The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-02-05
Astounding Frauds
Discovered! i
Revelations of the Smelling Committees.
State House, Penitentiary and Lunatic
Asylum Frauds.

State House, Penitentiary and Lunatic
Asylum Frauds.
We have received from a special Co.
lumbus Correspondent the following alb
straot of the reports made to the Legisla-
ture by the committee appointed last win
ter toinvestfgate to the charges of frauds in
the State House and Lunatic Asylum and
Penitentiary contracts. The develop
ments here so specifically stated, will be
read by honest men of both parties with
Indignation and dismay:
OHIO PENITENTIARY.
The books show defalcation of S5,-
1873 83-about So coo of which is charg-
ed to r. S. McEwen, the former Clerk Of
the Ohio Penitentiary, and now in the
Franklin County Courts.
Fraud on Corn, contract made by But
ties with w. Dixon, $505.
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 Roet-Was put on by N. A.
Britt Of Cincinnati, by days work. He
was paid SIS per day, his hands So per
day. He made over s4s per day clear
profits. He had bid to put on the roof by
the square at S6.75; as it was done by
the days work, it cost SO. SO per square.
A responsible bid was made to do the lob
for S4.45 per square. All bids were re
jected and Britt hired by the day. The
testimony shows a bargain and sale be-
tween O. Case, the bidder at $4 As and
James Lennox, who was assisted by Gen.
E. L. Stiokney, one Of the Commission
ers. 0. Case was to pay Lennox $500
for the job. Why the work was not done
by contract, as per the bids, no where ap-
pears. Fraud shown in the roof business
s2,71285.
' Q. CASE-TIN BILL.
This bill is small matter, but fraudu-
lent. It was bill for 1855, So 80 of
which was for preserved tomatoes got by
J. Lennox (who has hand in all the
frauds.) The bill was paid twice by the
State, (once to Case and once to Lennox, J
making fraud of $1?.55.
H. PRICE, LIVES IN LANCASTER, OHIO
Eez FRAUD S9O2.75. "a
This is very bad affair. 1t is shown
that Price was paid 50 per day, full time,
as lumberman. The testimony shows
that be was at home working for $40 per
month at his trade, viz: miller. He was
toady of Gov. Medill, who, with Gen.
Stickney are responsible for the fraud
The testimony in this case is full and ex-
plicit. @ aos
FRAUD ON GENERAL MATTERS, $4,13962
This is made from numerous small
matters, abundantly proven by testimony
PLuMBING-$4, ,OO0-J. A. JOHNSON, OF
fsg CINCINNATI, CONTRACTOR
tis proven that the plumbing has cost
$4,000 more than it should. Peter Glib
son of Cincinnati, swears that it can be
done forthat much less.
PLATE GLASS FOR w1NDows-$2 90. go,
Here is a transparent fraud. The
above sum more than shou'5 be, was
paid for the glass. 1t is a dark looking
affair to be connected with so transparent
matter. ~
COLUMBUS MACHINE MANUFACTURING COM
PANY-ovER CHARGE, $8,838.OS.
This Company had the contract for ali
inside iron work. They have charged
fifteen cents per pound for castings, be-
sides charging for pattern, planning, drill
ling, and putting up in some cases, ma
king castings cost over thirty cents pei
pound. The committee have had the
most skillful iron men in Northern and
Central Ohio to pass upon the work, and
they make the above result.
JAMES LENNox-CoNTRAcT soR HEAT
1Na-$1s, ,597.17, So, ,537.l7 of which was
made by increasing weights, the balance
-16. 6.OOO-was paid him more than any
man in the business would be glad TO ge
the Job for. Miles Greenw ood of Cincin.
natl, testifes as to the value of pipe and
fittings. For these articles Mr.. Lennox
has charged over 100 per cent. above
the highest market price, besides charg.
ing for putting up, $4,000 more than it is
worth. The testimony on this point is
very voluminous and overwhelming.
NEwBURG AsYLUM--GRADING BILL OF JOHN
GILL, OF cLEvELAND-FRAUD, ST, 900.
This bill was for SO, 800. 1t is proven
that Mr.. Gill did not do over $4O0 worth
Of grading at large estimate. Hon. G
T. Barnum, the then Steward of the Asy
lum, and host of other witnesses, swear
to that fact. sl,ooois charged for mems
time that never saw the ground, in many
cases there was no such men as named ir
the bill. All is abundantly proven.
LEHNox HEATING CoNTRACT-FRACD, So.