The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-08-30


the people the page and number of or.
ders. DC, and says, "What is the use of
that trouble ? for a maa that can read can
look over AL the meetings that have been
held since the In6rmary was built, IN an
hour" would inform Mr.. r. that he
can't find in any of my letters where
said anything of the sort; but those are
his own words,wh he uses in his letter
of July %. Mr.. r. also says that
charged the old Directors with paying
Fisher S57 so which does not appear
upon the books; this charge, he'says, i
have condemned as false. Why does
he not prove it as lie has promised
Simply because it is not true" Now,
tax payers / want you to read Mr.. Rs
letters over and see if you can find where
he has denied that charge, unlesa it is in
the above sentence which is contained In
his last letter. If it is not true, why did
not Mr.. Read deny it when Mr. S.
Dougherty in his presence, and in pres
ence of Joshua Fisher. jesse Jackson,
and some II or Is other men, at the
trial (before Esq. Hamilton between the
Directors and Joshua Fisher, charged it 7
Did not Mr.. Dougherty, under oath, tell
you that Fisher got S57 so, over and
above what he was to have, which was
not upon the books? Did he not tell
you that he was paid for fuel which he
was to furnish. $24 90
For 90 days labor at 81, 20 90
For making ten hundred shingles, 9 90
Amt paid him for shingles punch
cd by his son, 80
If You will foot these Sums up you will
find it to make $57 so.
When Mr.. Dougherty told in presence
of full house how Mr. Fisher got the
S57 SO, Mr.. r. dared not deny it, but
was as silent as the tomb. If it was not
true, why did not Mr.. Read or Mr..
Fisher deny it at that time2 If their
silence is not proof that it is true, e,and any
one desires fuller explanation, let him
call upon or address S. Dougherty. The
taxpayers would like for Mr.. r. to in
form them how Fisher was paid the
above amounts. There were no orders
on record in favor of Fisher for the
above amounts. Were they Issued iii
favor of some one else2 or was it allow
ed to balance an account against Fisher
Mr.. r. says that it is not true that they
promised Fisher 800 in addition to the
amount the article called for, and dares
me to prove it. 1t is not supposed that
that promise was made to Fisher in pub
tic, nor in presence of outsiders, but
strictly private; but Mr.. Fisnsr told it
himself, ON the very day that the prom
Use was made, and told it to men whose
veracity is uifauestionable. Last spring,
when 1 demanded that Fisher should
pay for the missing articles, Mr.. Jesse
jackson said to Mr.. Dougherty, let us
pay Fisher his money; let these missing
articles go; they viii not make as
much as we promised to make up to
him. If they did not make the promise
why did Mr.. jackson say SO?
In regard to buying sheep to winter
the paupers on, / refef any one that may
choose to inquire to Mr.. s. Dougherty
ask aim if one word was said about
sheep. In regard to me not assisting
when butchering last winter, was for the
following reasons l told til EN- that /
had asked the butcher what he would
charge us for killing, cutting up and
saltlng the 10 hogs and 2 beeves at the
Infrmary, asd told them that he said he
would charge us so cents per head il
Fisher would assist him. | told them
that that was less than it would cost il
we done it, and woald be done better
But the butcher was not allowed to kill
them; but Mr.. jackson, Mr.. Read, and
some five or six others proceeded to the
Infrmary and done the butchcring. Mr..
Read charged for his services 50 SO,
J. Jackson SO, Mr. Ferrell,a Mr.. Uphold
and Mr.. Hamilton, 81 each, and l think
there were one or two other parties
there; but those have mentioned make
the butchering cost SS 30 besides the
cost of two or three meals that each one
had.
lido not think it was necessary for me
to have replied to Mr.. Rs last letter, as
there has already been enough said, in re-
gard to this matter, to show the tax-pay-
ers of Monroe County hew things in
connection with the Infirmary have been
managed, and the kind of men that they
have reposed confidence in, in placing the
management of public affairs under
their control. In my letters have not
nor has it BEEN iay aim TO expose all
the frauds that have been perpetrated in
connection with the Infrmary, but only a
few out of many, that you may know
why it is tina. the expenses of the Infir-
mary have been as heavy as they have.
P. SCHUMAcHER, SR.
Aug. 25, 1870.