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

IL 70 me during those years. ne recelpt was
there when bought the Office in 1859 ; made
an affidavit on this matter, before Mr.. Cutler;
the body Of the affidavit is in the handwriting of
c. j. Fox; Mr. Peck requested me TO make the
affidavit; was called down 10 Cutters Office,
Peck was there attended Peck's meeting; don,
know that ever conversed with Bailey about
the receipt; have taxed with Mr.. Peek about
the receipt; never talked with him previous to
January 1856; never saw any other receipt pas
ted 20 the dav-book Peek wrote that he thot
there must be something in the book, explaining
the $3.50. Have heard Peck say 10 Others that
he put the receipt in the ledger. Mr.. Peek had
the ledger at the public meeting.
Re.era,aincd Cannot tell when Mr. Peck
came home from Washington, but think it was
near the middle of the month of February.
By Mr. Howa-d-Don't reco,lect handing the
ledger to Mr.. Thompson to take to Col Jones.
The receipt was waiered upon page 22i
J. C.. Baileys examination continued: - Mr.
Thompson brought the receipt 10 my office; l
then examined il; ii was about the time the frs.
article in the Republican was published. Proves
the extract made in Feb. 1926; made the atfida-
Wit in nv building in Lansing. Geo. ". Peck,
J. ". Longyear, and Z. II. Whitney were pres
ent In August, when / gave the receipt 10
Peck, he said he had $3.50 which he had not
been charged with - said | was glad OF il. for
our cash account was short, Don't know wheth-
er Wiswell was present. Don't know whether
Peek had presented any other accounts in the
month of August.
D. {. Bailey cross eromined-by Mr.. Howard.
Ny cash was short August IS, 1853, and so
told Mr.. Peck. Proves cash book. Can't tell
whethsr cash was short on that day by looking
at this booh-looking at another book find the
cash not short, but over 1916 81. The receipt
was counted "a 50 much money OF hand, but no
money was paid to NJ. Peek upon it,
By the Contradictory the money had in
fact been paid, it would not have appeared upon
the cash book
| cannot designate the allowances brought TO
NE by Mr.. Peck on the 18th OF August l look
ed in the safe for slip receipt for $3.50; found
no such receipt there, but looked nowhere else ;
should have found the payment, but did not
look. II appears that it is misentry in the
books, as the State had credit for the money
twice, in my own handwriting. Never had an
other case of the kind. Never called the a,ten-
ton of Mr.. Peck to the fact that both binding
bills were in his own handwriting The nine
vouchers were all paid to Mr.. Peck, and | paid
them all except the $3.50, l settled the Treasury
account with Holmes | never explained the
matter to Mr.. Whittemore, nor ever paid any
money to him; | turned over the Treasury to
Mr. Holmes on the basis of these books; | sup
pose received the benefit of the $3.50; had
the money, if anybody had j.; have offered to
pay it, conditionay ! told Mr. Leach that pre-
! would pay the money if Mr.. Peck was willing;
Mr.. Peck was not willing, but wished a legal in
vestigation. He preferred that the State should
bring suit; l saw the receipt first, when the
Lansing Republican article against Mr. Peck APP
peared, or day or two previous when it was un-
derstood that such an article was to appear:
did not show the book with receipt attached 10
Col. Jones, because Mr.. Thompson said he had
shown it TO Jones; don't think told Col. Jones
that would pay the money if Peck would not
Col. Jones sent his Deputy to me to demand the
money, and declined to pay it, | don't know
why | did not tell Col Jones about the receipt
Re-eraminei By Kr. IIhipple-I cannot ex-
plain more fully how the double charge took
place. When Mr.. Peck came with mis- vouchers,
| figured them up, and then Mr.. Peck said he
had 1850, which did not appear | supposed
this a slip receipt, and took no further trou-
bic about it. l. was not slip receipt. tirs.
discovered the error in January 1856. | did not
examine myself, but Others did. ] never spoke
to Mr. Peck about j, until after his return from
Washington.
BIZ Mr.. Howard-The endorsement upon the
allowance is in Mr.. Peck's hand writing If
had looked for the paper showing the payment
of the $3.50 in August, could have found it in
Two minutes Mr.. Peck came home from Wash
ington in February 1856.
E,icia H. IVhitneg s,eorn-I was Clerk in
the State Treasurers' Office in 1853. remem-
Der that Mr.. Peck came 10 the Office with his
vouchers rs allowed hy the Board of State Au-
dtors in August 1853. Tie had a balance struck
between hi. receipts for adv .nces, in order to
show what he claimed from the Treasury. Mr..
Bailey footed up the total amount of the vouch-
ers then went in search of the advance receipts
Of Mv. Peck in the vault and took thc amount
from the allowances, and found difference OF
$3.50 between his footings and those of Mr.
Peck Mr.. Peck then went to his Office, and
brought his book, and exhibited the credit entry
of $3.50 on his book | assisted Mr. Bailey to
search for sipor advance receipt to correspond,
but could not find it. Can't tell the date Of
credit for $3.50, on Peck's book. The account
was adjusted in accordance with Mr.. Peck's fig
ures, and a voucher for the amount was given
by Mr.. Peck. Mr.. Bailey remarked that he
would like to find about s;5o, for his account
Was short Bailey told me that | mus, have
paid Peck the money, and forgot to take a re-
ceipt, but Peck insisted that Bailey paid the
money TO Peek, in person. An explanatory re-
ceipt Was then given, By Bailey as Dep. Treasurer,
in case the first receipt should ever be found
The next l saw of that receipt, was in Mr.
Longyears office, at the time made the atiidavi,
which was published. Don't recolec. that Mr..
Peck drew any other money in the month of
August 1858. Wis~ell, the Dep. Aud General.