The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-09-27
Facts and COMPARISONS,

| appear UcAOIc tuC CAu VI CAio al eAIAS
No one who is acquainted with Goul'
would think of believing any of hi
idiotic rawlings, but for the sake o
making a few comparisons we vii
give a few facts concerning MI
Keenan's administration Of the Treas
ury.
| On the 22nd day of March, 1880
the first Inspection after Mr.. Keenal
went into Office, was made by B. F
Woodson, a young colored lawyer,
good accountant, and a thoroughly
honest and upright man. He stated
upon his oath, that there was ,
balance in the Treasury Of $13 1850 4S
Is not Mr.. Woodson's oath as good a
old Gould's assertion?
On the 18th Of September, 1880
Elmer C. Powell stated upon oatl
that there was balance of $40, ,742 on
in the Treasury. Is there a man il
Jackson County who would not al
soon have Powell's word as Gould.
affidavit?
April %, 1881, Ambrose Leach jr
found So, ,779.03. Is not Leach''s oatf
as strong as the imbecilic rawlings o1
Gould?
September Is, 1881, James NJ. Tripr
found balance Of $12,6S3.02. There
is no better man in Jackson county
for such work than Mr.. Trip. Com
pare his sworn statement with the
idiotic, maudlin jabber Of Gould.
March 9, 1882, Mark Sternberger, &
thoroughly honest man, found q
balance of $1s, 1858. Put this hon.
est mans oath against the bowling OF
old Gould, and be assured of the con.
dition of things on that date
September %, 1882, Hon. T. l.
Hughes, one Of the best men who has
ever lived in the County, found a
balance of $s,51753. Is there man
in the County who would not rathe,
have Mr.. Hughes word than Gould's
affidavit?
March %, 1883, Wellington C.
Evans, an experienced book-keeper.
inspected the Treasury, and found a
balance of $14,sS5Os.
1t will be seen by the foregoing
that the money made way with by
keenan, was disposed Of recently, as
it is not at all probable that he could
keep his crookedness hid for any
length of time, with such Inspectors
as we have named. Gould is extreme
ly anxious to know where the money
went. Well, Mr.. Gould, stand up,
and we will enlighten you as to where
some of it went.
Mr.. Keenan, was in the habit of
loaning sums of the County money 30
his associates, and, like the proverbial
dog, he fell into decidedly bad COM
pany. When he would loan a man
money, he would write on slip OF
paper "A-sl0." orr ''R-s5," or some
thing to that effect, and drop the slips
into the safe. Many of these men
thought that this was Keenan's in
.dividual money they were borrowing,
but Gould affects to have known that
it wasn't. A day Or two befare
Keenan, went away, he spoke to a
friend about his anxiety to settle up
some business matters, and complain
ed that there were some Of his Friends
who were slow settling. Among
other things, we are reliably informed
he made the statement: There's Gould
owes me hundred dollars" When
the safe was opened after Keenan, 5
fight, sure enough there was the tell
tale slip: "W. c. Gould, $780,"
Keenan, was aone-uould knew
that if he came back it would be as a
prisoner, and he felt bold. He rushed
into the Treasury and paid $25, de-
claring that he had paid Keenan, the
other $75. Mr.. Gould may have paid
keenan,. We will net saT that he did
not.
There is nothing in the Treasury to
show that he ever paid one cent of it
so far as we have been able to aaoer-
tain, except the s2a. Is it a wonde,
that this fellow knew there was nc
money in the Treasury? If he had
left the money he borrowed Of Keenan,
in the Treasury, it would have paid
several farmers their witness fees in
attending Gours, OF materially assisted
in public improvements. So, deal
reader, when you read or hear any
more of Gould's howling, just remem
ber that he got part Of the swag
1t is no wonder Gould d has Elss hoWled tha
there was no money ia the Treasury
He kne,e of a hundred dollars of j
that was not there.
Some two or three meddlesome liar
on the Democratic side, have beer
circulating the story that the recen
Inspection was partisan Inspection
because the Probate Judge did no
appoint e AeMostat a. Inspector
This was not a special Inspection, bu
the regular semi-annual Inspection
and the law says that the Probat
Judge shall appoint person as In
snector-not a mum her nf nersnns In