The Worthington advance., 1882-01-19
d. THOSB. BOGUS BONDS.

We published statement as to the
Douglas county I'd. T.) fraudulent
bs,,ds and stated that T. II. Parsons &
Co., bankers Of this place, had taken
some Of the bonds, but soon discovered
their character and returned them
without any loss. In the Sioux City
Journal of the 7th we find an interview
which reporter had with Gov. Ord
way in that city, who was passing
through on his way to Washington.
Tie Journal. publishes the following,
including a letter from Mr. Parsons:
AS the dispatch contained illusions
to Mccoy, the lately -deposed clerk of
Bon uOmne county, the governor was
: asked rs TO- whether it was really true
that McCoy, said to be sure Of appoint.
meut as United States marshal for Da-
kOta, was really mixed up in the alleg-
ed Douglas county bond frauds. The
governor sat down aud gave the report
er y history Of the organization of
Douglas county, and explained why he
felt under personal obligation to 60 to
the bottom Of the crOOkedness develop
ed in that county. But this is too long
Il story to repeat at this time. AS to
the connection of Mccoy with the
.wickedness he expressed no doubt.
In support of this view the governor
handed the reporter letter and made
no objection to his taking u copy of it.
BANK Of WoRTnlNaToN, THOMAS
II. PARSONS & Co., WORTu1NaTON,
MOBILES COUNTY, MIMI, Dec. ~, 1881.
Hon. N. q. Ordway, Governor,
YanktOn, D. T.-Dear Sir: Your ia
vOr OF the sd inst. at hand: In rela-
tiQn. ~ the douglas county crOokedness ]
would say that while was absent in
New York on July Is, 1881, G. T. Nc
Coy Of nllOmme, came here and sold
my cashier s.. .0O0 Douglas county war
rants. representing that they were all
right and were issued regularly to raise
money to build a courthouse, etc. My
cashier paid Mccoy 80 per cent. fat tor
tile warrants. Shortly after returned
home from the east, about August 10,
I received another lot of 5000 Douglas
county warrants from Mccoy. They
wero all for large amounts and created
q suspicion in my mind Of crOokedness
aud frxui. I at onco went over to
Springfield and Scotland and made ill.,
quiries respecting the condition Of
douglas county aud whether or not
McC0y's representations were true.
found out enough to satisfy me that
from $4,000 to $4,000 in fraudulent
Douglas county warrants had been is
sued and placed upon the market; that
the county had received no cOnsidera-
tion. and that there was not a dozen
families in the county and no court
house or Jail was thought of. Picking
mp what evidence could, and enough
thought, to convict Il certain promi.
1,ent politician in the steal, proceeded
to BOnHDmme, where Judge Shannon
WAS 1T that time holding court. l was
met by Mccoy who told me if. would
keep quiet all the money paid by my
bank for Douglas warrants would tie
refunded with interest; that he would
take back the warrants, and. regarding
lny own. interests as the first to %
looked after, l consented; and Mccoy
turned over to me some 5000 III Bon
lIomlme warrants, aud came home and
sent my S., ,UO in warrants under his in
structions to the First National bank
Ut YanktOn, and the balance of the
money WAS returned to me by the bank.
j hal returned to Mccoy the $1,000
Douglas ;warrants sent to me by him
previously. l had ut one time S., 600
Asouuu'0"s A"o6'oS CVunty W0Il 6htS III
lay possession.
- lSighed(: =: THOMAS II. PARSONS.
::When the reporter had finished read>
lug the letter, the governor said: ''D<,es-
l't that l,,ek, rs it Mccoy was in that
business?''~
The reporter had to acknowledge
that it had that aspect. ~
Tie governor, tapping other papers
in his pocket. said he believed he had
got pretty we'll down to tine bottom Of
that Douglas county business; that
most Of tile evidence was in the hands
Of the president. and that the rest soon
would bt.
1t is safe to say that the governor is
quite confident that he has the docu-
nnents to make IL interesting for Petit
grew and Mccoy when lie reaches
Washington.