, 1876-10-03
POLITICAL.
The Last "TImes" Lie
About Hayes Thor
ough|y Exploded.
James Leroy's Story About
His Sons Money Shown
to Be False.
The Records Show the Son
Had None---His Mother
Received What Was
Due Him.
Wholesale PerYersion Of Tho Truth...Le.
roy's True Characterization.
Hayes Letters Pal.
siGed.
Gen. Hastings Tells the Result Of
His Former Investigation
Of the Case.
Senator Blaine Pays His
Respects to Charles
Francis Adams.
The Latter Shown to Be in
a Peri1ous Position for
Mud-Slinging.
Decided Republican Gains
in the Connecticut
Town Elections.
The Campaign in Ohio and tndi-
ana--.RepubIicans Still
Gaining.
Leading Democrats Talking OF
Throwing IIoxie Of
the Ticket.
| MI.
The Campaign in Ohio and tndi-
ana--.RepubIicans Still
Gaining.
Leading Democrats Talking Of
Throwing II0xie OF
the Ticket.
The Untorriaed Making Vigorous
Preparations for Colonizing
Indiana.
TIE LAST LIE ANSWERED..

THE LAST LIE ANSWERED..
JAMES LEROY, THE BLACKMA1LEH, vs.. GOV.
HAYES.
In the Times Of Saturday letter from one Of
It's reporters, datcl Sparta, Wis, appeared,
making certain absurd charger nbouL Gov. Hayes
while commander Of the Tweuty-thlrd Ohio,
The charges In substance are, that Nelson ]. L.
roy, pr'yatc, placed $1,000 in Geu. Hayes
hands for safc keeping Just before the battle of
Winchester, being ills bounty money, back pay,
etc. TINT Leroy was killed In that engagement;
ttiat In 1ss}U member of tho regiment met L.
roy, Senior, In Wisconsin, and asked him II he
lad ever received that money which Ills son llad
intrnstcd to Gen. Hayes; TINT othcr soldiers
subsequently told tho same stpry to
Leroy, stating tho sou had told them
to had given Hayes tho money; TINT the son
Ind money when he left for bis regiment;
TINT In 1850 Leroy wrote to Hayes, who first
1epllcl TINT hc iad never received the money,
md that the demand was b!ackmaiEing one,
hut subsequently wrote under date OF Nov. 10,
1869, TINT hc had had so1nc Of the boy'a money,
hut Ind returned 1t before tho battlef and also
tllat alkeifurts to obtain the bnck pay mud
bounty due Nelson LeFoY's "lcEnl representa-.
ttycs " by tho Government hed been fEuitlcss.
This story was told with great up
pa."s ',.,, a. nn,s,t. - n.sa1, ,r,,S h,,,ove.
"l.n NV '.,s,',.ua,,. ~ r ~ n,o ,,st h.
t.e.o5 aa ,-.,,a. 49,, ',,% h.o.a ,,,n, o",, h.
gave It to Gen. Hnycs for safc keeping. 1t also
contained another affltavtt which now appears
w .",o nss" ov ,.,'a. ~ .as,,a. .,.a.s, ~
gave on's pa'' u """s ''' A'A"e' """'S3 ~
say.
thh '"'poSH -" !. .oesa '',s .,.1a 1- ~
LUIS .'a'ko u".L ~ s',a . .. ,',', ..o Nv ~
o'lse'a' 'ee"f'ls--"hste " sao" tAsy e.u'a W
1ouna@s'e e,, LULA necessary " us' 's.u.o ..a a
uPses H. 4"e' ''"'' o'oD h0N'et'' N'''' AS''
ate luz .,,,. o
FACTS sHo"laa JAMES LfApfs AFl6Afto ~
hLAcRhAtL Gov HAYES.
|. James Leroy, now Of Sparta, WIS.,, father
Of Nelson }. Leroy, deserted tts wife, Amanda
~ .s,oy' ~ - .,s w. mi = 80. .,,,,' ~
soH'a 'l!'o Wiot W tne "a4' Aaa' ~ esl eai
posed, lett with another wouat', !caT'hc pits.
Leroy to ralse Nelson J. Leroy, who was then
mn trfnnt Mrs. Amanda NJ, LEROY. tho mother,
w. anax..,, o,,, lad fr1l rt,nrca ~ Nc,.on from
-, '. s"td a,ar.,o ~, t tho hc,sfnnino
tnc ua'H t ol sa4o ac0e'''o" W )" '0o oss'nAs's
9. Nelson J. Leroy enlisted on the ed Of
,,ov. 1s,'1, M a nrtyatc In Company /. Twenty.
n.y., ~ lv' W,.'a. ~ 1.t. ~ raon,s,o,
tt'Fa ono *o'uhsec@ 1as1a""3. o. ~ 4su1AsIS.
Jun. !, l604, nnd Was klIlea a1shefldans oattle
Of Winchester Sept. 10, lssA. lie was entitled
M.trn.nt ~ Ann, Il 1sal. to ktY ner month
t@'u'cat " t,"H' ,e,s; y IT, IT,, 1ee,. an w..
from aug D. la1l+ ~ sia} - !osi W ~ pc3
month from May ], 1854, to sept. ~ 1bS4, the
| latu of hts death. Ilc was ienttlcd to $1OC
bouuty by reason Of his two years service; ia