The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-01-19
JASPER. INDIANA. FRIDAY. JANUARY 19, 1872.
From the New Albany Standard.
Astounding Frauds.

From the Ne~ Albany Standard.
Astounding Frauds.
So much has been said about the pecu-
'ation Of Conner, Holloway and the
Douylasses in connection with the State
that while at indianapolis, the
other day, we took occasion to inspect
the vouchers on which they drew such
large sums Of money. and which are
now on file in the Auditor OF States
Office. Tie slight examination We made,
astOunded us. From the last
voucher made out by Conner, back to
1864. as far as our investigations extend
cd, we found unuiistakable evidence of
the most gigantic swindles. The tenth
part Of the frauds perpetrated by the
Nadical State Printers has not been pub
lished. We saw vouchers which were
originally made out for few hundred
dollars, after receiving the endorsement
OF the Secretary Of State as correct,
were then raised by thousands, audited
and paid. One voucher, we remember,
was originally for $4OO, which was af-
terward changed TO 5000, and paid.
Nearly every voucher made out by the
examined, tO-wit: 1864, has been changed
from small to larger sum. There is
now no longer wonder that the pro-
pric,ors of tho Journal Company, which
profitcd BY these fraudulent vOuchcrs,g got
Immensely rich. II is not strange that
the annual printing bills Of the State were
in the neighborhood Of 1OOO O0O when the
raised and forged vouchers exist ms
proof Of the most villainOus pilfering Of
the State Treasury Oh account of Print
ing.
TO demonstrate the fact Of some of
these larcenies, il is related by reliable
gentlemen at the capital that when the
old Journal Company sold out. ana the
Mcssrs. Douglass and Colonel Holloway,
WHO were the owners Of the concern,
settled. a handsome dividend was declar-
ed, which had been realized, amounting
TO many thousands, which fell to tic
share of each. Colonel Holloway went
into tic Journal Company poor and
came ont Of the concern rich, and of
course hc was satisfied with the settle
mcnt made by his partners, the Doug
lass Boys never dreaming that all had
not bccn divided. lie rested for year
or so, coniented in the belief that the
partnership had been fairly ''wOnnd up,
knowing full well that he had made
much money out Of it. When a few
months ago it began to be whispered
that there wa something rotten in Den
mark in regard to tho printing accounts
Of the State, and the vouchers of the
Radical State printers were examined, il
was ascertaincd that the "D0uglass
BOYS had, in a surprising Manner" re-
covered OH certain voucher about thir-
ty thousand dollars. Holloway, learn.
ing Of the fact, afaer establishing IT,
truth, by q personal inspection OF thu
voucher in question. then began to ''cas
up TO see whether the ''Boys"-hil
'partners-h had included this sum in thci
se;;iemsE; with him. The result Of h;
calculations convinced him that the,
had forgot to put in this amount as
par; Of the net profits Of the concern. an,
Immediately he moved on their works
and by dint of damns aud threats brOugh
the "BOys" TO another divide.
Shortly after it was discovered tina
tic '.Eoys- lad drawn, in the ''most sur
prising manner" OH account of Stat,
printing, nine thousand dollars. HollO
Way ucdIIuS VI tuIS, CuustuChICu cs~sCsa
ing the records, and finally found /;
voucher for this sum made ont i'm til,
name Of the "Boys," and again he clam
ored for divide, as they had forgotten
10 consider this sum in any Of former
settlements. This time dathns and
threats did not succeed, the "Doys'
thinking the gallant Colonel had enough
Of the i!l-gotten gains.
Finding that turf would not bring
the .BOys" down, Holloway as a last
resort, took TO stones, ard after hurlins z
one or two judicial rocks, the "Doys'
came down and Holloway was as hap.
py as a clam at high tide. 1t remains t
he seen whether Holloway will call mp
on his ex-partners for another ''divvy'
or not. Perhaps when all the fraudulcn
vouchers on account Of State printin,
are brought TO light, the 'Boys" will b
required TO give Colonel Holloway hi
share, for although not acting with then
in cracking the State crib. hc is willin
and anxious to divide the booty, whic
lie claims 10 be a legitimate part Of th
partnership earnings.
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