Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-11-19
THE LYING CIRCULAR AND TIL

pei ported 10 nave oSeb leSucH " wv 49,
payer's Relief Association. We then de-
uouDced the circulars as fabrication cal
culated 20 deceive the honest voters. The
authors of this document were anxious 10
be elected to office, and adopted the plan
of exargerating aud traducIng officers who
are well known as honest men, and who
done their duty. But lying appeared ne
cessary TO gain the object Of the traducers.
and thev relied upon large display of
figures to make the case look plausible.
Ia this two prominent individuals figured
conspicuously. While G. Hottenstein did
the figuring, Mr.. d. S. Rietzsdone the GER
tifying and swearing to The correctness OF
the statements made. Their organ, the
Democrat gave it circuiation.an we regret
20 say. that many were woefully deceived.
The first part of this circular contained a
statempn, of the unseated land sales which
we copy, as follows:
..TorAL AMOUNT OF SALES
In 1873, 5 5,Olo IL
In 1874 17O36 gS- SD. .O47 60
III 4OtTs
TOTAL PAID IN TREASURY
In 1873. S3.623 56
In 1874, S.l3O o5-sll''ol o'
The advertising expenses
wsra 1,0S7 80
Leaving in Treasury, lo.o'4 w
Making profits TO the agency"
oF Sll.353 60
The Democrat SAYS ..tha! these figures
shall be Officially verified we give the follow
ing:
This ccr'ities that the above figures are
correct as taken by me from the books IN
the Comnissiuncr's uilice, but not appear
inc in tn auditors repor,s IN tuli Tor 1919
and 1874, as they should have appeared
l further certify that l protested against
the agency" made of selling the tax titles
0f the county, but being in the minority
and overruled by Messrs. Nastlne and
DurIam. my protest was unavaiiiIT.
DANIEL ). RETTz. Commissioner. "
The editor of tie Democrat added to the
above Can the WiIver: Ring tell where
this 81. .353 GO is? The taxpayers would
like to know InsinuatinG by this that
Messrs. Vastine and Durham had the
amount stated, or that it was in come
body's hands who did not appropriate Il TO
the proper place.
We emphatically denied the charge OF
any irregularity in the land sales and gave
a plain statement of the matter. Several
other statements were made Of irre2ulari-
ties by the Republican Commissioners,
which Mr.. Reiiz also certified TO as being
correct. To make their side still better,
these same parties wanted to close the eyes
Of the people further and got up petition
TO the court and presented it about the
time the Grand Jury was ready TO adjourn,
with the expectation il would not be motto
ed by the court and passed over But
Judge Rockefeller at once called together
the jury aud held them over another day.
and instructed them tn investigate the mat
ter. The iury made the following supple
Etntal report:
In the matter Of the Petition 1ol ~. ,n1..u,
citizens nf Y Irlhuuherlaud county =
for an Investigation bf the tax sales of IN
seated land hy the County Commissioners
through their mt. II NJ. Cummings, in
the wears 1873 aut 1874. which petitinm
was submitted by the court for the consid
rrd;ion "t tu. Granl jury, reports,
inaf 80 htv- cl-'Iu - Investigated tn
urlff.t -.i -r,s % 'y ia. y .nluii' - al
b.,.;- uu.i pltf.r- Or ia 'h. Cpnml>~l IA -,
l.5i - s.u! r1's,r~ a.. "t-- having reference. ir
SAL s. tl. a',a D, III XimIHIliun at VT
aa~--- uplrr nt'..
e. nna s wi. i. ac' Of fraud. CORFU ,iitu
Hi'sH-,--- -.HsIlsn ii o,unty funds. nor ann
C.p5.t 4; - wha yer on the part oi thr
No charges u 'n.~-.
personal lnl-sr ,-'y way rejecting on the
g. lHe Csauis,l5..rrs9 Vial conduct of an'
as. preferred before
Ia view nf prryIpus ex2erle,-
matter 81 tax sales. We believe the u The
Com njs-!pnrrs we're justified in enterhy.
in" the contract which they made with
r. II. Cummug- aud that it resulted IN
considerable peclni2Ty advantage to the
county
We find that Mr.. Cummings. on his
part. has faithfully performed his part of
The contract without hardship or Injustice
10 claimant and with advantage TO the
county.
The amoaus realized TO The treasury of
the county Oh the sales referred to appears
TO be over twelve thousand dollars, a much
larger sum probably than would have
been obtained under the manner of sales
previously practiced.
The above report meets the unanimous
concurrence Of the Grand jury.
J. III. ZIMMERMAN. Foreman -
The Grand Jury who examined the mat
sr, was composed Of the following gentle
Ien:
}. II. Zimmerman, Shamokiu, w. w.
VIM. Bellas, Chiliisquaque.
John T. Colt, Northumberland.
George Everard, Northumberland.
Joseph Emerich, Lower Augusta.
Lands Fry, Sunbury, w. w.
Christian Grossman, Milton, :. W.
Patrick Gribbon, Mt. Carmel Township.
Henry Lenker, Lower Mahanoy.
David McGuire, Lewis
Richard Marshall. Northumberland.
VIM. l. Nesbit, ChiIlisquaque.
,2ssser fs--llsiiz. Washington.
Grad IL. Rakei, r-.iI.. Mahanoy.
gorge II. Raup. TurbutvTHo.-
David Stahlnecker Delaware.
Daniel Smith. SnydertOwn.
Abraham Wertman, Lewis.
Ruben Wynn, Sunbury. Z. w.
;eorge Yeager. Lower Mahanoy.
After such report by the above gentle |
n. it must he huniliating to Mr.. ID. ). |
tz TO go before the public, and as pub |
servant too, with his honor impeachrd |
caluminator.
he course he pursued to secure his elec-
should meet tire condemnation nf
y honest man, and bis associates who
him as their tool, and got him to pur
- nature TO their documents to use |
as a cats paw, should receive punish
t from the party which they brought
disgrace. as we can scarcely believe /
Rietz responsible for his cnnduct, as
as fully proven himself the .'nonenity,, |
l. k,f. H., Il