The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-11-11

were legally surveyed, laid out and the
plat duly recorded in the recorders Office
Of the county To this statement the
then Justice Of the peace, Emil Rothe,
certified Carl Schurz, however did not
keep his promise to lift said incumbrance
nor did he have the plat recorded, as the
law prescribes, and the holder Of the
mortgages on said property, Mr.. John
Jackson, foreclosed said mortgages and
had the property sold, through the Sher-
if, on the first day Of April, 1857. Two
years before this time / found that Carl
Schurz had never paid mortgage, interest
nor taxes, and / found that / would, by
this manipulation, be thrown out of the
title of the pieces Of land bought from
Schurz and had paid for, went to work
and was only able to regain legal posses
sion and title again by paying $3.50 to the
above named John Jackson, under q
compromise.
-0au 4 GEORGE W. PERRY.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 3Oth day Of August, 1872.
AMOS BAUM,
Notary Public, Wisconsin.
HUsrERFoRD, Aug. 30, 1872, County of
Dodge, State Of Wisconsin.
John Spiegelberg, citizen of Hustler
ford township, county of Dodge and State
of Wisconsin, personally known to me,
appears before me, John G. Daily, a JUS
tice of the peace and notary public of the
county of Dodge, State of Wisconsin, and
deposeth as follows:
I, John Spiegelberg, citizen ofthe state
of Wisconsin, bought in the year 1857,
from Carl Schurz, certain lot known
and designated as lot No. 4, in block l3,
of Carl Schurz's addition to Watertown,
l paid for this lot the sum of one hun
dred and fifty dollars, in gold, Carl Schurz
promising and pledging again and again
that he would pay off the mortgage on
his place, of which he sold parcel to
me. This transaction was made in good
faith on my part. went to work, i'm
proved said lot, built house upon it
which cost me nearly 5000 and belieN ed
the representations of Carl Schurz so
much easier as he was c0untryman OF
mine. l held possession OF this, my
property, until the year of 1857, when
the whole tract, OF which the lot bought
was a parcel, was sold by the sheriff un-
der mortgage and debts which Carl
Schurz had incurred, and was not only
dispossessed of my lot, but also lost my
house and home, for which l had worked
and labored for years to pay back some
money had borrowed when built my
house. This sudden calamity, which be-
fell me through the meanness and knav-
cry of Carl Schurz, has not only caused
the above stated loss to me, but did also
bring me upon the brink OF ruin at the
time, so much more keenly felt by me as
then had a large family of small chill
dren who were thus deprived of a shell
ter and home. ,.n
forgot to state that Carl Schurz did
make out a warranty deed, signed by
himself and his wife, and handed this
deed to me at the time l paid the money
over to him.
-..+... JOHN SPIEGELBERG.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 10Th day of August 1872,
JOHN G. DAILY,
Notary Public.
Carl Schurz is one of the most active
and unscruplous leaders of the sham re-
formers He has arraigned the president
for making unworthy appointments, but
makes no mention Of those that were
recommended and approved by himself.
To show the character of the man for
whom he has exerted his influence for
certain consideration, we have but to
mention the name of Susisky, ofSt. Louis.
According to the Missouri StGatS- Zeitung,
this gentleman was candidate for re-
election as city treasurer. He paid Mr..
Schurz 81 900 for his influence and sup
port, and received the same. He was
reelected, proved to be a defaulter to the
amount of $l50,000, and is now serving
his term of Imprisonment in the State
penitentiary. Though it is morally Ger
tain that the money paid to Mr.. Schurz
belonged to the city treasury, he has
shown no desire to return it.
His career as minister to Spain proves
him to be in need of reformation him
self. He arraigns the president for being
absent from his post of duty, yet his own
record shows that while minister to
Spain he drew a years salary for five
months and six days actual service rem
dered by him. The facts which prove
this are of official record, and cannot be
denied. He commenced to draw pay as
minister, from March %, 1851. He ar
rived at his post July IL, 1861, and re-
turned home on three months leave of
absence December II, 1861. For his SER
vices as minister, FIVE months and six
days. and his three months leave of
absence, making in all eight months and
six days, together with contingent ex-
penses, $97, $40, he was allowed by the
government $11 ,294 Sc, whereas he drew
$l2,907 68.' His accounts have been au-
dited by the Treasury department and
the amount overdrawn. 81 ,012 S2, stands
as charge against him. Although this
overpayment was known by him at the
time, 1852, he has not to the present date
paid over the balance to the government. |
1t is probable that suit will be entered
against him for the recovery of this
amount. ol 600 frJ |
1t may be mentioned as illustrating a |
peculiar characteristic of Mr.. Schurz,t that |
while he was at home doing nothing he |
was careful to draw on Barring Bros. & |
Co for his salary. By this means he Sc
cured payment in gold, while our noble
defenders in the field were forced to ac- |
cept their pay in deprecated currency. |
Yet Mr. Schurz is leading reformer and |
makes honesty and fair dealing texts for
his public speeches,
Is he competent to preach what he has
failed to practiceP o9u
We leave Mr.. Schurz in the hands of
the people. His countrymen have long
since lost confidence in his integrity as a
public man. When he was right, he
could command their suffrages, but when
he turned his back on justice he lost their
support. He tried to regain his former
power among the Germans by his French
arms investigation, but the fact that he
knew of the sales at the time they were
made, when his interference might have
served his native country, but uttered no
protest until the war was over. when his