M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-07-29

I
ollect that | saw door Of Treasurer's
Office open last winter and notified
John Newton of the fact. 1t might
have been so. Was spoken to by one
of the Commissioners on Thursday
evening Of Court week, relative to
missing orders. On Friday DR.. Hol-
land, at the request, | think, Of one of
the commissioners, came into my Of
flee with the commissioners, to con.
verse with me. DIR. looked badly
seemed much excited. AS soon as
DR.. came in he said an awful circum-
stance had happened-that a number
of county orders had been taken from
March deposit and that he haG filed
them with Auditor second time in
June; that he could not account for it.
Some one had taken orders from Au-
ditors safe and placed them in Treas
urer's, but he was innocent. Called
high Heaven to witness that he had
never been in Auditors safe in his
life. Desired me to show him some
way to establish his innocence. told
him it seemed bad matterLthat |
did not see how he could establish his
innocence with the facts then known
that public opinion would likely
censure him-that, thought, il he
was innocent, the better way would be
to resign and call for an investigation.
| told him he could have acommittee
appointed by Court to investigate the
Auditors and Treasurer's offico-that
such a course would show he felt his
innocence and cause his friends to
, think SO. lie said he saw no ray Of
, light-that to investigate and make
, tho matter public wonld bring newt
t able ruin upon himself and family
= | told him never knew such thing
to be kept long--better for mm to tell
! than to have others. lie indicated he
} did not like my advice. Told Lin to
) consult Others and take best course
DR.. would take up an idea, follow it
Q a short time, then stop and suddenly
4 start upon another. All he said re-
+ lated to missing orders. Did not give
what considered legal advice to DR..
S Holland, or Commissioners, but adj
s vised as friend. Nothing was said
about any criminal prosecution.
W. L. Edmiston. Saw keys in
e hands of deft and Newton. Hardly
g ever saw key in the door Of Auditors
Y Office while Auditor was absent
e Think Auditor was always careful
1 about locking his office door. Saw
:. George Lantz in Auditors safe, with
G myself and Auditor. Think q key like
e the Treasurer's safe key could be
8 moulded, by person who had pos.
d session of safe key. My Office was
opposite that Of Walden for q year
q Generally found him attentive, and
/ careful to lock his office-in fact, con,
i ASiide tASiderGG llln the most careful in thai
respect of any Of the county officers.
! George Is. Will.--Application was
made TO me by John 7. Mackey, last
September, to explain the mode OF
opening safe in our store. Mackey
said that the Treasuror'S safe was
either unlocked and he could not lock
it, or locked and he could not unlock
it. He wanted the process of unlock
E ing our safe, and | explained it.
Nelson Richmond. Il have been in
Auditors vault. Have not been in
since March last.
Henry Lantz.--I have been in Au-
> ditor's safe when Auditor was not
= ! about. Have not been in since March
last.
=. Alex. Pearce.- Have been in Au,
ditor's Office frequently since March
last. Do not recollect of seeing any
g one in that Office while Auditor was
absent but James Allison. Think
= access to vault, when once in Auditor:
s office, would be easy. Vault door in
= day time generally ajar and key i'll it
!, Pearly Brown, sen.--Saw keys in
It Newton's possession some time il
n January last.
= ]. 7. Mackey.-Mr. Newton went
k ont of town in August or September
4 last and left Treasurer's keys with me
| A person came with an order to re-
| deem. Tried to unlock safe but could
not. Tried key in every way. Wen
If to Mr.. Wills to learn how they un
k locked their safe. Was told, went
k back, and finally, with the assistance
of Mr.. Walden, got the safe open
4 redeemed one SIS order, and returned
O key to Newton within anhour. New
e er handled orders in the Auditors of
y fee.
t Judge Hewitt Rlled.-Never tc
!. my recollection had Treasurer's keys
t Never knew anything about the miss
4 ing orders nor handled them. Think
f keys were left once by the Doctor in
: my Office, with request to hand them
:. perhaps, to Newton. Think they werC
once offered to me and refused them
E. A. Bratton.--I recollect that the
traoeurv, Layo ,roro loft in prohota of