, 1875-04-11

] door of tba odsee to te changed, and b.
| locking it aud pocketing the key. Thus ended
The day at tho Office. and the contest oesaeen
| the dual Chiefs until Tomorrow.
TIE GREAT QUESTION
| unaerlyinp the whole Affair has not got been
| rcachcd,-the whereaboutS OF the alleged deflc1t.
| The Commissioners are fixed IN tho belief that
| Harper is not in possession OF the money. and
| further, thst they will not be soon, unless they
| eet it from his bondsmen. They reiterate thelr
| Contempt for the course he has pursued, and arc
still firin the faith that he has willfulY lied to
them and the Governor throughout. and trasch-
erously deceired his best friends aud his bonds
men. They regard his excuse for not giving
up OF accounting for the money which has come
into his possession as exceedingly gauzy. aud IS
= prete1t to cover up bis official conduct. They
do not bolieve that he has ever intended to ae-
count for the money in any wise, and that hls
means that be intends to test the ownership OF
it 1t Law, With the hopo that that science may
give him what equity, gratitude, and common
decepcy would not seem to allow him to bold.
They do not believe that ho has erer con-
suited hia bondsmsn in the matter, or
but On the contrary, that they would be only too
GLAD to see him relinnuish what he iB supposed
to have, and release them from any further re-
spopsibi]lty in tho premises.
CANAL COMMISSIONER BRA1NARD,
sn old friend OF Ar. Harper, who witnessed tbs
scenea Of yesterday, volunteered to q reporter
somo very positive remarks upon the Harper
difficulty. He WAS satisfied that Harper was
SCAMP, and that his conduct attsd him for the
Peoitentisry. He could sea no excuse for bis
action and was even 80 unc4a11tablc Is to eI-
press the belief that he WAS no better than
common putlolner. He believed that no had
turned over the money to meet the ofics e1-
penses for the past month, upon his attorneys
advice, but th2t he did not intend, and never
had intended. to pay the balances in his hands to
the State. He believed he VAS waiting for suit
to be commenced against him to recover the
amount, and that. when Judgment Haa rendered,
it. They are Robert Ipgersou, G. B. Farwell,
T. H. Rountree, and s. F. Hopkins.
The affair was talked OF to quite = number OF
other equally reputable citizens during the day,
not few OF whom agreed with M1. RraiDard in
his most damaging opinions
Nn. HARPER
Was talked to also, upon tho different phesea OF
tho situation. He uniformly answered4u ques-
tions by reference to tho opinion OF Mr. Root,
upon which he was acting. He refused to ass
sign any other reason for failing to turn over
Ehe money, but WAS inclined to point to tho fact
that he had met tho demands Of the payroll |
turing the day II proof that be could hand over |
he balance when It WAS needed. Hecould not be |
Far. but acknowledged that he had paid or tho |
employees in currency rather than checks, p ur- |
,osely to cover up his bank account. Late last !
evening ho still called himself Chief Inspector, I
md during the day eigned 4 lease for tho prem |
ses now occupied in that capacity. |
The Commissioners received dispatch last t
'vening from the Governor, stating that he |
zould take hand in the further malice which the |
lAHn Of Tomorrow promises.