The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-10-06

Letter from Judge HlaHott.
In reply 10 Mr.. liswtts4 communication Mr..
AInnost scnt tho following
Nxw ions. seps. %. 1870.
lieu, AbyAm y. Hewitt. GhAistnaai
NV DsAh hini Ihavo received ynnr noec
With ! copy oe The Times Of kspt. n
In refsrcncs 70 Mr.. Jildsns incnao re-
turn Tor iAd2. aud havs taken tho earliest tinas
cillcial engagements would permit 10 send Won
tbs intM.iAeiaA you solicit MA IN Mr.. ri.
den'H law cflas during .hs whole period cov.
~scsi by thc allegations of tiss TUNa. and wsn
morn familiar than other psrsnns ~-peFhAIs
even THAN Mr. TsldSn hintssif~-Wtth hta pro-
feAstonsl ssrsleca and with tho earnings NJ ltis
otsicn. u bring among my duties 10 keep such
record ~ mesucrihiA " them ~ waa pro.
saIved Tbs el,AEgeH 10 Which you specially
vefes are ttl.omixot and plKcA,des on the trent
pakc ~ ths Tmss, where, II, IArsllal columns.
ase h~played : fAc.t.mlio ~ Mr.. ltidsn'w In.
cotao.tax return f1t Tho year iaCa, coI,trnNt4<i
sosns for tha. yssr. | have exsminod tllla
HiAtrment with care and from my personal
knowledge dnd II 70 10 islse IA ever, important
particular.
The nrss tiIng IN .h,s fabrication Of tho
1tnHs whlal, arrested my .ttshuon Was tl,s
evident Int~nt 10 mislead which chArsrterixen
IL. II purpoils 10 bu inside np ~ separate
llems. the wording VI wis.sh II varied. in oFsitr
10 giys the reader ~ lLe that ihosa tonis ia
bsun taken directly frnn bills OF accounts
which hal been rendered 10 Notae ono, " asd
tsen emtsfeL IN some bnuk NJ aesuMnt. bit
example, tl,e iir~t item roads Fob. IN, fso
for Trustees and Master eoMMlsssnets dsa.l
/ uls. bat tlla Wordink of tito Heeohd tim II
/ different. anil reA3l~. .tFvb. ~ fvsm at,d ~
| p0il.aa with FafssGnra 10 daes ele. aissl tirl
item II pnt in stiii sHofh<t and different n,atlu
| of expression, tA,ss "Msrul, |. fur drafting.
aas a.s mortgage a. M,,s ,,,. y ,. ". ,., ,.rs'
sspsnsss) u brought l,,to relu~ls.oh. fhg
0bs0um lntoni 0f these rontrlvAnsas u " givr
enioF 10 lhtHu bogus ttNuls, anil appearance oe
belnR copied from e0sas real paper, Tis ,ifxs
Ill ittuM NJ tlsas stst~msMt felAlA ~ unastsra
co4nsussd vii. TIN Ist~Lnrxh, For. Wayne
| tus oe ~. 1sLDsns rotation 70 that enterprise
| prior 10 and duriug tina yoAs ibb1 y important
| 1t ths out~et Now, the fart Ii that no saial,
accounts ~ Are contained In these eix ttrtu~
~vss ~ssled, and 10 osas ~ tl.ese itsms has
evsr heAn made the subject os srss,he charHo
BY Mr ITALIAN sKai1ss ~, Individual - corpo"
4 fall0n wtstevtr.
