Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-11

subordinate positions about the Monument, &c.
We did not 10 any manner interfere with the adj
nnistration Of the Society further than to examine
into It's condition, and prepare some system Of OPP
eraiions for the collection Of funds. On the 7th Of
March we we're informed that Dougherty, profess
ing to act by order Of Mr. Smith, the treasurer, had
dismissed Mr.. Penn, the teamster, and taken ex-
elusive charge Of the horses, and collected from
Mr.. Hilton, the day watch, the money received by
him from visiters at the Monument; saying Mr.
Smith had ordered him 70 dismiss Penn, as II was
not known when the work would be resumed, and
to get what money he could, and apply II to the
expenses at the Monument place. This was a d.
rect violation Of our compact with the late Board
and, thinking that Dougherty was acting under
some mistaken view of his duty, committee Of
this Board being then in session. addressed to him
the letter which our accusers have published, In
forming him that all moneys were TO be paid 10 the
treasurer of the Society, ]. NJ. McCalla- The next
day he replied in writing, and, were informed,
on the same day carried away the horses 10 his
stable on this sideof the canal II Is said 1t was
public livery stable and sign 10 that effect was
over the door. We did not know that fact; and IL
we had would still have acted as We did Vein
mediately proceeded to elect Mr.. Briggs as super
intendent. II then appeared that Mr.. Hilton had,
of his own notion and without the authority or
direction of any member Of this Board brought the
keys to the Office. We approved the act, agreeing
with him, that II U0ugherty, OF his own motion, or
by the authority of the late Board, in violation Of
their agreement with US, had taken the horses
away, that IL would not be safe to leave anything
else within his power.
The horses were advertised for sale at public
auction, by Mr. Mcclure. Every intelligent reader
would understand, from the statement Of our accu-
sers, that they were sold at public auction and we
claimed the proceeds. The fact is that at the first
meeting Of the Board after the advertisement was
seen by us, notice was given to Mr.. Mcclure of our
claim, I'VE then believing the horses to be locked
up in private stable, and we were informed by
him that they had been already sold at private sale
for 1915, to Messrs. Winter Provost that he had
their notes for them, and would hold them until
the right to them was settled We were offered
$500 cash for the horses We had no particular
motive then to replevy them from the purchasers
for we could not tell when we could 60 to work.
and they would be daily and heavy expense
Have not the late Board given Mr.. Mcclure indcm-
nifty on his paying the money to them? There are
other considerations, however, which win fully cx
plain our delay in pressing legal demand against
either Mr.. Mcclure or the purchasers. We look
to Them not to the late Board. 1t is sufficient for
to show for the present. that after having adver
tised the horses for sale at public auction, and
before could act, they sold them at private sale
at a sacrifice.
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