Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-10

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pretence OF visiting certain counties of the
State on business connected with the Office,
when in fact, they say, drew the money
| for my own purposes, and that did not
even visit the counties stated in my vouch-
ers. They do not deny that placed the
vouchers on file in the Auditors Office. If
then drew it wrOugfnlly, am liable to
the State upon my official bond. But let
US see how this matter stands. They say
these vouchers are false, and have said
and still say they are substantially true,
Notwithstanding the .trOtly array of official
statements against me-, Then there is
raised the simple question of varacity be-
tween us, and it remains to be seen who
of us is to be believed. Now propose to
copy paragraph from their oOmmunica-
ton. II is as follows:
| AUDITORS OFFICE,
Wheeling, June 1st, 1853.
To Expenses Of Auditor TO AleSandria, Ae-
comac and Northampton Counties 70 attend to
business connected with 90
certify that the within bill is correct.
[sIguedl sANL. CRAHE,
"Samuel Crane was, while on the trip
for which the above bill is charged land
at no other time during his inCnmbency
as Auditor of Virgtnia), no nearer to Ac-
comac and Northampton than the city of
not in that city one hour, nor did he see
any officer contested in any manner with
the business of his Office. Though his
daughter accompanied him upon said trip,
it is difficult to understand how he could
have spent one hundred and fifty dollars
in going from Wheeling to Washington and
returning. This expensive jaunt had moth
ing to do with business connected with the
Auditors Office, aud could hardly have been
serviceable even in the promotion OF MF.
Cranes electioneering purposes to secure
a continuation of his personal efficiency in
any State Office thereafter. It was pri-
vate affair wholly. Yet, never was one
cent of this money or that obtained by the
other questionable bills, returned to the
State treasury"
It will be seen that the bill at the head
of this paragraph is dated June lst. 1858,
and these high officials say that tVGs IN
the city of Alexandria about that time, at
least one hour, but they say that during my
stay in that city did not see any officer
connected with my office. Mark the state
n1eRt. And remember that all the Sherihs
of the State and Commissioners of the
Revenue are officers connected with the
Auditors Office; and do not forget that these
Officers of the State of Virginia head their
communication, Alexandria, Va. Thepre-
sumption therefore is that the author or
authors of the Communication were resid'
ing at the time it was written in the city OF
Alexandria, and they could therefore, with
out relying upon their unsupported state
ment, have furnished the public with
certificate at least from the Sheriff of Alex
andria orthe Commissioner of the Revenue,
of the truth OF what they state. But they
l.-.,,e. act dome ,so-7sI They have chosen 70
ai4h hffl.o
toEmi yainly snpppaing that their .otilcial
icliaracter would give Is weight. II they
had inquired of 8. n. Garwo0d, Sheriff Of
.Alexandffa county, or John o. Clarke,
Commissioners Of the Revenue, either Of
these gentlemen or both of them, would
have told these officials that 1 was
in the city of Alexandria about the
4th or 9th of June and engaged with
them on business connected with the
Auditors Office for more than JfUe hours,
and that s. N. Garwood, Sheriff Of Alex
andria, paid me at that time, on account Of
the State of Virginia, 2,199, IL, and at the
same time j. Roberts, Sheriff of Fairfax
county, paid me on account of the State,
$219.75; and if these high officials had
one particle of fairness in them, they could
easily have turned to the Treasurer's ac'
count which they have in there possession,
where they would have seen that on the 10th
day of June, 1868, the day after 1 returned
home from Alexandria, that the Sheriff of
Alexandria, through me, deposited in the
North Western Bank at Wheeling, to the
credit of the State of Virginia, 81, ,l99, IL,
and on the same day and at the same Bank
the Sheriff of Fairfax county, deposited
through me S2l9,75, TO the credit of the
State of Virginia, and do know that these
facts were we'll known to at least two of
= hot
they published this bull against me, they
ought to have inquired of the Sheriff of
Alexandria and the Commissioner of the
Revenue, whether or no was in the City
of Alexandria at that time on business con-
nected with my Office, who l know would
have told them the facts as l have stated
them.
That the public may. know that my
statements are true and that their state.
mems are false, herewith annex Certiti.
cate from Gibson Lamb, Esq, Teller in the
North Western Bank at Wheeling:
NORTH WEsnnx BASE OF yIRarNIA,
Wheeling, W. Va, Sept. 8, 1868.
This Is to certify that on the 10th day Of June,
1868, tamuel Crane, Esq, Auditor Of the state OF
Virginia. deposited in this Bank to the credit Of the
State of Virginia l99 II account Of s. D. Gar
wood, sherih Of Alexandra, Va, and also on the
same day &2l9 Is ON account of. Roberts, sherth
" f''''''1 sO4''' - GDsoS LAM, Teller.
also here annex certificate from Ed-
muud Kyle, First Clerk 10 the late Auditors
Office:
sEATE or WEST vrRGINIA, TO WIT:
"a AUDITORS 0FTICg,
| WheelIng, September Sth, 1868.
| d0 hereby certify that 1aeted as Fir Clerk in
the Auditors ONCE of the State OF Virginia, under
Sir. Samuel Crane as Auditor, from the ninth day q
August 1851, until the twentieth day of June, 1853
which was the day that the old State Of Virginia
went out Of exafencs within the boundaries Of the
| New State, and do know that Mr.. Crane visited
Alexandria, about the first day Of June, 1865, upon
important business connected with the oiliee, and
upon his Fstur he brought with him s. l9o frOm the
sherifT OF Alexandria and S2lp IS from the sheFiG
i OF Fairfax county, and depOited the same In the
North Weatern Hank, and 1credte1 the said amounts
upon the accounts OF the shers ot said counties on
the 10th day Of June, 1868. I'D. hTLR.
What now becomes of the statement oi
lthese high oficials2 Have they forgotten.