The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-09-18
ORTH's PADDOCK
is What the Voters Of the Ninth
District Want Removed.
A Letter from Mr.. Benjamin, Wbo SAP =
He Paid Orfh Over s25o for m
ONCE and Didn't Get IL.


disclosing the intrigue of G. S. 0rth and g.
o. Benin, Of Lafayette, in their scheme to
filch money from G. Benjamin and DR.. J. s.
Jones on the promise of the reward of the
office OF collector of internal revenue, said
promise having been made to both, and by
which Orth, Benin IL Co. succeeded IN secur-
ing TO themselves about $3.50 from the two
above mentioned victims.
The facts as given in our former issue are
in the man correct, but as the information
was obtained from a gentleman who re-
lied wholly upon his memory, and the
transaction having occurred in 1S6S, it was
deemed prudent to get the facts from the
principals as far as possible. DR.. Jones be-
ing dead for some five or six years, letter
was addressed TO the surviving party,
Gamaliel Benjamin, which ELECTED the fol-
lowing reply
FARMER VILLAGE, n. Y, sept. 10, 1875.
MR.. -:
Ny DEAR sIR-Your favor of the 9th inst
was received in my absence, and j reply at
once. I had an assurance from q. ;. Orth that
L would be appointed collector of the district
when lived in COVingtOn. He (Orth) wrote
me from Washington that | had no opposi-
ton Benin drew draft on me from
Washington. I think il was for $50 on Hardy,
Endorsed by Orth, which paid; also the sec
Ond draft, which paid. Benin paid me part
back, forget the amount, but not near the
amount had paid them.
My attorney, =, had, or did nave,
ali the correspondence had with Benin and
Orth. / thought so then aud think so now, 70
was downright robbery the way they, Orth
and Benin. used me, and the way they used
DIR. Jones, promising NM the same position
tuey did me- and bied him more than they did
me; then, from all We both could learn, sold
tise office 10 simpson.
A ror.tr xrffr Knn doctor dead
and If he were living he could tale unfold
that would knock Orth of his pins. IL you
can make any use oil the papers LETT WI my
Some OF the correspondence ! had with
Orth and Benin were n,Islaid in getting
ready To move, which of course did not give
to- him II all the correspondence that DR.. j.
=. Jones aid myself had with Ortiz could be
produced, IL would show him up as most un-
mittgated scOundrel, thief and villain.
do hope you may be able 30 beat him so
bad that the sound from G. briels trumpet
never can reach him, for to send him To the
halls of congress would only be putting pre-
'''' 90 6. BENJAM1N.
After Simpson had rectiiej the appoint
meot of collector, and il became apparent TO
B-njsmiu that he had been beautifully
+, eced, he very naturally kicked" as does
a too confding granger at a county fair
when be has been worsted for betting on the
wrong card and accordingly, with a spirit
of determination which IS eommendable, he
went for o.. b d Co. 70 recover his stake. as
appears BY the subjoined statement which
he made j. indicated by the date attached
thereto:
The State Of Indiana, Tlppecanoe County, S.:
I, Gameliel Benjamin, a resident citizen OF
CovtDgtOn. Fountain county, state of Indiana,
do hereby certify that during the political can
vass of 1858 [ was an earnest republican, and
still am; that was a supporter of the Hon.
GodloVe 8. Orth from the seventh district.
OIL of
1858; that after the election, at the instance of
Godlove s. Orth and GodlOve o. Benin, his
nephew, and the present assessor OF internal
got up. and hao numerously signed. petition
by Leading republ cans of the district, for the
office OF collector Of internal revenue for said
district This was placed I'm the hands of
GOdlove Ortiz. Mr.. Benin further stated to
me that it would be necessary TO pay 81 600,
which would secure TO me the post OF collector
ab we referred to. accordingly paid Godloye
-. Benin $50 in cash before he started to the
city of Washington, $50 of which was cash
paid IN his (Behm's) Office, and the balance
VA money which Benin had, as attorney, col
lected for me This money l understood was
Rece ssstry for me 20 pay To obtain the place.
On the 9Th day OF Marca, 1853, Mr.. Benin drew
me for SIO0 TO. the same purpose, thus
making $3.50. The following is "A copy of the
dIrift ana Endorsements:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 8, 1869.
lon sight pay to the order of Joshua Rose
berry one hundred dollars at the Farmers
bank Of Coyington and charge TO account.
"isTANPl GoDLovE o benin.
ITO Gameliel Benjamin, Covington, ind"
This draft was Endorsed GU the back:
Joshua Ro>EBERRN,
GODLyE ). ORTIZ"
= y G. ottaway:
Pay 1. p. Griffith or order.
"W. C. FLINT"
And the bank Endorsements to pay to 1. q.
of Cincinnati.
rhis draft paid. Mr.. Orth knew
NE Purpose for IGr which ths; tne R SIaIt
was to have 81 O00. Mr.. Benin told me that he
had so informed Mr.. Orth that he was to be
pecuuiaTilv benefited. Mr.. ROseberry am
Acquainted with as the friend OF Mr.. Ortiz, but
i have no business relations with him and
never was Indebted 10 him.
Mr.. Benin failed u get me the Office promised
by him and Mr.. Ortiz. They kept my money
thus obtained until to-day, when Benin exc
cuted 10 me his note Of this date Tor Szl1, que
in thirty days, and paid me cash 81.
lafayette, oct. 9 1862
Now. in the face OF this statement, can any
consclentious hOnest and consistent man.
be ne either democrat, national or republi-
can, vote fDr G S. Orth? Can he. with his
own free will, and in the possession OF
all his mental faculties, give his Endorsement
20 man who would knowingly and wit
tingly give his consent to as PLAIN and pal
pable a fraud? Have the people OF the
Ninth district no higher aim or ambition
than TO be represent in the halls of the
national congress by man who can not or
vii no. attempt to refute so gross and in
famous a charge to be a party to
iransac ioa OF obtaining m0-ey
under false pre- 'ense? Mr.. Benjamin says
that IL Dr. Jones were alive he could "a tale
unfold thar would knock Orth off his pins"
Could Dr. Jones. il he were alive, say any
thing that would be more damn'1g to the
character of Godhelp S. Ortiz? The evidence
given above is enough.
The old adsge that there's hoEor among
thieves msy hold true with the lower
classes, but with high toned, broadcloth clad
confidence men il is not always the case A
GOODNESS between Orth aud Benin has arisen,
the general superstition being that poor
Benin had TO saddle the whole of the $247
With the disclosure and proof of these facts
and the Venezuela record, all of which the
Sentinel has given, he WILL as Mr.. Benjamin
suggests, be buried so deep that the sound
Of Gabriei's trumpet will fail 10 reach
him." Mr. Orfh must remove another pad
10 k from his mouth. Honest voters of the
Ninth district want an explanation Of this
THE MErHODISTS.