The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-13
THE RowETT RUNNERS, ="
MoEr pEyr1opMENrs ExPECTED.

INhIh lllt F'll'N ~ ~
alleged frauds ia the management OF pcm-
Tertiary affairs
Reporter you any information OF
the property on hand which was involced
on the 10Th DAY Of November, 1871,
unnecessary for management, and Its
nature
Answer On the Goth of November
1871. an invoice was taken OF such proper
o. as was deemed unnecessary for manage
mcut The amount Of the invoice was
So. lqj %, which included about six hun
bred aud twenty four wagous-three hun
bred without boxes wagon stock on hand
for between two and three thousand wagons
entire machinery for wagon shop work
inc $50 men, including engine, shatting
and pullevs entire machinery necessary
H. work one hundred men in chair factory;
q large amount Of other machinery used
in the machine shop, embracing engines,
lathes, punches, shears, drills. planes, etc
Reportcr-ls this all the valuable prop
erty Of which you have any information as
being included in that invoice.
Answer-No, there was one set Of stone
saws and fixtures aud the machinery and
fixtures of the shoe shop, where $50 men
had been worked, which was costly then
the tools Of tent shop, and machinery OF
the harness shop, whore forty men were
worked &c
Reportcr-From what information you
have, do YOU believe the property you
have mentioned worth the invoice price,
So 600
Answer-No sir. | have not named
near all the property yet. There was
three unfinished engines, valued at 5000
four new ones appraised at Sl,55u, there
was complete outfit Of blacksmith tools,
forgcs auviis, Nc, for about fifty men,
and nearly a hundred double-shoyel plows
and large amount Of miscellaneous prop
crty which | cannot call To memory now
Reporter-To be pointed. do you believe
from your information, that the total
amount of the properly, named and un-
named, was worth in cash the amount
fixed upon It in the mvoice'
Answer-The appraisement was made
under the direction Of an investigating
committee of the legislature and the peni-
Tertiary commissioners. The object Of the
appraisment was tu arrive at the actual
cash value of the property, several ap-
praisements having been made on fcti-
cious value for the purpose of giving a
good face 70 the management
Rcporter-Do ! understand you 70 say
that the investigating committee Of the
legislature and the appraisers appointed
By the commissioners acted in concertY
Answer-No the appraisers appointed
by the commissioners had their appraise
ment corrected By the investigation com.
mittee of the legislature which was subse-
uuently agreed upon together, as the
actual cash value Of the property men
toned
Reporter you any information a.
to what disposition has been made Of thai
property?
Answer am informed that the inves
tigating committee Of the legislature or
dered the property to be sold by the war
den, the proceeds 10 be applied to thu
liquidation Of the indebtedness of tn,
institution.
RepOrter-Did Mr. Washbuun, while
warden, dispose Of the property as or
dered2
Answer-He advertised the property
and sold it as fast as he could get pur.
Chasers.
Beporter-Have you any information a.
to how much he sold ?
Answer--He sold up to the time h,
left the institution, at its appraised value
from sixteen to seventeen thousand dollar
worth Of property.
Reporter-Am / to understand that h,
sold sixteen or seventeen thousand dollar
worth Of property for invoice price?
Anawer-That is not what / mean. II,
sold property which was lnvoiced at thest
figures, but he got for it about SIS, 900 il
something over a thousand dollar
more than lis appraised value
Reporter your statementit would
seem that there was $1,000 worth of thi
property undisposed Of at the time Mr.
Nashburn LETT the institution. Now
have you any information as TO what wa,
done with the balance of this property?
Auswer-About 10000 of this property
was sold by Commissioner Reid and
Warden Edwardst 10 different parties in thC
months of July and August. The rest o
the property was closed out to Morri
ROsenteld
Reporter-Who is this Rosenfeld. an,
where does he live?
Answer-Roscnhedl lives at Rock Islant
and is connected with a wagon factory a
Moline
Reporter--Have you any information a,
20 what this Rosenfield paid for the $40.
900 worth Of property he bought?
Answer-This property and other prop
erty not before referred 10, and not include,
ia the property deemed unnecessary 70
management was sold 20 Rosenfield TO
about $1,000
Beporter-To what other property d,
you refer Now be specific.
Answer-Besides the $4,000 as per in
voice there was IA portable blacksmiths
lorgea' costing the state about Sl7 a piece
40 dozen cane-seated maple chairs worth
~ per dozen about 10000 feet Of INN.
Der, worth from 500 10 S2j per thousand
q cases Of Connecticut leaf tobacco. aver
aging 400 pounds each, worth about 3
500. a large amount Of carriage bolts
boiler rivets, NUTS, nails, &c, worth seve
raj hundred dollars large lot Of shaft
ing pulleys, betting, Nc, worth not les
than 1000, and large amount of mer
charitable iron, worth about $1,000.
Reporter-NOw, ] have taken your fig
ures and find that Rosenfeld got SOM
$4,000 worth of property additional to Oh,
$4,000 spoken Of, for which he paic
$4,000?
Answer-Yes, sir l believe that is cor
rect
Reporter-Have you any information a
To- where this property was shipped, T.
whom and how2
4, A,nswer-The property was shipped t,
moline llls,, on the C., r. |. q p. r. K.
10 hsoi,GinhSld. under the direction of Ro
sennela. Beardsley and Dilger. No &C
Cgunl wa taken Of the property. no
Gnaise9 entered at time Of shipment MOI
Is u known how many car loads Their,
hep 9 h3T no are these men, Boards.
what interest did they manifest Nv - ~ ~
shipment? III 'ht
Answer-Beardsley is Palmer nres;
dent Of the Soldiers Orphans Home I H.,
lives at Rock Island, and ! learn is circui