, 1879-03-13

THE srEGlAL AGENTS REPORT.
Tho luttcr OF N. j. Brown to THE tribune,
calling attention TO the manner In which tho
public RELIEF money was expended in the Town
OF Lctnout, brought about an Investigation,
lust completed, which shows, II true, that thcro
has necn IN astounding reckessncss on The part
Of Supervisor Drscol, ,-that he has squanlcred
the funds In sucll way as to merit tho con-
domination Of nll good men.
Aa fs known, The Committee on Town Ac-
counts OF the County Bonrd took hold Of tic
matter soon after the publication Of Mr. Browns
letter, WITH differentiation to 20 to Tic bottom
Of the matter, and learn II his amazlng allecn-
tions Wcro true. They employed Mi. Henry
Pilgrim. fair and honest nau. to get tic
iarts by personal inquiry and examination,
knowing that ho could not be imposed upon,
and would bo apt TO ret 1t tic truth. Iie spent
week ~ Lcn'ont, ard was enincHtly srccess.
lul, having now In hs possession names, ns,t
figures, md other "details, which will moro than
return ycsterday. ind we're, of course, % alter lin
In body 70 get him to unboso.. himself. lio
was unwilling to do so at iirst, but, being
IN about the position Of the young lady who
married. her persistent lover to get rid of him,
tlnally yielded, ind what he said Is given below
lie FOUND ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN rER-
soNs WHO WE'RE GETTING RELIEF,
fortg.avc Of whom were single. They wcro
drawing So, IS, and $40 month,-Getting
county n orders, which arc eqnivatcnt to cash.
ton 81 coai a month. Soma Ind 6een
on the hooks for seventeen years. There
aro number Of old Polish women IN the town.
They layo sons md daughters, and while these
aro 1T work the Rrandmoihcrs stay at homo aud
mind the babies, tho county paying them there
ior'-Etvli1E them money, fuel, nnd clothing.
somo of these Polanders were put on tho Super
ro oroo noo5s cr e. soon pnotses ns thy ysa l
nbly scnt for them to come to thIs
E!aorado. Iii some instances two members
ot the same family wero getting relief. a
widow womnn was drawing $40 q month, and
both living III tles same housc. People who , own
property wcro also receiving cash,-s8, 81, and
$40 month. Ono Of these owns five lots,
house, a. COW, mud several hives OF
efs' ey vorta e se s9tseF pFe1essy sfe:ycuer ws ss
with bis son works for Edwin Walker, and
whose wages were 53 day, was attended by
doctor for tlyo weeks at public expcnse,-two
ii. fhs boy IS sick /. re pre.eat es and md
though hts faticr il Ut work. An. An.
other ,'esone,e9ttcr, also an cmployc
Ito Dee j, md received ss day, began draw. draw
fnE 81 month as soon ho quit, nnd Inns boon
getting It ever s.ncc. A great many Of Walkers
men arc receiving relief from the county. They
complain TINT he owes them money, hut qucs-
tloning brings out that tho amount is usually
small, l,-Sl5 or SEQ.
THESE ARE But 8AMrLEs
Of whut Mr.. Pilgrim brought to tho surface.
Hc sahl tint IL the snmo rules wcra
applied TO Icmont as prevailed in the county
Agents Office 80 per cent Of the relief riycn Il,
tl,At Town would be cut OF. Supervisor Dris-
coil Is very much put out by Luz Investigation,
md Mr.. Pilgrim states that The other evening
he assaulted with broom lautllo mir. Dclauey,
the foreman Of Mir. Singer, who Ind asststod
Mr.. Pilgrim In obtaining Information. lie
struck Delaney seTcfal timcs knocking him
down, md, jumping OH him, might have infltct-
ed severe injuries Ii others llal not Incrferetl,
Az s0on ns Ule factB collected By Mr. Pilgrim
ARG In shape tlcy will be presented 10 the Com
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