The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-10-06

timateIy, long and we'll. and have ALWAYS
esteemed him as , high. minded, honorable
gentleman; as 3 prominent and successful
nefcnants as q eo-2artBer in business we
found him man of the most sterling in
tegrity, and though his firm ultimately
failed, IS thousands of honorable men
nave done before. we do not ba.ieye il left
the slightest suspicion OF stain upon the
feputatloa OF Mr. Anthony in the minds
OF those that knew him best and we sim
eerely hope and trust that no true Repub-
iican Will be influenced TO withhold from
Mr. Anthony cordial, enthusiastic aud
successful support. YonEs truly,
= s,gaedl =. s. WHALES.
ESigned a. II. YVES.
Member Of the Ives Manufacturing CO.
STATE OF KANSAS
SHAWNEE GoUSGY. s.
George I. Anthony, being duly sworn.
doth oepose aud say that he has read the
above and foregoing statement. aud knows
the contents thereof, and that tue facts
therein stated ase true Is he verify be-
iisSes.
lSigoedl GRO. T. ANTHONY.
subscribed and sworn 10 before me
September IS. A. D., 1876.
tSigHedJ E. W. WAYMAN,
IL. 81 Notary Public, Shawne Co., lbs.
In refntation of the later charge
of default to the school fund of the
State OF New York, Capt. Anthony
tiles the following document, and
has taken measures TO learn wheth-
er the liability has been met by his
associate commissioner, from whom
be claims it was due, or not:
STATE OF MANASSAS
SHAWNEE COUNTY. IS.
Geo. L. Anthony being first duly sworn.
deposes and says, that he has read the ar
ucies IN the LeeyenW8rth Daily Times Of
September 26, 1876, wherein il is alleged
that he is defsuiter to the school fund of
the State of New York, and the allegation
sustained by what purports to be an ex-
tract from the proceedings of the Sunreme
Court OF the State of New York.
Deponent declares and saws. in answer
TO the said allegation, that he is not, nor
has been q defauiter to the school fund of
New York State, nor 80 far as he knows
was he ever party to any such action as
the one referred to.
That the circumstances out of which
this suit arose were these: T. E. G. Pet
tlnglti and deponent were appointed loan
commissioners of the school fund for the
county of Orleans, and State of New
L ork. Under the law each commissioner
was required to give an official bond, the
commissioners not being joined in the
bonds, but being held separately, with
sureties for each. At the close
of the term of office of the said PettingiIl
and deDonent, all the moneys held by the
deponent were turned over to Commits
sloner Pettingill, through the hands OF
y 'rj1min M. Anthony, as deponent verify
believes. aud the said PettIngiu closed
up the books and records and made final
report thereof to the State authorities
this in the fall of 1850.
Deponent believed. and had no doubt.
That the tlnat settlement OF the accounts
Of the said Pettingill and himself was a
iuIl, true and correct one, until about the
month of August, 1860, when an exami-
lnatIon o. the books of the Office in an in
VeStlgatton of the accounts of the success
sors OF Pettingiil and deponent, revealed
the Tact that certain mortgage given by
Harrison Smith had been paid and salts
fed on the 9:h of October, 1859. and dur
ing the administration of PettingII and
deponent. That the amount of said
.ortg age was in principal $3.50 % and in
eerest dde at date Of payment S444. max
Ing total deficit of $3.50. SO in the ac-
counts of the said Pettingill and depon-
ent, and said mortgage not having been
reported TO the comptroller as paid, nor
the proceeds taken up and accounted for
In the final settlement of PettingiII and
Immediately upon the discovery of this
error deponent addressed letter to the
said Pettingill, then a clerk in the third
.SONASOA OAASO Az SAC City VI w n,
informing him, the said Pettingill, of the
errsr and deficit, and calling upon him
10 explain. In reply to this Mr.. Pet:in-
gall wrote deponent the following letter:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
THIRD AUDITORS OFFICE,
August 18th, 1865.
SIks Your letter of inquiry is just re-
celYed. and l must say am no little sur.
pftsed that there turns ont an error in
our performance of duty. / cannot see
how IL could have been. Was it paid to
you during the first or second years adj
and at the regular days of.
meeting, or when? Does the amount from
which you say [ made up the report cor.
respond with the amount sent the comp
lrolier! There were no funds paid over
by our predecessors to me, and 1 suppose
not to you. I don't believe there is the
least error In our accounts when properly
understood. made my report. think,
On the book aud believe they are cor
rect. There IS no Intentional error on my
part, and l do not believe there Is on
yours Please examine the books and see
how they stand at date of our last report.
wish you would look over the whole
matter, and write me all about 1t, for I
think the matter will turn out all right.
as far as our administration is concerned.
expect to be home in October, and will
call and see you about it, unless it comes
out all right on your investigation.
Very truly your friend,
TRUE e. G. PETTINGILL.
To Capt. Geo. T. Anthony, Medina, Ny
Deponent gave personal examination of
the books and records, as requested in the
said letter, and found the facts as above
stated, and again informed Commissioner
Pettingifl of the deficit, and asking him
to make 1t good promptly. To this mir.
Pettingiil replied by letter, as follows:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITORS OFFICE,
September 18th, 1865.
FRIEND ANTHONY: Your letter came
duly TO hand, and must confess that the
&C after looks unaccountable to me. You
say that you received the amount of the
mortgage, $3.50, and cancelled the same
Nov. 9, 1859; ii so, it could not have come
in on the report to the comptroller of that
year, for we reported in October, and 1
have no recollection of your reporting any
mortgages cancelled by you in the fall of
1850, except that OF Alex. Coon's, which
was, think, $500. I want you to look up
the matter and straighten it with the COM
and If it is anything that /
have failed to deliver up, il the money
was paid to me, will pay the same with
interest. Just take q day and look the
matter up carefully, and write me the re.
suit Of your investigation. 1t does not
seem possible that the amount was paid
- VI SNA 2SOS ooy . AOA II ~ 1oIe SA4C CAs
cess would have shown itself, and / should
have looked up the cause Tor such excess.
You received all the moneys of 1889.
and transacted the business at the Medi-
ma bank. 1 think you must be mistaken
about reporting 1t at our meeting In the
fall of 1860. 1 shall not be able to be
home before about election. Look the
matter up before the board meets and
write me about it. Your friend.
T. +. q. PETTINGILL.
Deponent desiring to have the accounts
made complete by settlement, again wrote
Commissioner Pettingill, this time from
Rochester, Pa, while en- route west, and
south, and informing him that the papers
and records of the transactions were at
aeponent's residence and open to his In
spection- To this he replied by letter as
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
THIRD AUDIToR's OFFICE,
october 2Sth, 1855.
MRS. GEo. r. ANTHONY - Maddas:
Will you have the kindness to send me a
copy Of the loan commissioners memo
randum (your husband and myself), for
1859. 1 received q letter from Mr.. An
thoDy, to-day, stating that he left IL with
you with instructions 20 let me examine
Il when called for it. As shall not be
home before election desire very much
that you viii send me copy % the same.
Your husband wrote me from Rochester,
Pa, and said ne thought he should go to
New Orleans before he returned. Please
copy il in the form that it is in, and all