Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-11

= i ne following leLter from mI. LuWaTu
A. Jewett is from the Free Press of yes
terday, and is simply an amplifcation of
his previous note. The comments are
from the Free Press.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 3, 1878.
&, Editor Free Press and Times SIN,
My attention has just been called to
two articles in the st. Adams Messenger,
relating to the alleged defalcation of
| Collector A. j. Crane.
| 1t is with the utmost surprise and in
dignation that l learn that Mr. Crane
accuses me of having embezzled the
| funds of the government.
| When / left his employment, almost
two and half years ago, the books Of
the office were correct, and if they have
been tempered with, as the Messengers
article states they We're; 1t is something
/ know nothing about. ....s.-
deny the charge of having in any qeay
appropriated to my own use any of the
government funds. :....i
shall leave for Vermont at the ear
lest moment possible, and shall insist
upon a full and thorough investigation
of the charges made against me.
was in Burlington during the last
ten days of October, and was guest of
the American Hotel (of which Mr..
Crane was one of the proprietorsl during
my stay, and | am somewhat at a loss
to understand, why, if he considered me
guilty, he did not then and there have
measures taken to- at least investigate
the whole matter, so far as ] was con-
cerned for one Of the articles alluded
TO, states that he was, at that time,
aware of the trouble with his accounts
Please give this a place in your col
umns, in justice to myself and friends
Respectfully, ~ z
80, EDWARD a. JEwETT.
1t seems necessary for as to say in
reference to an allusion above, that Dep
uty Commissioners Rogers, of Washing
ton, who. seems to us to be-a careful and
candid gentleman, and who, as we are
informed, is an experienced and slSilful
accountant, and who has given num-
Der of days to an extended oYerhauiing
of the books of Collector Cranes Office,
has stated to us very alphabetically,
that he could discover not the slightest
ground for the assertion of the st. Al
bans Messenger that the books 'sshow
signs of having been tempered with
since the original entries were made
A1C DN'SAp, 4bi- IhOS5Nf1o % NCIG ldL1Jk-
somely kept, are in fine and handsome
shape now, and show no signs of any
alterations or erasures. IF they were |
correct = as Mr. ,Jewett states, when
he left the office, then we must express
surprise that Mr.. Jewett is not already |
on the spot, to press the investigation
which he invites. ~ e.sgl,.
In the same paper we find the follow
ing strange notice. The investigation, /
it it shows anything, would seem to in
dictate. that Mr.. Crane was mainly right, |
though we should be happy to have the |
official report and figures before making !
q decided assertion. 81. ..:.,,,
We have been requested to withhold, i
IN furtheranee of the ends of Justice, the 4
more detailed statement of the result of /
The Investigation in the office of the i
Collector of Internal Revenue. which /
we yesterday promised to our readers.
We accordingly reserve it for the pres
ent,s What it would havegone to show /
may perhaps be inferred from the articles
from the st. Albans papers which we
copy elsewhere. 81.