New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-17

ted for them and not counted al al 10 ny charge OF mce OF pe
Buffalo Depository 800 all wrong such charge should be made
to Boston Depository.
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Whereas it should be seo9 10.
You DO not credit cash forfreigbt on Repository III 60
McIand received You charge 81 than received
Periodicals, / allow s2Ol5 Of NOE than you charge
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is what ere for Repository Which you charge
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Collections at Conference should be 33l %
Instead 100 ~
You credit me cash s97s Depository
! sent books $50 80 more than credited
Freight Cincinnati books not credited $40 a. ~
fn an yearly accounts correct rendered in except last then
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fhu discharge duyi Have occupied the which
su2;ad; f., private 1,'qee and Pdt Have made
service in protecting The integrity important charity
crpaas When Fcc.e against waste p%ds Hsay
the church should be aeredy guarded il b that which set apart for
these oeheaea9s nave % 70 guar s9o o' 30 u" ~ san1
l rSTs MIND % and wasted in bo y this oohac I'll.
maintain IL urequa may be- in Grin eonhisne that God will ynli-
loved and abored for it all ministry love too well to be
Tg 10 ss go S @s 81 e e and b e TT1 S
M al through the church are mad with me No an not mad but
They viii sill remain to testify against Tengdong and
g do honest duty, have been upon though
the greatest criminal IN te METHODIST Church Pssan have
F1gd against s h here a s Up bF @R tes,monS
with faith God who righteous judge, appeal to Him.
Counsel continued In order to make ont the grounds
which propose to Justify the acts OF CLIENT 1t
will he necessary to show the circumstances OF the intro
ducOn OF Dr. Lanahan INTO the Concern with DR.. Carl
led him to the final declaration Of fraud and mismanage
1t will DE necessary also to show the relation OF
that the final determination Of this case de.
ponds upon a body of men who have never made
show precisely what the original charges were and the
grounds OF the charges against the integrity OF the Con
vestgaton progressed to show that the discipline OF
the church cOncus with the substance of the charter
under which the building purchased and 10 show
also the relevancy Of this suit Of DR.. Lanahan to the
present trial. We shall undertake 10 prove that Dr.
Lanahan has been refused examination OF the books
of the Concern that the Assistant Agents name has
When he saw, he knew to be false: that he has been
ignored by the Agent and that such b the relation of
cern tnat one Of the greatest ndignites perpe
trated was committed in the raising of the question Of
his right to examine the books.
Counsel for the defense then asked permission to put
in the stenOgaphic reports of the former investigation
Of the Book Committee and the numbers of the official
church journals containing any reference to the subject
Counsel for the prosecution objected, the ground Of
irrelevancy After extended argument each side and
general discussion by the Committee, the point was
waived and Mr. Buckley called Dr. Lanahan as the hIst
TESTIMONY OF DIR. LANAHAN
Df Tho oil IlIlsf
ng your introduction into the Concern what led you
first to suspect fraud and msmanagemen in its affairs
and what course Of proceeding you adopted up TO the
first meeting Of the Book Committee in 1869. A When
came to the Book Concern, early in june 1868 sup
devOlying on me and the manner OF perform
ing them. Nothing Of the kind was done: ex,
heard nothing about the routine of the business the
purchase Of stock, &c; Dr. Wise frequently told me
GoOdenough how and where he purchased paper his
answer was indefinite and his manner offensive,
termined to make no further Inquiries till l
pon made Inquiries Of one Of the for
the vouchers for paper he said there were none In the
Office but that they were retained by the Superntend
ent, who made monthly statement of them
l talked with DR.. Carlton about it, telling him
that those monthly statements gave specific informa
ton as 10 the articles purchased He replied that Mr..
GOodenough had the vouchers and that 1t all right
At the first meeting of the Book Committee in February
the Committee among other questions to the agents in
errogaed Dr. Carlton as TO the checks OF the house
He answered that he had perfect system of
business and that nothing could go wrong without the
knowledge Of the agents. reminded DR.. Carlton Of this
at the close Of the session. and told him II the Committee
would their attention 10 the manner of keeping the
checks and balances IL would greatly damage MIN;
he asked what / meant; / told him that the
checks and vouchers could not be found; he said
again that Mr.. GOoden0ugh had them, ana II was
all right; answered that Mr.. G0odenough was as
a dead man to that Committee, and that the Agents
the parties with whom the Committee had to do.
He asked me if | supposed Mr. GoodenOugh was honest
answered that the fact that Mr. Goodenough was in
the service OF the house presumpye evidence that
he honest His answer in keeping with his firs
answer.
In another conversation he said he wished Mr. Good
enough would quit purchasing paper from j. T. Porteri
said Why do you not tell him so ~ he said, hayei
told him ought to be order for Mr. GOOdcnough 10
anti; continued 10 seek information supposed that
Book Concern; went 10 large house which our Con-
Germ dealt with IN paper, and was informed
that they had not seen MI Goodenough, but
j. f. Porter delivered the orders from the Concern;
returned to the Book Concern and sent note to Mr.
GOOdenOugh asking him to SEND Inc the vouchers for
paper past year; he sent me two order books,
which contained the stamps OF orders which he had
made for paper with note saying tnat he purchased at
fine lowest market price and frequently below the
ket; returned the orderbook with my former request
lie sent the bills; found t1at lstge amount OF the
paper was purchased from j. r. Porter.
/ went 10 some dealers Beelinan'st Hard & Co..
who sell fine paper and asked them II they had sold any
paper 10 Mr. GoOdenOugh; Mr.. Hard said he had not;
lac said had sold to j. r. Porter; compared ms state
OF prices with one OF the plis from foIe NE ana
then took Porers bill 10 Mr.. Hard ana compared IT;
Mr. Hard said he thought 1t was for the same parer
day or two after went 10 Mr.. G0OdenOugh ana told
him thought we paid too much for paperj ne sald lie
bought below the market; tod him wished him TO
come to the office he came ana IebeatheI w .0 lie
markets I called his attention 70 the buis oi for-
ter, aud told him was satisfied tiat inc paltr
was from Hard q Co.; that Porter paid $40 a roam
and charged slS 81 the same day; he SAID tlat
dealers Wond sell cheaper to 1pbDeIs than to consumers
told him Hard had told me tat he w0nid sell 40 cathP
to Tie 10 jObbeI3 ho said lac did not believe
Il asked him where he generally bougni ms paper
be said from the I1anuiacurcrs ho said mis- aft Oidcr
Ma 10 Hard q Co. fvI coo rCains Oi calender