Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-16
ANALOGOUS FALsEHooD.

The ARGUs last evening accuses Maj.
BeArdsley Of stealing 81 100, the unex.
pended balance voted ~ the Board OF Su-
perviSors for the Soldiers Reunion. The
same paper some months ago published the
| otdciA proceedings Of the Board, in which
Maj B. rendered a full account of his
Stewardship. The accusation is . wilful,
deliberate, inexcusable fslsehood, and men
possessed of less good nature than the Ma
jor would sue the wsntou sradueer for libel.
Union.
On examining the official proceedings Of
the Board Of Supervisors for the regular
September term, We fud tina. Major Boards
ley made his report in regard 10 the SOL
diers Reunion, aud stated that there re-
manned in his hands unexpeuded, tho sum
| Of $l,llg.59, which the Board ordered paid
into the treasury. We have continued our re-
searches from then until the present time,
aud hare faiied 10 find any official record
that this money has erer been paid into the
county treasury. Since the organ has grown
so irrate about the matter, we now publicly
call upon Major Bsardsley to state over his
own signature If he has paid this money
over 30 D. 0. Ried, and uchen. Our
attention has been called to this little mys-
terry by responsible Republicans, and we de-
sire TO see II cleared up at onoe.
p S.-Since writing the above we have
received a call from Major Besrdsley. He
admits that he held the money from June
until the termination Of the year. he ex
plains that he was privileged to hold it from
June TO September for the reason that he
did not make his report to the Board of
Supervisors until the September term In
the official language of the Supervisor Sep
TENDER proceedings, his report was accepted
and "the money ordered paid into the
treasury" Major Beardsley states that he
did not pay il into the county treasury until
the frat Of January, because the county was
owing him over three Thousand dollars dur
ing the most Of that time. His own bills
were paid at tho Decembe term, and on the
first Of January he paid this money over to
Risd. He says the first Of January was
"the proper time for paying it over" and he
farther considers that he was perfectly re-
sponsible for such an amount.
We have had no desire to do Major
Beardsley an injustice. We never aim to
make political capital by erroneous state
meuls. Such political capital cannot be re
lied on, and will soon be found out by the
public and rejected. And while il may be
a question with some whether Major Beard
sleT has been guilty of an irregulsri.y or
not, we have no hesitsncy in expressing our
opinion. II was his duty TO have paid the
money into the county treasury after rem
dsring his report to the Board of Supsrvi
sora at the September term. The county
was jus, as responsible for the three ihous-
and dollars it owed him, as he was RESPONSE
BILE for the eleven hundred dollars be owed
the county. His soldiers reunion fund
was raised for an extraordinary expense,
add that portion Of it not disbursed should
have been paid into the treasury in June.
Major BeardsleJ should have taken a re-
ceipt from Reid for 1t, and exhibited that
receipt tcthe Board of Supervisors in San
tember' He had no right to hold the
money through the balance Of the year.
whether the county owed him or not.