The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-12-16

lid not think his friends could. Mr.. 20
rev represented to me that that was all that
aid affidavit contained, and as i cannot
cad nor write, and did not read said afii-
lavit, l relied solely upon Conveys state
nent of what it contained, and signed it al
nj. request, upon such representation. L
now state that said ID. Z Anthony did not
either give or offer 20 me any money or
of any kind whatever to OPP
pose Bond for sheriff, and if any such state
ment was contained in the affidavit, signed
1t Coney's request, it was not true, nor was
il known or represented TO me that 1t con-
tanned any such statement, for had IT been
| would not have signed said affidavit.
His
JAMES Y BROOKS.
Mark
Witnessed by:
A. p. SHREvE,
CHAs. S. Brown.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this
9TH day Of December, A. ID. 1875, and l
certify that read over and fully explained
10 said james Brooks the foregoing afiid avit
in the presence of A. p. Shreve, one OF the
above subscribing witnesses, before he sign
ed the same, or was sworn to the same.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
official signature and notorial sea, this
9TH day OF December, A. ID. 1875.
E. y. o. CLoUGH,
Notary Public.
GEORGE MIrCHELL's AFFIDAVIT.
STATE OF KANSAS, l~
LEAvENwoRTH COUNTY.
George Mitchell, of lawful age, being first
by me duly sworn, deposes and says: That
on some day last week, T. II. Coney came
to me with paper which he stated he
wanted NE to make affidavit TO, saying
that it contained only the fact that Col. ID.
4. Anthony opposed the election OF Bond
for the office of Sheriff, and believing MIN,
l made affidavit to the paper. But here l
desire TO say that Col ID. IL. Anthony did
not offer to give me five dollars, nor Few
ha:, nor any other..consideration for my vote,
nor was any such statement in said affida-
Wit, to my knowledge, when swOre to it.
l made the affidavit before ]. S. Maxwell.
Coney read the affidavit over to me, and il
contained no such statements, or, at least,
he read no such charges against Col. An
thony in it. / cannot read nor write. Am
a coiored man. his
GEORGE y MITCHELL.
Witness:
T.R TAYLOR,
c. s. Brown,
H. b. IRWIN.
Subscribed and swsrn to before me THU
ninth day of December, A. d. 1873, aftel
having been read by. me before deponen
and witnesses. S.R. MARSHALL,
Notary Public
HAMILTON ELLIS AFFIDAVIT.
STATE OF KANSAS, L.
LEAvENwoKrH COUNTY,
On or about the Sd day Of December, A
D. 1875, James F. Legate came to me Will
q paper and requested me to 60 with hin
to COUGHS liquor store, and take Nose
Shields affidavit. The paper l suppose
to be in the handwriting of James F. LIE
gate. and was an affidavit of some three o
four pages, relating to Irregularities in th'
Postof1ice in this city, in sending package
through the mails in reference 10 the lotter,
of Simon Abeles, and among other state
ments, contained one to the effect that 81
mon Abeles had paid d. r. Anthony, Post
master OF Leavenworth, Kansas, the sun
of FIVE thousand dollars. The AFFIDAVIT
was made or looked over by Moses Shield
and signed by him, and sworn to before m'
as a notary public. HAMILTON ELLIS.
December Ilth, 1875.
MOSES SHIELDS AFFIDAVIT.
STATE OF KANSAS, u
LEAvENwoRTH COUNTY.
Personally appeared before me, S. K
Marshall, Notary Public, in and for tn,
County OF Leayenworth, OF Leavenworth
Moses Shield, who, being OF lawful age
alter having been duly sworn de
poses and says: That about o. OF
the 30th day OF December, \. d., 1875, III
made an affidavit in relation TO certain
matters appertaining to the forwarding o
mail matter, consisting OF newspapers
pamphlets and programmes, relatlngto Ger
tain gilt concert or lottery, managed ana
owned BY one Simon Abeles, OF county ano
State aforesaid, and that he since has beer
informed that he therein stated that ID. X
Anthony, the postmaster OF LeavenwoEth
had received the sum Of five thousand do!
lars for his services for forwarding The
same. Deponent further says that he la.
made no such statement that on the con
trary that he, after giving his notes OF the
facts known to him, paper was read &c
him containing such assertion which he
perempiorily ordered to be stricken out
and upon such order a few hours alter
wards paper was presented to him by one
Ellis, Notary Public, which he did not
carefully read, but supposed that this part
was stricken out, and thinks SO still.
Deponent further SAYS that such AL as.
sertion could never have been made by
him, as a letter written by him to the Post
master-General, some time in June last
asking for an investigation into this matter;
then stated that whatever wrongs oil
irregularities happened in the postofiice
we're not countenanced by the Postmaster
MOSES SHIELD.
Sworn to and subscribed before me thi:
18th day of December, A. ID. 1879.
S. Il. MARSHALL,
Notary Public.
WIN. DILL's STATEMENT.