The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-26
Mr. Carpenter ana his Assessments-
Hls Denial aud Cur RR001s q

r ASSAS%N@A@
Ills Denial and .our RR00Esw
The following Gard from Mr.. VIII
lard Carpenter, Councilman from The
Fifth Ward, Is ia denial of part OF
The facts published by as TO sustain
our charge that liz had secured TO-
ductiou Of the assessment On his 0wn
propefty, much below its acteal value:
IA CARD.
Emtors Journals sac EaHa 81
DEAR sIRs; retnEned houe hz r. rasa AL, 70, %
your issue oK thia date ID TesafiQ % nny
yssidenca aud tna Marine H9spatal T. 90
20 tsi 1on aay That tne Sl1y SehSD5
f5r fha purchase 0f 1ny IN ansi0n Tor q HiRa
~ that ss ss@sssa fass re es shaf sasd
sfruaesaa Ca nal y spoke 1Es nae @boab par
snsaanE ~ tne ~ ProPsIbi ma b2i should they offer
fancy price II thouRht ~ eqslq " wv sAaAs
At this n0AnE the "a atteE csc ea- ,,,,y.
csaaaet sas1 tise Il SiariTis Hospital, aud that
few months ago the Trustees q 1tohs
Ihnreh applied to me for the sale % sne
tton. a0fntttsd g. the a,s sess Il a
ta Ks,isf E PeF 9oa5 u CHI Ell a shas saId TTustesa
essq Paa f 3 SslsF tsG Il gqseesn oeasasat.on F
with SIR Heiter4I said % lha AEassSes 80
LhHE they could purchase tns pnoib4,1ssss ib4ss -
i1s Ketssa Taan said win BanE rfa 80 y es1,
maxine q the purchase money apous ~ u SfVV' ~, 4
credit to DO given for the balance payAple
aE khelr & ss esnr raEannaG50n on
me Tor eieciioaesrfng purposes for pol.issa- ~.
cal effect. Your powder win fash In the
psA '-5ss Vsrv n - 81 sg1sctiully- years.
- WILLARD CARPENTek.
evansville, Ind. sept. IS, 1870.
Our First. As 70 the
CARPENTER mansion. The following
statement from @. FL. Butterfeld
at the time School Superintendent
shows that it was not . "case7r tala
Mr. Carpenter had with. the Schoo
Trustees, but q lengthy negotiation
and thorough examination OF th
properly. Second That the schoe
Trustees we're not able to purchas
the house, and only about three foa.rtl
ofths Zoe, for fifty thousand dollars
oAnp FROM COL. BUxTRRFEELD.
Editors journal:
Having heans sreQuestet# bp sfate tnka Kas
reIatIve 10 the negotiations felatlVss v, W Z
vnurrhase OF Nr. Carpenters mansion
ma 1nrnoseso of q HIRh Sehpcl bull ding
viii say that sometime In the year les5 ,
~, isg1s Ssehsals. III. Carpentsr aud MY :
had scrne conversations at dlfferent Tin
Teiaslw1 In IN eTInressed lais VgiIIInRDess
eail an ar a part OF bis grounds nrous
this matter % the stsensa0n 9sa ~ tIF -
tive tn4the matter, Col y. W roAtSFs ~
one Of the Trustees. anu ~ s49 ~ -
house for the purrosa q exc ~ 49, u, 81.
same In 81 der 20 asrefsagn - - -. - ~
Gre purposes Of = High Hch0ok ne11A.
In c6napany @ with r. CarpanteT We eass ssl
Ined the bullqlns tes2Ass III m
shnneht bv ns that a would suit We
ire purpose above nanaeae Mks !
peenter seemed s99se apoS s5g this fiss''irr pro
~ although requested -sey ehs sisa i, y =
- al 50. He sta ed ahh1s Me 0A4
hafd fhe tisia isnt that y coed Ons g
re made - the TrusLekas II tn9. AsL5 -
pre- 5sssas ~ stsfe9l II fss that m on
$4,000 wonid be- comstdeFea nab 1naas
Beard would not 8ntertaagn ~ !, @ng t,5sllar e.
sfon for the payment OF nl9hex
than that. DO not nov rssre l.lssl ~ ~ \
Mr.. Carpenter ever nzeu rsz.11r ang a. ~
PIE vsTasssfi,s qs,ga1 had about the matter
came satisned that the pFoPes.Ly va, Mss
se,,,Iaeaa. pa@m ara ss me matter was 0Fo
il IS proper 20 say that me pfPSpefssssss Y sssss
dTnateaE ala not comprehend all q
carpenters homestead grounaasess ,9sss : = q
nsFiar 1efe 0n the DeTtL eaebs Aaoe v
reta ned by MI. CaTpenl er;
In the case Of C.F- Harris VS..
lard Carpenter and d. g. kelh
Spencer Circuit Court, . chan
rsaqs from this county Judge
felehars president Of tho :
Board) testified, ID ansRer to
tion Is TO the value Of the Carr
Mansion, that the Board would
entertained proposition for Il
ats $4,000. Thomas II, Garyips,
the best judges Of real esla
Evansville, testified. IN the
ease, that this property vas
$4,000, This is the value We
uDon Ii in our article. DaE
Carpenter deny these facts?
will dose orer His osUn sigri0t'
viii he to the trouble and exp
procure from the Clerk Of th'
Ger Circuit Court, certified. ,
tie depositions Of MessEss /
and. .7arvin. and let the sqnes
geracity be settled by sss e
h;,7aoaN asa 4KAA &
yecond. Mr.. Carpenter 20.
va have misreprcsented him
NEGOTIATIONS with the Trust
IONS Church Cor the pnFchas
Marine Hospital property.
s,nakingthe statement we did.
particular to aseertain the fao
the Trustees themselves, an