Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-08-27

WIG. ho iosoiteu W IL 70 AVOID inquiry
He said to one of the witnesses, that h
would not be taken; his person they shoult
never have under any circumstances.
II Mr.. Breslin has paid his successor al
the public moneys which were in his hands
he must have evidence of the fact. To tht
request made of him to produce the receipt.
executed by Mr.. Gibson, he has not thought
proper to reply
Not being ablo to obtain the evi
dence of the amounts which he paid to his
successor, familiar legal principle author
lied us to resort to that of inferior quality
On application to Mr.. Gibson, we were
furnished with copies of the receipts
They confirm his statements Of the amounts
which were received by him. They are
herewith submitted.
1t appears that Mr.. Breslin had some
interest in the Greensboro Bank of Mary
land, and it is in eyivence that he spent
$4,000 in contesting and resisting the re-
peal of its charter before the Legislature Of
that State. 1t is clear that within the last
year, he was the holder of $4,000 of the
Cumberland Savings Istitution Of same
state.
He loaned $4,000 to the Sandusky,
Mansfield and Newark Railroad Company
on which he received but $4,000, and
compromised the balance by taking the
bonds of the Company for $500 paya-
bic in 1858, go and '61.-
He also loaned to the Cleveland, Zanes-
vile g. Cincinnati Railroad Company q
large sum, the original amount of which
we have not been able to learn. In nDecem-
Der last there was due upon the sum, $685.
549,SS which was paid in the bonds of the
Company, payable in November, 1859,
with z per cent. intersst.
Mr.. Breslin sought interviews with two
of the witnesses whom we have examined,
and in conversation with them, made ac-
acknowledgements which demonstrate that the
defaleation occurred, during his admins
tration of the Treasury.
In conversation with Col. Shouler when
urged to make public exposition of the
matter, he replied that sit would do no
good" 'sthat he could not make the disclo-
sure without involving the character of 9TH
ers, and the happiness Of their families
and that he would not do" He pronoun-
ced the attacks Of the press upon Mr.. Glib
son unjust, and said that his (Mr. G.'s)
Statements in regard to the defalcation
were true"-that if Mr.. Gibson was to
blame one part in hundred in regard to
the matter l am to blame ninety-nine parts
in hundred"
His scouversation with Mr.. Follett though
evidently more guarded was of similar inn
port. The material Part oft is so well mar
rated that we shall not attempt an abstract
of it but give it in full, Mr.. Follelt, says:
"Mr. B. affected to attach importance to
my opinions, and proceeded to test the
sincerity of this profession by recommend
ing that there should be no loss of time on
the part of Mr.. Gibson and himself in meet
ing and writing out statement of facts
disclosing the whole process of appropria-
tion, let the blow fall where it might, re-
gardless of party or persons. I enforced
this recommendation by such arguments
and appeals as the subject naturally sug-
gested, alluding to his family relatives, his
TO the state, DC. l drew his at
cention to the fact that he could not hide
from the world the full amount of his Of
fetal delinquency, and it depended on him
To an extended appeal in this direction
he replied by stating case suppose, (said
Mr.. B.)suppose-(mind l do not say it is
So but suppose that individuals may have
been concerned with me in the use of this
morey, whose position in society or whose
business might be injured or destroyed by
the revelations you advise me to make,
what then should l do? My reply in sub
stance was, that he should place his duty
to his wife, his daughter, his family, his
friends, his obligations TO the State, his |
official oath, in one side of the scale, and |
in the other his obligations to these men;
and if the latter outweighed the former, his
course was plain one. To all bis answer
was, "I will think yet" After few gen.
eral remarks, our interview ended, and l
have not seen Mr.. B. since.
No one we think can read the testino-
ny which is here appended, and of which
We have given brief abstract in the fore
going pages, without being convinced that
he two late treasurers were wholly un-
worthy the position which they have occu-
,ied. 1t is our opinion that Jno. G. Bres-
in distracted the money from the Treas
Try and that VIM. II. Gibson, by conceal
ng the defalcatiCn has disregarded his Off
ial duty and made himself an accessory to
he crime.
''wHERE Is THE PEOPLES MONEY!"
We are not able to give full and salts
actory answer to this question. 1t is un-
reasonable to expect that an investigation
If few weeks duration should unravel all
he intricacies of n complicated fraud which
vas many years in its consumation and de-
'elopment. The author of it has had
ime to cover over the traces of his guilt
md ohstruct the sources of information.-
The parties to whom the money may have
'een loaned, or with whom it has been
are interested in withholding the
acts. Some of the witnesses have testi-
led with great reluctance. The answer of
ne of them, not being very full and salts
actory, we addressed him letter making
nore specific inquiry; our letter and inter
ogatories unanswered.
Had time permitted, the law had not
onferred upon us the power necessary for
be complete solution of this problem.--
Without authority to send for persons and