Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-09-13
Tal value o al items.


Tsx sT,TE OF OHIO,
4 SsND-sxT COUNT.
LR. B. Hsy@-. DO -olernniy affirm that 20 the
-; o. NJ beief have listed OF exhibited IN the
A-<sszor az the personal property. moneys. crrd-
/ - over su3 above n indebtedness. investments
n to1is s.occs- JON, stock companies, or other
El-s. IN ny YussC-siOr or under my control A.
owner CT ho'ier, - husband. parent. guardian.
trsee executor, iulinistrz,or, teceiver acoount-
ing o-1eer. aren't. attorney or factor on the day
preceding the second Monday IN April. 1875 which
are subject 10 tai unda the laws Of this State
sworn 20 and subscribed before me this LIST day of
Nay, 1876. II. L. PEsSELL, Assessor.
In publishing the copies of the
sworn return of Governor Hayes
Of his property for taxation, and
commenting upon the discrepan-
cies, omissions and irregularities in
his statements under oath, we in
tend to keep within the record and
the facts, as can be shown by the
most irrefragible proof. AS will be
seen by reference to the return of
Governor Hayes for 1874, he re-
turned in moneys, credit, book
accounts, household goods, etc,
one thousand dollars. The will of
Sardis Birchard, who bequethed to
r. B. Hayes full fifty thousand dol
lars in personal property, was ad-
mitted TO probate January Doth,
1874, and as Governor Hayes was
the executor, without bond, he be-
came possessed Of all the property
devised to him by the will at once.
Birchard returned in personal pro-
perty, exclusive Of moneys, credits,
notes, book accounts, etc, s9,9S2
to the assessor in April, 1873, and
Governor Hayes, after having all
that Bircard returned added to
what he owned previously, return
ed to the assessor for taxation in
April, 1874, all his personal proper
ty, not included in the seventeen
enumerated items, one thousand
dollars. Was this perjury In
March, 1874, previous to making
his return to the assessor, r. b.
Hayes held mortgage notes against
l. L. Amsden for $4,000, interest
six per cent, payable annually, due
in 1873, and also against Edwin
Van Dorm, Martin Morariety, Will
liam III. Andrews and A. j. and
Elizabeth Hale, amounting to five
thousand six hundred and seventy
Eve dollars, all bearing six per cent
interest. He did not list this &c.
675 for taxation, although he has
held the the notes since 1874, pre-
vious to making his return for that
year. r. b. Hayes returned
gold watch at $500 in 1874, and 10
1875 and 1876 returned three
watches, including the one return
ed in 1874, at 5000. Was this per-
juryi r. B. Hayes did not return
a piano in any one Of the three
years, although he had one in his
parlor all the time, and it is the
boast of his admiring neighbors
that the one now in his parlor cost
eight hundred dollars. Was this
perjury r. B. Hayes returned in
1875 and 1876 three horses at $500,
when his neighbors know that he
values one of his horses at five
hundred dollars. Was this perjury
Il. Il. Hayes returned in 1875 four
carriages at $3.50, when it was well
known to many of the citizens of
Fremont that he paid Mr.. Moore,
a manufacturer of that city, $500
for one Of them, and had a ph@ton
that cost $3.50. Was this perjury
Thirty-three thousand seven hum
dred dollars were left 10 his hands
In requests in the will of Sardis
Birchard, which Governor Hayes
was not required to pay over for
three years and upon which he paid
no interest for two years and he did
not return q single dollar Of this
money for taxation. At least he
only returned $500 in his hands in
1876. Was this perjuryi !
In order to make this matter 80
plain that there can be no question |
about IL, we give from the will of |
Birchard the names Of the divises
to whom the $4,000 was given and |
the amount bequeathed to each.
81 give and bequcath 20 each Of my neiocs,
Mary Birchard, 81 Fayetteville, and Charlotte
Devil. of Elyris, the sum Of 5000 each"
II give and bequenth 90 Sarah Jane Grant Of /
Fremont, Ohio, the sum Of 5000"
II give and bcqueath 10 each Of the four child |
,en Of w. A. and PRONE Plat, viz, Laura,
,nsh."
II give and bequeafh 10 each Of tbe six children
4 Austin B: Tyler, deceased, late Of Fremont,
ohio, 1900"
sI rive ana bequesfh 70 Charles Orchard, son
n my brother, Austin Birchnrd, OF Vermont, the 4
um Of 600 per annum during his natural life"
1T ismy VIII and hereby direct that my en-
cufors shai not h. compelled 60 pay any 81 the Il
um~ Of money given and bcqueathed BY this win Il
NTH the expiration Of three pears after my de-
ease. bat interest sksil - paid on Tia sane two !
a