Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-04-14

with great violence. Your petitioner fur
ther says that the three men then tied his
arms back with q strong cord, tied above
the elbow joints, forcing the arms back so
far that he thoughtst the time they would
force bis shoulder joints out of place, and
that the pain was so severe that he must
have screamed from pain alone, but for the
gag in his mouth; and that after so tying
his arms, they tied his feet very tight and
close together at the ankles, after which
they set him up and passed rope over
the back of his neck, bringing it down
through the rope which fastened his feet
together, and drew ii so tight that it forced
him almost double, with his face drawn
nearly to his knees. Your petitioner fur
ther says that after he had been thus Sc
curely bound, they searched his pockets and
took therefrom, the KEYS of the vault and
safe, which were in leather wallet, provid
ed for keeping them, and that after search
ing him and obtaining the keys, they turn
ed him over on his side with bis face near
to a box behind the counter, and that one
of the men remained over him holding him
and the shawl over him all the time they
remained in the office.
Your petitioner further says that imme
diately after they had searched him he
heard the bolts of the safe moving, and
could hear two men talking at the safe,
but that they talked so low that he could
not distinguish anything they said, as he
was lying with his head covered with the
shawl in the way mentioned, about five
feet from the safe. Your petitioner fur
ther says that at this time he was very
much exhausted, and does not entirely
know how long these men remained at the
safe, or how long they left before the third
man, who stood over him and held the
shawl; he only recollects that after they
bad been there some time the shawl was
pulled from his head and the man rose off
him and left him in darkness except the
dim light of the fire. At the time these
men came in to the office there was a sus-
pension lamp and candle in the office, but
when they left they were both extinguish-
ed. Your petitioner further says that he is
unable to state how long he remained on
his side in the position in which he was
left, but it was some considerable time be-
fore he was able 10 turn himself over into
a sitting posture. After he had succeeded
in getting up in this way. which must
have been after eleven o'clock, as he feels
satisfied before this he heard the eleven
o'clock train of cars came in; he then work
ed by great exertion himself on his hands
and posteriors, out from behind the count
er, and into the front room of the Office to
the door, but he found the door shut and
it was impossibl. for him to reach the han
die of the door, or in any manner to open
it. Whilst near the door in the front room
your petitioner succeeded by great pain
and much labor, in straining one of his
hands to his mouth, and removing the gag
therefrom, and as soon after as it was pos
sibIe for him 10 do SO, he hallooed for help,
and after making all the noise he possibly
could for what your petitioner then thought
was very long time, and being nearly ex-
hausted, be attempted to get back to the
fire, for fear he would perish with cold;
and after he had got back to the middle
door, he was compelled to stop, he could
90 no further; but whilst there, and about
one o'clock at night, he was fortunately
heard hallooing, by young man by the
name of Hiram Taylor, and another young
man whose name he does not now recollect,
and was soon after relieved by them and
Mr.. Rodehaver, the Sheriff of Coshocton
county.
Your petitioner further says that the
Treasusy was robbed in this manner of the
sum of twenty-five thousand and fifty dol
lars, as near as can now be ascertained, all
of which sum of money was in the safe
provided by the Commissioners of Coshoc-
ton county for the safe keeping of the pub
lie funds of said county, except the small
sum of money heretofore mentioned as
having been taken out by him to pay said
witnesses, which was in a small drawer in
the counter in said office, and which was
commonly used for that purpose.
Your petitioner further says, that it was
his uniform custom to lock up his safe and
change the key every evening before
dark at about five o'clock, and that he had
on the evening of said 2lst of January,
safely locked up the safe in his Office and
changed tho key, abuot five O'Clock, and
that be would not have opened the safe
again on that night, but for the fact that
that the large number of witnesses has been
discharged after night, and they were anx
ious to receive their pay, and were asking
under the peculiar circumstances named
Your petitioner further says, that n num-
Der of witnesses were paid out of money
then in small safe, also kept in and be-
longing to said Office; but the specie in
said small safe, having been paid out, it
became necessary to open the large safe
to pay of the balance of said witnesses,
and the safe was opened in the manner
tated, by the Treasurer himself alone,
with the door of his office locked, to
prevent any person from coming into the
office while the safe was open or be-
ing locked or unlocked. Your petitioner
further says that be has honesty and faith
fully endeavored, since he has held the Of
fee Of Treasurer of said county, to safely |
keep and guard, the public moneys entrust-
ed to his keeping; aud that since the pas
sage of the "act to establish theIndepend-
ent Treasury Of the State Of Ohio" and |
the "act to further provide for the better
regulation of the receipt, disbursement and |
safe keeping of the public revenue," he has
in all respects faithfully and honestly car
ried out the provisions of said laws, so far
as they we're applicable to county Treasur-