Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-01-30
To the People of Ohiol
From the cincinnati Gazette.
Astounding Frauds Discovered
Revelations of the Smelling
Committees.


ssase House,. Peniscntiary ana Lunatic
Asylum Frauds.
We have received from special Colum-
bus Correspondent the following abstract of
the reports made to the Legislature by the
the Committee appointed last winter 70 in
vestigate the charges Of frauds in the State
House and Lunatic ASYLUM and Penitenti-
ary contracts. Tho developments here SO
specifically stated, will be read by honest
men Of both parties with indignation and
dismay:
OHIO rENIrENTIARY.
Tne books show defalcation of $5, | ss.-
sS-about $4,000 of which is charged to
r. s. McEwen, the former Clerk Of the
Ohio Penitcntiary, and now in the franklin
County Courts.
Fraud on Corn, contract made bv But
ties with w. Dixon, $5o5.
The above items of fraud are treated as
such in the Report The Committee have
abundant and conclusive testimony to the
fact.
NEW STATE HOUSE.
Copper Roof--Was put on by N. A.
Britt Of Cincinnati, by day work. He was
paid s5 per day, his hands SO per day
He made over $43 per day clear profits
He had bid to put on the roof by the square
at 1915; as it was done by the days work,
it cost $9,:5 per square. A responsible
bid was made to do the job for S4.45 per
square. All bids were rejected, and Britt
hired by the day. The testimony shows a
bargain and sale between o. Case, the bid
der at $4.45 and James Lennox who was as
sisted by Gen. f. T. Stickney, one of the
Commissioners. o, Case was to pay Len
nox $500 for the job. Why the work was
not done by contract, as per the bids, no
where appears. Fraud shown in the roof
business s2,712.s5.
o. cAsE-TIN BILL.
This bill is small matter, but fraudulent.
1t was bill for S13.65, $500 of which
was for preserved tomatoes got by j. Len
nox (who has a hand in all the frauds.)-l
The bill was paid twice by the State, (once
to Case and once to Lcnnox,) making
fraud of $17.55.
H. PRICE, LIVES IN LANCASTER, oHIo--FRAUp !
$902,75.
This is a very bad affair. 1t is shown
that Price was paid 50 per day, full time
as lumberman. The testimony shows that
he was at home working for $40 per month
at his trade, viz. Miller. He was a toady
of Gov. Medill, who, with Gen. Stickney
are responsible for the fraud. The testi-
mony in this case is full and explicit.
FRAUD ON GENERAL MATTERS, S4,139.62.
This is made from numerous small mat
ters, abundantly proven by testimony
PLUMBING-$4, ,OO0-J. A. JOHNSON, OF GIN
CINNATI, CONTRACTOR.
1t is proven that the Plumbing has cost
81 900 more than it should Peter Gibson
Of Cincinnati, swears that it can be done for
that much less.
PLATE GLASS FOR wINDows-$2, ,2O9.6O.
Here is transparent fraud. The above
sum more than should be, was paid for the
glass. 1t is dark looking affair to be con-
1ected with so transparent matter
MACHINE MANUFACTURING ooMpA-
NY-ovER CHARGE, Ss,s3s.0s
This Company had the contract for all in
'ide iron work. They have charged fifteen
,cnts per pound for castings, besides charg-
ng for pattern, planning, drilling, and put {
,ing up in some cases, making castings cost
over thirty cents per pound. The average ,
,ost of the fifteen cent iron is twenty-one
,ents per pound. The committee have had S
he most skillful iron men in Northern and I
Central Ohio to pass upon the work, and
hey make the above result.
JAMES LENNox-CoNTRAcT FOR HEAT
s,597.17, s2,597,l7 of which was
made by increasing weights the balance |
Sle,000-was paid him more than any
nan in the business would be glad to get {
he job for. Miles Greenwood of Cincin-
Iati, testifes as to the value of pipe md U
ittings. For these articles, Mr.. Lennoz \
las charged over 100 per cent. above the a
'ighest market price, besides charging, for
'utting up, $4,000 moro than it Is worth. t
The testimony on this point i, very volum- $
nous and overwhelming. n
'EwBERG AsYLUM--GRADING BILL OF JOHN D
GILL, OF cLEvELAND-FRAUD, $1,000.
This bill was for $4,000. 1t is proven !,
hat Mr.. Gill did not do over S400 worth a
t grading, at large estimate, Hon. Geo. ;,
:. Barnum, the then Steward of the Asv- !;
I'm, and n host of other witnesses, swear to g
hat fact. $1,000 is charged for mems i
inc that never saw the ground, in many !,
ases there was no such men as named in (
be bill. All is abundantIy proven. q
Essox HEATING coNrRAcT-FRAUp, So d
097.lo. n
This AFFAIR can be seen by any one to be s.
fraud Mr.. Lcnaox was 10 put pipe in the n
Isylum equivalent to 2s,o00 fee; of inch v
ipe. He has not done this by over 5000 q
,et, and yet he charges nearly that amount {;
) extra The fraud is, as above-ineon- I
'olable testimony.
uILDrNG CONTRACT AT EEwBURG-JoHH h
GILL cosrRAcroR-FRAUD,$ ,$99, 756sO. u
This enormous fraud is proven by the Fl
rst Architects and builders in Ohio. s. "
!. PorteV and Fl. White, Of Cleveland, y
ave sworn to the facts in positive and Il
manner. The committee have a
'orld OF testimony on the matter. This
aud Is as apparent now as day. $,
IA MEEcHAST, SUPERINTENDENT OF ASYLUM "
BUILDING. O.
81 ,3l6.25 has been paid this man. The a
ommittee have, 10 ;timony TO show him b
individual. He conniyed with q
he contractors, and is chargeablc with a