West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-03-07


Editor ARGUS "A letter WIS printed
10 your paper last week signed Patsy
Doodle, but whose real name am inform
Cd is w j. LsYclle, in which me says an
old gentleman with whom ho had been
converting, said TO him, In speaking OF
Republican croOkedness and corruption in
Pree ion county, that there WIS two per
cent levy made in December 1854, and that
II Il fact which has never been success
fully deOied that S8S, 900 Of this cannot be
| acc iuoted for, 'Phen you cay in your ed
itorisl noe, orr Tunncton correspondent
says that there Was about S38, 600 Of buun-
~ money collected in this county that was
never distributed. l. it pos. ihle thet that
;-oney found It's way into the pockets OF
certain county officers? Many claim that
II did and an Investigation of The matter
| should at once he made. Now, Mr Editor,
| you and Mr. LsveIle, If he is the writer of
the letter signed Patsy Doodle, are respon-
sible for the charge made in the letter
which Ia substance lie this;thsL S39, 900 of
the two per cent levy that went into the
hauds Of the tax collector his never been
properly paid over or accounted tor. 90
understand II, and the same construction il
gwen TO II 10 the community. | heartily
favor the investigation you say ought To
be made at once, and l think / Gao be Of
service TO you in making it. | will 90 40
Tar al 10 give You sOme impoVtaot facis 10
start with, and assure you Of further did ns
! you proceed. Tie first fact you want "
| know Is, who got the money? The two
| per cent levy "Gs made in January 1865
and as WAS then Sheriff aud collector of
taxes, IL must have gone into my hands
II did. Now your way is clear. | don't
! claim To be more honest than believe those
were who held the other C unity offices at
tdst time, and | think sl-o the stealing OF
misapIfopria,iOn of public monies was as
likely to hHva occurred in the Sheriff's
Office es in the other county @lices. |
don't want the Republican party of Pres
ton 20 be held responsible for my misdo-
| iDg', rs / am IA ready now 90 shoulder my
Responsibilities es l was during the four
years term Uf the sheriff atty with which
was hOnOred from Jan ], ] 8G3 To- Jan. / -,
1867. 80 let your investigation begin
With mo, aud ihgt 1t may proceed at once =,
| make Ihisspropnsitiou 10 you, Lee Kus-
sart and w. j. LIvelle, leaving oui the
letters old gentlemen for he must be ur-
| dersto0d TO be cseaure of Mr.. Llvelle g
Inauguration unless be shall give his name
You select mau, will sci, CT one, and
they shHl. select the third one, all ~ he
men Of gS,d moral char. ctcr and ro,scs..
cd of good business qusliicsir us. They
to proceed at ono, and the invest q ,tou
g. be conducted in sccurdarce with lie
rules governing legal investglt ms. Be
fore processing, you 10 execute b ma
| with good security, that y.m Will pay the
costs of the investigation, provide YOU
fail to e0bstantiAte the cLa.ge made ~
execute bond with good security that |
! will pay the coats of the Investigation
a;sG n addition tie sam II $500 ~ e1ch QJyoU
# you do sIbstsu.iatc the ch2rge made
Now, urge you to proc ed with reasuna-
| bic hnsin, Ill the present county flic,ys
will, d"utless give all The ail they can ,nnd
II rrcords orc lacking, The auditors unice
can supply the d,flCcrCy, lLd ;hrn you
Fwi'i hsye tho brnclit o.; H7r. Lavellr's old
gentleman WI" s,tios so know AL aLou H..
The charge y"n have made Is a yr'y scr-
nu- one, auc sufficiently 4. fIit, L. var
rant rae in lnl1mg you accountable fur !,
AMI thus publicly dcnnucirg that y. Ii C.
,aoiish It's tru'a'unesa, and II Y"u fail SO