The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-08
Very respectfully. yours,

4. Russer Dawson, John McArthur Jr,
John r. Ncrree, f. G. Knight,
James il 0rnc' James L. Clagh2rn,
Chaut Gibbons, isaac HazehuTst
Wm. f Il Iston, Charles G asIseafS1s Z. Raspsch
James A. Freeman, II. T. Rood,
II r. Dillingham;, Charles NJ. Wagner,
Wlisrn ". KePr, II. X. Cummings
G. II. Cummings John W. Eyerman,
James B. Roney, Joseph II. Rhoads,
Amos Briggs, Ferdinand j. Dreer,
ii. W. Gray, Henry G. Terry,
John Price Wetheri, II. j. Dobbns.
70 MeSsrs. Morton Mc1Iichael, j. Gtllingham Fell
William A. Ingham, Thomas s. Ellis, aud Others
Geltlemen:-
Your Kind and cOnsiderate letter OF yesterday
found me under circumstances of painful and ex-
traordnary embarrassment. The nominee OF a
party that has always aimed to maintain high
standard OF qualifications for its official representa-
tveS; the nominee for an office of great honor and
trust; proud of a personal and official reputation
that until now has never been questioned, found
myself through the press and by circulars suddenly
and Indignantly assailed by an anonymous enemy
without time enough in all probability to ascertain
his identty-certanly without time enough, prior to
the election to establish his falsehood and baseness
10y any legal adjudication-and restrained, too by
the nature OF the honorable Office in question, from
any direct measures of reply or defense.
In this emergency bound, as it weTe hand and
foot: pognaDtly conscious of the numerous and
weIghty considerations so well stated by you, de-
mandiDg an immediate and complete refutaton Of
the libels above referred TO- and knowing too how
easy and thorough that refutation could be made,
was nevertheless embarrassed by the conviction
that the facts upon which IL is based should not
depend upon any mere assertion; yet could not
from the nature Of the case, obtain investigation
Of the facts by the public.
Your welcome and timely request has removed all
diflculty: it has supplied the interposition | so
much desired-that OF third party who should
fairly Investigate the facts, and should authorita-
lively state 10 the public the result of that investl
CATION.
In the first place, would call your attention par
tcularly the fact that the attack against me has
been made under the pretense OF publishing ex-
tracts from judicial records, fasehood which the
slightest examination Of these records will expose;
that it is made anonymously, precaution that
would be entirely unnecessary il these libellous
fals6ers OF the record had published it it really
exists now proceed to submit to you brief state
ment of the charges against me- and of the answers
to them, as much in detail as the limited time will
permit.
l. That as treasurer OF a building association
in default $500, admitted by a certain sche-
dule in bankruptcy The answer to this is, that upon
final settlement OF my treasurers account, it was
found that nothing was due to the association and
the judgment upon the bond is satisfied Of record.
The debt was marked on my schedule as of
'about $500, supposed to be DUE" and was included
out OF precaution pending the settlement OF my ac-
counts, which had not then been settled.
2 That had been defaulter from time TO time
in my accounts treasurer OF the association,
and had, June 10, 1862 given bond in the sum of
S2500 to cover these defaults.
The fact was and the records on their face showed
it, that this money was borrowed, any stockhoder
did and does borrow Of building association, at
least eighteen months before / was elected trea-
surer. The anonymous author OF the attacks knew
this fact it was patent upon the face of the bonds.
The accompanying note from one Of the directors
Of the association viii substactiate these state
ments -
"No. ll03 CHEsNUT STREET, !
"PHILADLEPHIA, October !, 1870. !
''JAMES LYND, Esq.:-
81 presided at a meeting OF the Directors OF the
Philadelphia Mercantile Loan and Building Asso-
ciation held December 10, 1868, in which you were
elected treasurer pro tenpore. You were not trea-
snrer OF the associate at or before June TO- 1862,
nor at any time prior to December Is, 1853
81 have examined your accounts as Treasurer of
said association and find that there was In reality
nothing due by you even at the time OF filing your
petition OF bankruptcy.
'Nery respectfully
"H. W. GRAY"
3. That while was City Solicitor. and receiving
salary from the city, returned in my schedule
among my debts:-
"To the City OF Philadelphia for taxes on real
estate for the years 1885 and 1885, $780, BY the ope
ration OF the Bankrupt act he was thus discharged
from the payment OF his my) debt to the city, the
very lime he was taking pay as its Solicitor Is this
specimen OF his official ddelity?"
This debt was so returned by me- because the law
com elled me to state all my debts; but the falsty
and baseness of The charge OF ind eli to my trust
City Solicitor will he appreciated when il
sdered that this very debt was included among
those which 'to be paid In full - that it was
charged against and lien on my estate and that
the record shows it paid before was dis
charged. The annexed certificate from Richard
Peltz ESQ., the Receiver OF Taxes, is conclusive to
this point:-
DEPARTMENT OF RECEIVER OF TAXES.
"PHILADELPHIA, October !, 1870 (
81 hereby certify that the taxes assessed against
James Lynd for the years 1865 and 1866 were col
lected for the city through sherns sale OF his pro-
perties made in 1865; and the money was paid into
this department January 2, 1869.
"JoSHUA NUTTALL,
Registrar.
81 certify the above statement to be correct
ORCHARD PELTZ,
Receiver OF Taxes"
ON the face OF the very record from which this
ANONYMOUS libeller has pretended TO md the mate
rial for this attack, is found my complete vindca-
ton. After such an exposition of the utter falslty
and OF the mslignty, for the author knew OF tse
fasthood-of the attack upon me, it would seem
that no farther TO any OF his allegations is
need, a.
A. That as the President OF the Consumers Mutual
Coal Company issued circulars containing false
repres ntalions as the condition aud capacity OF
The eon,@ns .hat ..Id; S-.-s ....,C9 y tlc sale
and tklt The that