The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-07-31
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THE UNION SCOUT ON b..
TRAIL.
SHARP PRAcTTcEs
JAoxsoN Miss. JuIero-..

JACKsoN, MISS. JuIeI0r.-.
EDIToRs.PREss 81 promi.rI. Ig.r...
to say something iu regard Pop l#.
Green matter, aud now redeem mF u-..
IN Feb last, Mr.. MusgroNc, Au.r.
Public Accounts, approached me ar.
sired NV services Iu the case .I b..
Green, Sheriff OF SuutloWer ruuHr
he represented as deiHultcr t8 t.s
u company with Mr.. Musgr1ye, v...
West Jackson, and found Mr. King gr.
deputy, who was induced 90 hall rr..
Mr.. Musgrove, ,S923,2O iu warr.r.
Green's account. The amount ul g
.defalcation was assumed 20 Doe seyr-.|..
sand dollars. III was now arranged .I
should accompany Green tl ~urt
county, 20 receive from him n far...-
in liquidation of his deficiency. ID.
ing Eureka, SunhOwer county. I r..
on Green's account, the sum oi IT....
warrants and Alcorn money, and rV.
on Ben Gerson, OF New Orleans. ..
sums OF $500 and $500.
These drafts were collected iHu.r-..
hV Mr.. Musgrove, through the Hr.
Messrs j. a 4. Green, OF jackson 40
On the 18th OF March, Castor GrppU ...
Jackson, and farther sum iu drns. a..
rants and currency, was bE hIW r...
10 Mr. Musgroyc. 40 the time 0i J. 10
groves paying into the Trp1,ur, Nh.
received from Green. he had iu U.-
about $1,000 in cUyyDjrH received hv MA.
Greens account. lie paid into thr Tr...
some warrants and the sum of 1sNm
rsncI on the 18th Of March. torgHH ..
count Of CASTOR Green. This Iuar r
the Assistant Treasurer.
In lsG2, "a Legislative committee t....
and proved the Hct that Ms. Mu-a.r.
in the habit of receiving ruT1H. nr
redemption and purchase 90 lands mrl..
for Taxes, and WAS quietly pUckpf|.. Il.
same; aud then paying thesameamaur..
warrants into the Treasury. As w.r...
were then selling from 60 to 90 r..r.
Auditor had quite little thiug-ma.u.
in fact 20 "A man of his compreueu-.,r h.
liberal mind.
IL was ia 1872, / think when IL W.
Wells, As / have been Informed ur..
large warrant for. aud on account ...
University OF Mississippi, OF which r....
ton lac was a Trustee. As Doe .a... -
adVantaReously dispose Of -o large ....
rant, he asked the Auditor. as "a tR..
issue him smaller ones; but sUu....
again daZed honest p Au--. ne U......
to acccde 10 Mr.. Wells request. Iur ..
him the name of certain clerk. Boo H....
plOy, who could accommodate hIuI u.
small warrants, for consideration H
consideration was paid, and Mr.. Np.r
ccived the small warrants. This. tH. ..
in question, admitted 90 me, iuw ..
5 nee.
Mr.. Musgrove may say thar lhe Irm.
tion was entirely outside cd hi. mHU..
and that he had nothing to do vithIt.U u..
tact H., the clerk aforesaid. was tU mF
tiCe kHOioiedgc, &c that time Boo 20 very M
cuniOus condition. lie is now cHgHga
business, as he informs me, with ca.
by Mr. Musgroye. Singular
itg
In view Of all these facts, Idon'tseemr.
saults upon the Governor. let hm .a.
east the beam out OF his own eve. bson.
trying 60 pluck an imaginary mote ODD b.
the eye OF another.
Had not Mr.. Musgrove embraced ma .
his fIlminatiOns through his "urgm" Ill.
Times, / would have remained silent .
" hen struck At generally return blow n
blow.
Respectfully Yours
G. a. EI.