Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-22
Something Rotten in
Denmark!
The Boeks Of the County Trea-
surer Doetored TO Suit
the Occasion I!
James NJ. Beardsley Arraignsd
before the Bar of Public
opinioni
will he be Sustained or Repatiated !!

he sum oil eleven hundred COLLARS, whicl |
lad never been accounted for, and never |
been paid into the treasury. We certainl.
we're in error in one respect. The money
vas accounted for al the September session
IF the Board of Supervisors, but was moi |
hen paid into the treasury as was directed |
BY the Board.
On the following morning the Onion
came out feroeiously, denounced our state
nent as 9 malicious falsehood, and threat
ened US with libel suit. Mr.. Beardsley
gave us 4 call on the came day, and N
formed US that he paid the eleven hundr d
do lars in 10 The County Treasurer on the
first day Of January. He stated that be
lad perfect right to keep the money frou
he time it was placed 10 bis hands (whict
vas in MAY II we mistake not) 10 the tias Of
the Septic nber session Of the Board
of Supervisors, because be could
have handed in no report until tha. time.
de also claimed perfect right to keep the
money from the session OF September
TO the session Of December, b.
cause the county owed him something like
hree thousand FIVE hundred dollars. He
then still farther claimed the right to keep
be money from the time his bill was al
owed at the December session, until the
drst OF January, because "the FIRST of Jsou-
.ry was the proper time to pay the money
ia"
All these sophis,ries aud equivoeAtiC o,
caused Us to believe there was something
rotten 10 Denmark. The ardor of the Union
n lis aeieuce OF the coanty clerk ana The ner-
V0Is excitement OF the coaaty cl-rS bim.ouL
It'll farther convinced Us OF the tgc,. How
ever, We CONCLUDED TO allow the matter 10 re,s
ere /, vas, for the tins being. What W.
bad Published concerning it, caused much
CON ment througAou: the city, aud the gel--
s-Al impression prevailed that If the county
clerk had really paid in the money to the
Treasurer he had done IL after we had 0gi
,atsd the subject Since the Court H1use
'liqae is so we'll united, all the members
lsyiug into each Others hands, it seemed
'ery doubtful if the truth would ever be ar
lived at. Yesterday we intertis~ed the
County Treasurer on the q jeet.
We found HIN in the County Clerk :
flee, and requested private conversation.
lie showed Ne up to his Office We stated
bat soma dJub.s we're entert.ined BY
be pu bic in regard to the date on which
lr. BeArdsley had paid in the money, aud
.sked him GA what date it had actually
osen RECEIVED. He replied that it was re-
ceved on the fourteenth Of December. We
sked to see the Official eutry Of the fact THIS
ndlez,ed that the money had been paid il
u the fourth Of December. We mentioned
ne dscrepancy between bis statement and
is entry, Which he explained by saying hat
he entry on the book "skouli have been
a,ed tie folrtssuth Of Dece noer." A
'erical error dill not seem probable TO us
oSeyer. as there were eltries dsstd both
IN giving TIE entry closer scrutiny, &c,
,o'dd distinctly see that Tie entry had orig
Hdily borne different date. and that tn,
month and the year had both been erased
ind: been sal sii'uted By the present date
We called his attention to the fact, when
nth some Sigh: show OF em-
lArrsssmsnt, be admitted that ii,
late might have been changed.
We then Left the Office, returning again it
,bout an hour. accompanied by two tru,hfu
Nud reliable mea, who examined the entry
Ani gave i: 40 their positive opinion tina
the originsl date Of the eu,ry had certainl
jeeH changed
All this looks very 'raIty" There j
something rotten in Denmark Mr.. Boards
ey ststsi positively TO US, in the preseno
If others. that he had paid the money il
On the first Of January, the proper tim
Tor paying it 10, and repeated his deClArs
ion q number of times. The Count
Treasurer told US the money was psid in Of
the fourteenth of December; the booI
shows :hSt i. was pAiiriu on the fourth Q
December; and there is incoutrovertibt
ivideuoe that both the date of the montl
and the year of the original entry hare bee
| Uttered, aud made 10 read as at present
If 10 farther labor 10 expended by th
county Treasurer in celebrating his CHI al g
IF entry, any one can nov cali al that otfic
md see for himself. Portions of erase,
letters could be distinctly seen yesterday.
Now, We appeal to taxpayers, Alread
)urdened down with excessive imposts, L
fnoS if this is the sort Of Juggling to b
loing on in our county Offices. Can Their
De asy feeling OF confidence in our oiii
cials, in their conduct Of public affairs,
:ae records are to be doctored aad aItere,
- sur any emergency? How can We kno-
trjtsn that money was paid in2 And no,
;an we know if i; would have ever besi
paid in at ALL if the matter had not bee
publicly sgitA,ed? Will the Union no,
nave the audacity to deny facts which ca
Dc authenticated
Mr.. Besrdsley, 10 his coLversatio
sith US, dwelt with great stress on the tsc
that the three thousand dollars placed in hi
hands for the Soldiers Reunion, had bee
most economically handled, and only POI
ton of it disburssd. We should think 81
Our County administration is rotten /
tue core. Under the reign of the Cour
House clique, the whole truth can never b
arrived at 0ne official will screen au
SHIELD another. The whole gang should b
sEept from position as soon as possible, c
we may some day wake up to the fact tbs
we are financially bankrupt. When thes
men are finally beaten iron their placer
We have DO doubt but that the most star
ling disclosures will be made.
Facts for Eousekeepsrs.
; That DooLEY's YEAST POwDSR has bee
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