The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-08


blood. I patted her on the back and told
her to 20 to work, and | would give her 81
per week. Before God and you all
deny that ever attempted to take advan.
tage of that woman in any manner And
I never told Nesler that krell would not
pay attention to his charges.
This ended the investigation, and the
party returned to Coal Valley. The train
was late, and was not expected until 10
o'clock. The committee and the reporter
for this paper decided on remaining over
night, while Justice Chopper, Charlie
Walker, and the Union reporter returned
to this city at Z o'clock Friday morning.
after reposing on the soft side of the planks
of the floor in the depot all night
The committee, on Friday, examined the
yearly report of Mr.. Bailey, and itemized
the account, and also prepared report on
the charges against Mr.. Krell, and the
management of the poor house. The lat
ter report is as follows:
THE COMMITTEE REPORT
The Committee on Poor and Poor
House, of the board of Supervisors, after
having examined all the testimony they
could find, and investigated all the facts
in relation to the charges made by Charles
Nesler against E. Krell and William S.
Bailey and wife, in the management of
the poor house, come to the following con-
illusions:
After having examined Neslsr and taken
the testimony of Drs. Huyett and Jacobs
and other witnesses, we arrived at the
conclusion that Nesler was unreliable and
: totally unworthy of credence. Not only
the testimony before us leads US to these
conclusions, but Nesler's own actions be
fore the committee convince US that he is
not fit to give testimony in any case. he
having gone into fit and had spasms
before the investigation was half through
with.
' We find the charges made against Mr..
Krell in regard to the hog received by
him from Bailey, are not substantiated,
. Mr.. Krell having bought hogs from Mr..
; Bailey at different times, but we fnd them
all charged to Mr.. Krell On Bailey $
books.
. In regard to the money alleged to have
0 been paid by Sinnet to Bailey through
Krell, we find all straight on Baley's cash
. book and credited to Sinnet.
:; In regard to the charges against krel
D for neglect of duty we find, after exam
: lining testimony, that Krell has used all
e due diligence to investigate all the charges
:; made to him, but failed to find any testi-
!; mony to substantiate the charges.
e We fiud the charges preferred against
Mrs. Bailey utterly without foundation
n and not the least particle of testimony t.
o substantiate them We examined over
| &C
J. saw anything of the kind, but all repudi
g agree that Mrs. Bailey is kind atten
1t tive and affcctionate woman and doe
W everything in her power to make the in
y mates comfor table.
re AS to strangers climbing the widow a
re night there is no testimony to substantial
lg the charge.
The inmates, with one exception, agre
D that they have good and sufficient foo
70 and we'll prepared, and there is no caus
10 for complaint in that respect.
- The charge of stealing provisions from
~ the poor house are not we'll sustained; q
, testimony going to show anything of til
a. kind except 10 one instance, and that W;
three or four pounds of bacon carried c
nc over = year ago, and as for drunkenness
- the only person we found to have bee
gu drunk WIS Nesler himself and anotht
h az, man who got his whisky from Nesler
- The charge that one- half Of the inmate
"a of the poor house are able bodied men is
w preposterous that we scarcely think wort
:, while to refute it. 1t is we'll known that
~ large proportion of the inmates al
women and children, and what men thel
=, are, with few exceptions, are intirm o.
y men who are worn out and not able
81 earn their living
~, u As to the charge against Mr. Bailey:
49, After examining large number of wi
10 nesses, male and female, all Of who
~, ~ testify that they have never seen or know
a. Of Bailey taking any liberties with Il
a. a. females under his charge, with the e
'' ception of Mrs Koch, who testifes tn
Bailey has made improper proposals
20 her. Bailey, upon hi oath solemn
h ho denies ever having made any improp
t nc proposals to Mrs Koch or any 9th
~ female in the poor house
7 The committee in deciding this char,
,uu have to take the testimonoy of Mrs. koc
&C. on one side and Bailey on the other, an
III III from the character Of the two we cam
%. hesitate to decide in favor of Bailey Y
Aeii therefore exonerate him from the char
r. preferred.
'ro In closing this report we would say tn
~ we have made as thorough an examin
IN tion of the inmates of the poor house
I IaJ we could, and from the testimony we a
';,n satisfied tie charges are grossly false, a
ar that the afflrs of the poor house are
Nv. well conducted and the inmates as W
'u' treated as they can be under the circu
. stances, E. kRELL.
,ra THos KERR,
~ VIM SMITH.
sic,
erv In conversation with quite number
ON prominent citizens of Coal Valley, the