Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-06-26
COLLECTOR TAYLOR.
A Few More Facts About the Gov.
errors Financial Transaction.

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errors Financial Transaction.
IFrom the Hudson Star and Times.l
A late number Of the milwaukee,
News, under the heading A Calumny on
Gov. Taylor, had the following:
The Chicago Times has published, and
The Sentinel copied scandalous story to
the effect that Gov. Taylor, in displacing
one Jenny Gan cid emplcye of Ex-Governor
Washburn in the executive Office at Mad
ison), put in his place somebody who owed
money to him {Gov. Taylor), so that from
the wages of the new employe the old debt
could be collected. This story rests simply
upon the statement of Jenny, the sore
headed office-holder who was removed,
and is lie from the bottom.
1t so happened that Mr.. Jenny was
in this city the day The News was re-
ceiyed here making those charges
against him, and he visited this office
and stated that the facts were as had
been given, and that he desired now
he had been accused of falsehood to vim
dicate himself. He accordingly made
the following affidavit which explains
itself:
STATE OF WISCONSIN, S., ST.. CRoIx
CoUNTY.-Jacob Jenny, being first duly
sworn. deposes and says: He was for MAE
wears prior to May last, employed in the Of
fice of the governor of this state at Madi-
SOD; that he was first so employed as cantor
and afterwards as general messenger and
clerk that on or about the 18th day OF
April last, His excellency, Gov. Taylor,
called deponent into his, the Governors
office. and said to deponent in substance,
that nc regretted exceedingly that change
must be made in the position held by de-
ponent, that he proposed to appoint q per-
son as deponent's successor who was not
as fit for the place as deponent; but the
reason for making the change was that the
person so to be appointed owed him; the
Governor, about $3.50, and that he had no
other chance Of collecting the debt except
to give him the position occupied by de-
ponent, and then to deduct aportion of his
wages each month, and apply the same in
payment of said Indebtedness, and that he
could in that way collect the debt; that
when said debt was in that way paid, do.
ponent should again have the place, and he,
the Governor, wished deponent would find
temporary employment about Madison, as
he was positive he would want deponent
again next winter when the Legislature
met.
That the governor requested deponent
to remain in the office for time to in
struct the person so to be appointed in the
duties of the position that the Governor
said to deponent he was very sorry to
make the change, but he could not afford
to lose the money so owed to him.
That when deponent finally left, the
Governor requested him (deponenD not
to make the conversation we have had on
the subject herein referred to public.
JACOB JENNY.
Sworn to before me this 18th day of
June, 1874. H. G. BAKER,
Court Commissioner, st. Croix Co., Wis.
There is not the slightest doubt of
the entire truth of Mr.. Jenny's state
ments. He says no matter what the
Reform papers may say to shield the
Governor, that the Governor himself
will not deny the truth of the state
ment made in the affidavit.
The News and the other Reform or
gans who have been kept so busy in
excusing the many plumbers, and seek
ing to divert attention from the gener.
al incapacity of Gov. Taylor's admin
istration, will now please let rus know
what they think about this little per-
Torrance Of His Reform Excelleacy.