The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-08-27

Advances 10 olncerS OF Peni-
Tertiary, 959 10
Advances to Lunatic Asylum, 1000 90
Feb 26. 1857, Auditors draft
on Treasurer of Van Vert
county 421 80
April 4, Auditors draft on w. L.
& S. D. Day & Co. 3o5 10
April a, 1857.
Aud's draft on Ohio tool Co. $50 90
6" ATAyres & Co $50 90
&C !" Hall Ayres & Co SO 90
i" A W Hall & Co. 528 80
g '' John Ewing, 60 90
!" "Hall, Brown u Co. $50 90
F" Ohio Tool Co., LOIS 80
Sept. 4, 81. "P Rose, 8 SO
Dec. 23, 1854, Auditor draft
on Savings Bank for Taxes. $50 60
May Is, 1856, Auditors draft
on I n Jackson, Cash. for
Taxes. 929 50
May IS, 1856, Auditors draft
on B Foote, Cash. for Tax
cs. 3,o93 40
April 7, 1857, Certificate of
Franklin Branch Bank, 1000 90
April |, 1857, Check of II B
Hubert on Bartlett & Smith 62 SO
Nov. 27, 1856, Certificate of
Delaware Co., Bank, endors-
Ell by J NJ Russell, Treas. 400
Mar. /, 1857, Certificate of Sci
oto Valley Bank, 10000 90
March %, certificate of Nor
walk Branch Bank, III 90
Mar. 21 cert's. of Findlay Bank, 43 33
g l9 " Bartlett d Smith, 594 90
. % g Adams, CarIin &
Co., endorsed by II Barr and
Shaw, 1000
April /, 1857, Draft of Mariet-
ia Bank on ). z. Bishop,
Cashier 21o oo
April 5, 81, Draft j. Fl. Mayo &
Co., on Hatch u Langdon, en-
dorsed by ]. Mills. 900 90
DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS.
April 7, 81, Piqaa Birch Bn'k, 686 SO
!" TOMB, Huss 4 Co. 7o7 4c
Seneca Co. Bank, .2.70O sc
'' Bank of Commerce 789, 90
/" nuniey, Drake & Co. &c 65
Clinton Bank, 1900 0C
Ohio L. Ins. and
Trust Co. N. Y as claimed, 46, $40 Ge
The foregoing is correct to the best Of
my knowledge. w. H. GIBSON,
Treasurer Of State
Sworn to before me this 9th day of A.
pril, 1857. R. HUME, Notary Public.
n. B.-The foregoing is ofathe 7th in
stead Of the lst as the act was not publish
ed until the Sd of April, and in my alb
sence. w. II. G.
There is nosdoubt that the above state
ment is tolerably accurate exhibit, Will
the exception ofthe condition ofthe Treas
ury at the time it was published. The
last item should have been 7,45o95.
1t twill be observed that the last column
of figures is not added. It amounts t.
S146, $50 OF. This sum subtracted from
$678, ,041 O4, the amount of his debt:
leaves $55 ,e91 02, which is close ap
Proclamation to the real amount of the de-
falcation.
The statement is carefully and skiIlful
" drawn. 1t is so constructed as to en-
able him to swear to it without subiecting
himself to criminal charge and yet leaves
a false impression.
Tbs law required him to 'sset forth the
amount of money actually in the Treas
ury al Colum bus" "as we'll "the amount oi
the drafts, bills ofexchange and other ev>
licences of debit" yet as before stated he
has not added the column containing the
amounts of the drafts, evidences of de BIT,
&C.
Nor is such an item as ''money in the
Treasury" to be found in the statement
The natural inference an honest mind
trusting to the official integrity of the
Treasurer, would be that the credit col
umn balanced the debtor ii he took the
trouble to add it, that the difference be-
tween them was ''money," and that
"money" safely lodged in the Treasury
Mr.. Gibson published no statements OF
the condition of the Treasury for the
months of May and June.
Mr.. Gibson has appeared before us,
and submitted to an examination. In his
deposition which is hereto appended he
declares that all his official conmunica-
ton relative to the payments alleged to
have been made by Mr.. Breslin to him
were false-and that he received b ut
$303, 865 "a from him,
|, is not unjust to say that his present
declarations, however solemnly made, are
not entitled to any credit, unless sustain
ed and corroborated by therecords of the
Office, the testimony OF others or the dec
laration and conduct of Mr.. Breslin.
His { Mr.. Gibson's motives in making
such official communications he states
were twofold: II
lst. He was one OF the sureties on Bres-
Inns official boud- and the exposure Of
the defalcation would involve the pecu-
mary ruin Of himself and co sureties, who
were his friends and neighbors.
Cd. He thought that by concealing the
fact of the defalcation, he could secure
tife amount due the State.
Whether his motives constitute a justi-
6cationfor breach of official duty w
leave to another tribunal to decide.
In considering heeyidence against Mr.
Breslin, in order to illustrate the mode II
which business has been transacted be
tween successive Treasurers it seems pro.
per to go back to the time he assumed tht
duties of that office.
Mr.. Breslin in taking charge of tht
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