Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-10-05

one without any inducements held out to
me, and without fear or favor. 1t is free
from all malice or feelings of resentment.
leave those who have wronged me To
their own reflections. II is simply for the
reasons set fourth above, and to do justice
to those who have been unrighteously Wilt
lied. do not intend to- enter into any
personalities at the present time, other than
what will be necessary for q clear under
standing of the matter.
While victim has been made Of me,
dupes have been made of others by few
designing men, who used everything and
everybody within their reach for the pur-
pose OF circulating and publishing asser-
tions and statements which were false in
the extreme, with the object of breaking
down the character of General Hartranft'
in the hopes of thereby preventing his elec.
tion. which they felt assured would insure
silence in regard to, and settlement of.
their nafarious transactions. This was to
be brought about principally by DIR. Paine,
who, as my financial affairs were under the
control of Mr.. Jos. Mason, Register in
Bankruptcy, obtained from that gentleman
an order to examine my books and papers.
representing himself to be counsel for Mr..
M. w. Taggart, of Lancaster county. 1t
was under this disguise that he1visited my
office and surreptiously obtained letters and
memorandums of accounts-from which
the various Misrepresentation were manu-
factured-with the view of compelling Gen.
IIartranft and Mr.. Mackey to settle the
Evans claims, in which he (Paine) is so
deeply interested.
In the following statement shall not
only give my testimony of the facts in
the case, but that of others, which shall be
undeniable.
The public have for long time demand.
ed to know the truth as to the authenticity
OF n certain affidavit alluding to General
Hartranft's alleged malfeasance in Office.
and which bears what purports to be nv
signature ; copies of which, both photo
graph and lithograph, have been widely
circulated for political purposes. In regard
to this. state that THE SIGNATURE
AFFIXED THERETO Is NOT MINE /;
that never made any such affidavit; and =,
if sworn to at all (which fact have no
good reason to doubt, as it is asserted it
was sworn to in my name), it was not sworn
to by me.
In confirmation of this subion the fol-
lowing certificates of officers of banks,
where my signature is lodged, and other
We, the undersigned, familiar for a num-
Der of years with the signature of Charles
L. 1erkes, Jr., have duly examined the
Photographic copy of an affidavit purport-
ing to be made by him before Alderman
Dougherty, under date of December %,
1911, with reference to use of State funds
by General Hartranft for speculative pur-
pose, and have no hesitation in saving,
from our knowledge of Mr.. Yerkes' sigma
ture, and on comparing it with those in our
possession, that said signature to the afli-
dayit is not his, and was never written by
him.
SALUEL W. BELL,
OF the Farmers and Mechanics Nation
al Bank.
WILLIAM J. Downs,
OF the First National Bank.
GEORGE &. THOMAS,
or Jay Cooke & Co., ia south third street.
ALEX. ERWIN,
President of the Seventh National Bank.
am well acquainted with the signature
OF Charles L. Ierkes. Jun, having had
charge of the exchange department in the
banking house orc. Il. Ierkcs, Jr. Il Co.
for several years.
have seen lithograph copy of an ani-
davit casting stigma on General IIar-
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political purposes, and have not the least
tation in saying that it is not the sigma
ture of Chas. I. Yerkes, Jr.
JOIN 5. RUSuToN,
OF Jno. ). Rushton Il Co., Bankers 81 Bro
kers, No. so South Third street
The accusations that General IIartran(t
or Mr. Mackey specuated with State funds,
or that the accounts of money of the Com
monwealth received from the State Trea-
surer were kept in any cabalistic, or any
other than proper manner, | pronounce
utterly untrue, and a pure fabrication
General llartranft's account with me was
OF Il perfectly private character and had no
connection with or relation to the account
OF the Commonwealth whatever, any more
than though the State account haL not
been kept with me. Mr.. Mackey never
gave me an order to buy any stock for his
or any other account. AS my books are in
the hands of my assiGnees, and have been
since short time after my failure.
1t will be seen from the foregoing that
great maud has been attempted. but | am
happy to be in measure the humble
means of frustrating it, Ofthe originators
of the bold plot | say nothing more but
leave them with the feeling that in their
Of the failure of their !niQui-
tous schemes they have their Just reward.
Hoping | may not be again called before
public notice, am, de-,
CHAs. 7. YERKEs, JR.