The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-26
Disgusting Disclosures.

Orrin Thacker began! the business OF
buying lands sold for Delinquent Taxes,
in January, 1876, during which sale he
purchased about twenty parcels and town
lots.
His first was the homo of Peter Burritf,
of Thonpor., = poor unfortunate man who
can scarcely male living for his wife and
little children Mrs. Burriff by practicIng
ire closest economy sucdeeded in gather
ing some money and went all the way from
Thornport to New Lexington TO redeem
her home, and begged Thacker, with tears
in her eyes, to throw off the heavey per
cent. TO which he was entitled under the
law; but he exacted the last farthlng. The
money to release this property was raised
BY the labor and toll of poor womon,
during which time herself and little chill
dren subsisted upon the meress pittance.
He next bought the home of Mrs. Han
nah Penrod near New Lexington, woman
who is situated similar to Mrs. Burritt.
United 10 a worthless husband. She make
the living with the assistance of her son
and daughter. For the home Of these poor
unfortunates, Thncker holds deed at this
time, because Mrs. Penrod is utterly una
BILE to redeem it.
His next speculative venture, was the
purchase of three peiccs Of land belonging
to the lamen.ed Capt. Samuel Lyons, who
| was burned TO death in the Saioon ol
Thomas Hughes, at Shawnee, in the year
1877. These three pieces contain l8e
acres. The taxes amounted to $500
| He paid the taxes, took the whole OF the
land, paid the taxes for the succeeding
year, at the end of two years got deed
and paid Us taxes altogether sum lesE
than $4,000. \ short time ago, Mrs
Lyons as the Administratrix of her deceas
ed husband, was compelled by Thacker te
pay him a profit of more than $4,000 to
redeem her home, and this in the face O
fact that the land could not be sold to-day
for sufficient amount to pay the mortgage
upon it. Everybody knows the habits ano
financial condition of Capt. Lyons prior tc
and at the time Of his death. He was
known to be insolvent, and left his wife
and eleven children, and his aged mother
living upon the land, almost destitute O
everything. Two of his children have
found their way into the Soldiers Orphan
Home, since his death, and the family arr
grief stricken and destitute.
Among numerous others, he also bough
the home of the late BeDjamine Campbell
near this place. This property was onl,
redeemed by payment of the full penalty
At the sale of January Goth, 1877, h
bought nearly fifty lots and parcels o
land.
Among these was the home of Johl
LaughlIn, poor laboring man of juno
tion City, who, owing to the hard time
has been unable to redeem it, and it still
stands in Thackers name. Laughlin ha
made strenuous efforts to regain his home
but finds it impossible to make livin
for his family and enough money to re
deem it. A small portion Of the none
expended by Thacker in securing his nom
imation, would make this poor man an
his family happy.
At the same sale he bought the HON
in New Lexington, of the late Oyid Spen
Ger. who was for many years Clerk of tn
Courts in Perry Comfy. 1t is now oe
cupied by his widow with her aged mother
She was compelled to redeem it at prof
of fifty per cent to Thacker.
The experience of Mrs. Piper, of Ne
Lexington, widow of George Piper,
identical with that of Mrs. Spencer.
At the same Sale he also bought twent
eight lots belonging to David Fealty, wh
was then In ill health and known b
Thacker to be in failing circumstance
These lots are unredeemed.
His object has always been, it would seen
to buy the property of those who are lea
likely to redeem, so that he may becon
the possessor Of deed for the propert
His instinct for hunting down property
this kind ia marvellous. 1t is said that a
ter concluding to become a candidate fl
Auditor fearing that to persue these hear
less speeulations would injure his politics
prospects, he transferred his Operations
Pickaway and Fayette counties, the poo
of which localities are now experiencir
the baneful effects of his sordid ambitic
for lucre. Inquiry is now being mad
by competent persons as to the extent
his foreign speculations, which will
impaired TO the people of Perry Count
as soon as reliable information is receive
This is the man presented to the peopl
by the Ring for Auditor of Perry Count
Is this the kind of men should succee
A. F. Stincheomb, who was one of the pu
est minded men who ever held an office
the county?
The facts as charged in this artical a
true, and can proven to be true. v
g charge them to Thacker, and defy a deni'