The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-09-28
1t was Brother Ben" who Loaned
Money on Inadequate Securities,
And Received in Return an Indictment
from the State of NY.
The Committee Apply an Extraordi-
nary Coat Of Whitewash,
Social to the Learenrov;h ,m,,I

TOPEKA, Kan, September 26-The COM
mittee was called to order at 5 o'clock by
the chairman, eight members being present.
in person or by proxy. The chairman
stated that the object of the meeting being
we'll known, it wac unnecessary for him TO
make statement Of the business, but called
upon Capt Anthony to make any explana-
ton that he had to offer of the charges that
had been made against him Capt. An
thony took the floor, and, after expressing
his regret that there was not full commit
Zee present, proceeded to read lengthy
statement in explanation of the Hill, An
thony & Co. matter. Re denies, under oath,
the statement contained in the Halliday
deposition, in the main, and says he had
no means OF knowing the condition of the
firm. No such represent aiions we're made
to him regarding the solvency of the firm,
as stated by him, and he was taken into the
firms confidence. They lost heavily in
1860, and should have wound up at that
time, but a majority insisted upon goins on
in the hope Of retrieving their last
fortune, till obliged to suspend. He pro-
duced . letter from A. Griswold, to show |
that neither Anthony nor his attorney had |
notice OF the commission to take Halliday's
deposition. He produced a letter from
Fenlon, stating that Anthony agreed to
confess judgment. This was agreed to be-
tween the attorneys, but he denied the
charge of fraud, saving that he did not
know that his attorney intended to plead
the statute of limitations.
In the Loan Commissioner matter, he
says he did not know that he had ever been
sued by the State Of New York till he saw
the statement in TIE TINES; says the
money he was sued for was collected by
him and turned over to his co-co nmissioner
copies of several Letters from
the other commissioner on this subject.
None OF the letters read acknowledge the
receipt of the money directly, but all refer
to it. He thinks the suit was instituted
against this other commissioner for the
same money, at the came time, and thinks
it has been paid by him. He denies hav-
ing ever had any United States bonds,
Dr. any other bonds. His wife had =,
property in New York, which she sold be- G
lore coming to Kansas, and invested the i
proceeds in bonds which she brought with
ler; may have kept them in D. Il. Antho- |,
,y's safe afterward. The same we're depos-
ted in the First National Bank. II
Ben. NJ. Anthony was Loan Commission
II after George T. He loaned some money
m inadequate security, and was indicted
or the came. George helped him out of :
he trouble. He never was in prison. The r
tatement was sworn to by George T. An
hony. No other affidavits we're presented a
n the public meeting, the Con mit,ee ask .
~ no questions. The Committee then
Ient into secret session. Several letter. II
'om army officers were read, and public T
,tter, signed by a number OF citizens of Me- o.
ina, vouching for the good reputation of ~
.nthony, while citizen of that place. =,
Ben testified before the committee in &C.
ret session that no proceedings Of any kind L
ere ever instituted against him in New "
.ork. He said he never had any CORES n
ondence with ID. r. Anthony on any sub Al
ct He never wrote to George T. for tn
'oney or any assistance at any time after
Gorge came to Kansas. No other testimo- -
=. The committee gives George T. Ger
fcate of good character, which will BE- Of
mt by associated press. The vote was III
,animous. Five members of the commit N
e were present-three proxies. -,
WISE. nd