Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-08-28

spafss eetho funds Of the Canal Bank Of Cleveland
which he does not notice in his report.
with funds In his amply adeau.se 70 meet ~
issueda circular the County Trcusurers referring them
to the act Of is4 end calling on them 70 make the aesan
interest In compliance with the demand, the Couuty
pnd into the State Treasury sTeo7l5 10 be-
tween nthe6th day Of Nov and the time at which he
& true that in making this demand upon the County
Treasures he acted In conformity with the provisions Of
law the long established practce of the Department
yett could have been intended that the law the
practice should continue after the OF them had
ceased Ihaa been shown that he had sucent means 10
pay all the cans against the Treasury without making
this demand Why then, did he make ia The testimony
Of Mr. Hines lste Treasurer df Franklin County dscloses
the fact that there was extraordinary anxiety on the
part OF Mr. Bresln 70 receive the $4,000 due from that
County He called twice at the Office otthe County Treas
ury before that ocor for assigned In lbs deposit
ton very reluctantly paid It, fthee was as the books
showed there should have BEEN than half mion in
the Treasury there valid reason for the anxiety
which he exhibited In this instance. i.
The facts discosedinthe deposition Of Mr. W. g. Des-
ler furnish cquiyoca evidence Of an empty Treasury to-
wards the close Of Mr.. Brcsns adnstraton. The books
Of the Office before Stated showed more than one half
amionin his hands, yet he not only requested the hold
to postpone the presentation OF draft OF Sb0000 but
when was ultimately psesentsd nd 9my L Portion ~, % o.
ance not psd for than two weeks after its first
presentation. It finally redeemedin funds which clear
daily receipts to meet its current expenses.
The conduct Of party is always Of great Importance in
determining his guilt or innocence.
The Aght Of accused OF crime is circumstance In
dicatory Of guilt An innocent man does not resort to IT,
Instead OF xSoidng he courts inquiry into his conduct
hereto attached TO furdsh with the receipts executed
by Mr. Gibson to him. and to be present at the
Of the witnesses He has neither complied with
quest replied to letter. lie has ned to foreign
jurisdiction: His fight accompanied with declarations
clearly proving that he rcsorted to In order TO avoid In
quiry He said TO of the witnesses that he would
not be aken his person they should have under
If Mr. Bersin had paid his successor all the public
eys which in his hands he must have evidence Of the
fact To the request made Of him to produce the receipts
executed by Mr. Gibson he has not thought proper to
reply:
which he paid to his familiar legal principle
restore to that of inferior quality On
application to Mr. Gibson we were furnished with copies
amounts which were received by him. They are herewith
submitted.
1t appears that Mr.. Bresn had some interest in the
Greensboro Bank of Maryland, and it sin evidence that
he spent so 600 in conesng and resisting the repeal Of
its charter before the Legislature of that State II clear
that within the last year. he the holder of $4,000 OF
the Cumberland Saving Institution OF the same State
He loaned $50 900 to the Sandusky, Mansfield Newark
Railroad Companyon which he received but x300o and
compromised the balance by tanghe bonds Of the COM
pany Cor s., 500 payable in 1858, 49, go and 81
Rsroad Company large sum, the original amount OF
which have not been able to learn In December last
there due upon it the OF S549 IS which was
paid in the bonds of the Company payable in November
1852 with per cent. interest.
Mr. Bresn sought interviews with two Of the witness
whom we have examined, and in conversations with
them made Acknowledgements which demonstrate that the
In conversation with Col schouer when urged to make
public exposition OF the matter, he replied that ait
would do good "that he could not make the discos
ure without involving the character of others and the
happness Of their families-and that he would not do
He the attacks Of the upon Mr. Gibson
unjust and said that his Nr. Gibson Statement in
gard TO the defalcaton was true.that Il Mr. Gibson
TO blame part in hundred in regard to the mat
ter am to blame ninety y-nine parts in hundred"
His conversation with Mr.. Folett, though evidently
more guarded of similar import The material part
of it is well narrated that shall not attempt alb
stract Of il but gveit in fun Mr.. Follet says 'Mr
affected to attach importance to my opinions and pro-
ceeded the sincerity of this profession by
mendng that there should be no loss of time the part
of Mr. Gibson and himself in meeting and writing out
statement of facts disclosing the whole Of appro
priaton let the blew fall where it might regardless
party persons. / enforced this recommendation by
such arguments and appeals the subject naturally
gested auding to his family relatives bis obligations to
the State, &C. drew his attention to fact that he could
not hide from the world the full amount of his official de-
nqcency and IL depended himself how low his offence
should sink him morally To extended appeal in this
b. do not say it is so but suppose that
individuals may have been concerned with me in the
might be injured destroyed by the revelations
advise to make, what then shonldI dog sy reply in
substance that he should place his duty TO his wife,
his daughter his family his friends his obligations to the
State his official OATH in side of the SCALE and in the
other his obligations to these men; and If the ator out
this, his answer was II will think Of it, After few gem
eral remarks interview ended and have not Mr.
b. since
No one we think read the testimony which is here
appended and OF which given brief abstract
the foregoing pages without being convinced that the
two late wholly unworthy the positions
which they have coupled 1t is opinion that John
c. Brcslin abstracted the money from the Treasury and
William IL Gibson by conceang the defalcation and de-
nyng its existence has dsregarded truth and his
official duty Whatever may be their respective legal a-
bties not able to discover any difference IN the
moral character of their action.
"WHERE is THE PEOPLES MONEY"
We not able to give full and satisfactory to
this question 1t is unreasonable TO expect that inves
tgaon of few weeks Duration should unravel all the in
trcces of a complicated fraud which many years in
its consummation and development The defacaton is
not of recent date The author of II has had time
the traces of his guilt and obsruct the
information. The parties to whom the money may have
been loaned with whom has been entrusted in
erested in withholding the facts Some of the witnesses
have testified with great reluctance. The of
them not being very full and satisfactory, addressed
him letter making specific inquiry letter and
interrogatories remain unanswered.
Had time permitted the law had not conferred upon
the power necessary for the complete solution of prob
em Without authority to send for persons and papers
to enforce the attendance of Witnesses and TO punish
contempt commission will be able to tell where
the money is to be found how 1t Is invested tits doubt
full whether their ample powers will bring to light al
the secrets of this fraud All the facts known to
only and he thought mpouned TO do So has refused Il
disc lose them Enough has been ELECTED TO render prob
able that the money has been scattered with free hand
and that the parties who hold it numerous and
many of them beyond the boundaries of this State.
| Respectfully submitted,
THoS. SPARROW, Commr.
+. NJ. WRIGHT, Auditor of State