The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-08-27

schemes and falsohoods, of last fall, had come TO
light, no honest man would believe them, they
endeavot so clolhc their ISLANDERS with the mantle
Of "olfcial ID authority" or this character is
.,he pretended official { , document, published IN
! the last issue Of the Lecompton organ Of this
County, One Mr.. Geo. Knupp, Ex.Postmastcr,
! Ex.Treasurcr, Ex. Candidate for Clcrk, Tx Post
master, TX Candidate for Trcaurer, SC, &c,
ha, consented 10 be the tool Of tho "Cique" aud,
| in definite OF nm official oath to faithfully per.
form bis wuoLu ~. has lent himself to be the
willing instrument to DO che bidding Of his mas
tiers, "mo,idod always" ruAr the County rAYs
ruE Cor. Promising fret, that Nc Knupp has
| failed 20 perform very material part OF his duty
and that his PRE- ended lriplicato report, AT AN
| EXPENSE 10 THE COUNTY OF OVER
/ 10000, published in the Lccompion organ, was
not required Of him by the law creating bis Of.
Zee, nor b, his Official oath, we will examine o
lew Of the ovosions, obnrliues and fa shoods Of
,he pretended official CD document
And 6rst, we would ask Mr. huupp TO show
thc law requiring him to report OFFICIALLY The
conversations Of the acting treasurer, ex trcasur
or and various persons in Che Court House halls
and " this was required by his apponlmont and
official oath, he has certainly dcgradcd the dig.
dty of hts office and exhibited a wontor that up.
hight, manly condor, which should distinguish "a
public officer from the Office .huntng wirepuller.
Tue answer 10 bic iusinuatons aud irAicsln
inuendos may be shown up 10 few words. Mr..
Iloz Offered TO dellyorup al that he had yet re-
I.. d.. q
Mr. lemihg could not settle with Mr.. Holtz, uu.
al he had first settled with the County Commis.
sions and hc could not effect TINT settlement,
without the books aud papers Of his ollcoi aud
a day certain had been set " make that settle
mcnt.
Suppose Mr.. Homing had "gucsed" at The a
mount due the County aud handed ANyrm>o over
to Nv Holz, and Mr. llolR had placed Ayy
THING at tho the disposal OF the Lecompton Smell.
Ing Comhittcc, In the unsettled condition, ne
ccssady incident upon recent change of Oh
.'rs Amisiako OF @ single dollar, in the amount
II money handed over by Me- ucming would
have subjected him 10 ART est aud imprisonment
at the hands of the Ltcompton Probate Judge,
(sco OHIO Laws, Vol, 55. page 96, section .. )
And 80 with Me. Holz. The same law would
have authorized his arrest aud imprisonment il
his accounts had varied to the amount one dollar.
The irAnclseD insinuatiou % fully answered by
Mr. Icmns's subsequent conduct. When Mr.
Kuupp, Ia the capacity Of Committee from the
Commissioners, authorized to rRrrARE A SETTLE.
MENr with Me- lleming instead OF that O an elcc.
toneorng, Smelling Committee, to seek to IN.
jue or ruin him, called on Me- uemmg, "Mr,
iomng afforded me thml all che Information IN
his possession, to make a nlll and thorough ox
animation OF all matters pcrninin. to his office,
Mr. Hemiug was willing 10 scttlc with the Com
misiones, through Mr. Knupp or any other per.
son, bus not willing TO part with the possession
of the vouchers necessary 90 make that sottlo.
mont and deliver them 20 the possession OF the
plant tool ofa Lccampton Committee, who were
hoping, through him, to strike the Republican
party OF the County. We should have doubted
Mv uemiug's business capacity, if he had parted
with his books and receipts, before he had ad-
justcd his accounts. No SANE man would be gull
ty OF such an abs lrlity. Aud further than this,
Mr., uymug had resigned his office on the sob
day of June, instead OF the I'd of July, as falsely
stated in tho 'oHcial" report before the law'
creating Mr., kuupp's oilloc, took effect, Mr.,
Knupp, as an examining onioer under the new
Jaw, had no moro control over Mr., Heming than
he had over any other private individual, Had
mot Mr.. smelling Committee already made so
many false assertions, We msht be surprised
At his assurance In publishing o ialschood, In or.
der to make it appear that he had Jurisdiction
over Mr., lommg.
In Mr. Kuupp's sec md paragraph, he aays he
declined going TO the vaults Of Tomb, lIuss u
Co, believing that the Court House was h,
County Treasury. Now neither Mr. Enupp, uol
any otacr Treasurer OF the County, ever ke
the money OF the County, at the "old office" il
the Court House aud the Democratic Commis
sonege, who built the cold oOco" at the Cour
House aud had control OF it for twenty years
never. to this day, have provided a safe place a
the old olhce TO keep the money, 1t remainc,
Ior the Republicans to perform his necessar
work.
But We are informed that the official y re
, port OF copyersatiops with Mr nolz eonta
: assertions, whlel are false. Mr. Holte did NO
cell Mr., Smelling commi.lec that Mr.. Hemip
had the key to she oOoo oad possession Of th
books, Sc, and Mr. lIalg nio Inform Mr Smell
ing Committee, that The Commissioners had OF
dered the funds OF the County to be kept In Ia
vault Of Tomb, lluss q Co.'S Bank
Tho 'oGi1ill' rcpor, next says, "By this 'ul
settlement duly n, 1851 made by Mr.. Hem
ius with tho Commissioner, t appears that he ha
Ia his hands, lJcr an allowance of his fees tl
sum OF s5AlL5J" and further oh-"this IN
settlement mado Oy Mr. Hsmiug 20 the Commir
. sioners, is will be- seen, docs noe mention or IA
cudo any statement or account of che tolowin
monies, then u his hands, amounting 60 the SUI
orSlo61,93, bylonsiug 60 ho following diacryl
funds, aud of which there was no account kcy
IN the Auditors book OF accounts against III
rreasnrori
school Fund. a 495.s5O
Clinton Township Fund, ll99,Ol9
Uiaon School Fund, Tinn, SS2,53O
D, City l6l,e2,3
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