The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1866-04-12

his writing the name of the Governor on
them, and most if not all of them by him
cashed or deposited in the First National
or State National banks Of Des Moines.-
That such are the facts is not disputed but
on the contrary seems to be conceded by
Mr.. Orwig and on all hands.
| We have thus definitely ascertained that
these unaccounted for warrants came into
the hands Of Mr.. Orwig.
This being the case the burden of proof
is thrown upon him to properly and salts
factorily account for them Ortheir proceeds
by showing that he either paid them over
to he Treasurer. to the counties to which
they respectively belonged or to some per-
SON or persons authorized To receive them.
We now proceed to inquire in what man
ner Mr.. Orwig accounts for these missing
warrants that arc traced into his hands.
lie undertakes To account for them in
the following manner:
First. BY stating generally that OF all
the warrants received, he in every instance
either delivered them to the Treasurer,
Mr.. Holmes, or else endorsed them, got
them cashed at the bank and paid the pro-
ceeds over to him, not taking the Treasur-
er's receipt.
Second. By taking the sum tota, of the
81 warrants received in 1865 and account
ing for them as on pages 80, 9l, 92, 80, "a,
of the Appendix and which we for conven-
lent reference, here embody as follows:
| "FrOm such data as have, know that
80 warrants Of this character came here
during the year 1866. Their sum total is
three. Those for Montgomery, Page and
Adair counties, endorsed for B. r. Allen
and James c. Savcry, upon Mr.. Aliens
assurance that he would make the matter
right if there should be anything wrong
about it, and Mr.. Savery's statement, that
| the Governor had told him TO come to ne
with them. The amount of these three
warrants is S22,6l3.l5. Tee Governor told
me he had EN- !orsed for Judge Mckay, the
warrants for Adams and Audubon coun-
| ties, and for Mr.. Allen, the warrant for
Monona county; their sum total is 81, ,004.-
9S. 1 holt nine receipts, ri ten me by the
State Treasurer, amounting in the aggre-
gate to sIS,13l.23. (Receipts here shown
Copies furnish q as follows: .... ....
$i2,9lG.S7.
State Treasurer's Office, Iowa.
Des Moines, May 18th, 1905.
Received Of w. Nj. Stone, Governor of
Iowa, twelve thousand nine hundred for
ty-six and s7-lOO dollars Swanp Land
Funds for the following counties, to-wit:
Johnson county, 9,Sls.O9
Marion county, 2S7, go
Guthrie county, 234l. is
(sisned) VIM. LII. HOLMES, State Treas.
G. p. HOLMES, Dept.
State of Iowa, Treasurer's Office,
Des Moines, May 9Th. lstai.
Received of Gov. w. NJ. Stone, the sum
of twenty thousand dollars on account of
Swamp Land Funds. ...... ...........
WIN. III. HOLMES, Treas. State
state TreaSurer's Office, Iowa.
Des Moines, June 5th, 1865.
Received of w. NJ. Stone, GOV. of Iowa,
eleven hundred and fifty dollars Swamp
Land Funds belonging to Tama county.
(Signed) WIN. ii. HOLMES, State Treas.
rst# r. Y C.P. HOLMES, Dept.
s7,2l9.l7 ~ e.. 81, -.
Stats Treasurer's Office, Iowa.
Dps Moines, June Z, 1865.
Received Of w. NJ. Stone Gov. of Iowa,
seven thousand two hundred forty-nine
and l7-l0G dollars Swamp Land Funds be-
longing to Polk county.
(Signed) WM. III. HOLMES, State Treas.
G. p. Holmes, Dept.
S., lS2, l-l00 g. s--- -, ~, ., r~ -
- State Treasurer's Office, Iowa.
Des Moines, June l3, 1865.
Received of w. NJ. Stone, Gov. of Iowa,
six thousand one hundred eighty two and
1-l00 dollars Swamp Land Funds belong
ing to Fremont county.
(Signed) I'M. ii. HOLMES, State Treas.
...s. G. p. Holmes, Dept.
State Treasurer's Office, Iowa.
Des Moines, July 10, 1865.
Received of w. NJ. Stone, Gov. of Iowa,
Swan,p Land funds AS follows, to-wit:
For Butler county, Sl5, 500
For Alamakee county, 6,259.30
For Clayton county, PAS. .1S
81, ,63O.l4
(Signed) WIN. II. HOLMES, State Treas.
~. L . AiOihiCS, bept.
s7,21O.29
State TreasuIer's Office, Iowa,
Des Moines, Aug. 10, 1865.
Received of w. NJ. Stone, Gov. Of Iowa,
Swamp Land Fund as follows:
For Cedar county, S7,O9S. .93
For Clinton county, l1l.36
SO -. T,2lO.29
(Signed) WM. u. HOLMES, State Treas.
..a #f. a c. p. Holmes, Dept.
$2,3l2.75. .............
State Treasurer's Office, Iowa,
Des Moines, Sept. 80, 1865.
Received Of w. NJ. Stone, Gov. of Iowa,
two thousand three hundred twelve and
75-lO0 dollars, Swamp Land fumes Tor Lou
lisa county.
tSigned) WM. III. HOLMES, st. Treas.
G. p. Holmes, Dept.
$4,000 State Treasurer's Office, Iowa.
Des Moines, Sept, 80, 1865.
Received OF w. NJ. Stone, Gov. of Iowa, |
fifty dollars, Swamp Land funds for FIRE.