Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-01

Tor their investigation? Did lie in SAVING
that the expert reported that tee records had
been kept in such way as to enable sthe
clerk snd police to put money ia their pockets
IL they wished To- DID lie in saying that he
reported $500 to 81 600 In deposita for costs
yet uuaccounted for? If SO. whv
do these things appear in the official
proceedings of the city council for September
1878, snd why were the minutes approved at
the next regular meeting?
Did lie when stated that the money which
he borrowed from friend To eover his shortage
| in time to escape Indictment for embezzlement,
has not even yet been repaid? ASK the execu
tors of DIR. Levi Butler.
Did lie when L said that Judge Cooley
knew the facts, and had advised him not 90
| attempt defense? If so, Judge Cooley lied
| to others, and do nOt believe he did. Ask
him what he told z. 4. Brown, N. r. Thomp.
son and Others.
! Did lie when said thst if he was short in
his accounts he was defauIter, and that had
he been indicted he could not plead incompe-
| tency in court, which is the only defense his
| friends now attempt to make for him. and the
only one which will clear him from criminal
| intent. outside of a court? Ask any lawyer.
And SO with other charges which 1 have
made, but which need not be repeated here
| Ii any OF my charges were false he could
prove that fact very easily. he dare not at
| tempt 1t, save by general denial
Fifth-He truthfully says Alderman Camp
| one of the committee which examined his ar.
| counts, now certifes that the committee
\ found no other mistakes in Davenport's ac-
| counts than We found in the accounts of Other
clerks" What of il? If the otkers were de-
| faulters, did it Justify him? And Mr. CAM
further certi6es that he believes Mr. Dayen-
port was perfectly honest" Then the report
he signed meant that he vas grossly incompe-
tent. What Camp believes IL not important
anyhow.
| SixthIy-Mr. Davenport claims that Alder
man Watt 'unquslifedly says the same"
| what he signed WAS to the effect
| that the mistakes were owing
| to the careless manner In which he did bust
ness, and not necessarily to guilty motives.
| Also, that Davenport agreed not to publish it
unless signed by the balance of the commit
| tee. Ask Aldermen Frank Gale and A. @.
| Haugan, who are both in the city, why they
| did not sign 1t?
Seventh-He says that e. s. Corser denies
having openly stated that no one who knew
| the facts can defend Davenport" Probably
| this is true, 80 far as the word Openly is
| concerned. That Mr.. Corser has used similar
| language think he will not deny.
Eighth-Be inserted what purports to be
| certificate of integrity and efficiency from
Judge Cooley. Here am in dilemma 1
can Scarcely believe that Davenport would in
sert such certificate unless Judge Cooley au-
l tAoAIZIo LIZ hui Cdh L DEllSNe LQaJ uQGe COOleV
would authorize il in the face OF counter state
ments made by him to N. Il. Thompson. q. E.
Brown, myself and others.
Lastly-Mr. Davenport thinks his answer
will satisfy any reasonable MAJ that the
charges against him are false Perhaps
so; that is if "any reasonable
man" can reconcile his answer withthe facts
as they appear Of record. individually, 1
think the public will prefer to believe the Off
cial records OF the city-records which any
and every man can readily examine. Respect
fully, Ed. A. STEVENS.
| P. S.-Mr, Davenport appends to his an.
swer an editorial from the Tribune in which no
aliusion is made to the charges against him,
but asserts that he should be supported because
he has always been true to his party. remem-
Der that four years ago, he was defeated in Re-
publican convention Sept. Is, 1870 for
clerk of court, by Mr.. j. A.
Wolverton; that he bolted the nomination and
sought the nomination at the .o-ealled people
convention, October Is, which failed to ma
terialize; that for some days thereafter be
talked of being an independent candidate, but
yielded to the pressure brought to bear on him
when he found that while as an independent
candidate ne might help my candidacy, q be-
ing the Democratic nominee) refused to make
any pledge looking to his reward-then and
not until thsn did lie give Wolverton his sup
| port, lukewarm even then. E. A. G..