The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-07-04

Asst Is known that Fesser spent fully 5000 in
his two successful campaigns and that he paid the
City Bank 1000 within three months after first
going into office, those who know how eXtrava'
Rantly he maintained his family In luxury and
how he loaned money to outside parties wonder
how he ever made things straight when the ex-
Amlnations Of his accounts were being made.
Some who profess TO be posted claim that GER
tain financial institutions Of the town loaned him
the money for the occasions for good and sufficient
reasons but have not as yet had time to verify
or disprove these assertions, One thing Is certain,
and that iR, that his bOndsmen did not act fairly
with the public, and II they have to make good
the amount that FessleP has stolen 1t will but serve
them right.
have said that Fessler was very llliteTate man.
Here is letter Of his Uerb ct III that will show the
kind of o hair.pin he was as Stanley Matthew'S
ite:
"Conton, o., August 20, 1876.
please see that you will enomand som good
min for Congress Squire Is gon to make splger
think ef you Nomand a Green back man ct would
Be Poty Good Polesey Du all you can to make a
Good ticket wond leve for Columbis on tel to
morrow morning. Yours Friend 6. f."
Vest rday met Mr.. Martin Wikldall and 1 ask.
ed him about Fessler's debt to the City Bank.
Said he: II was one of the stockholders OF the
bank and my partn were Geo W; Lawrence,
U. R. Feather and W. Williams. Fessler owed us
about SO 600, and as knew he was reckless bu
siness man, spoke to my partners about getting
him to give us some security for the money. Feath-
er told nae that Fesser was all right, and that as
soon as he got into the TreaSurers office he would
pay the money. This was shortly before FesSleT
took his place. A couple Of weeks after he be-
came Treasurer he paid us So 900, and the balance
in installments In the next sixty or ninety days"
Mr.. Wikidal Is the fatherin.law n the present
Prosecuting Attorney, and man whose veracity
Is unimpeaoheatle. He knew that 1 was a cor
respondent of the Enquirer, and made the above
statement freely and unreservedly.
In the afternoon in cnmpany with representa-
tive of Cleveland journal, called on Mr.. Feath
er and found him tai king his ease in his hammock
under the shade of q couple of trees and having
the company of Judge Heldenbrand. Mr. Feath.
er is a gray old rat, with knowing, cunning leer
and manner that is i'll at ease at the present time
He received ME quite cordially, and prOfessed to
be willing TO tell all he kuew about the affair,
which, to take his word for It, was precisely moth
ing HE fooled us all he fooled us all" said he.
I'VE thought he was the squarest and faiTest man
ia the town, but he was sharper than any of u.s."
As Mr.. Feather gave utteranee to this statement
he rolled back into his hammock, pulled up his
legs, and chuekled like ball Of Jelly. Some are
trying to make political affair Of thisp he con-
tinued. why, that's tomfoolery nearly all his
bondsmen were Republicans, and there weremore
Republicans than Democrats In his office. Why,
sir, several years agoI was banker, and when
we came to wind up our affairs, Fessler owed
a aho1t 9l2oQ0 and | felk. 10 sure that be