Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-03-17

Hale-''Do you recognize the name Of
John johnson on the roll:'
Garcelon-"Yes; pardoned him out oi
State prison
Hale-"I suppose you put him where he
would be useful" Laughter.l
The Voucher Business.
Tho Governor then drew out long bun
envelope from an inside coat pocket contain
ing the following vouchers:
R. ". Black. protecting public property,
II days at s q day, and services of other
parties. $50.
B. F. Lancaster, for special police force,
e434.00, January I'd.
F. Rollins ct ais, 800. January goth.
B. +. Lancaster, for pay of extra police
force. $3.50, January sth
J. Benson, Jr., ss5.
B. F. Lancaster, guarding State House,
$2sl, January 9Th.
c. H. Osgood, SIS.
G. b. Hartwell and Samuel Atwell, Sl4.
B. F. Lancaster, $500. December 26th.
b. T. Lancaster, Sl9l. December 2Sth.
b. +. Lancaster, Sl24. January LIST.
Last payment of Lancaster at Lewiston,
February goth, $500.
January eth, cash received 81, 900.
H. Haskell, December 9th, SIS.
NJ. NJ. Folsom, January 10th, $50.
Benjamin Bunker, telegraph operator,
s67.
NJ. 7. Haskell. January Sth, sos.
G. w. French, staff duty, 500, January
10th.
Strout-''I find by warrants that you re-
ceived from December cath not including the
$1,000 which you paid Gen. Leavitt, $1,000.
So, IA is are accounted for by your vouchers,
but there still remains 1926 for which you
have not produced vouchers"
The Governor stated that he had paid A.
P. Gould $500 of this paid to members of
the Council $465; paid three men who were
detailed as special police, slO6; sundry bills
and incidentals, s229. In all, $500. He
had the balance, 1856, in his possession. and
could produce it at the proper time.
Detectives.
The Governor stated that he wished to
qualify his statement of the preceding day
about detectives being employed. He had
used the word in general sense, meaning that
in special cases parties had been sent out in
various cases to ascertain the condition of
affairs. The total expenditure for this pur-
pose would not exceed $50.
Strout-"Shortly after election it was
rumored that steps had been taken to procure
afiidavits from town officers of irregularities
or defects in their returns. Do you know
anything about it,"
Garcelon-"No sir
Strout-"Did you have anything to do with
procuring afiidavits?"
Garcelon-"No sir
Another Little Bill.
Strout-'.I find warrant drawn October
It'll, and approved by the Governor and Coun-
Gill; for f. F. Pillsbury to draw 81 600 on ac-
count for State printing. There is no vouch-
er for this. Was it your custom to pay out
money and leave nothing in the treasury to
show for what it was drawn"
Garcelon-"There may have occasionally
been something of the kind
The Black Guards.
Garcelon continues-'Don't know that the
men who garrisoned the State House took an
oath and signed roll to serve Captain
Black. In the earlier part of the trouble,
Capt. Black, DR.. Martin. and Col. Morton
went to work to get up kind Of a military
organization but would not sanction any
Black instructions about taking care Of the
men,"
Strout-"What Law empowered you to put
this extra force on duty contrary to the statute
of 1892"
Garcelon-.'I think the exigency of the
situation demanded it. They say that
Necessity Knows NO Law -
Black had no authority outside of what he
derived from me as Governor of the State.
One night the men took the muskets and
went through a mock drill, but advised that
it should not be done.
The SpOils OF War.
The following bill was shown the Governor
'.BosToS, January 9TH, 1880.
r. W. Black, Augusta, Maine, bought of
John p. Lowell 4 Sons, wholesale dealers in
firearms
dozen police badges, s24 90
2 % &C clubs, Is 90
&42 %
Received payment
Strout-"What was Blacks purpose in
purchasing these police badges and clubs:"
Garcelon-.'Don't know, unless he thought
that he was kind of special police. and pur-
chased them with that idea in view
The Money Question.
Most of the money which the Governor
took with him when his term of office expired
was in the form Of checks on banks. When
he needed money he got them discounted.
and lugged the cash round in his pocket as
carelessly as if it were doses of pills.
The Council blotter and various bills and
vouchers from the State Treasurer's Office
were then produced, which show that the
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