The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-08-14
State Treasury Investigation.
Correspondence ef,hs Cincinua,i Gazette.
CoLuMnus. O.. Anr. l.

nately not those OF sending for persons
and papers, except employees Of tho
Treasury office, aud Of the Dopostories
Of the State, the examination proceeds
slowly. Report will not be made, per.
haps, for ten days. Mr.. Broslin has Gov
cred up his tracks so that il will be diff.
cult 10 trace whereabouts is Che peoples
money. Mr. Thomas Sparrow, we'll
known as a leading member Of the Demo
cratic party Of Franklin county, recently
Post Master Of Columbus, and member Of
the Investigating Committee which eK-
amined the Treasury in 1S47. is alawyer
ofindustry aud ability, and is devoted to
thorough search, Hs far rs in the power
Of the Committee Of the complicated de-
tails Of official management and mysti6.
cation Of the two late Treasurers.
A thorough overhauling Of the the Au-
ditor's and Treasurer's books has been
made, and a statement of the accounts OF
the Treasury from January l2h, 1859,
to June 18Th. 1851, has been prepared,
showing that the defalcation at the latter
date amounted to 98,59i01.
The Committee have devoted their in
vestigation to these two points How
much has been the defaloaton? By
whom has been the defualt? And l as
sure the people they have worked with an
industry and ability whichis to their cred
It, believe they are satisfied that they
have determined the amount wrongfully
withheld from the State, 10 be the sum
noted above. To decide the question, by
whom has been the default, learn that
extensive testimony has been taken.
A number Of parties have been ques-
toned as to the business relations Of both
the Treasurers implicated, and after a
close examination Of Mr.. Gibson, whose
testimony is comprised in 40 MSS pages,
with all papers aud accounts in their
reach, Mr.. Gibson's former statements to
the contrary, only 1858, 900 have been re-
turned Of sum Of more than one million
dollars, taken from the Treasury by Mr.
Breslin, of which he alone was in default,
making John G.. Breslin a defaulter for
S728, ,69LOl
Of this sum he furnished deprecated
paper amounting TO Sl5i, ,636.3j. making
the State loser oughtright and unac-
counted for of S57l, 85q,55! Mr., Glib
son claims chat not one dollar Of tho pub
lie money has stuck to his handsaof been
lost by him, and presents an sccodnt Of a
balance due to him by tie State Of Sl6,-
600.
The developments Of the committee
will show up some gentlemen who have
efsi efsfints9n tosS9ntddbBee II be N yugdiERJ TIA Qs
present Executive.
At the time Mr., Breslin was making up
his aunnal statements, in October, 800,
which showed that over S70o,OG9 was
then in the Treasury, it will appear from
the testimony of Mr.. Deshler, Cashier OF
che Clinton Bank of this city, that Mr..
Breslin's draft for $50, 900 was protested
in New York, and not paid for weeks af-
ter its return here, aud then in driblets,
which facts were known TO the Fund Com
missioners and Governor Medill. Mr.
Auditor Morgan, whose books called fol
the Treasurer to have on hand the large
sum of money reported, knew OF this
dragging the honor of the State in the
dust and no Governor then called on the
defaulting Treasurer to resign, as did Gov
Chase when Mr.. Gibson's revelations
were made known to him.
Mr. Breslin lost the confidence OF hi
own political friends here, when he lef
his own country and fed to the domin
ions of Queen Vic--the refuge of fugiIiv,
slaves Testimony had been given tha
he has signi6ed his intentions not to re
turn, and few days since his family re
paired to Windsor his present place Q
a sojourn
. One of my former articles spoke Of tn
possibility Of celebrated Cincinnati pc
1 lice officer being able to secure the retur
of Mr., B. Forewarned, the gentleman
: Canada loaded himself with deadly weaI
ons, prepared TO defend himself from ILL
= gal arrest, being satisfied no treaty stipl
: lations warranted his extraditiOn.
# Mr.. Gibson under $4,000 bonds fo
i his appearance at the Franklin Count
Court ia October, has been here for se'
), eral days aud returns this morning to Ii
d fin.
n He declares that no human soul WI
D. knowing of the fatal step taken by him
le coucealing Bresln's defalcation. II
g. motives he declares, were two-fold.
g protect his own interests, and those
le the State. He was personally liable
na his bond for S250,o0O; his deare
Is friends in Seneca County, many Of the
s. induced to become so by him. were al
Breslin's securities. On learning Of
Ia predecessors defalcation, he deemed j.
NJ his and their interest to save him a
10. them from loss. For the interest Of
81 State he deemed 1t best to conceal il a
H. obtain as much of the money back as
could by carrying the load on his sho
lly ders-fatal determination.
,m He claims that not a dollar of the moi
,se Of the State has been used illegally,
he misapplied by him. but that the chan
Oh are that the three hundred and three th
t6e sand dollars obtained from Breslin by h
md would not otherwise have been brou
sb- into the Golfers Of the State.
IN. BY his exerLions he claims that {
mo- thousand dollars was secured Of B
ubt Inns suspended debt from Dayton Ba
\ Il Of the Beckel claim, part Of which
been paid That Mr.. Breslin would h
ara if then exposed, left Immediately for
i'd ada. and then he relied upon his pers
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