The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-09-04
RADEuAL DGGnADATION.
The Status Of Harrison County
in Radical Circles.

depth to which mortality could sink, ano
the Republican State Central Committee
knowing, we suppose, the character of tn,
nomination, wish to add bitterness to tn,
insult to the people of Harrison county, hl
announcing Ben. Wade and WilIipm III
Gibson, as speakers ut the grand black Re
publican pow.wow at Cadiz, On the 25;h o.
the present month.
Wien William II. Gibson late Treasurer
of State, defaulted to the amount Of eight
hundred thousand dollars, using for hi,
own purposes. in violation of lav, aud oI
his oath Of ogico, this amount Of the peo,
| PIES moaay entrusted to his care, hs wa.
dismissed from office by Governor Chase. -
Arrested for the felony, indicted by the
Grand Jgry, and after a. many delays as
possible, was tried by Jury of his country
and was found guilty of the theft, in man.
ncr and in form as charged in the iudict-
ment. Judge Bates granted him new
trial, and this saved him from the peai-
tontiary.
The new trial was delayed urGer various
pretexts: Gov. Tol, while the trial was he,
/ ing pnt off, gqva this Gibs Il a commission
in the army as Colonel Of e1gimau. that .
Democrat had raised AMI to whom the CON.
maud was promised, snd thus was the man
who had just escaped lhc peniteniary, plae.
| ed in commaud Of hoac5t men, as their
superior officer.
Pending the discovery of the robbery Of
the public funds, Gibson hal resisted all
attempts off committee of the Senate, at
| the head Of whom was the late Alfred kei-
! ly, to examine into the condition Of the
Treasury placing his refusal on the ground
that all investigating committees Of the
| Legislature must be raised by the two hous-
es. This refusal gave him time to fix up
things, aud when joint committee was ap-
pointed and procured admission into the
State Treasury and possession Of Its funds,
| they found certificates Of deposit on varj-
ous banks, 10 the credit Of the Treasurer,
amply sufficient to cover any delinquency-
Under oath, VIM. Fl. Gibson Sscore H,at the
a'oaey Jound, and eray ceat Of tie deposits
in different banks, Of ntjcb he held certJf-
cdfhs, actually belonged to the Treasury, and
tcqs uadr his control as Treasurer Mr.
BrpsIin, his immediate predecessor, Gibson
also S1core, HAD PAID OVER TO HIM EVERY
CENT OF TIE MONEY FOUND DUE THE
STATE WIEN lie LEFT THE OFFICE, AND
FOR WHICH AMOUNT BREsLIN HELD HIS
| (GIBs0N's) RECEIPTS.
Soon after these facts transpired deficit
in the Treasury Of over Eight Hundred
| Thousand Dollars was found to exist, and
Gibson, as before stated, was promptly dis
missed from Office, was indicted, tried and
fonnd guilty OF Ponitentiary offense, but
before he was sentenced and sent to Peni-
tentialy was granted rev trial, which new
or came off, because MI Attorney General
West had the case dismissed.
The best defense Gibson attorney could
make resulted in his conviction That he
would again have been convicted, their is
no doubt, for the proof against him was
overwhelming. Had this NOT been the
fact he would have stood another trial, and
| trusted to Executive cleln3ncy in case Of
conviction But he knew his own guilt,
and unfortunately for himself, others knew
it, and as there was no chance for escape
from second conviction but having the in.
dictment dismissed by the Attornoy Gpner-
al, and this Mr.. West did, and Gibson (,
now on the stump making speeches for Yves
for re election
And Mr. West needs ,lefenso-. He is
charged, in connection with Mr. Goldman.
the Auditor Of State. of taking. without
warrant of constitutional law. EIGHT Hum.
drcd Thousand Dalars from the fund rails
by taxes and set apart for the relief OF in.
dIgnant soldiers aud t he support of the ne
tsaSi'T',s T IaHi'l1eS oi those "no taH IN bat
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A'9 -Fe" l "'N 1Le''"t mus no}l2cs IA"
speech Of Senator Wade, Of Ohio, deliver
ed at Marietta few days since
THE OPENING Contest IN OnIo.-OlJ
Ber. Wade has been enterainiug the ne,
pe of Marietta with sufficient anonnt ar
pothouse slang to testify the yilest class Of
nranhT r possessed tL oy any ppiIcaI moo that
HIS HIS sneech which va m nnbshcJ s'" ,"torJ o'a.sj
was an insult to the intelligence cf his bear,
ers 1t our politicians cannot dress their
aLsupepIS I. .n N octtef Rh3uage, language