Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-03-20
rO' MEN OCT VI O'iS'i'u 'iouAi 0oH' e'' 'A'-
Judge D. D. T. Cowen.
Election. Monday, April Z, 1873.


Two weeks ago We stated that the
Committee, which for some months
past, has been investigating the Com
missioner's Report, had found out
nothing in regard to the missing funds
of the Warnocks and Somerton Pixies.
Last week the Gazette rejoices as fol-
lows:
.'They have found out that the pres
ent Auditor lied, when he furnished
the Chronicle and his other organ the
information that $40, 900 in bogus Bonds
and Coupons on those pixies, had al
really been redeemed" DC.
Now we beg leave to say that the
Committee has found out no such thing,
for the plain reason that the Auditor
never furnished this paper with the
above information, neither did he ever
furnish any person with the statement
that $4,000 of bogus bonds, &c, had
been redeemed. We will state the
facts for the benefit of the editor of the
Gazette; every one else knows them.
The officer referred to, did, at the
September meeting of the Commission
ers, inform them that the books showed
that the amount of bonds and coupons
redeemed and the amount known to
be outstanding, exceeded the whole
amount issued on the Somerton road,
by over $1,000, and on the Warnocks
over 81, 600. This fact we published as
did other papers, and it remains to-day
as then, unexplained and .unaccounted
for. What became of this money is
the important question, that the people
want to have answered, and for which
there is no answer, except the simple
entry opposite the amounts, in hand
writing of R. NJ. Clark or his Clerks,
"Bonds and Coupons Redeemed" We
call the particular attention of the
Gazette to these words, they are not
ours If they tell the truth, then the
bonds and coupons Ithus redeemed
were fraudulent; if not, the money
must have been stolen in some other
way from these funds. 1t was once in
the Treasury, and it went out, and left
no trace as to how it got out, save only,
the words for "Ronds and Coupons
Redeemed"
In the month of November, the
Commissioners, with Engineer Dawson,
met for the purpose of investigating
the loss ito the Somerton and War
nocks roads, and the Gazette Of Feb.
9th, says,
'sThey found there was Lot wrong
fully missing dollar from the Treas
ury."
Is it not amazing that this editor
never heard of the result of this ex-
animation until the last of February,
three months after it occurred; especial
ly, in view Of the great importance of
that examination to the people of the
County in general, and himself and
party in particular. The veriest block
head in tho country knows very well
that if the Board had found there was
no loss, Mr.. Heaton would have pub
lished the fact in his very first issue,
with head lines far more glaring than
graced his columns when he announced
to his readers that Richmond had
fallen, and the rebellion was in its
grave.
This simple denial, coming from
source that has long since ceased to be
respected or believed in this County, |
unless accompanied by substantial
proofs, requires but little notice; but |
we shall givesome facts, not assertions.
The following table shows the exact |
figures of the board in relation to these
pikes: