The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-10-13


Ordered this 18th day of August, A. ID. 1877,
that it be recorded in the Journal of Proceedings
of the office that John T. Ensor, Esq, has return
ed the amount of money paid to him in error while
States Attorney for this county, and that after
careful examination of the matter we are satisfied
that no wrong was intended by any one in the
over-payment of said money, and that the error
was corrected as soon it was discovered. And
be it further ordered that this order be published
with the report of the Auditors.
PLEASANT HUNTER,
ROBERT S. CORSR,
ISAAC CROwTHER, SR.,
County Commissioners of Baltimore county.
Mr. Yellott says that Pleasant Hunter was pres |
ent at meeting in the fall of 1871, when my at
tenton was called to this matter by his son, Thos
Hunter. This was only abouttwo days before the
last issue of the county papers before the election
As it was started against me at that late day in
the canvas, whenI had no time to examine the |
books but feeling conscious that l had done no
wrong, Immediately issued a card denying the
statement. As soon as the election was over and
at the first meeting of the Commissioners there
after, appeared before them and requested that
they should have my accounts examined, and if
owed anything L wished to pay it. As Mr.. Larsh
was clerk to the Commissioners at the time the
payment was made and conversant with the books
and accounts, offered to send for him and pay all
expenses in having him come and assist the clerk
He came and after the examination reported to me
that he had examined all the returns of the Clerk
of the Court showing the amounts payable to me,
also all orders passed by the Commissioners pay
able to me- and then examined all my receipts to
see if l had drawn as much or more than the
amounts due. He then reported that while he was
satisfied that mistake made in paying me
the fees of one term twice, he could not find where
had been paid $3.50 due me, which more than
balanced the amount l had overdrawn, and that
so far as he could ascertain | did not owe the
county anything. When the Auditors examined
all the accounts the books they found that this
sum of $3.50, payable to me, was receipted for by
John II. Longnecker, as he no doubt advanced me
the money for it. If it had been drawn and
ceipted for by me, as in the of all other pay
ments it would have been found among my re-
ceipts by Mr. Larsh and would then have paid
back the amount over-drawn. 1t was not my fault
that it was not paid sooner put myself to con-
siderable expense to have the matter examined
when my attention first called to it, and it was
not until after lengthy examination of the ac
counts by the Auditors that my Indebtedness to
the county was ascertained, and as soon as it was
ascertained Immediately paid back the amount
over-d drawn.
do not expect to convince Mr.. YellOtt of any
honest intention of mine, but trust that the I'M
prciudiced public will do me the justice to believe
that did not receive this money corruptly, but in
error, as certified to by the Auditors and Commits
sioners who have thoroughly examined the matter.
| Ever since 1 was appointed one of the counsel
to the Board of Commissioners he has been utter
! ing and publishing his malicious ISLANDERS about
me and the Board which have the honor to serve.
Soon after their election he took it upon himself
to be their illegal adviser"
| l. He endeavored to have the present Commits
sioners exercise improper haste in going into Office
| and gave as an excuse that the ncumbents were
about to commit some improper acts.
| g He went to the Governor and got the COM
missions of the present Board of Commissioners
more than two weeks before they went into office.
| 8. The next day after he got these commissions
he exhibited them all the corners of the streets
! in Towsontown, and notwithstanding it was Sun
day, he went to the Court House to examine, as he
! claimed, the frauds of those then in Office.
4. On the following Tuesday he went to the
| President of the Board of Commissioners then in
| Office represented himself counsel for the new
Board and without any authority from them, re-
quested the acting Board to vacate at once to step
down and out or to enter into certain stipulations
acceptable to him.
5. After the new Board organized and he was
not appointed counsel, he assisted in the prepare
ton of law, which he tried to have passed. to COM
pei the Commissioners to employ the States At
torney as their counsel and in case he could moi
act by of his many duties otherwise, that
he should then select counsel to act for the Com
missioners in his place. $3.50
Having failed in this he has been abusing and
incorporating the Commissioners and their coun-
sci ever since.
His political consistency:
/ l. He stated that if he were not nominated by
the Democrats he would be a candidate on the OPP
II position ticket
Il 2. That if Mr.. Worthington nominated he
did not wish the nomination from the Democrats
as the opposition ticket would be elected and be
would be on that
g. After he was nominated on the ticket with
NJ. WS>ihine,A-e-., concluded that Mr. W-.-+h."g
| ton and all others on the Democratic ticket might
take care of themselves and he would go to Cock
eysvie for another nomination.
4. lie got to COckeysville accidentally and
accidentally made speech before the cow ention,
and did not accidentally" otherwise say that
he would support the ticket that he was ON, did
not withdraw his name but suffered it to remain
before the convention and was afterwards balloted
for and was dropped under the rule, and then ex-
pressed his regrets for having made speech and
expressed the opinion that if he had not made the
speech he would have been nominated.
He thinks had great deal to do with that
convention and probably blames me in part for
his defeat. l had no more to do with it than any
other citizen who has the right to exercise his
choice in political matters. Speaking of that con-
ventiOn he says, "it was made up of two men and
one half man." When he got there, accident
ally" there were three, as he made up the other
half of man. .
In his speech at Gainesville, which he after
wards published, he said: "When Mr.. Ensor
came to Towsontown on the evening after the
nominations he publicly stated that he had at
Cockeysville that day, secured the nomination of
nine men out of ten" 1 never made such a state
ment in public or private. There twelve
nominated, why should l say "nine out of ten p
Mr.. Yellott knew when he made and published this
statement that there was not word of truth in it.
He however does and says great many things
without thinking, and gets to great many places
accidentally" He got to great many places,
going to and from Cockeysville that day, "acci-
dentally." They were accidents likely to happen,
but how he got from the hotel at Cockeysville to
the Odd Fellows Hall, where the convention was
held, accidentally" can't imagine.
regret exceedingly to say anything unkind of
any one, but those who have noticed the attacks
which have been made upon me from time to time
will excuse me for acting at last in my own de-