The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-07-27
looks suspicious.

orders. What object had he? When
asked, he said he was carrying It away
to allow another person to examine It.
This was very wrong. Third fact, then,
also looks suspicious.
He refused to open the safe and allow
an examination Of the license book, after
charges had been preferred against him,
Just as he refuses now to allow the other
books to be examined. Why? This we
assert In answer: Because he was fear
full that other facts would be dug from
the books, which could not be reached by
examination during the excitement and
hustle OF the trial. And this Is why we
give this answer: Other facts more dam
aging than any that came out on the
trial have been exposed since by an ex-
animation of the license book.
Here is one Of those facts. On the 14th
or 10Th of March, Mr.. Mockler entered
the clerks office. On the 18th, Mr..
Mockler presented to the mayor blank
licenses for his signature. The mayor
said: "Mockler, IL sign these licenses
my signature is certificate that the
money for them has been paid into the
treasury. i don't know this to be fact.
will not sign licenses until know that
the treasurer has received the money"
Mockler replied: at Is my duty to pre-
pare and deliver all licenses, and keep
list Of the same; and cannot issue
license unless have q receipt from the
treasurer first presented to me- The
mayor said: "Well, must think about it
fora day or two; and In the meantime 1
will sign few licenses In blank to keep
you going" He did, aud one OF the licens-
es thus sign ed Mr.. Mockler, on the same
day, the 18th, filed out and Issued to Mr.
Henry Dinkle-issued II without q treas
urer's receipt, aud has not to this day
paid the money-S0l 65-into the treas
ury. Worse still; on the license list he
recorded the date of the license as the
9th, in Fagin's time, and made the re-
cord among names recorded by Fa.
gin, so perfectly initiating Fagin's
hand writing as to deceive men
who are very familiar with that gentle
mans peculiar chirography. Why
all this? His conversation with
the Mayor shows that he knew
he should not issue license without
the treasurer's receipt. But he did, on
this same day. and he ante.dated the
record out Of his own term into Fagin s;
and he attempted to counterfeit that gen.
tleman's handwriting; aud he never yet
has paid the amount Of that license into
the treasury. There can be no doubt Of
these facts. There Is the treasurer's book;
II contains no credit. There is the clerks
book 1t contains the counterfeited record,
dated March 9th; and In the hands
OF the Mayor Is the license filed up in
Mr.. Mockler's handwriting, signed with
his autograph, and bearing date March
18th. If we put this and that together,
where does Mr.. Mockler come out? g.
Here is another fact. The clerks book
shows that Mary Karney took out liq-
uor -s90-running until Janu-
airy Ist, 1870 The treasurer's book shows
no credit. The entry In the clerks book
IL In Mr.. Mockler's handwriting, dis.
guised, and is dated March LIST, fifteen
days before he began To act as clerk. sta
ting this fact, We leave II without com.
ment. 1t speaks for itself.
Here, then, we find sol So plus $50
more money In Mockler's hands than he
returned as the money collected by him
for licenses. While thinking about this,
please remember that Mr.. MOckler, dur
ing his trial, took a solemn oath and tes-
tilted that he had given 3 list OF all the
persons to whom he had issued licenses,
and had paid to the Mayor fifty.nine
cents more than he had collected for IL
censes!
We could refer to other facts, very dam.
aging, but have not the time or space.
This, however, In conclusion we must
say. We canuot understand how any cit
zen, not In the discharge Of professional
duty, can apologize for Mr.. Mockler In
this matter That some people do, is an
other proof that human nature Is All mex
plicable mystery, past the power Of any
person short OF Deity to solve. From first
TO last OF the matter his conduct has
been reprehensible; and the as
sertion that he only followed
precedent does not furnish to
him either palliation or the shadow Of
an excuse. He did not remain in hisOf-
fee, aud occasionally take money to &C.
cOmmodste citizens. He went upon the
streets, and to places of business, and
collected license money while speculst-
ing in scrip. He paid vegetable, meat
and saloon debts with licenses; and In
every way manifested q desire to