, 1874-02-23
AT 1t AGAIN.
Renewed Attack Of tho Times OIL
DR.. John ion.
Messrs. N. K. Fairbank, W. F. Cool"
baugh, and Others, Assailcd.


Tho Times Of yeaterday contained all article
with the caption "Spo}iaton Of n Relief Fund,
whoroin elandoroua charges wcro mado against
tho Hon. William F. Coolbn,ga. Mr, N X. tair-'
bnnk, aud DR.. II. a. Johnson. It wAs aascrtoa.
that Mr.. Fairbank approached mo'nlsors Of tho
Oom1nittco having cllnrgo of fund aort to Chi
caHo by tho National Banks Of Now York, Tor
the relief Ut tho Buf1orors by tho fro, and pro-
posed to tilom that they should appropriate \
nuru OF monoy from tho fund to ons'blo Dr.
johnson aud his family to mako tho tour Of
Europe; that objection was offerod, and
tho nlattor WIS nllowod to drop; that, aubse-
quontly during tho nbaonoo from tho city OF
the activo melnbcr Of the Dar'x Coanmittee-ono
Of tho obtcctors "-Arr. Fairbank ronowotl tho
proposition to Mr.. Coolbaugh, in whose banI: the
money WIS deposited, and he paid out 81, COZ Of
tho fluid upon tho production OF dooumon Mt
containing tho signature OF n "eprtain NUM-
bcr" Of bank Presidents, aBscntlng to tho pay
ment.
Tic transaction was denounced ns "scanda-
Ious," mud ono would think from Trading tho ar
ticlo III question that tho threa gentlemon
namod Ind becn guilty, Of nomothln e terrible.
md, fthet truth had not boon wllfu'ly perverted
no notice would lnye boan tnion 0 + tho matter.
It IL woll-ka'uwn that Atr. Storey is not friend
Of Pr. Johnnon,-that he docs not CHERISH the
tl.l.w away any chance Of abusing linn.
Ths information upon which Tho nttiolo WAS
based Is said to haTo boen Furnished BY
Il Ar J; Q: Butter, preadont , ot Thy b,
Alr. Storey, aud The ''actiye memb orr OF tile
Com.Iitten referred to-.
Tho fact TINT tho article was TO DO published
hccalno known outgido OF tho Times Office, mud
tho tue account Of the transaction. His state
mont, however, was almost ontiroly it:1iorod, tho
portions used bciug garbled 10 as to .ro1oot Sc
voroly upon Or. johnson.
truth regarding tho donation, mud tho facts con-
ncclcd With it nre given below in iuslico to the
gontemcn 80 ahamelessy traduced:
As Is we'll known. pr. johnson is = Iae1nber Of
Society. Shortly after tho fire he v'as given
charge OF tho hospital work Of tho Society, aud
waa al tho head of tho physicians wlto did 80
n,lcf 10 relieve tue sick and feeble nj nong tho
posted card OIL his Office door TINT 10 would
recclvo no visitors md make 10 ca lle,-and
attended exclusively to tile work ho lind
in hand. lie possesses. extraordinary OK
fss5G sush ihSy III exosous aa that "nf ho %aa sma
pox WIS kept in check i'll Chicago whom 1t throat
cncl to become epidemic. uo worked for eight
mouths nenrly eighteen hours day,-w was ever
vigilant and ready to do all he could Q relieve
Bullcr',g,-and; in consequence, Ills lea lth. nov-
er good, Groko down, and ho WIS unable ,o longer
tnko an activc part in the good wo.:ls. The
hcayiest labor had boon done, and ho dc c'dcd to
go to Europe to rccuperato. His soryi ces had
boon yountary,-ho did not ask or expl et COM
penaation,-alld as he had no income du, 1ug the
eiyht months. he Ind to borrow money to pay
his expenses on tho proposed tour Of Eulsopo.
His .pccuniary dificultlos wcro Known
them that In WOW Of tue fact that ho was tho
leaYt able Of all tho Executive Comm ittee to
servo for nothing, they should show their ap-
prociatiun of his solf-sacriiicing spirit. The
sunl Of 80, 600 was collected BY two leading
merchants. and Mr. Fairbank. who had ,ntcrcst-
cd hnsolf i'll tho testimonial, obtained sub
scriptoas to the amount Of 1,5o0 additional
bauhora might doslro to contribute. Thu presi-
aonts OF fourteen OF tho banks joined in rccog-
nixng DR.. Jolnson's faithful and yalualole aor-
siccs, ind directed Mr. Ceolbangh, who had
::rGe Of what remained Of tho fund sei,t from
Now York to rolioyo tho wauts OF needy bank
clorks and employees, to douate s., 500.
THO amount Of individual suhscriptio, Is, to-
Eotller with the 72.500, which formed the con-
tribntion Of tho bankers Of Chicago was Altered
to Dr.. JohuHon by Mr.. Farbnnk oI! tho ngi It be.
foro hiu departure for Europe. lie did not use
tic money to pay tho EXPENSES Of the trip, but
t,ai,l tlcu, with tho funds ho Ind borrowed for
the pnrpo8e and. in truth, did not accept tile
$4,000 until after his return home, when ho
Was frnt informed by alr. Tairbank Of tie
nanncs of the douo,s. Tho 81, Zoo WIS put dow
as from tho National Banks OF Chicago. Dr..
johnson neyor knew, until he read the article in
tho Times. that this sum came from any other
source.
Tie conversation which is said in the Times
article to have talon place between Mr. Fair
hank and the members Of tho Committee vino
objected" to making the donation. relative to
tic requirement of publishing tile contributions
Of tho Relief and Aid Society, aud the absence
Of any uuch requirement aB to the baul fund,
no:er took place.
1lcso facts, which do not in the least rodect
upon Or. johnson, completely reiute the SIAN
derH Of tho Times.