in March so l sold
my scrip to Horace Estes for 60 Gets which
was the highest sum could get for it.
THOS. HARDIE.
February 9Th.
We can pursue this matter no farther; suffice
il to say that Hewitt has t,retre wanton and de-
i6erate misrepresentation. to call them by no
harsher name, pinned to his back at which the
nnerring finger of scorn"is pointing and the
very dogs" are backing as he 'halts by them
The rcjoinder of Hewitt. weak and pusillan-
mous, comes upon us like the last cowardy
whine of whipped spaniel. but we have
shown enough to convince any thinking mind.
hat Alexander D Anderson has not only passed
through this unprovoked and Infamous ordeal,
lnscathed, but with honor to himself and to
Ill admirers of high-minded manhood.
We have thus endeavorcd to bestow impair
ial justice upon Mr.. Anderson and all concern
I'd. As We said before we deemed it our duty. |
md We therefore have no apologies to make |
or occupying our columes with this defence.
INV JERSEY U. S. SENATOR Thursday
asst Hon r + Stockton resigned his office The
auseof akesgna,ion has not yet reached us,
'ut it is (9ored that Mr. Pierce has invited
i'm to DE pest Of Secretary of the Navy. J.
Thompson has been elected in his place.