Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-10-14

Eaton, Camden ana New IarlS, by MI
Albert to make up to me the amour
overdrawn the year before (IS54) amour
ing to S2S7,OO There was an error O
few dollars favorable to Winchester. TIL,
above is shown by a reference to the du
plicate of 1885, which corrects the err
rors of 1854. This is a true statemen
| of the facts in the case.
JNO. r. STEPHEN.
Eaton, Oct. Z, 1858.
Mr.. Larsh said in his card, "that no
such transactions ever occurred in the
Office" and in the very next sentence
contradicts himself by saying, "that at
one time Il few dollars too much were
paid to the local authorities of each of
the towns cf New Paris, Camden and
Eaton, which was corrected the subse-
quent year" When did Mr.. Larsh get
to consider that ttco hwndred and eighty
scccn dollars were a f,o dollars p
He knew the exact amount of the extra
levy, and IS he wished to act honorably
in the matter, why did he not state it,
so the people would understand the
truth Of it =? Simply because he looked
through interested gfasses-and as Mr..
Albert has said,, because he is depend
ent upon he-cfumhs@afehato hice 70
Keep himself and family from starving
The second denial, is the charge in
relation to Mr.. Albert selling the 81
vols. of laws containing the code. The
other charge, that he failed to file his
account in the T~reasurer's Office, under
oath, he admits, but says he done
so because his predecessors had set him
the example. Mr.. Stephens card nails
that 10 the counter e~ffectually. Here
is the card from Mr.. B. F. Larsh, the
Deputy Clerk, which disposes of his de
NAL of the sale of the law books:
The facts are these Mr.. Albert sold
81 vols. of the Laws containing the Code.
costing the State 60 cents per vol. and
I think l told him at the time, there
were laws in the pile, containing the
code, &c. I know that c. W. Larsh,
our Clerk, did not know it, when he
gave his consent to the sale, and wheth-
er there was any thing wrong in the
sale, 1 do not pretend to decide, l only
state the facts.
b. f. LARSH, Dept'y elk.
Eaton, Got. 8, 1853.
Whether the selling Of these books,
which cost the State 80 cts. per volume,
at one ccnt per pound, was wrong, by
the Auditor, we think will not take
much of a philosopher to decide.
And now a few words in relation 10
Mr.. Albelt's card "To the Pubic" and
his "traduced and injured character
and we are done for the present. He
called upon us IN Tuesday morning
the 9Th inst, with two pages Of closely
written manuscript, which he requested
US to read and publish. We told him
although it was rather late for a com
munication to be inserted in that weeks
paper, our paper being filled up, that ii
he would satisfy US that what we had
charged upon him was false, we would
willingly give him a hearing, as it was
not u purpose to Intentionally do
him OF any other candidate a public in
jury. He agreed to comply with our
request, and in his company We called
upon Mr.. J. R. Stephen, and Is. F.
Larsh, the gentlemen from whom we
had obtained our information, in rela-
ton to what we had published. Mr..
Llrsh informed him he had sold the
books, and Mr.. Stephens that he hcd
made an extra levy of S297,O0 just as
he states in his card above. We then
told Mr.. Albert that as he had failed tc
satisfy US, by his ocn 0itnesses, we could
not publish his communication. But
what did he do, after agreeing with u:
to take the evidence of these gentlemen
as to the facts of what we had publish
ed? Why, he sneaked off, convict like
and procured the signature Of VIZ
Clerk, who knew nothing about thu
sale of the books, under a statement de
nying the said sale, and as Mr.. Stepher
claims, mistated what was to go abov'
his signature He then whines through
the columns of the Register, in a car,
ITO the Public" because We refuse,
to publish his impudent and unblush
ing denial of the FACTS, and brand u
as a falsiferl Truly, this clapped tn
climax of Mr.. Albert's efforts to deceiv
the people, and force himselfupon ther
for the fourth time. 1t was his las
grand struggle--his last act upon tn
political stage, and is in perfect keep
ing with all his former ~maneverins an
''broken pledgcs!"
AS fol- the threat from the fool of til
Register, that Mr. Albert intends
"avail himself of the protection tn
, Courts afford to persons injured in the
!, character" we are not at all alarmed
neither do we fear any such proceed
ings from the man of 'injured and tr: