The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-20

business, It WAS not to be expected
that be would do a very pe~'aet job,
and he certainly did not. i1 left of
of his returns a large porto IF our
real estate. As these omis-io a- came
to my notice from time TO M.
supplied them, as was ms dutr. BAT,
in 1865, It became apparent 90
the Board Of Commissioners
that II his numerous omissions We're
only supplied as they casually came 70
nay knowledge, land this was the
extent of nay duty.) the county would
lose a considerable amount Of taxes
They therefore proposed to employ
me to overhaul his returns, compare
them with the list Of lands aud lots of
the whole c9un'y. and the plats OF the
same, and with the tax duplicate, and
by this means supply all omissions
With the express purpose Of making
the work pay for Itself, at the instance
of Mr.. Nurre, they proposed that l
should receive for my compensation
an amount equal to one-half Of the
taxes assessed against such omit
ted real estate, on the collection of
1860. l undertook the work upon
these terms, and labored at it, employ
ing additional clerical force for the
purpose, for months during the Fall
and Winter of that year, and succeed
ed, under that order, In discovering
omissions ia Mr. Wayman's appraise-
ment, upon which the taxes subse-
quently assessed amounted to
S7,2Ol Is, the amount saved the
county being FIVE times that
sum, the appraisement standing for
five years. | received for my
work and expenses according to my
agreement with the Board, the one
half Of the above sum, to-wit,
$500 90 This may seem a disprO-
portionately large remuneration for
six or sevenmOnths' labor Of myself
and clerks. But that is not the ques-
ton. The point.raised by the indict-
ments which, you tell me, my friend
Mr.. Walker and other good citizens
induced the Grand Jury to find
against me, is whether / received the
money for services | was bound bV
vtrtue Of my office, to perform for
less sum or without any compensation.
Nov, / think, no person of common
sense can honestly contend these SER
vices pertained to my duties as Audi
tor. If they did not, [ presume it
will not be denied that the County
Board had authority to employ me
providing, always, it did not inter
tere with the discharge Of my official
dutles) or any one else, to render
them They did employ me upon
their own terms, rejecting my prOpO-
sition, which the result showed would
not have paid me near as well. [ per-
formed the services to my own and
the Boards satisfaction, and did not /
tail, I@assure you, to take the pay
agreed upon.
For this, too, was l indicted.
Now, i hope you see why | object /
TO your phrase, similar offences
and why | decline to stand upon the /
rather shaky ground on which you .
seem disposed to place my respected |
His bill Of particu
airs, said Judge Parrett, is entitled
4 bill for extra services as AHditOr," /
and in it he expressly AYERS that the
for which he claims were
by him 10 his official capaoi.
". My allowances were for services
having no more connection with the
iuties of my Office than they had with
iAAO6C VI DAAG AOuuIJ NlGA A. 4ACCOAuCis ]
,r Treasurer. They were not rem
Tered by me in my o6fctai capaciyj
hey were such as the Board might
lave employed any att0rney-at-law or
lther agent to perform. So Judge
fregory decided in quashing the in
lictments, aud that position | am
to maintain upon the
violence ia the Courts, or any
Vhere else. [ defy my enemies
0 their worst. . But" says the
Courier, 5" if so confident, why did
GU shirk an investigation into the
merits by lodging behind errors in
he indictmeutsY This was the rea-
on: When my attorneys met for con
ultatiOn, previous to the hearing be-
ore Judge Gregory. after they had
eJermined that the indictments were
ad, and would be quhshed upon their
notion, 1t was proposed, on my part.
D waive all objections to them, and
rOceed to trial on the merits. Ny
overruled the proposition,
pom the double ground that as law ,
ers they could not consent, volunta- !
lily, to go to trial upos bad indict- :
lent. and that it was unnecessary. the
lerits being as much involved in the
notion to quash as In the trial, my
efense Ia either case being, that the
lOney was not received by color Of
flee.
In conclusion, permit me to add
lat l am not at all surprised at the d
amor certain men have kept up at .
" heels l believe 1t is always
ne honest men Of the community
the honest men, par eUceLLence,-the
len whose own characters are beyond
,proach or suspicion-who are the
rst and loudest ia denouncing their a
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