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

ed anu had no Signature. L think showed
Pecks letter 10 Col Jones. l now read Mr..
Pecks letter 10 NE OF date Jan. 5, 1889. On
the receipt Of this letter. made strict search,
and found the receipt. l now read the letter of
plains that the Journal had not published the
receipt. This letter was received about 2Sth or
| 80 of Jan. 1856. | cannot tell what letter re-
ferred 10 in the editorial article OF the Journal
Of Jan. 81. | now read Peck's letter 10 Merri-
field, of Jan. q, 1885. In this letter, Mr.. Peck
recOlIects the receipt Of Bailey. and that il was
pinned or pasted into the ledger. hold in my
hand the Lansing Journal, Of Jan 81, 1856,
with my own editorial. cannot tel why used
the language Of that article. Whitney told me
that if they had looked in the proper place. they
would have found the second voucher Nobody
supposed that the $3.50 account had been twice
audited. Everybody supposed there was a slip
receipt, and one allowance by the Board of State
Auditors. | thought it best not to publish the
receipt until NJ. Peck got home. | reco'lec,
Mr. Bingham being at my Office. Ii shout
5 o'clock p. NJ | found him the receipt. 1,
WAS on the right hand side of the book and page
Saw nothing peculiar shout the ink Bingham
was in the Office half or three quarters of an
hour. He looked ~ the receipt only a short
time. made the copy of the receipt from
which il was put in type
| Theodore Hunter re-callci-l am acquainted
with Arnold's writing fluid have used i, three
and a half years. Ii is bluish-green, when first
put on the paper 1t begins 10 change within a
day or two, and after some weeks il becomes per-
;ectly bsck-ssy in four weeks. should not
expect to see the buish-green tinge, after paper
had been written two years and seven months
such thing could not exist. see no tinge
of blue or green, on the page here shown 10 me.
Cross eruaiaed ~ Nr. Hhippie-Caunot tell,
merely by inspection, whether writing !, in Arm
oi's fluid or not.
IT, H. Finctay ,tror,,-I have used Arm
cds fluid more than three years. At first it is a
greenish, blush tint. Ii turns black in three or
four weeks. 4 document written in this iluid,
SITTER three years, would be JET black, and there
would be 10 trace of either blue or green
Cross examined Ig Nr. HHiyylG-IIave used
the ink on the books Of the Board of State Au-
dtors. / could not tel Arnold's from Harrison'-
ink on the page.
4. H. l. Cogert s,rorR II have used Arnold
fluid two years; at first it Is Of grcenish, blu
sh tiuge; document written two wears and a
hall would not cxhibi, the blue or green il
would be JET black Harrison's nk becomes black
-oocr than arnold's.
). p. Mead recalled iy Dlf-acc - stated
yesterday, that the receipt vas on the right hand
page now state that it was on the lei; corner
OF the left hand page; il did not look as if il
had been recently written; saw the receipt a
dozen or fifteen times after the talk about double
pay don't know what kind Of ink NJ Peck US
Ell have talked with Mr.. Thompson about this
matter Of the position of the receipt since yes
teriay, M Peck bad some customers; the book
containing the receipt was in daily use; all the
| job, advertising, and other accounts are in that
book, except the News Subscribers accounts. |
settled with customers upon that book posted IT,
and drew of accounts from it in s5i and 1883.
After found ont what the paper was for, knew
il was there can't tell when Thompson and
found the paper The book was not ont of my
possession, up 10 the finding of the receipt
recoIlect that 5 D. Bingham. was in the office and
| looked at the receipt | think IL was pinned 10
the book.
| L. H. Whttney rcc4lied 6g Defe,,ce bailey
gave the receipt to Peck in the oil office saw
nothing particular in the ink
/ Cro,s cIaminci Mr. Bailey read the receipt
after having written it, and delivered it to to Nr
Peck | stood close by Mr. Bley's side don't
recollect who first told about the receipt;
never mentioned the matter until after the Re
Po.tlicdn article, and did not then rccollect the
receipt. ] iii hot call to mind the receipt until
Mr. Peck wrote aboCt il. can't tell who first ask
tiers; never them until now called to
mind the receipt before saw the copv publish
ed, / did not mention the receipt to Mr.. Tread
well until after il appeared in my affidavit; 7
cannot swear that told anv BODY about the re-
eeipt until Peck'- return | had conversation
with Col. Jones after made my aft layt
| Here the testimony closed on both eile-, and
the opening argument made by Hon. .T.con
y. HOWARD. Attorney General
| Tbs j. All action brought to recover $3.50 from
VI. Peck, FOR a iouble payment, received Aug.
-, 1888. Il /, total. immaterial how the De
PENDANT got the money, whether by artiacc, or by
mistake, recovery 10y the STAKE must be hsd ia
either. Il = not necessary to charge Nr. Peel,
-th fraudulent ;usent. Its enough TO show that
il vas mistake. The only question Is, did Mr..
Peck twice receive the money The leading
fact are - follpws
Ca IL. 7th dag Of Nay 1883, Nr Peek made
o'it bill for binding the laws OF 1873, amount
ing to si5". he took this bill t. the Deputy
Sec7s,sry OF State, aud procured ~ certificate
Of the doing Of th' work 10 be endorsed upon
the bill. lie then on the 18th day Of Nav, pre-
scented this b;ll ana certificate to the Board Of
state Auditors, and they allowed the claim -
The mex. day, May "a, Mr. Peck received the
, money upon this allowance and gives his receipt
| 20 the state Treasurer. There i 10 pretcuce
that this VA a. aiv.uce from the Treasury 10
Mr.. Peck-sIch thing VAS talked about bat
there IS not word OF evidence to support it,
Mr. Peek knew that j: Was not Sip receipt for
money aivaucej- bu, th.t il vas a payment.
A. the end OF tree months, on the 18Th Of
August Mr. Peck presents CHIN ~ the very