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

Messrs. Editors:-J0HN I. YELL0TT has
seen fit to vent his spleen upon me on the public
hustings and put in print what he knows to be
malicious and false. He says he does not wish to
attack my private character, yet denounces me as
thief and holds up to ridicue those who would
certify to my honesty as man or would employ
me as legal advisor. He is gentleman who
has a very happy faculty of saying just the con-
trary to what he means, and only be judged
by his acts.
am not candidate for any office, and the at
tack upon me is altogether uncalled for and mali
cious. 1t cOmpels me to enter into q newspaper
controversy exceedingly disagreeable, but cannot
let go unnoticed his foul asperson upon my per-
sonal and professional character, and am obliged,
therefore, to show him up in his proper light. 1
lie thinks am not as good christian as
ought to be and surringy speaks of me as a
Ftan as ought 10 be- But but When pe
come as .oud in my professions of christianity as
he, 1 trust I will be a better man.
He says | did not enlist in the war as he did and
peril my life for the flag of the Union. 1t is true
l was not in the war, but presume did much
for my country at home as he did in battle 1t is
certain that not in the service of both armies
at the same time. To be plain, JOHN l. YEL=
LOTT was in the secret service of the Southern
Confederacy at the time he was offered n commits
sion in the Union army. He could not refuse this
commission, as he has q very great fondness for
commissions. l will show directly. Coleman
Yeott, noble and true hearted man, though
wrong in his views was honest in his con-
victions and earnest in his efforts to serve the
South. l understand from undoubted authority
he held nightly meetings to devise ways and means
to aid the South, and his nephew, John |. Yellott
met with him and Others and fully concurred and
participated in all that was said and done. His
uncle Coleman, however, had no commissions to
give, but his uncle VIM. p. Maulsby, who had just
raised regiment for the Union army offered to
procure him captains commission if he would
join the Union forces. He could not resist the
temptation, but suddenly Occidental, of course,
like his going to the Cockeysvile conventon,)
changed his mind and principles, deserted the
cause which the night before he protested to love
so well, betrayed the confidence of his friends,
vealed their plans and secrets, and, Arnold like,
went where price was offered him.
He was wounded and draws pension from the
Government, but did he receive his wounds in bat
tie with the enemy, or fighting stack of arms in
his own camp?
He had passion for being Provost Marshal
What was his motive? With the influence of his
uncle and not by any merit of his own, he sue
ceeded in getting to be Provost Marshal of Fred
erick and Martinsburg, and every other place he
could lay his hands on He exacted great deal
of money from the people in many instances; what
did he do with it?
AS he keeps his accounts so accurat and deals
so justly, will he please state the an The levied
on John Hagan ct al, and say wha did with
the money?
He charges me with receiving S. 20 a year
while was States Attorney, thereby u only en-
deavoring to injure me personally, bun 20 impress
the people of the county that they hav been over
taxed to pay my fees. If his charge be correct
would have received $4,000, as 1 held the Office
for four years. The following statement from the
Auditors is an answer to that charge:
We hereby certify that in the course of our ex-
animation of Treasurers' accounts we found that
John T. Ensor, as States Attorney for Baltimore
county, received from treasury of said county the
sum of nine thousand five hundred and five dol
lars and seventy-seven cents, exclusive OF amount
paid in error and returned. The sum of two
thousand seven hundred and ifty-seven dollars
and sixty-one cents of above amount was paid
him for removed cases, the balance, six thousand
seven hundred and forty eight dollars and sixteen
cents, being for county cases.
JOHN CRowTHER, JR.,
JOHN M. WHEELER,
Late Special Auditors.
He says drew the sum of S423.2l twice cor
ruptly. The circumstances under v ich it was
drawn are explained in the following affidavit of
Mr.. Larsh:
State of Pennsylvania, Adams county, to wtt -
I hereby certify that on this Sd day of April, A.
d. 1877, before me the subscriber, Justice of the
Peace of the State of Pennsylvania, in and for
said county, personally appeared Edward l.. Lar'h
and made oath in due form of law, that he was
Clerk to the Treasurer of Baltimore county from
the early part of the year 1862 to the latter part
of the year 1867, during partof which time John
T. Ensor was States Attorney for Baltimore couA-
ty, and that after a thorough examination of his
account this afan is satisfied that the error which
occurs therein was occasioned by the omission Of
this afant to mark the fees of said States Attot
ney for August term 1864, paid when first paid;
that Mr.. EnsOr did not present bill for the pay
ment of these fees, but that these fees were in
book made up by the Clerk Of the Court and re- |
turned to the Treasurer for payment IN the usual
and ordinary way that the fees OF all officers of the
Court are made up and returned, and this afRant |
Internationally omitted to make the entry of pay |
ment on the book at the time these fees were fist
paid, and looking over the book several months
afterwards and finding these fees not marked paid |
they were paid the second time through mistake;
that Mr.. Ensor had no control over this book and |
never made an improper suggestion to this afiart,
but that this afliant made said error inadvertently
aad Internationally as above stated:
EDWARD i. LARsH.
Sworn and subscribed before me this Sd day Of
April, 1877. PETER f. BoosE, ). 7.
The Auditors examined this matter thoroughly
and say it was paid to me in error. The OommR-