American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-05-03


cal crime. To show how completely the
public Treasury has been under the control
of the editor of the Eagle, it is only Hec,
essary for us to state that we found bills
fled in the Auditors Office where Mr.. Tut
hill had presented accounts against the
Prosecuting Attorney, Sheriff and Re-
corder, and WITHOUT THE ENDORSEMENT OF
THESE OFFICERS THAT THE BILLS WERE COR
RECT, would receive an order from the
County Auditor on the Treasurer and
DRAW THE AMOUNTS. And when the fact
is taken into consideration that this scheme
of public plunder was during the corrupt
administration of AsaSpurgeon the ecertsin-
ty of FRAUDS existing in these accounts
will be demonstrated beyond the shadow
of doubt But there is another feature
| to be found on RECORD that is still more
| glaring. ifpossiple, than this, and exhib-
its stratagem in political rascality that
would have done honor to Swartwout or
Price, and unless the editor of the Eagle
can satisfactorily explain the transaction"
it will of itself be weight enough to sink
him to the lowest depths of political cor
ruption and degradation. We find on the
order Book an amount of nearly THREE
HUNDRED DOLLARS the editor of the Eagle
has taken from the county Treasury Of
which NO ACCOUNT CAN BE GIVEN, AS WE
CAN FIND NO BILLS ON FILE SPECIFYING FOR
WHAT PURPOSES THIS LARGE AMOUNT WAS
ExPENEED Notwithstanding we have made
three examinations to find the bills con-
tanning the items for which this amount
was drawn we have failed to do so, and
now call upon Mr.. Tuthill to make salts
factory explanation These facts go to
explain, to very great extent, the reason
why Asa Spurgeon so frequently and en-
phatically declared that the money he took
from the county Treaury was principally
devoted to the interests of the Red Lodge
Clique and appropriated to the hangerson
No wonder these men shver and shake
whenever an investigation into their con
duct is suggested, for ifsuch developments
of rascality can bo brought tolight by has
tily running over the accounts Of ONE mem
Der of the clique, what, we would ask
would be the result of "a thorough investi
cation into the depraved acts Of the whole
And yet these are tho facts in relation tt
items of public plumber which James W
Towson declares are $50 well covered W
as to defy detection" Notwithstanding hC
was officiating in the Auditors Office at th'
time these populations We're committed
and consequently must have been cogni
zant to all these transactions" Here W.
find in ONE INSTANCE some THREE HUNDRED
AND NINErY-FoUR DOLLARS pcculated out
the public funds. This, added to the item
not AccouYrEr FOR, will swell the amount t
some EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS, and vet thi
lis not more than ONE HALF the amount W
have in our possession against the editor G
the Eagle, which we are prevented fron
publishing this week for WAIT OF FIGURES
A significant fact truly, that there are nc
enough figures in our establishment
"foot up" the rascality of even ONE mem
rber Of the Red Lodge Clique! What W
shall do when we come to make calcula
ton of the rascality ofthe WHOLE we are {
loss to know, unless we send to the Four
derry and procure font Figures expressl
for the purpose. We have already larg
fonts of Bold Face Primer and Nonparei
but if we find it necessary to add anotht
font to our assortment, we shall endeavC
TO procure one of Bold Face Rascality,to to |
exclusively used in footing up" the stea
ings ofthe Cliquel
, We trust, reader, we have now col
vinced you that our oft repeated declar'
tions, that an extensive system of swindliu
has been going on among the leading den
} agogues Of the county, were founded {
} truth and are now proven, to your enti
satisfaction by the documentary eviden
, above given, These facts cannot be denio
, they are not merely charges of VIII
} these men design doing-but they are u
D doubted proof Of what they HAVE done, al
any one not perfectly satisfied with o
= statements can go to the Auditors off
! aud examine for themselves. We give t
0 facts as we find them on record, and not
we suppose" them to oe--they are FAC
y not Fancies-but immutible realities.
n Let the editor of the Eagle explain them
0 way ifhe can. They are bold charges a
0 strong charges, and will necessarily bri
0 into requisition the best tactics of an
y tactician to even offer a reasonable excl
q in their justification.
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