M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-07-22

Cross ExAMINAT1oN.-1 called
again and received some from j.. A.
Walden--do not know who paid the
balance. Mr., Walden stated he had
paid the witness all the money left
with him by Treasurer. 1t was paid
in Walden's Office.
J.J. Allison called. Saw deft in
Auditors office about last week OF
May or first week in June. Saw him
come into Auditors Office while wit
ness was in office writing, He en-
quired for Walden. Def't went into
the vault, staid awhile, then came out
and went out of the office. Rather
think it was the first week in June.
Was writing for Auditor at the time.
Wm. Gold alled.-About the
month of March, 1853, Def't brought
tho keys of the Treasurer 3 office into
the Auditors Office and desired Au-
ditor to attend to his office while he
went to Chillicothe for money. Au-
ditor said he was unwilling to go into
Treasurer's Office, bu! would pay out
money if def't would bring it to Au'
ditor's office, which he did. Walden
said there would not be money enough
to pay off the orders expected 10 be
presented. Det't then borrowed of
witness 1887, which was all used bnt
81 bill, which was given back by.
Auditor.
Samuel Tarr called.-Was Com
missioner of this county and took
pant in the annual June settlement
On the 9th of June proceeded to
count the orders. First counted the
June package, then the March pack
age,-fOund SO orders missing out OF
March package. Afterwards found
the missing orders in the June pack
age. The orders missed amounted to
over S100, and were marked re
deemed" before the March settlement.
The Doctor was informed that the or
ders were missing and then the search
was made. Defendant said he had
accounted to the Auditor in March
and also in June--that Auditor had
receipted for these orders twice and
that he would pay the amount back,
While counting June pack, or after ii
had been counted, deft remarked to
commissioners that he would venture
his existence the other packages were
all right. The night the missing or,
ders were discovered, def't said he had
previously lost 500 or $110--tha'
some enemy had done this thing tc
iriure him. lie then said he exhon
Grated every man in the Court House
did not think Mr.. Walden had ia
ken the orders, but some bitter enc
my had.
Gross ExAMINAr1oN.-I thought
the matter ought to be kept quiet fol
the time being. 1t might be settled
Counted the orders in Treasurer's OF
fee, then went to Auditors Office
| Don't remember that Walden said Tho
Republicans had done this. hollanc
said he would pay the amount back
The packages were given US by Mr.
Walden. DR.. II. claimed that he haC
never placed these missing orders il
his safe the second time. We asked
the Doctor to resign his Office, and ht
refused to do SO at first. lie told III
to appoint some one in his place, anC
when the bond was ready he woulC
resign. We told him we could not d,
that--he must resign before we could
appoint. On Tuesday he said ht
} would resign. He said he was somC
four hundred behind. Don't know
that this matter had become public a
this time. The object was to get DIR
II. to resign, and thought it best no
to make the matter public until the
question was settled. lie did no
, want to resign.
RE-ExAAINED.--There was no agree
ment between the Commissioners anC
the Treasurer to keep the matter Sc
cret. The Commissioners desired II
to resign, because they thought there
might be fraud.
John Kinney called.--Am Com
missioner of Vintou county and tool
part in the June settlement. w
counted over the June package first
then the March package. In compar
ing this package we found that the
orders did not tally with the invento
ry. We spoke to the Auditor anC
Treasurer, telling them of the miss
ing orders. After a time, we looked
in the June deposit again and founc
the missing orders. After we bat
counted over a few, the Doctor said
they were the identical orders thai
were missing out of the March depos
it; said the county should not lose by
it; that the orders were marked "re
deemed" and could not be used again
On counting the June package the
first time the Doctor said he would
venture his existence the other pack.
ages would come out right. After the
discovery of the missing orders he