, 1874-10-07


| baEed OH tho Cotnmittee'B declaration that lhu
Stnte Auditor has no legal right to collect or ro.
ccipt for m0ney duo tllH State, but all paymon:a
for landa, stamDage, otc., should be n!ado direct
10 tue State Treasurer.
Tho pcrlkina TrnEctiy--StntolncMt OF
MIR. juhcpli OIitrcs
FOR the Cincinnati Commercial, Oct. s.
No arc enabled to lay before tho readers OF
the Commercial this morning tho statomcnt Of
the third witness to, aud possible participant,
In tho "all-uight quarrel INT Charles II. Perkins
ll-fatod house, last Tuesday nght-Afr. Joseph
Clare. There have been many and varying re-
ports about Mr. Clare. lie has been reprctont-
cd rs young gallant with whom Mre. Perkins
tlirted ut Pntin-I I3ay lust Runl1nur; as an amor
ous and hypocritical old millionaire o ruiid
temperance man, aud a bosom friend OF the Per-
kins family. Tire facts ara TINT Alr. Calo IL u
! respected citizon Of Clormont Couuty, living
about latlo from tho village Of Bethel about
TO years Of ago, modotato church aud temper~
aucc man, aud worth in the neigbborl>oot Of
$50, 600. In Ills youth ho waB fond Of hts glass,
but AZ he grew IN yearH becamo attached to tho
temperance cause. but not 80 strongly aa to
torcgo drink OF spiritUous liquor uov aud
tty-two years ago worked In tho pits of tho lato
JeBse 4. Glantt father of the President, at
Bethel. Some years later he managed to buy
out tho coucorn, aud during the war nude about
all tho fortune he bus III the saddle-tree 1nanl1-
facturing huBineHs He hnstains tho best poasi-
bio reputation with nciglbors who bavo known
him quarter OF a century, and is looked up to
aH the ready and proper leader OF every rdIig-
ious, charitable, and public enterprise in that
community. \
Ho has naturally boen downcast and sad ovo
tho unlucky deeds Of last Tuesday ui5llt mud
Wednesday, morning, aud yesterday sent for Lwo
OF his most intimate tricnla, nr. G. 7. Laytiold,
the Mayor Of Bethel, and Mr. &. M. Guodnin,
II IN farr ti4+II, tin,
whom ho made statement OF his connection
with tho Perkins tragedy, which they repeated
to.a reporter Of tile Commercial last eyoning, as
follows:
Mr.. Glare states that the firm Of claro, Per-
hips Leyoy 4 Co.. was formed on or about tho
Sd Of Juls. 1879. the object being tho manu'ac-
ture Of saddlo-troca. Up to that tinp he had
known but little of any of tho trin OF Perkins,
DeCamp. Leyoy T. Co. When the partnership,
was formed. Perkins, Lovoy, and DeCamp went
of C!are's stock, lie having hcou previously ou-
gagged III the business Tor hi'nself. trhcy were
guesta Of hlr. Glare during their stay, that gen
tIeman refusing to allow them to go to public
house. subsequently Dir. perllius made two or
threo yists to Bethel during the summer aud fall
Of 1873. aud was always Mr. Clare's guest. On
June !, 1874 1fr. Perkins again visited 1,ethol
for the purpose Of taking ACCOUNT of stock, tnk-
by Mrs. Perkins, who had beon visiting aosno
some IL miles distant t,-amoug otl,ur families
tho Quinla"s, and Golfers, Of the highest
standing in their community. Then, for tho
frat tlWo, was Mrs. Porkius introduced to Alr.
Glare and big faa,ily. Mrs. rerkinh stayed with
lor husbapd at Mr.. Claro's, and they wore
there Bomo three days, perAaps, whilc tho uc-
count OF stock MAS being takcn. When it camo
to returning home at The expiration Of that
home in buggy, leaving tho clerk 10 return by
however, ind Nr. Perkins being anxious to got
back to business, lie aud bis clerk returned in
tho buggy, and Mrs. perkius took tho omnibus Il
couple ot days aftorwarI. During Mira. Perkins
stay, Mrs. Clare formed quito Au attachment fur
her, aud bccame very fond Of little CIura, tte
murdered child. When thoy loft, Mira. dlaro
warmiy invited them to my her another yiAjt,
aud Mrs. Perkins promised to do 10 some tno
during tho summer THO promised yia,t waH
paid in July, and was Of about four wceks' dura-
tim. Tho friendship Of tho two wobnon became
closer aud c!osor, and Mrs. Glare NUS 10th to part
with her gueats. Ar IL testimuniu! Of h.r regard
for thom, she literally Iontled tl,om With inro
Flowers OIL their departure. Atr. Perkins COM
1nenced housekeeping about tho LIST OF August,
aud invited All. Clnro aud hla family to mako
hA houhe their own wkcucyor thoy were in tho
coming to the city at least once wcol1, aud ut
blr. Perkins, solicitation stayo1 ut Ills house
during his yiata. Outing tho tlrus week OF tho
Exposition le was down and stayod at aIr. Per-
AlAb uoHh1 WILL kNO VI jlA6 euilA &nQ ZIG Sec
onl weok foma!e member Of tllo family was
the recipient Of tho shmo hospitality. At tint
time Mrs. Perkins father and aunt Woro at tho
houao The second :, ,nigl't during their stay Mr..
porlius "slopt OUT aud soulo Of Tho partioa
mentioning tho fact as DtraDgo circumstance,
Mrs. pcrkinR disnissud tho nsnttor lightly BY
saying TINT it was frequent orourreuca-tiaat
sua WAS usod TO it-or solnothing Of tt.ut unt,,1e
Inst TueBday Alr. Clauo casno to the city on
bslsEeHb, and waB as usual iuviLul by Mr, per-
Ains to lis house for dinner. Aftor dinner, and
the transaction Of some business, about i o'clock
hr. Glare went to tho Exposition, aud, OIL leay-
Ing, A1r. Perkins told him to DO on lmtia for tea
MT knowing whothor they would meet again
tluring thu afternoon or no..
They took ton together aftor which Perkina
nakcd Air. Csnro whether he was sulig to Tho
ExpoHitlon. Dir. Clara aurpoBng TINT porkinA
WAS going also answered iii the Affirmative hut
perkns uaid iao ,n'1st 50 down town, amt started
OF. Dir. Glare vent to tho ExtoHidon. and re-
tnruod t. tlle house between and 9o'cloch. lie
found Mrs. Perkins and littso Clara iu tho kil-
Ting room. They apont Hon1 time in conyornn-
tioi,, ho playing With the little gl the wilo
and Mrs. porkias expressing d0aio for como
beer Olara went out and got II pint i'll u bottu.
Aftor this hntl boon drank alr. olnre, returned to
Perkins lock horH. Shortly utter, Alr. Perkins
came banging at lIB duor, and boistoroubly to-
n,as,tling that lo got up. MIR. Ca:o hurried IN
his clothes and went outside. lIe found Kr.
ly, and with royolyer In lila ha lle insisted
on hls going into tho room wlsere hin VITO Mas, !
aud on lir. ClaroB complying, in the prcscnoo ii
bosi sud he hatl overheard thoir conversation,
which cunirmod him in Tho euspiusonH l,o had
eutettalnod for some time past. lle sald he td
to come to olafe'a room as soon as the
phaticalty denied, IN they did nlno
lis oharge Of having any criminal connection Or /
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