The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-11

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% Chicago with one Burke, and publishes
the following bill. introducing comparisons
of National supervisors bills to support his
claim:
Rock Island County 20 James Taylor
July 10, 1879. To cash paid in taking
Thomas G.. Burke to the Eye and Ear
Infrmary i'll Chicago. $50 10
July IA. TO days to Chicago .............. 90
Total. $50 IL
STATEoF ILLINOIS, IS
Rock Island County,
], James Taylor, do solemnly swear that the seY
eral items mentioned in the annexed account are
just and true that the articles were furnished as
therein charged, and that the amount claimed is
due and unpaid after allowing all just credits
JAMES TAYLOR.
Subscribed and sworn TO before this 18th
day of July, 1879. JOHN Y. Cook
County Clerk.
Mr.. Taylor replied, 1T is not true, on
the contrary have the items, and at the
time the bill was presented the board of
supervisors the account was itemized, as
the committee on poor accounts will ties.
tify. The itemized account was attached
to the bill, and enclosed with it. These
facts can be substantiated, aud if the
editor of the National organ had been
DESTROYS of stating facts impartially he
G ould easily have ascertained the real
facts from either of the mem bers of the
committee on Poor, and poor Accounts. ,
When the man Burke was ordered sent
to the Eye and Ear Infrmary at Chicago,
Mr.. Taylor, and W. L. Sweeney,
also. tried TO get him sent there
without attendance. but failed.
Mr.. Taylor also ondeayored to secure
half-fare rates for himself, but Mr.. Kim
ball. of the G. r. I. & P. would not con
sent, but did allow half fare for Burke. So
the county had to pay full fare for Mr.
Taylor and half-fare for Burke.
The result was that Mr.. Taylor was
| obliged to pay his full railroad fare both
ways, half fare for Burke, hack hire from
| the hotel in Chicago to the InGrmarg. and
| the hotel bill besides, all of which was EN-
braced in al itenized account covering
all expenses and enclosed with the bill to
| the board. These facts can be further
substantiated by ". L. Sweeney, or
Wesley Hanna, supervisor from Yuma.
or any of the com mittee on poor accounts.
TIE whole article is simply mean. con-
| temptible attempt to create favorable com
parison for the national party, and shows
the animus of malice so plainly that no one
can fail TO see why the Organ Is so anxious
for the county. It is lie from beginning
| to end, and if the Organ wants further
proof that it is. we will quickly furnish it.
| We will further state that Mr.. W. T..
Sweeney, haYing seen the article in the
| Organ, aud knowing it to be an infamous
SANDER on an honest, upright citizen,
| voluntarily came to THE ARGUS Office
aud in the presence of two Of our most
responsible citizens said that he remem-
bered the case OF the man Burke, very
distinctly, and felt it bis duty, in justice to
Mr.. Taylor, to say that Mr.. Taylor S
charge was just and not excessive: that he
| (Sweeney) went over to Davenport, saw
Mr.. Kim ball, superintendent of the c. r. /
& 2. and tried to induce him to give a pass
for Burke, this Dir. Kimball could not
do, but he gave Mr.. Sweeney half fare
pass for Burke. Mr.. Taylor did not want
TO go to Chicago with Burke, but the lat
ter begged Mr.. Taylor to go with him.
Mr.. Sweeney, at the request of Mr.. Tay-
lor. tried to get Mr.. KimbaIl to guarantee
to deliver the man Burke to the Infrmary
at Chicago, thus saving the county the ex-
pense of an extra .man. but Mr.. Kimball
said he could not do SO. Further, Mr..
Sweeney says. that Burke was sent away
without any arrangements having been
made to receive him, which, of course, de-
layed his transfer to the lnfrmary
Further, Mr.. Taylor went at night. and re-
turned on night trains, which made it
necessary, to buy sleeping car tickets.
MIR. Sweeney says that Mr.. Taylor did
his whole duty. that bis bill is just. aud
that no one, in his opinion, could have
gone to Chicago and transacted the same
business for anything less. He objects to
having an thonored citizen DETAINED by
political apostate ike the editor of the
organ and although he (Mr. Sweeney is a
Republican, and Mr. Taylor, a Demo-
orat, as matter of simple justice he can
not see man like Mr.. Taylor, whom he
knows to be a thoroughly honest man, un-
justly maligned by man whose only OBJ
ject is malice.