Mr., Tsidsn bscame counsel fof tho holdsrr
1 Df various Glasses " lniAls sauured nIiun tAe
llslsbuFgh, roSt Wayne and ch.caxo rai,foad
which wHs and v 4 Railroad running shfouki
four dlhssenl Mates, and bulls IN Hscttons bl
ward consolidated When Mr. Tildsn became
eounssT fue the b0t,dloldcfs. IN ts6D, u ha'
outstanding nine di@mans elArsss Of honda
ut,Ju oil 0f which default hsd been ruA4is anf
" AMAlTu IN general w0rc ~ apparently hOre
lsss Bankruptcy and geHevsl c1nitlAtoh. II
anMstly. and much fnore lkborloasl, than |
A~yss osdnIsrsIy A0an In regard - Any one pas
TABULAR cnas. from lss1 u ths early pArt " ih03
| TIE lAb1s Nna particularly ArlM0stA dms1nk ths
seArs teeO nnA tto1. tyss1tn of fOrecIOsnr
we're lnstltaied sasly IN eAch q tho S!..ss, ~
tlsse had 7. = o. psnsrs..sa " snns, isoi. ~. m
tered. The road w. actually HoM % the IAN
VI October l6dl, and rs~Aesslon taken unis
the aale. III cOusmA thia c0stld n0t b0 acconi
pll2heA uusil sAs esnbkllng ialsessS ~ min,
dlNerens clsasss of bondholieFs. .ecnr0i cred
ltuSp. nlssesugcd csed,toFs, ard stockholdtrs hA'
beou hasmoalnetl And sAttaded n0e Hntll lfgin
iasivs acla Akqaaas 70 meet ) cass suel !
hAd mover before arisen. either hnFo nr 4
England lad bNeO devised. prsflevst and s,i.'
csaafuliy passed III four different ststAs.
All this wss accomplished pstnolpely nlsdc
the advice and with tho lsi,or of Nv. flllei
assssts "a account II iAiA raiiroad during III
whole period wesc constant Asd cngTuAsiug
Whatever pay hA received wan Tor Tho snttE,
1 service sr wholo. Il waA n0t III mixsd 0r ~
posti0HAi. Tbs inccme.'As Nv went into eNss'
~ the iss of January, iK62 inaoniA wl,el
had A~rnsd before siiAt tinsa M exempt ffo
10 not think Il necessary 10 occupy n,l,c
tinA m spAe0 III discussing tho legal AslHNts q
thts income question. o. III Sustaining vi
right 0f citizen 10 recaive mud ~ All, ire
m6om incuu,e -, uaOneys which hs hsd AlFead
earned by hia own lsllpss IN years Mii~h 10 III
r0snn tas sa,.l1A. Tho vmis IN this snl,ire
~ early ~ tlAsai As,d promulgated by ti.o In
t<rnai revenue department Itself Ai,i u In ~
onsOrti with these views.
In tsld Hon. NoOsge Uout sell. the lAls Com
ml~~iynrr of lnictaAl Revenue, prepared
Manuel III Tim direct snd eAel.e tax tyrtem.
which Mr. y esetary thase officially approve
and authorized under date Ut May. lNG0. Tii
mannSl contains, pAgee 273 and ~. tile folloW
iug decision ~ The tNmmssmi0nes uf lntefnl
Revenue /" Mntrhans@ return Of tneoni
shosiid cuses ths htisinesa of The year isdi
excluding maslnits yaAtp."
HAre Mr. tinnnss rites thtrtesn items ffOs
III Times, slAlemsent NJ GOv. Tlden'a tncuD(
tAx returns fof i169 which ~ quotes. nsla
one. auh carefully si9fa And prks % ptece
showing tAst they we're All. o. nsssiy sll. dsa
tcstsd ~ enemLsa 0f IT. Tildea bef0ss beln
No (Hirtssnlh a.xi III Ilsn,. .tAslavy ~ Tru
see and President u tile I1aiance Oouk CoulfAn.
N 1000" I'his item pf III ON Il correct. Vi
rstA . " date Z, II Tho cniy ono u the ~hul
,llste~u ii wAlcA AAt c%n 10 sali, AZ Tho o..
, ~ III lhvsu aitsnk. IN Ouv Tild~n, IA rerAI
10 hls tsIalie inTan,a ~ iSG9 stlll suuller aii,
, , ksiieu Ma msds, - II op lasltsb lno oAIsdt'