The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-04-26


The first amount named in the warrant is the
same and identical with the amount received by
Mr.. Peck on the 10th of May. The two are
made identical by the file number.
Witness then proved the paymento OF Aug. IS,
1853 of the same item Of account, viz: $3.50 for
binding session laws, which proof is found in file
No. Il, AS, in the shape of receipt for Auditor
Generals warrant for binding 400 laws, at 10
cents, $3.50, dated Aug. Is: also, the endorsed
allowance of the Board Of State Auditors. This
document is in defendants handwriting, both
body and signature.
The warrant Of the Auditor, numbered II, A
for 81 ,426 ~ dated Angus; 81, 1858, contain
ing the second allowance Of $3.50. This warrant
was cancelled, having been paid. Defence adj
mitted the identity of the sum in the warrant,
with that cancelled by Mr.. Pecks claim of $3.50
Of August Is.
7heodore H.0,fer srorn - l. Deputy State
Treasurer, became so in Sept. 1856. Has Treas
urers' book for 1853, proves it. The warrants of
Auditor General, when paid, charged in this.
Proves payment OF warrant for G9i, 10, Joseph
L. Bailey was at that date State Treasurer. Tn
der date Of August 1853, sl,i26 AZ is charged
az paid identical with the Peck warrant This
entry is in J. c. Baileys handwriting, no other
similar account had that month; after payment
the warrants are Cancelled with hammer, and
filed away in the vault, each month by itself
Saw the warrant OF May 3l-t 80 first in the vault
where it belongs.
Record BOOK Of Boar! Of State Auditors, was
offered, prog!ns tao scPerate AID distinct allow
auccs OF $3.50 iol binding session laws of 1858
ole in August, the other III Nay. Defence
admits that the two accounts are for the same
binding, and that Only $500 copies were bound
Defence opened by Hon. Fred. {. Whipple
he admitted the law a. stated by the Attorney
General. It was also admitted that the allow
snce of $50 bad been made twice, as had been
clearly proved. The mistake arose owing to the
fact tina, Mr.. Peck's private books had not been
balanced, and the entry was made not by Mr..
Peck, who usually made the entries, but BY Mr..
Hedges, who is dead. Mr.. Whipple said that the
defence would rely upon showing, that the mo-
ment Mr.. Peck discovered the error or double
payment, that he at once made it known to Mr.
Bailey, Deputy Treasurer, and gave a receipt for
it. Mr.. Whipplc said that his business was to
clear his client, for if anybody else about the
Treasury was benefited by the $3.50 il did not
concern this suit
Josept q. Bailey s,rora;-Was Deputy State
Treasurer in 1888; Bernard C. Whitttemore was
State Treasurer; remember of Mr.. Peck. pre-
senting accounts about August 1858. Identifies
account No. 1875. He presented quite num-
Der of allowances by the Board at that time, and
snorg them was an account of $3.50 for binding
session laws of 1883. Mr. Peck came in with
his allowances into the Treasury, in all amount
ing 10 about =, 600, and looked up the receipts
which h. had given for advances, got the amount,
subtrac,ed them, and Mr. Peck remarked that |
had not so many receipts as he had the State
credited Cor, into $3.50. We looked the receipts
all over together, and Peck said there should be
one Of $40. examined closely, but could find
no such receipt. | then settled accounts with
above the amount of his receipts. think he
had his ledger then, but don't know that | ex-
amined it, Mr.. Peck gave receipts and formal
vouchers for The whole amount paid him, includ-
ing the $3.50, which l did not pay him Mr.
Peck said the Treasury should have a receipt for
$3.50 which was not there, and that is the reason
that he gave ME a receipt for $3.50, without get
ting the money. | gave Peck receipt for his
receipt explaining the transaction.
The practice in Treasury WAS to advance mon
ey from time to time, TO State printers, clerks
and Others and TO take receipts, to I've reckoned
az money, to be taken M when the warrant was
settled. f. II. Whitney was present at the above
interview with Peck q. G. Wiswcll was Deputy
Auditor General
5. T. Mead s,rora j was in the State Jour
nal Office nearly all the time while it was owned
by Mr.. Peck, from $50 to 1886. He sold to me
in Nov $50, his interest in the paper, books
and sccounts. Mr.. Hedges WAS foreman in 1853,
and Mr.. Welch for short time, and then be-
came foreman, in April 1854. The Office was
burned Oct 18th, 1857. Mr. PEEK kept his
books Of account with the State, in the printing
office. Those books were burned with the office
know of a receipt given to Mr. Peck by Mr..
Bailey--it was formerly watered upon the ledger
at the top of the page opposite the State ac-
count for binding the session laws of 1853 can
not state the words from recollection, but | have
a copy which here produce. know of no
item of State binding of the same amount know
Bailey's sgnature-it was signed by J. C. Bailey
First saw the recspt in the winter of 1851
she credit or the book in May was in C. A. HedC-
es' handwriting. Mr.. Peck usually balanced the
books whenever allowances were made In this
instance, the books were not balanced Money on
slip receipts credited to the State by cash. the
$3.50 was so credited, think, but cannot state
with certainty, for do not recollect The books
were in my possession jointly with Mr.. Peck,
from April lS53, up to November 1854, after
which, until they were burned they were in NAV
exclusive control. The receipt WAS taken off the
ledger BY J. 7. Thompson in lS56-don't know
what for - it WAS afterwards pinned upon the
ledger again. Mr. Thompson was the editor of
the Journal at the time.
Cross eraDunei- Went first TO Lansing in
ls4s, was printer in Munger's Office; after
wards worked in the same Office with Ingals-all
the while the psper WAS called the Journal. /
am now in the Journal office, in the employ of
Griswod who owns it. | have been in the Of