Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-06-25

If had not they are the ones to COM
plain, not those who are not in any
way interested; that years ago I work
ed with Ex-Secretary Schurz and Gov.
Brown i'm this state to enfranchise all
those who were DISTINGUISHED, and to
heal the wounds of needless strife is
very true; that at one time the demo-
Gratis of this county joined with the re-
publicans and elected me prosecuting
attorney Is true, and for which / then
did, and do now, thank them; and
that in the last election I voted with
the democrats for Il representative on
the county ticket is also true. When
the republicans all,w themselves to he
managed by wire-pulling, machine
politicians they need not count OH me,
shall vote for better men every time.
Those charges make me out SO good
and efficie mt II democrat, that | am at
loss to know why you, being DEM
| ocrat, should join in with the charges.
Still with all my work done i'm their
behalf | claim that [ am better re-
publican than any who once having
trust of honor has been removed on
many charges of fraud and corruption
found to be true, or those who are re-
publicans for business only.
Respectfully,
JAMES IL CHASE.
The charges calling forth the above
reply were published in a recent num-
Der of the Piedmont Leader. They
were originally preferred about year
ago, and placed before Hon. H. M.
Teller, then U. S. Secretary of the In
terror. The name of the accuser was
affixed, of course, but for some reason
it is withheld in the publication. The
letter here given was followed by an
other in the Leader over the signature
of G. r. Peck, but as his is almost iden-
tically with the first, one of them is
sufficient:
To the Honorable, the Secretary of the
Interior, Washington. d. G.
SIR:-I desire to call your personal
attention to facts concerning one of the
Land Agents in your department., be-
llevlng it will better subserve the in
terests of the people, than to have the
case investigated by Congressional
Committee.
James H. Chase is Register of Lands
at Ironton. Mo-, and was appointed i'm
1888. He is an unsuitable person to
hold any office in the Civil Service
whatever as his record is covered with
a series of offences, which no honest
man would be guilty OF.
L charge him with having collected
numerous Pensions and Bounty Claims
which he has failed to pay over to the
proper recipients.
Among others specify, Bounty
Claim tor Chris Hackenheimer of Belle
view, Iron county, Mo. He collected
claim, held the money for years and
claimant was compelled to employ an
attorney to recover the amount. which
was settled by nOte-which is still I'M
paid; see letter Jas. H. Shields attached.
AS Curator of heirs of ono Strong an
ex-UniOn soldier, Chase collected pen
sion moneys for them and withheld a
part of proceeds, for which he gave his
note, Nov. II, 1875, for S3O4, So which is
still unpaid and is held by r. M. Snow,
of Durant, Indian Territory.
1 especially call your attention to
documents now on file in your depart
ment, Pension office in re: Claim 215,-
S31. In Pension Claim of one Maria
Russell original P. q. and ask eXamin-
alton thereof, with examination and
report of H. A. Hunter, special exam
liner, taken at IrontOn, Mo. y 1888, in the
presence of H. M. Bradley, Jos. Huff,
Cir. Clerk, and Jne. F. II. Edwards.
James III. Chase i'm this instance 70, O.
ed an affidavit purporting to be made
by Elizabeth Nall, surreptitiously used
the seal of the Circuit Clerk and forged
his (Jos. Huf7s) signature to the jurat
as will be shown by the affidavits now
on file in your department. Said Eliz-
abeth Nall was myth, no such person
existing.
That this case alone will prove Chase
q forger and feIOn who should be occu-
plying cell in Penitentiary instead
Of an office of trust under the U. s.
That these facts will be
substantiated by persons whose verac-
ity IS beyond cavil and by documentary |
evidence.