New-York tribune., 1872-08-30

accounts and assets into the hands OF receiver
bankruptcy. Hero was pretty ketue oI hsnt hcrs
the depOstary OF the State funds bankrupt ana
his Office with all Its damaging records, IN the hands Oh
the law. Then what scattering there was. hartraht
eapPeared In one direction m9cEey ~ oa very hand
mum.
II was very that the state fnnds Mtd Den zen
used In sfeculaOns, which Is cTlmnal Onenss. IIo
ceedlngs were promptly begun agllnst leIses "0 hIc
arrested asd Indicted for ths misuse OF ue Puph, ho
| money, and with him the Philadelphia Treasurer VINO
had preciptated the caamity and lost his money a ~
wen. ferkoss books, according TO lnstTuetons d nad
been 80 kept GS 10 render obscure the part hatah a
Mackey had IN the business and If he would consent
70 keep still they were safe. But II ne ,,n eyer so
the Penitentiary In this trying crisis they prudehg
kept at safe distance and out OF sight but kept their
him TO say nothing But Yerkss's only defense and
cape from the Penentiary letting the truth DO
ranfs nmTTs anu and ' Macseys ~ appeSs through their
friends, protesting loudly against going to prison
they assured him by everything good and holy should
not do; that they would that he did not suffer II be
70 assume the oduIn and spare them their friends
would him against Incarceration in the Peniten-
cured written promise that OF conviction and
sentence, he efke should be pardoned before ne could
and remained quiet He convicted, OF course and
sentenced term of two years aud nine months IN the
him to prison he started of cheeriuy, assuring his
keepers that the Governors messenger would oyerake
gloomy destination. But messenger overlook theiD'
and poor Yekes turned over 70 the custody OF he
warden of the Penitenuary That official was assured
by the prisoners abiding confidence tEat ne WOII DC
promptly pardoned, that he rednea ior seSeta @ uays
from locking HIM in CELL though hnaly that hupll
ia0n pat upon him. and he stlll remains prisoner
while OF the principals in this series OF crimes Is now
Ring candidate for Governor and the Other expects
to be reelected State Treasurer.
YERKEs NDORsED AS AN INNOCENT MAN
That what Nerkes claims in regard to the promises OF
Mackey and Harranft to keep him out OF Poison true
cOrrOboratod by the following application which they
m lp :
% ~ IN N TIE RePartmsps dRs az s.aI GoTS5r Of p,
DKAR We would respectfully request EFceeny TO grant
aGo s Sout 70 CHe Quarter s ssIa & Ph II oaf a
speak adysey when that believe him 70 be entirely
him would great injustice He largely indebted The c
Of 6 o PIN and Ss made s Of b @ 0,ee Ss s
pointed 6y Councils settle same and consisting Of gentlemen who
requires Mr. YeEsrs personal attention We therefore be
Lei m s n1qeeae and a. tll % pardon n r Sne ole.s SH @
Executive elemency this case Yours must truly HAErnAsrr
Thus It will be seen, Yerkes, who is now denounced
by the Ring organs as convict" and "forger," un-
worthy Of belief was innocent and greatly wronged
in the estimation of his confederates Mackey and
USING THE TREASURY TO BRDE THE LEGISLATURE.
Mackey first elected Treasurer by tho Legislature
OF 1862 10 succeed Kembe The Legislature OF the fol-
lowing year disturbed the Ring arrangements by refus
ing to recect but elected Gen. " W. Irwin
Winter, 1901, Mackey borrowed $4,000 ON
his individual note, which sum advanced by Yerkes.
With this money he secured his own election. As soon
he had got comfortably reinstated in the Office, the
term commencing the 1st Of May, he began depositng
the public funds with Yerkes The amount depOsi ted
ist May, 1871, was according to Yerkes's books,
s25OOO. On the 1st of June the balance S220OO,
$4,000 June 3d. and Sls5Si9 81 August 1. Then
came draft for $4,000 transaction that Is explained
by the following letter, which accompanied it
TREASURY DEPARrESr o. P.SSsTLylsrA}
HARRISBURG, Aug Z, 1871.
C. T. YERKRs jr. & Co.
GESTENRs Incoei End draft your house for $40 O for which
Cancel note before mailing. r. W. MACKEY
The following is copy of the draft incloSed in tho
foregoing letter
TREASURY DEPARTMENT or PgSSsYLvaNGA,l
No a. HARRIsBURG, Aug a. 1871. :
M'ssrs. c. T. YBRKEs Jr, Co.. Pbilaaeipha:
Pay Messrs c. t. ierAes ir, Co.. order twenty thousand
dollars
$4,000 r. W. MAcEEr State Treasurer
IL Will be noticed that this is formal draft.
drawn by the state Treasurer against State funds Its
application TO take up private note made by X w.
Mackey. That private note the one above referred
to- given TO loan Of $4,000 made by Yerkes to
enable r. W. Mackey 10 purchase his election as State
Treasurer Thus the State paid directly, though by
fraud the debauchery Of its legislators and the cleo
Of the very who by the act renders himself
qualified for term in the Penitentiaty. There IL no
evading this Nor the enOrmity OF the Ofense
increased by any fine writing. The books OF neither
the state Treasurer the AudtorGeneral contain
any record OF this bold and wicked Transaction But IL
will all through Yerkes's books and accounts
while the original draft and letter are proof positive OF
the transaction.