Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-26
AUDITOR ALLEN.
MAHONE'S PARTICULAR PET IN
A SNAIL
Charges OF Attempted Bribery. and
a Counter Plea OF n Suggessed B0-
nus-HoW Some Poll Taxes Were
Paid.

RICHMOND, April 25.-A warrant was is
sued upon the affidavit of s. Brown Allen,
Auditor Of Public Accounts, for the arrest
OF G. H Kendall, manager Of the Kendall
Bank Note Company, Of New York, on the
charge Of cffaring the Auditor bribe to IN
fuence his vote as q member Of the Board
Of Sinking Fund Commissioners in favor
of the bid of the Kendall Company
for printing bonds, ETC., to be issued under
the RiddIeberger funding bill. The contract
was given to the Kendall Company on the
20sh, Allen voting against it, and the matter
was then brought before the Legislature,
which adjourned without taking action.
Mr.. Kendall will appear before the Police
Court to-day.
An Injunction has been obtained, but
not recorded, by Attorney General Blair,
restraining the Board of Finance Commits
sioners from executing the contract with
the Kendall Company on the ground OF the
Unlawful solicitation of Allen.
At a meeting of the Board o. sinking
Fund Commissfoners this afternoon, Second
Auditor H. H Olson and Treasurer A. K.
Revelry, constituting 4 majority Of the
board, filed their answer to Auditor Aliens
protest against awarding TO the Kendall
Bank Note Company, of New York, the
contract OF engraving and printing the rev
bonds, ETC., to be used in funding the State
debt. In their answer, after detailing the
manner in which the contract was awarded
TO the lowest bidder, they say that so far ss
the allegation contained in Auditor Al
lens protest, that George Fl. Ken
dali approached him with what he
believed was intended as az improper soli-
citation IN the form Of an offer to compen-
safe Allen for his iU1ueuce, they never
heard Of such solicitations or improper az
proach until after it had been decided to
award the contract TO the Kendall Company.
They were then ot the opinion that any
public officer Of Virginia would understand
such proposition as an assault upon his
official integrity, and would Immediately
have resented the insult and taken steps to
punish the offender against decency, pro-
priety and law.
In the lme connection Kendall submitted
to the board an sfn lavit, in which he sets
forth the manner IN which the bid of the
Kendall ComDauy for printing bonds, etc,
was made and scceptsd, aud then goes on
TO state that in sn interview with Auditor
Allen the latter expressed his uuwilIingpess
to award the cOntrsct 70 the Kendall Com
pany, ssytng that his (Allen's) parry were
under obligations to the American Bark
Note Company for the sum of IS 900
advanced to assist In paving the cspitasion
tax OF voters to help United States Senator
Malone fn his political campaign; that Ger
tain members of his (Allen's) party had sold
short bonds of the State Of Virginia,
and might be interested in not hav-
inr the readjustment of the Sate
debt proceeded with to gain prof'
by lowering the value Of said bonds; that
Allen had said it was customary, he be-
lieved, o make certain rebates in bank note
engraving contracts, and that he might be
Influenced by means not improper in the
giving Of the contract, mentioning the sum
Of $1,000, distinctly stating that present
for hts trouble would not be Objectionable.