The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-03-02

OF any State; and Mr.. Gibson ostensiby responsi
tese three Troasnrern had concealed the onAment of
balances, and stated oliciaiiy what was untrue.
As We have already stated Mr.: Bresn shend have
9.e o.; aud In rofsrng briefly Tie causes which Or.
eluded its payment, prominent among them was
maj ar, Bliss AND NE Gibson Ss appeared ~ The test
ton Of at least part OF the amount Ii must M borne
In mind, that neither the books Of the Treasurer or Audi
tor make reference TO this Laancs, and from them
alone II Is lnpossiba to determine whether any part OF
the whole OF 1t, was ever received BY Mr., Gibson.
aS ,Ss qs.sss ysar @ Soyeber ID l5O l,s
preparatoTy to making their annual REPORTS The book
Of tho Auditor show thai there should have icon bai
Documents, 1856 pert !, p SS71'Ssj but ne SuSos
states that the actual balance Of available funds was bt
SS5vsS0 b3i the duereuee between the actual AMI anna
rent balances, ss2e so o. being made up o. Bresin
losses by deposits with
Commercial Bank, Toledo. ....,....... sSs o., o..
W. VI. Cones & S7 7ss o0
oiy Bank, Cincinnau ...........t....... TpeII gj
Daniel Beekel. ''-.' 5O,7e5 4s
Exchange account. 81 Ig2 gI
Do do by Gibson. .,...,-...,,..... s,747 "a
s-.3 y. u s.s..5e1 y
Ins available sanss reported BY the Treasurer at The
same time was S55V4S sl but he had orroneously aket
the balance due from Mr. BresIinnade u on tbe booa Of
the Treasurer january IL 1856, S20i 9s7 W ior the
amount OF the suspsnded debt" S20403e G5 and A.
duesed the fener instead Of tie latter from thc apps
Ient 9apee N tne treasury With this error corrected
she alnefsncs pstween the AUDITORS and Treasurers
balances, November Is, 1859, Is but slight ssumiag
the Auditors statonent Of the available IaInuSe ,hss
for as correct Is undoubtedly L and the actra avail
able balance In the Treasury November IS 1850 s hnt
$350950 90. FROM the 18th OF November 1s5s ~ IT,
9th of june, ls57 there was paid into Ire ressrv So
Sg9Sf ~ together with the balance above stated Sg
24l,4A t There was disbursed from the Treasury d,,
ring the same period $2,G6l,667 Isl leaving an avssb
balance in the Treasury Of $3.50 1877 TO- to which sho1t
ns Trea,uTeps 0 s Snast liability Of the default
debtedness Of Bsckel which there was due $40 O91
and which was counedn the assets found in the Treasu
and also the several items Of indebtedness on the par
OF Mr. Gisson mentioned in the annual report OF the
Treasurer November Is, 1851 amounting to No go ~
70 Whicn ne had attempted to give Official charace.
ano tnereiore made proper charge against hmsalf
not the Treasury; making the amount for Which Mr
| 369 90. 11S' 49, 49, S'i2,
On Monday, the it! day Of Jnne 1887 yben On oo,
rate account of the moneys and assets in the Tros
was taken as we have before stated there yyas fnS 80
Sssooa ~ hut Of this amount S65997 0s belonged to
speela iund not included in the above baaca for te
red mpton OF the notes of the Canal Bank Of Cleveand
anu the payment Of It's other alites leaving Therefore
put %SgOob w as the payment of Mr. Gibson t his s,c
ssssor, Mr. stone, and making the defacstob on Inc
l5th OF June, 1857, S5sO312 81. -.e'
Gbsons connection with the moneys of the g7y,as,,,
DID not cease upon hs forced resignation of his 0ce m
We IND as herein St ted that on the 18th of June he T
ceiyed Sl2O0O from the Seneca County Bank; and on
the 20th Of June. $4,000 from Kimbai & Co. In Ceve
andi being due to the State; other tTansacons
doubtless took place of similar character IT'S eT
peculiar feature in Gibsons case that with an
know Ing no bounds he dares again and again. 70
himself to the officers Of the Stae proposing is schemes
Tor obtaining in some form the OF the public
The mot recent transaction, and In DIRECT violation
OF law and OF every correct principle of Official busI
Sok pace ABOUT year snce or nine months after
deted for embezzling the funds the Treasury The
law Of 1887 made Y the duty Of the Fund Comrnis,
sioners to remit to New York the accumulaons of H.
Sinking Fund in the Treasury as rapidly as te amount
ed to $4,000 Gibson, presumihg upon the continued
ana regard for his interests the part Of GER
4 mi fhsfap hf
| Inns entertainments, and ascertaining that the
people OF Ohio vera again accpmulatIng ttle money
into an empded Treasury sets to work to make part Of
II temporarily available for his own uses AZ TIA tiroa
alluded to- the Sinking Fund had some $4,000 in tbe
treasury to be used as previously Indicated and Mr.
Gibson being aware Of II proposed to the Acting Fund
Commissioner. Mr. Wright to transfer to New YORK free
Of exchange the old form Of borrowing from the State
IressuIyl of the accumulated fund, Mr. Cub
son was personally aided In this renewed atter,p At
reaching the Treasury BY his former assistant Chares r.
Johnson who proposed as an additional inducemen 10
release tho Slate from further liability TO the seneca
County Bank account Of the lg6 tYansactions win
the State bonds. Mr. Wright advised with Gov Chass
upon me subject The Governor did not recognize any
obligation as existing on the part Of the State TO the epe
ca County Bank. and therefore could not consider thst
alone sufficient nducement to entertain the proposton
but thought with Mr.. Wright that it was otherWsa al
vantageous 10 the State. MIR. Gibson had neither ,os
nor cxehange, but needed loan. TO avoid hn,g n,,he
g known as borrower at the State Treasury he uses s
aore time, the names of Bar Smith, who gave tbair
drafts New York for $4,000 each at 3O 1o IA md on
days, endorsed by Mr.. Comst ock of Co}urnhs Will
and the proceeds paid to Barts Smith for MT NJ s,s WIsot
and Charles u johnson. At first, only ga OO0 tbns
passed from the State Tseasury into Glbsons hands 5
subsequently, another transaction Of like Character for
$1,000 was had as we must believe, for Mr. (Iifson,s
benefit law having passed providing for temporar,
stae joan y was known that from II gu funds needed IN
payment Of the first draft BY Bartit Smith, an arrang
me9t was ~ made y MI Wright for tho balance Of he
they were 90 paid at maturity. presentiny thf trsns'
tion In the eht IN which should appear TO the public