The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-09-13

above my ind. btedness, Investments In bond,
20 n6 Stock les: or s IN IN
or holder, or as husband, parent, guaiulan
trustee, executor, administrator, r. ceiver &C
the day piecedinS The second Monday IN
April, 1S7 which are subject 10 taxation un-
der the laws of this state.
sworn TO and subscribed before me this list day
OF Nav, 1876. X. b. HAYES.
Fl. l.. PENNELL, Assessor.
COMMENTS OF GEN. sTEADMAN.
In publishing copies of the sworn re-
turns OF Gov. Hayes OF his property for
tax alton, and commenting upon the dis
crepsncles, omissions and Irregularities in
his statements under oath, we intend to
keep within the record and the facts, as
can be shown by the most irrefrsgsble
proof. As will be seen bv reference to the
return of Gov. Hayes for 1874, he returned
In moneys, credits, book accounts, house
hold goods, etc., one thousand dollars. The
will of Ssrdis Birchsrd, who bsquesthed
to r. b. Hayes. fully nifty thousand
dollars in personal property, was ad-
United TO probate January 20, 1874, and
as Gov. Hayes was the executor,
without bond, ne became possessed of ali
the property devised TO him by the will st
once. BIrchard returned in personal prop
| erty, exclusive of moneys, credits, notes,
book accounts, etc ;. S.. 9S2. to the assessor
| in April, 1873, and Governor Hayes, after
having all tnag Blrcnard returned added to
what he owned previously, returned to the
assessor for tsxst on Ia April, 1874, all his
personal property, not included In the sew
| enteen enumerated items, 81 900. Was this
perjury? In March, 1874, previous to max
ing mis- return to the assessor, r. b. Hayes
held mortgage notes against L. K. Amsden
for 81 900, interest per cent, payable an
nusIIy, cue in 1873, and Also a<airs
Edwin Van Dorm, Martin MORTALITY,
William n. Andrews and A. j.
and Elizabeth Hale, amounting to
s. 675. all bearing SIX per cent. interest.
He did not list this SO go Tor taxation. al
though be has held the notes since 1874.
previous to making his return for tnst
year. X. b. Hayes returned gold watch
az $500 in 1874, and in 1875 and 1876 re-
turned three watches, including the one
returned in 1874 at $500. Was this per
| Jury? r b. Hayes did not return piano
| in any one of The three years, although he
had one in his psrlor all the time, and IL Is
tho boast OF his sdmiring neighDors tha
| the one in his parlOr cost $500. Yves this
perjury? r b. Hayes returned in 1875
and 1876 three horses at $500, when bis
neighbJrs know tina he values one of bis
horses at $500. Was this perjury? r. B.
Hayes returned in 1875 tour carriages
$3.50, when it Is well Known to many OF
the tlzsns OF Flemont that he paid Mr.
Moore, a manufacturer oil tins city, $500 for
one of them, and had a pnaet0D
that cost $3.50. Was this perjury? Thirty
three thouss nd seven hundred dollars were
left in his bands in requests 10 the will o.
Sardis Bircnard, which Governor Hayes
was not required to pay over for three
years and upon wnicl he paid no Interest
for two yesrs, and he did not return q stu
gle dollar OF this money tor taxation. AT
least he only returned $500 in his hands in
1876. " as This perjury In order 20 make
this matter so plain that there can be no
question about It, we give from the will OF
olicnard, the names of the devisfe s to
whom the $4,000 was given and the
amount bequesthed to each:
81 give and bequeath to each OF my neices,
Mary Birchard, OF Fayetteville, and Guar
lotte Dewitt, of EIyris the sum of $500 %
each.
al give and bequeath to Sarah Jane Grant
| OF Fremont, OHIO, the sum OF 80, on 10.
| 81 give and bequeaLh 10 each Of the four
| children, w. A. and Fronie A. Plat, viz:
Laura, Fanny, Emily and Rutherford the sum
II give and bequeath to each of the six
children of AUSTIN b. Tyler, deceased, late OIL
| Fremont, Ohio, s2,OO o.
al give and bequeathed 10 Charles Orchard,
SOD OF my b other, Austin Orchard, of Ver-
mont, the sum of slJV 20 per annum during his
iural lie.
at is my will and hereby direct that my
| executors shall not be compelled o pay any of
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| this will until the ex piration of three years
after my decease, but interest shall be paid on
the same two years after my decease."
REMARKS.
It will be observed that IN the oath
which r. B. Hayes subscribed. he swore
that he had listed all the property which
by law he was required to return as "own-
Or, or holder, or as husband, parent,
guardian, trustee. executor, administrator,
receiver, accounting officer, agent, attor-
ney or factor" He held the amounts we
have given from the will, devised by
Btrchsrd in his possession, as executor, and
made no return OF any portion of the
money or personal property for taxation.
Was this perjury? The excuse cannot be
made that he owed debts TO this amount
which he deducted, tor he could not deduct
debts from money or credits he held in a
ii Iucisry cap 4ciJy 1t WAS not
his money. he simply had possession OF
it as executor and was bound by law to
| return iG TOR taxation. He did not do it,
but he swore all the same, that he had re-
turned all ne was required by law to list
Our reporter searched the records In the
office of the suuitor, recorder and probate
ljudge and ascertsiped that no return was
made by ether Governor Hayes or his CO.
executor. The TACT that Governor Hayes
received into his possession, the large
amount Of personal property of Sardis
Birchard, consisting OF household goods,
valuable paintings, plate, watches, &C.,
&c, all of which by law is tax ab.e and did
\ not return it tor taxation at more than one
tenth OF it's value aud did not return IL all
IN 1874, either executor. Or as his own
properly, which undou btedly it was, is too
clear To admit OF an escape from the charge
OF evsding the payment OF tsxss. In AZ :
tempting TO explain the failure of Gov
ernOr Hayes TO return the money for the
payment OF the requests Ia the will for
taxation, 1t will no doubt be claimed that
he had not yet realized the money fro N the
sale of property. Ii Is all to be paid this
year, aud II he has not ali the money ready
to pay over, he undoubtedly has realized
some IL. or be has JAILED 10 execute the
will. Two Years and q hall have alansad