The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-08-09


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ter making this false charge he tells the
taxpayers 60 to the Auditar's books
and see for yourselves Why does he
not cite you to page or dates p ] won-
der if Mr.. R thinks the books show that
the bacon did not spoil ? Buying it from
the gentlemen he says they did is no
proof that it was not damaged Mr.
Bernhard raising and bringing it to town
is no proof that it was not damaged
when the Infrmary got it. was first
told Of the damaged bacon by Mr..
Fisher himself. There being one shoul-
der returned and money refunded is no
proof that there was not soap made out
of great deal of it
Mr.. X. says: "His charges against
Spence and Fisher for receiving money
from us for harvesting, are not trne." |
will give Mr.. r. 500 if he will show
me in any of my letters where | made
any such charge. l charged the Direc-
tors with paying wages to hired hands
for harvesting and other farm work
As to tile charge of hauling wood to
town, Mr. Il, says: 81 dare Mr.. S. or
any other maa to show the fact" The
books don't show 1t; but will say, when
that charge was put at Mr. Fisher. last
spring, he did not deny it, hut said Mr..
Read gave him the privilege to do So
then asked Mr.: X. and, to use his own
words, he said, ''the darned old skunk
lied." AS to Mr.. r giving his consent
| don't know; but the wood was hauled
If not why did Fisher own it? Any
one wanting further proof can ask the
paupets at the lnfirmary 1t was but
yesterday that a gentleman told me ono
of them told him that after they had
chopped wood, and set it on end and
dried it, for the county, Fisher hauled it
to town.
AS tc the SJ7 so, I will only say that
it was in '6S that Mr.. F. received it; at
least it was before i vas one of the Di-
rectors. Now hear him: s.Why is it
not on the books? l think it is about
this: Mr.. S. refused to pay him his last
payment" DC. Now tax. payers, let me
tell you why we refused to pay Mr.
Fisher his last payment. At meeting
shortly after was appointed Director
suggested that it would be good plan
to take an inventory of everything at the
lnfrmary, belonging there, as almost
every time change was made In Super
intendents there were reports that things
were missing. We proceeded to tile In
firmary, taking with us disinterested
man, and told Mr.. Fisher what we came
for; told him it was for his benefit as
well as the county; told him if nothing
was missing when he left, but what he
could account for, there would be nc
room for idle reports; but il anything
was missing and he could not show wha,
became of it, he would have to pay fol
it. Mr.. Fisher then showed us through
counting everything himself, the mar
with Us taking account of it as we went
/ j told Fisher we wanted to see nothing
but what belonged TO the lcounty.) Or
the 1st Of March, Us Fisher was abou
through moving, we went to the Infrm
ary, taking with us the same man who
had taken the inventory, and told Mr.
Fisher we came to take an invoice o
what was there. Mr.. F. at first refused
to count the articles, but as disintercstet
men who were there told him it was hi
duty to do so, he finally proceeded t
count. After We were through taking th,
inventory we found there were missing,
straw beds,9 single and | double blanket
and numerous other articles. We asket
Mr.. F. what became Of these things, ant
he said the lunatics had torn them up
/ We asked to see the pieces; nary piec,
did he show. The day before last da,
of February was there,and Mr.. Fishe
said chat Robbins and Weisant had tori
lup one blanket each, ,and he thought tina
was all that was missing. / told hin
it would make no difference about thu
two blankets. The next day 10 wer,
missing. They must have put them il
the cells pretty fast that night. Now
gentlemen, don't understand me to sa,
Mr.. Fisher took those things. 1t wa
these things. at very low figure, tina
we wanted Mr. f. to settle for and thi
was what the suit was abont, before ESQ
Hamilton. After the decision of tina
Court,I wanted to give notice Of appeal
the other Directors were opposed to it
and paid Mr. Fisher his money
! Mr. r. asked me if thought we hat
not better quit this controversy but 70
me to write again if pleased, to send i
to Columbus for publications. / did m,
last. will here state that / never sent
nor did have sent, any of my letters Il
Columbus He says: .If am compel
led to write again, shall examin
the books In the Auditors office Il
see who is and was the owner of the
store, from which your son sold good
to the Inarniary; also, who was the mar
that wanted to sell all the fat hogs be
longing to the Infirmary, after the poo
had raised them and made them fat b,
their own labor,and buy few old sheel
for the poor to winter on" In regart
to quitting j will say, Mr.. r. kindled
this fire and he may put it out. When
penned my first letter Mr.. R. was no
thought of. He took the charges upor
himself; he may get from under them th'
best way he can. Mr.. r. may examin,
the records to the end of his days. NJ
scare there Mr.. r. In regard to selling
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