Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29
GOV. uENDRICxs AGAIN

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From the Chicago Tribune
tits dreadful visitation, the loss
of fayorite son, and it's no wonder
the Democracy of Indiana are awfully
tore up i'm their feelings about it.
Their favoritc son, Hendricks, is no
more, and they willno: be comfortcd.
In him 1t was that the unterriiied of
the Hoosier State took stock to their
bottom dollar, and deposited their
confidence rs with savings bank
and now that stock is worthless, and
they bewail that confidence misplaced
even as in a savings bank that has
busted. Their grief is intensified by
the manner of his taking off. II was
their boast and pride that he was
proof against Credit Mobilicr and
Whisky Rings and such. But he only
scared above these TO be done for by
water, not with a ''stick" in it, but the
foul pool of the indianapolis Water.
Works Ring, into which he plunged
from his toploftical heights, to rise nc
more. More cxasperating and LAGER.
ating is it to these mourners owe,
their favorite son that the more that
pool is dragged the worse bcfouled
are the remains.
The Cincinnati Gdzette's correspon.
dent who first brought 10 light Hen
bricks connection with the Water.
Works Ring has been further eXplor.
ing the facts as TO Hendricks accept.
ance of the $4,000 bribe-stock which
fell to his share on the gratuitou;
distribution of shares where they
''would do most good;' then as Di.
rector making sale of the Water.
Works bonds at 971s, buying then
back at par, and selling them to the
Directors ring at 20 cents,-all OF
which Melted a handsome profit tC
the ring. The correspondent called
upon Mr.. j. o. Woodruff, President
of the Water-Works Company at tho
time, with whom he had the FOLLOW.
ing interview:
Cor.-Governor, Hendricks was
given $50, 600 for his influence i'm float.
ing the Company, was not?
Mr.. W.-Wcll, he was given $780,
900 worth of stock to aid us in carry.
ing out our project.
COr.-Do you remember about til,
$4,000 being given to five Director
for securing the payment of the in
terest Oh certain bonds?
| Mr.. WI do not now remembe
the exact amount, but ucitain Direc
tors were paid for securing the in
terest on certain bonds.
Cor.-Who were these Directors?
Mr.. W.-Hendricks, Braden, Root
Henderson and Moonnv
Cor.-Did the indianapolis Insur
ance Company Bank buys these 800,
600 worth of bonds?
Mr.. WI cannot remember eXactl,
how that was done. think not
was drawn and the bonds hypothe
Gated with it. The fact is, don't re
member.
Cor.-Gen. McGinnis charges tina
subsequently the "l,ing Directors" a
he calls them, bought those bonds a
7Ocents on the dollar, the stakeholder
thereby sustaining loss Of S37, 800.
Mr.. WI do not know what the
did pay. The Company's books vii
show.
Cor.-What amount of these bond
did Mr.. Hendricks buy?
Mr.. Vile bought several thou
sand dollars worth, but don't re
member the amount. The Company
books will show all this.
Having secured this additional ties
timony from an unimpeachablc wit
hess, establishing Hendricks accept
ance of the $4,000 stock bride for hi
influence, his voting TO himself, n
Director, $4,000 as his share of $50,
GOO by the Board voted themselve
for having guaranteed interest on tn
100000 bonds which the Director,
Hendricks among the the number
sold themselves ut 30 per cent. beloy
their maket value, the correspondent
naturally wanted to see the book
giving the dates and amounts. Blu
the present President of the Conipan
absolutely refused to permit this
though informed that the object Of tn
examination proposed was TO vindi
cate Hendricks, il the fact vindicate,
him. Manifestly the facts rs show
by the books do not yindicatc Hen
bricks, which explains why they wcr
exhibited.
Another suggestive incident con
nected with the business is, that fol
lowing the Gazette's exposure of tn
job was the publication in Hendricks
organ. the indianapolis Sentinel, of
card from Woodruff completely ex
onerating Hendricks. The history O
that card, as detailed in the interview
with Woodruff, is interesting:
About the card which the Sentine
4 \
what have you to say?' inquired
"What card?' he asked, with lool
of surprise. ''The card You publishe,
in 1872, denying that Gov. Hendrick
had anything to do with the sale o
water-works stock to Gen. McGinnis,
! replied. "Oh yes Did the ,Seatiae
rcpublish that card last Saturday !?
Being assured that it did, he con
tinued. ''That card was published
simply for political purposes
I've been sorry since that l eve
signed il. 1t has nothing +,
do with the charges that McGinni.
makes against Mr.. Hendricks in con
nection with the sale of 100000 o
bonds.
So it appears that the only defens
Hendricks has essayed to the charge
against him has been the republica
ton of an old card designed for politi
cal effect in 1872, and SO worded as +,
convey an ingenious lie, though il
terms literally true. The whole il
characteristic of the slippericst politi
clan in the country, who has been OF
all sides of questions, and never where
anybody could put their fingers upon
him, until this Water w orks- Ring
steal was divulged. But there is nov
no difficulty in placing him where h,
belongs-among the political corpses