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

L0nCyear ONCE, and make the alQCaTlt winch !
swore to. The receipt was in Peck's hand when
l saw it a, Longyear's office.
OLirer c. WIsueN scorn-I was Dep. Aud.
General in 1853. was present when Peck set
tied with the Treasurer, in August 1853. Mr..
Peck came in abou, 10 or IL o'clock A. VI. with
a lot OF vouchers, to settle with the Treasury.
and take up his receipts for advances. Mr..
Bailey went TO the safel and hunted up his ad-
vance receipts Mr.. Peck said, on Bailey's ma
ming the amount. are YOU sure you are right
have got you credited for sl50 more than the
amount you name. They then searched again,
and Mr.. Peck then went TO his office, and
brought his Ledger Mr.. Peck then settled,
and allowed Bailey $3.50 more than Bailey claim
ed, and told Mr.. Bailey that his Peck's) books
showed it. Mr.. Bailey gave Peck paper to
guard agains. future payment but / did not
hear or see the contents. Never saw that re.
ceipt.
Crosseramined b. Nr. Howard-I was in
Detroit in the winter of 1856 ! received let
ter from Mr.. Peck in February, 1856, asking me
for Gods sake if he had any friends TO have
them come out and vindicate him." | went to
John II. Harmon with the letter, and he answered
il. / have the letter at home. did not ex-
hibit the vouchers in my possession, showing the
payment of $3.50, which | might have done, be-
cause it was not with my department that Mr..
Peek was settling: had the book on my desk,
and could have shown the very payment, in a
moment
Rs-era0ined By Nr. Whipple-I never made
any scrutiny OF allowances of Board Of State
Auditors. had no knowledge that the amount
OF $3.50 hal been embraced in another previous
warrant. NJ. Bailey got on, hi, slip receipts for
money advanced but could not find the allow
ance OF $3.50. ] DO not recollect that Peck sta
ted what the $3.50 was for. ! cannot tell why
drew warrant for the sum on Aug. lst inclu-
sive in the allowances, except that forgot the
occurrence between the 18th and 3lst of Aug.
Jon. y. 7bom DSoa s,c0rn-I was formerly as
sistant editor of the Lansing Journal, from the
spring OF 1854. ] become editor in the summer
of 1854. | have seen the receipt for $3.50 in
evidence. | first saw il I'm January 1886. IL
containing his account with the State. l. was
in Bailey's handwriting. II read as has been
shown in evidence looked over the ledger
account. $3.50 for binding session laws Of 1858
was charged, and the same amount credited TO
the State. The account was continued down
the page The credit was not in Peck's hand
writing, nor in Mr. Mead's | took the receipt
from the book, for the general purpose OF exhib-
iting i, to his friends. | discovered the receipt
JUS, day or two before the ReputltcGns article
on Peck appeared | showed the receipt to diff
ferent citizens OF the village | think took the
book up and showed it to Col Jones replaced
the receipt again on the ledger There was no
other $3.50 charge. The receipt was wafsrei ON
page 22j.
Crosseramined Jy Jfr HolrarI-I never had
ANY interest in the Journal office. identify this
newspaper showed to me, as the RepHbiica",
containing the attack upon Mr.. Peck. i.umor
gave out that an article against Mr.. Peck was TO
appear. got a proof of the article in advance
and sent il 10 Mr.. Peck a. Washington. found
the receipt in the ledger, hy looking for it
Mead and were looking through the book
Mead said he had seen that receipt before, bat
had never understood the eilec; of it. ! reque--
ted Mr. Leach to suspend the publication OF the
article. Am quite confident that ! exhibited
the book and receipt 70 Mr.. Leach. was at
that time editor OF the State journal, and the
editorial referred to ismine did not then publish
I al a.. 81.
book and receipt. | detached the receipt on
the day discovered it. Don't recOllect whether
| showed the receip: 70 Col. .Iones-I showed
the receipt to quite 4 number of persons--to II
H. Smith, d. l.. Case Merrifilci and Fox |
identify the letters handed to me - written by
Mr.. Peck. The two letters are distinct; and
never were the same; think showed this
letter to Col. Jones-Don't recollect how long
Col. Jones kept the letter. Don't know who re-
turned It 10 me. Don't know where the balance
Peck, within months. Don'tknov why erased
part of the letter. | showed Coz. Jones the
book, after discovered the receipt.
Adjourned one hour for tea.
Observation-Disclosures Tc'1Yi'G.-i 1OIll t!ie
receipt dav or two before the appearance of
Mr. Leach'a first article. Nv impression is that
Mr.. Peck wrote me to look through the books,
and something would be found. ctunot tell
when | showed the book t. Col. Jones, bat il
was before Mr.. Leach. article appeared, and
requested that the article should he postponed.
Nv impression Is that the receipt was in the
book when | showed it to Col. Jones. The re-
ceipt looked clean, il had pressed appearance,
and was on white paper. found credit. on the
book OF Aug. Is. | have no positive reco'lec-
ton about the cred, items. Do not recoilect
the color of the ink in which the receipt was
written There were two or three wafers-part
left on the book, and a part on the receipt. !
published che receipt in the J0HrnGl on Jan.
81, 1856. Mr.. Peek wrote that the receipt
should have pubshed-so | published it.
carried letter from Peck to Col. Jones and
handed il TO hint WAS dated January list
cannot state what has become of the balance OF
that letter. The missing part of the letter Of
letter of Mr.. Peck, made no reference 10 Mead
said noting about him. | found charge aud
credit on the ledger for binding statutes $50
Can't tell wha, page it was on, except from the
testimony Of others.
R.-eraminel By -Hr. IFIpple-Don't know
whether Col Jones returned the letter entire -