Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-08-29
THAT DOUBLE VOUCHER.

In its INSCRIPTIONS endeayor to convict
Mr.. Tozer of having, at some time or other,
swindled the State of California or the
General Government or somebody or some
thing, the Enterprise invented string of
falsehood about the transportation of arms
to this Territory in 1860. In reply thereto
we published Mr.. Tozer's version of the
matter, by which it appears that so far
from having committed any wrong in the
whole matter, Mr.. Tozer merely loaned
his money to California to pay the trans
portation of the arms and received the
same back without interest, or remuner-
alton for his personal services. He proves
this fact by the published statement of
Hon. I. II. Williams, Attorney General,
one of the Board of Examiners of that
State who passed upon his accounts. The
Enterprise then endeavors to upset General
Williams testimony by relating a story
about "double voucher" received by
Mr.. Tozer from one Shelly. 1t is vex-
atious business to be compelled to reply
to string of falsehoods which are readily
coined faster than they can be replied to
and refuted in detail. The Mr.. Shelly re-
ferred to had nothing to do with the trans
portation of the arms from California, and
no voucher of his ever went before the
Board of Examiners Of that State or before
anybody else for liquidation. Mr.. Tozer's
services in behalf of California ended when
the arms were delivered to Marshal Black
burn. Several days afterwards, some COM
panies then encamped upon the river, be-
low Dayton, applied to Mr.. Tozer to have
certain arms, company equipage and bag
gage conveyed to camp. Mr.. Tozer had
no means of transportation at hand, of his
own, but in aid of the expedition, gener-
ously undertook to forward the material
at his own expense. He employed Shelly
with his team, and one Mallett with his
train, to take the freight down for which
he paid Shelly $40 and Mallett $S5, sub
sequently taking from Shelly, in the alb
sence Of Mallett, who had gone to Pyramid
Lake, a receipt for the entire amount paid
both him and Mallett. Mr.. Tozer has
never presented that receipt either to the
State of California. the General Govern
ment, the Territory or to the individuals
for whom the service was rendered. He
still holds the receipt and is willing to hold
it, being satisfied having contributed this
much to the safety of the Territory which
he has since that time made his home.
de afterwards made other large expendi-
lures for -four, barley, and other supplies
for the Hays expedition against the In
dams. After the close of the war, he sold
his bill against the General Government
(not including the celebrated Shelly
voucher) to D. Me Pike, for 80 cents on
the dollar; which claim, together with
several thousand dollars more, Nc Pike
still holds against the General Govern
ment, no part of which has ever been paid.
The bill is now before Congress. These
are matters which, although highly cred
table to Mr.. Tozer, he could not well have
reminded the people Of had not the Enter
prise opened the door thereto by making
its scandalous, dirty charge, and connect
ing the transaction which General VII
Hams refers to in his publishedcard. Had
the Enterprise not been actuated by malice
it would have been entitled to the thanks
of Mr.. Tozer for abiding to the Piute war
at al.