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

| ' AS'o' lie took no main.
all in the matter pNas 4
Adjourned for dinner.
wv. LoScrEAR, Esq, opened fo,,b.a
al o'clock 20m, p NJ eaes
The Attorney General has spep, ,b,a
OF Al hour, in arguing TO you VITA, ia no, ~
by the defence. The otjec, in pur.p;,.
course Is 10 magnify unimportan, ci,c,,-s ~@
IN order to cover up the real features of u. ..
A prinaa rdeis case is made out acsinst NJ.
but that case is inconclusve, and su.cs,,a,
being explained away. How far the dssar...
explained those facts away, is for the
All the defence's evidence in the case. -
10 explain away the prina ,scia cas-, ., .D7
but that explanation. In order tia, ~.
may perform their duty, il is need.ul th,,,,..
tmony should be summed up before 70, !,
appearance Of claim sgains, Mr. Pa.l :.
consequence Of a mistake. II the ,s,. AZ
had been A. Bailey and Peek supposed ., =
18TH Of August lsiS, there would have h..
apparent claim against Mr. Peck 49,.
against the State, ia obliged bv law Z, a..
specific course:
LIST Presentation = duly authorized "a 4.
Boad
ID. To take the allowance 70 the .us;,o,o
ersl, and demand warrant
80. Take the Auditors warrant TO the T,.
~ and demand the money.
convenience does away this "a s,ep. and Il,
: allowance is taken TO the Treasurer. ,,s,p.
ey is paid upon that, and the allowance !. -,
! oned a. money. In other cases, advances
made, and slip receipts given. This cou,.. !.
taken by the Treasurer on his own Responsible,
: But the clip receipt Is not a voucher. r.n,
ding OF The laws was completed and the char.
: made May 9TH 1888. The accoun, WAS sn,,s,
May 18th. But suppose that accom-, h,s
been allowed until August 18th. and NJ p..t
had drawn The money by way of aiyanee-,h.,
upon that suPposition. Mr.. Peek would have ,h.r
received his money upon voucher and ALA,
snce, according to law. Then the sin rscs;0,.
are produced, and a settlement would have he
made upon them, and among those sin rscs;,,.
would have been one for $3.50 Then ,bs-e
would have been only one allowance. Thj. co,,s.
was that which Bailey supposed had been nursn
ed. II they had been right in their supposi,iop.
Peck would not have received any none, = b.
did not receive any money as il was and hi. ia
: the only question. lie had received I, in NAV
b # he received il also in August, he should p,,
il back. The side issues are for effect upon ,li.
! ease
IL IL "A hard case 10 say that men whose vo,s
Is taken in the street, have periured themsel,.,
IN tins case. The circumstances are too slight "a
effect SO grave purpose. Mr.. Longyear said he
had 10 great respect Tor politics or politicians IS
such, and thought that politics should no, BE-
brought 10 bear upon the standing Of citirers
Men do not write fraud upon the walls. No,
print it upon banners-and no man would II.
tempt the fraud Of n double allowance upon The
same book-the two being only three or four ..
ges apart The receipt may have been signei |.
iay previous 10 the allowance Mr.. Howard. IN
his opening, said that the double allowance 40.
pearing II vas the duty OF the Auditor Genera
TO prosecute, and 80 il was, but the question 4
why did they wait two years before they did pro.
ccute. II IT i not the duty of the Aticrne,
General TO prosecute what 10 here for, to put ,hs
enormous sum of $3.50 in the State Treasury
Where does he get his pay for his services,
Mr.. Whipple closed for the defence at o'clocI
pm
He said that Geo W. Peck bad been an AZ
quaintance and friend for more than Is yean
aud therefore Mr. Peck had asked him 10 cone
and defend him, and 40 lie came. lie enierei
into some general remarks highly compliments
ny to Mr.. Peck, aud spoke with much feeling =
He said that political strife il more bitter no,
than ever. The rod of detraction is raised o,r
the head Of every man Of emiuence.
There are facts here upon the record, vhc
makes il necessary that there should he q en
investigation. The Attorney General has stated
most correctly the real issue accept it-iis
did Geo. ". Peck receive the sum Of t450tvcs
for binding the Statutes of 1882 He had tie
money in May 1888. The account is in bic hsn.
writing, but he may not have received il hlnSs,
but that il not proof conclusive that he received
the money in person. III. often sent his forensa
to receive the money. He NAV have done 20 u
this instance. The inference 10 nv mind il, thai
; i was 80 in this instance.
Mr.. Peck had his pay, admit, on the 18Th o.
May, and also on the 18th day Of August NJ
Peck presented the same account, but mind ys
W. Hedges, between the two dates, was in h
grave. But is 1t at all remarkable tina, a nsn
: 20 large business, and burdened with agres, deA
, Of work, -houli forget in three months, the pr
scntatiOn aud allowance of al account Of eiSe
If Mr.. Hedges had balanced this account
~od have avoided great deal Of trouble. in corr
aud out Of court Mr. Peck has had this nocs.
! but once. Geo. W. Peck is incapable Of tst,s
= dollar unlarfully from man or State, but ne
eyicencs mus; determine that fact.
If you believe the testimony Of three dss'
terested witnesses, you must acqusint the de'e'
: dant 0. any design 20 take the money t'Ic''
Mr.. Bailey il unmpeached; NJ. Whitney w
impeached, and 20 is Mr. Wiswen.
, -Ir. Peek is a man Of susceptible nature. be
is the most sensitive man ever knew, and sseh
; man has no business to be politician a pof
} itic.sn has 10 business with heart - be sho1S
have only dried up gzzard. His letters 'ao'
the man. II you could read them, which 70.
cannot, for they are all quail-tracks, VOC roaH
read the man. 10 not deny that there IS ti''
due the state Nr Bailey admits he has ils
: monet Oil rc-.- Nth ore,. rorn, se.ds ts