Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-02-25
HenrT SWeet Rxonerated.
70 The EastOr Aah1aasla Ts.aroph: :

Your issue OF the 18th inst, I see, COPIED
statement fIom the New York Times,
in connse eiIon with the embezzlemenl at
these Docks by Henry Sweet, the Super
in:endeni. would respectfully request
that you allow me short space in your
valuable columns TO contradict that state.
ment.
The fsett of the case are just these /:
Mr.. Sweet took charge of these Docks
on the 1st of September, 1873 He soon
found II would be necessary to discipline
some of the employees. He did so; some
OF them beh aved like men and were re-
tanned; others proved themselves utterly
WORTHLESS and were promptly discharged.
Among those discouraged were several
who had held positions OF trust and re-
ceived good salaries. These. men, disap-
pointed, envious and ready to follow the
prOmptings of their master; the devil"
a"reed, if possible, TO ruin Mr.. Sweet, by
plausible stories and the free use of
money. They drew ignorant men into
the cOnspiracy-n1en ready to swear TO
anything. They worried and worked for
whole year, and at last succeeded, as
they thought, in making a clear case
against Mr.. Sweet. He was suspended;
demanded an investigation it was had.
Exptris examined his books and papers,
and Mr.. Sweet did just as his friends felt
confident he wOuld-c0me out with fly
ing colOrs, fully exonprsted and rein
stated. MeSsrs. JARVIS 6 Watson had no
connection with the matter, and boil
those gentlemen have been attending to
their duties as usual. Mr.. Sweet has not
been absent from his place of business
during the whole proceedings, and on yes
terday his friends had the privilege of
congratulaiing him on bis honorable ex-
Oneration. did not write this out of
a wish TO hatter or injure any one,
but out of a sense Of justice to parties
who have been grossly wronged. So
cially / know little of Mr.. Sweet, but as
q business man admire his energy and
executive ability. 1 am a clerk In the
employ Of the Erie Railway Co.. and can
warrant every statement make.
Hoping this will meet your approval,
remain dear sir,
Yours very respectfully,
JOHN q. Frost.
Weeha vixen, Feb. II, 1876.
From the West HOboken PGsisadss we
clip the following item in regard to Mr..
Sweet:
The Superintendent of The Oil Docks
has been entirely exoneraied from the
charges against him. and resumed paying
abe men to-day, and was re-appOinted Su.
perintendent
The investigation into the reported
embezzlement of Mr.. Henry Sweet, the
Superintendent of the Weehawken oil
docks, has resulted in that gentleman
being fully exoneSaled. The following
is copy of a letter received by him from
the Erie offices:
ERIE RAILWAY COMPANY,
New York, Feb, 10, '76.
HENRY SWEET, ESQ, Weehawken OIL
Docks:
DEAR Sin The letter of this ofice
January 3lsl. suspending you from your
agency at Weehswken is hereby recall
ed
By order of the Receiver,
u. X. BLANCHARD, Assistant.
Jersey City Argus.
Since the receipts of the above, copy
of the HObOken local paper has come to
hand, bringing the following couclu-
sIve testimony with regard 10 Mr.. Henry
Sweel's Case.
Some three or four W eeks ago the pub
lie were shocked by tn statement that
Mr.. Henry Sweet, Supe rintendent of the
WeelIawken Oil Docks, had been detect
ed in the perpetraiioa of gross frauds
upon his employer, the Erie Railway
Company.
Mr.. Sweet has been in charge of the
docks nearly two years, and has. by his
good department and business fairness
and ability, VIVA IO0ps OF friends, all of
whom were aSAO unded al the charges
which were brought against him and
seemingly slls'ained by very de6nite and
circumziaRtbl evidence.
Waen The charges were first made.
Mr. SWQel at once demanded an inyes
ItgaL ion, whlch was p r0mpily accorded TO
him, the result of whic b may be inferred
from the following let ter from the Erie
Railway officials:
ERIE RAILWAY COMPANY,
NEW YORK. February 10, 1875. I
HENRY SWEIT. Esq, Weehawken OIL Docks:
DEAR sir The letter Of this ofhce jGnuarY
3lst. ruspending you from your agency 81 Vice.
hawken, is hereby recalled.
BY order Of the Receiver
q. K. BLANCHARD.
Assistant superintendent.
This clearly sh oWs that all The charges
against Mr. SWe ct we're wholly and ma
lici0usly false, unsusiained by any save
p"rjured testim ony, and that the man
whom the consp traitors thought TO des-
troy stands higher aud stronger with his
employers and the public to-day than
before they assailed him.
Miss Annie NJ. Edwards. of Cleveland,
well known as q temperance lecturer,
will speak on this subject 81 the ConR'l
church on Monday evening, Feb. 2sth,
o9rf..ctr I'LL -