The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-09-04
NO.48.

Il II
qrested the holder to postpone the preseu.
tatlon Of draft Of $50, 900, but when Il
was ultimately presented, paid only a por
tiop OF the amount. Though frequently
importuned for the balance, il ,as not
paid for more than two weeks after ia
first presentation. II was finally redeem
ed in funds which clearly indicated that
the Treasury was dependent upon its dai.
| ly receipts 20 meet its current expenses
The conduct Of party is always Of
great Importance in determining his guilt
OF innocence.
The fight Of one accused OF crime is a
circumstance indioatory Of guilt. An in
noceut man does not resort to IL. Instead
lofavoiding he courts inquiry into his con.
duct. Mr.. Breslin was requested bv let
ter, a copy Of whiohis hereto attached, }
to furnish us with the receipts executed
by Mr.. Gibson to him, and to be present
at the examination Of the witnesses. He
has neither complied with our request nor
replied TO our letter. He has Aed to A
foreign jurisdiction. His flight was &C.
companied with declarations clearly proy.
ing that he resorted to il to avoid inquiry
He said to one Of the witnesses, that he
would not be taken,his person they should
never have under any circumstances.
IL Mr.. Breslin has paid his successor
all the public moneys which we're in his
hands, no 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.
Not being able 20 obtain the best ovi
dence Of the amounts which he paid TO
his successor, familiar legal principle
authorized as TO resort to that Of inferior
quNlity. On application TO Mr.. Gibson,
we were furnished with copies OF the re.
ceipts They confirm his statements Of
the amounts which were received by him
They are herewith submitted.
Ii appears that Mr.. Breslin had some
interest in the Greensboro Bank of Mary
land, and Il is evident that he spent 81 .
600 in contesting aud resisting the repeal
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 Saving Institution Of
the 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 Ss, 500 paya-
BILE in 1858, so. go aud '6l.
He also loaned to the Cleveland, Zanes-
vile q Cincinnati Railroad Company
large sum, the original amount OF which
we have not been able to learn. In De-
cember last there was due upon II the sum
Of $26, 5i08S which was paid in the bonds
OF the Company, payable in November,
1853, with per cent interest
Mr. Breslin sought interviews with
two Of the witnesses whom we have ex-
amined. and in conversation with them,
made acknowledgements which demon
st.ated chat the delaoation occurred du-
ring his administration Of the Treasury.
In conversation with Col. Schouler
when urged to make a public exposition
Of the matter he replied that ''it would
do no good, " "that he could not make the
disclosure without involving the oharao.
ter of others, and the hdppiness Of their
families--and Mdt he would not do" He
pronounced the attacks of the press upon
Mr.. Gibson unjust. and said that his
Mr.. G.'s) Statements in regard TO the
defalcatiou we're rrect"-"that il Mr..
Gibson was to blame one part in hum
dred in regard 10 the matter ! am TO
blame ninety-niue parts in a hundred, !"
His conversation with Mr.. Follett
though evidently more guarded was Of
similar import The material part Of il is
so we'll narrated that we shall not attempt
an abstract of it but give it.iu full. Mr.
Follett says "Mr. b. affected to attach
importance to my Opinions, and / pro-
oeeded TO test the sincerity of this profess.
ion by recommending that there should
be no loss Of time on the part of Mr.. Glib
son and himself in meeting and writing
out statement Of facts disclosing the
whole process Of appropriation. let the
blow fall where it might, regardless Of
party or persons. l enforce this recon-
mendation by such arguments aud sp.
peals as the subject naturally suggested,
alluding TO his family relatives, bis obli-
cations TO the state, go. l drew his at
tention b the fact that he could not hide
from the world the full amount Of his Of
iicial delinquency, and it depended on
himself how low his offence would sink
him morally
To an extended appeal IN this direction
he replied by stating a case; suppose.
(said Mr.. 3, suppose (mind do not
ssy it is so. but suppose that individu-
ais may have been concerned with me in
the use Of this money. whose position in
society or whose business might be injur
ed or destroyed by the revelations you ad-
wise ME to make. what then should l do?
My replyin substance was. that he should
place his duty to his wife. his daughter,
his family, his friends, his obligations 10
the State, his official oath, IN one side OF
the scale, and in the other his obligations
10 these men; and IL the latter outWeighed
the former, his course was plain one.
To all this his answer was, 81 will think
YET" After few general remarks, our
interview ended, and have not seen Mr..
b. since.
No one we think can read the testimo-
nv which is here appended, and Of which