Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1860-08-03

I herewith submit to your inspection and
good judgment, the result Of Ar Investigation
made upon the strength Of a street rumOr, By
the vigilance committee Of the board Of alder
men, upon myrsqusst and demand This exam
ination was courted BY ne, not for any special
purpose, or to accomplish any particular end
but because common honesty and common JUS
tiee to myself demanded it.
Below you viii find the full testimony, and
the result Of the case:
CITY or MEMPHIS, NAEoR's OFFICE
July 30, 1850.
The vigilance committee Of the board OF al
dsrmsn were called together this morning BY
the mayor to invsstig ate an accusation against
him.
Ny. E. ~ AgpGsoa sp0rA-Question /.
Did you indorse a piece Of paper FOR the city
with Q. c. Atkinson, at the request Of Mayor
Bsugh, nearly three years since.
Answer. Mayor Bsugh called upon me to
get nv Endorsement behind Q. C. Atkinsos on
a note for twenty five hundred dollars. He
brought in the note and I Endorsed It behind
/ Q. c. Atkinson; I asked him il be wanted the
money I told my cashier to give him a check
for il, less six per cent interest. He then told
me that be was under obligation to let another
party have It; I then told him to let the other
party have it do not r~scollect that the mayor
went TO see Folwell to know whether be would
release the mayor from his promise te let him
have the paper in question, in order that !
might have it at six per cent.
@. by the mayor Did you think that I
acted correctly in the matter, and would you
have done as I did?
A. Think that you acted correctly, and I
would have done myself as you did.
c. DsLoash srpora.-I was in he oEes when
the mayor came in to get E. NJ. AppersOn's
Endorsement, on a note Endorsed by Q. c. At
kinson. Mr.. Apperson told his cashier to
give the mayor the money, less six per cent.
for the note Mayor Baugh then told him that
be had promised the note to another party.
John F. Page sB0Ga-Q. BY the Mayor: Do
you r~eeoIleet ny coming into your Office and
making arrangements for getting soms money
shortly after my first elsctionS
A ! r~seollsct the mayor coming in and
talking 70 Mr.. Powell. After the mayor
went out FolweH said to re that be wanted all
the money We could spare for the city. Soon
after hat Mayor Baugh came in again and
asked Powell if be wanted The piece Of paper
in question particularly. Folwell asked him
why he asked the question. He said that APP
person said that be reekoned that Folwsll did
not care about It. Folwsll then rose from his
-h-f- - r,sI 18Th rs, 18Th 4h.E D., .u.-.a \
60 one to reckon for him, and that be wanted
The paper; that il Appsrson was going to
reckon for him be had better come into bis Of
ice and take charge.
S T Horgaa sDorn.-On Friday, at the re-
quest Of the mayor, ! called upon Mr.. c. De
and stated to him what the mayor bad
ne in relation to the transaction in ques-
ion. He said that my statement c~orresponded
With bis recollection Of the matter, and also
when Mayor Baugh told AppsTson that
ls had promised the paper to Folwell Mr.. Ap-
told the mayor to let Mr.. Folwell have
John F. Page re-caHed.-Has frequently
now the msyor to come in bis ONCE and re-
use m0ney from FolwslI & Co, FOR paper Of
be city, because be could get money at lower
ates elsewhere.
Upon the rendition Of the above testimony
le committee reported, as follows: :
The vigilance committee, convened BY re- !
usst Of the mayor, to investigate a street ru-
lot that be had sold a city note for $500,
idorsed BY Q. c. Atkinson and E. NJ Apper-
1n, for a higher rate Of discount than be was
fered, .
Beg leave to report, that having Investigated D
lis rumor, we find from the testimony that (,
lortly after Mayor Baugh's election in 1851, I,
: made = contract with VIM. n. POWELL & ,
o. to sell a note for $500, with Q. c. Akin f,
N and E. NJ. Apperson as indorseTs. Mr..
pperson proposed TO take this note at a less
but the mayor, having obligated himself, !
Lfried out his contract with the first party, as T,
y ether business man would have done. o
nd We ~honorsbly aeqait the Mayor of any I
relessnesso0r reeklessness in thfs transae-
1B. R. NJ. KTEBT, Chairman, .
J. J. WoRsHAH, !
J. NJ. CREws.
S. 7. MORGAN. :