, 1879-03-13
LSMONT pAUPEI2ISNI.


The letter OF N. j. Brown to TIE TR1nuNB,
calling attention to tho manner In which tho
public relief money was expended in tho Town
Of lcmont, brought about an Investigation,
Just completed, wll,c! shows, II true, that .hcrc
has oecn an astounding recklessncss on the part
Of Supervisor Dflsco1t, ,--tt.at ho has squanacred
the funds in such q way % to mcrit the con-
domination Of all rood men.
as Is known, the Committee on Town Ac-
counts OF tho County l}oard took hold OF the
matter soon after tile publication Of Mr. Browns
letter, vito determination to 60 to the hotsom
Of Tho tnattcr, md learn Il his amazing nilcEn-
tons vero true. They employed Mr., Henry
Pilgrim, fair and honest man. 10 get the
knowing thnt ho could not .be imposed upon,
nnd wUuld be apt 10 Eot at the truth. lie spent
wcek In Lcnsont, and was e1nlncntay aucccea,
ful, having now In bis possession names, a''M
as.ontsh taxpayers. The reporters heard Of his
return yesterday, And were. of course, after him
in body to get him to unooson himself: He
was unwilling TO do 80 at first. but, being
married her pera!stent lover to get I'D q him,
lnatly yielded, and what he sald Is given below:
lie FOUND ONE HuNnnED AND FIFTEEN pHis-
SONS WHO WE'RE uErrisa RELIEF,
iorty-tlvo Of whom wcfc single. They wcro
drawing 90, S.. ,and $40 manufacturing
cUHHtf oEuGle$ HulEt1 'AIU EJ"+Al&Ae ~ <AoHt
During the winter surs, ns nreded fMel drew
ton of conl month. Some had bccn
on the books for seventeen years. There
arc numhcr ot old Polish women III the town.
are 1T work the Rraulmothcrs atay at home and
mind tho babtcs, tho county paying them there
fos'-glytnE them money, fuel, and clotllsps'
soa,o ot these Polaudcrs were put On the Super,
fesa' rom a5road: fIe!r ''G rs,atives lid pse5
ably sent for them to como to this
Eldorado. In somo instances two members
Of the same family wesc Eettins relief. a
her ion was doing likewise in bis own name.
both living In tho same tlouse People who own
property were also receiving cast,,-$8, -, md
$40 month. Ono Of these o~ns f,ve lots, 2
beas'' bse: AID COW, ,oher a pTSpeesy ssyssa ae' ~ ts
/ city worth sl,4oo. "A stono-cntter, who
With his son works for Edwin Wa1kcr, and
whose wages we're " day, YES offended ny N
ssis some daY,,-a''d tle county also ps,d e,
| f!s medicine. The boy Is sick ct present, anu
lie Is being takcn cure Of BY tho Supervisor,
though hts father 10 at work.. An
e'e ass sS5 uorksa s;s e. from '@9ss sa9s
ITO Dec. /, ind received g . day, began draw.
fug 81 month as soon he quit, and Ilas been
Cutting it oyer since. 4 great tnaoy Of Walker's
Incn are receiving rcltct from tfie county. They
complain that he owes them money, but ques'
t1oniag brings out that tho amount Is usually
small, |,-s15 Or $50.
| THESE ARE BUT aAMrLEs
OF what Mr.. Pilgrim brought to the surface,
He satd that Il the same rules Wcrt
applied 10 Lc.nont as prevailed In tho County
Agents Office 50 per cent ot the relief gtron II
tlllt town would be cut OF. Supervisor Drls
coll Is very lnl,eh put out by tue Investigation,
mud A{r. Pilgrim states tint ilIc other evening
hc assaulted with broom handle Mr. Delaney
the foreman Of Mr. Singer, who had asslstet
Mr.. Pilgrim IN obtainiug. information. III
struck Delaney several times, knocking hin
cd severe injuries Ii others had not fnterfered:
As soon as tic facts collected by Mr.. Pilgrim
arc In shape they wlll be presented 10 tho Com
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