The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-09-06
UNDER CROSS-EXAMINATJ.1N
PaovEN TO BE A DELUsIoN.
How the Radical Reform Candidate
can Lie when He Comes
Down to Busir less.
A MILLIONAIRE 8 TAX RETURNS

A MILLIONAIRE s TAX RETURN
DISCOVERY OF IND .UBTrABLB PROOF TIA
THE HEAVENLY HAYES Is SADLY GIvE
TO LYINe-HFs SWORN STATEMENTS 6
BBGGARLYIr COMES WILLS UNCLE BIRCI
ARDS DUcA Is WERE ROLLING IN.
A Fremor It, Ohio, special to the Chical
Times, me 4kes the following revelations r
gsrding the Radical rtformer, Hsye
When she Republican press of New You
start d. that bugaboo about Gov. Tide
con- hitting perjury in connection with b
In 4some away back in 1858. they lit
feamed they were throwing BOONE rsr
Ihst on its return would completely knoC
the wind cut OF their own pet, Ruth
Hayes; but such an event has come
pass. Politics is said TO be a trade.
trade there are sometimes offsets. Hel
is one, and when the organs
the bloody shirt have eveDed up the 9
count let them raise their voices and II
form an expactsnt public how much the
are ahead. You're rres pondent, skirmisl
ing about OhiC, dropped into Fremon
the home OF Uncle Birchsrd's NJ pnew, Il
day, ard in the course of his ptrambul
tions stepped into the court house I'll
brett rem of the Republican told hsviI
set the example, depOnent asked leave
scan the public records, and be hadn
been engaged at the task q great whi
before he became literally petrified.
COULD HE TRUST HIS OWN EYEs2
What! Ruthy Hayes, the good, the piou
the sill that is eminently respectable, De
jurer, a swindler, snd that not away bsC
in 1868, but again and again as late as 1S7
1876 and 1876? Yes, verify, unless q
record OF Ssndusky county is q lie, ar
suca thing Is not to be suspected. Go
Hayes is q fraud of the worst dt scriptio
q notorious cheat, and that in the race of
great fortune that cine TO him literal
without an eff lrt. But to the facts. o
Ssrdis Bircharo, Gov. Hay es's uncle die d
January, 1874, leaving his nephew all b
prop rsv, estimsred aC valuations varyir
from $2E0 600 TO $500 900 Aside from tni
he btqueaEned about $4,000 to warrior
parties, most Of them Oh
tant relatives. Uncle Blrchard w
none too liberal in his estimates, b
the last time be listed his property und
oath the total reached the figure of S., IS
This was in 1873. In 1874, Gov. Hay
having come into possession OF every pa
ticle OF bis uncle's personal property,
which all be had previously held in b
own name must be added, list d the tot
out having made any special addition,
returned q total OF sc, l20, and last year
spite Of the addition of $500 piano,
which no mention Is made In his retul
whatever, though spec fically required |
law, be reduced the total to 50, $50. No
NOTE THE ITEMS.
Gov. Hayes had received a considersb
fortune from his wife, added to which W
the great wealth OF his uncle, whose read
cssh at the time Of his death is estimat,
at from SIS, 800 to $50, 600, and yet the CO
scientious Christian returned under Il
head of money grand tO'at OF 500. III
two following years he Went himself pr
cisely 600 better. Is 10 not curious col
cideDce that he should have been wor
for two years on certain 0sv Just Or
ciselv the same sum, tO-wt: $500 IN reaC
cssI? In ihe line OF watches No return,
one in 1874 which be valued at $500. T.
following year the vaiue of th
time piece wss reduced To $500, and Il
same this year, Now IL is keoWn tn
Uncle Bircosrd had watch left to Go
Hayes by will. Did the ungrsc,ous nep
CIV spout 1t? 1t Is also known that MI
Hayes sports such bauole. Why WAS
mention made of t6a? Now comes q
clincher. Under the head "sll person
property not included ia the enumerst'
items" appears In 1874, 81 900; in 49,
5000; in 1876. total OF 1850 In lS7
the figure Was 81 600. This covered MOI
gage notes still on record, which shou
have been given in full eVtry subss que
year, aggregsting over 5000. ADDED
this should be gallery OF paintings value
at the lowest at 81 600 sUo a library repr
senting at least $1,000 more. Tn, u
these are
inside figures, there is total of S13 900,
which at least 81 900 or "a. 900 of the nous
hold goods should be ADDED, and yet Il
total for 1874 Is but 81 600 increased to s.
l2O or 1910, respectively In 1875 and Isl
The mortgage notes present
A SQUARE ISSUE.
There is no dod zing them. They represe
q specific sum, every cent OF which, 6
cording to law, should have been return
for taxation, and yet Rutherford B. Hay
has affixed his signature under oath &c
statement entirely ignoring this itel
More than likely some unctious defende
OF the purjur r will maintain that man
Rutby's easy ways Is DOT TO be held q
countsble like other men. The 50 0
mortgage for q term of three years nj
have been an oversight, they will srgu
Would such IN eas S-zoiog man be fit .
the presidency In these timts7 But, bol
he Is not so careless after all. he can
quite minute, aud particularly where
costs little or nothing, ana under the he'
OF sheep he has not failed to list an o
tsmily bachelor ram that s for yea
browsed around the yard; and under Il
head ut dogs he gives one In 1875 and tbr
In 1876. The officials OF the recorders g
nee. never dreaming of such s ate