Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-09-08

Deducting this from the clear balance
in the Treasury, as shown by his report,
there is still balance of $138, ,402 81,
a sum sufficient, with the regular income
Of the State, to meet all its liabilities, until
the settlement with the County Treasurers
in the February following. Besides the
last mentioned amount, Mr.. Breslin had
in his hands S94, 1873 88--the funds Of
the Canal Bank Of Cleveland, which he
does not notice in his report. With funds
in his possession amply adequate to meet
all the demads which could be made upon
the Treasury, he issued circular to the
County Treasurers, referring them to the
act of 1916, and calling upon them to
make the advances required by that law,
10 enable him to pay the January interest
In compliance with the demand the
County Treasurers paid into the State
treasury S76o,7l5 10, between the 9th
OF November and the time at which he
vas succeeded by Mr.. Gibson.
" Itis true that in making this demand
upon the County Treasurers, lie acted in
conformity with the provision of law and
the long established practice of the De-
partment. Yet it could not have been in
tended that the law or the practice should
continue after the reason of them had
ceased.
1t has been shown that he had sufficient
means to pay all claims against the Treas
ury, without making this demand. Why,
then, did he make it?
BREsLIN's ANXIETY.
The testimony of Mr.. Hines, late Treas
urcr of Franklin county, disclcses the fact
that there was an extraordinary anxiety Oh
The part of Mr. Bresin to receive the $50,
600 from that county. He called twice
at the Office of the County Treasurer, be-
fore that officer, for reasons assigned III
his deposition, very reluctantly paid it
If there was, as the books showed there
should have been, more than half mill
ion in the Treasury, there was no valid
reason for the anxiety he exhibited in this
| instance.
The facts disclosed in the depositions oI
Mr.. w. G. Deshler, furnished unequivoca
evidence of an empty Treasury towards
the close of Mr.. Breslin' 5 administration
The books OF the office, as before stated
showed more than half a million in his
hands, yet he not only requested The
holder to postpone the presentation OF 4
draft Tor $4,000, but, when it was ultima
tely presented, paid only portion of thu
amount. Though frequently imporiunet
for the balance, it was not paid for mor'
than two weeks after its first presentation
1t was finally redeemed in funds which
clearly indicated that the Treasury was de
pendent upon its daily receipts " meet 1T
current expenses.
The conduct of party is always o
greatimporiance iii determining his gull
or innocence.
BREsLIN HAS FLED THE STATE AND COUNTRY
The fight of one accused of crime is
circumstance indicatory of guilt; an In
nocent man does not resort to 1t. lnstea
of avoiding, he courts inquiry into his con
duci.
Mr. Breslin was requested, by letter
"a copy of which is hitherto attached) I
furnish us with receipts executed by Nj
Gibson to him, and TO be present at the e%
animation of Witnesses. He las nethe
complied with our request nor replied
our letter. He has fled to a foreign juris
diction. His flight was accompanied wit
declarations clearly proving that he resort
ed to it in order to avoid inquiry. He sal
to one of the witnesses that he would nc
: be taken. t" His person they should nev
er have under any circumstances"
If Mr.. Breslin has paid to his successo
all the public moneys which were III n
hands, he must have evidence of the fac
To the request made of him to produce I'll
receipts executed by Mr.. Gibson, he ha
not thought proper to reply.
: Not being able to obtain the best ev
: dence of the amount which he paid to h
successor, familiar legal principal authC
rized us to resort to that Of an interl(
quality. On application to Mr.. Gibson
e we were furnished with copies of the Il
Il ceipts. They confirm his statements
II the amount which were resolved by hin
}, They are herewith submitted.
J. SOME INVESTMENTS OF BREsLIN.
It appears that Mr.. Breslin had some il
terest in the Greensboro Bank of Mar,
d land and it is in evidence that he spe
q $4,000 in contesting and resisting the L
h peal of its charter before the Legislature
that State.
n 1t is also clear that within the last ye
e he was the holder of i 1000 of the sto'
Of the Cumberland Saving Institution of Il
:, same State.
d He loaned $4,000 to the Sandusk
y Mansfield, and Nework Ra'lrodd CO'
n ;2any, on which he received but $500
he and compromised the balance by taking t
: bonds of the company for S8, 500, payab
70 in l858-59-60 AM 1861.
al He also loaned the Cze0eland, Zanes0H
2t and Cincinnati Raiiroad Company lar
l. sum, the original amount of which we ha
s. not been able to learn. In Decemb
te last there was due upon it the sum
IN $28, $40 88, which was paid in the bon
ut of the company, payable in Novembe
II 1859, with per cent. interest.
Mr.. Breslin sought interviews with tN
al of the Witnesses whom we have examine
VS. and in conversation with them made a
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