The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-02-24

Reply 20 Isidor Schuhmacher.
70 THE RrADERs o. the JAsPEs coURIsR.
In reply 10 Mr.. 1. Schuhmachsrs an
DWer 10 ny previous publications, word.
"a By his sbIe counssI, Il seems that
they Judge my actions By their own.
Am willing 20 grant them momen-
lary satisfaction 10 the castle theyl
build on sand. All items published byl
me we're facts, giving amounts and dates,
and cannot be repudiated unless the rec
ords are Get aside. On the whole Mr.. !
Schu uhmachcr's article 10 NJ . whimsical, |
whining character, do6ing The lamb'sl
skin over : VOLTS body.
We admit the fact that there IVES an|
special session OF the Com
missioner In October, 1857. for the pur.
pose OF examining nr. Schuhmacher'e 70.
port and also that the Commissioners dill
Igeutly looked Into matters - far - they
could In the short apace OF time, and also|
that Il was but natural and manly that
they should sign The report, including the
|coveted certificate, etc. But Il would be
ridiculous 10 believe that the Commit
'sioners could have looked into every de-.
tail Of the eight years traueactIons, or
|either one Of those enumerated and pub
|lished BY me, taking iuto confederation
|thc fact, that Il took Mr.. echuhmacher
and assistant ITO days 10 investigate
|Trsssursr Spurlock's dupIicstes for four
Years.
i Next in order, which seems to have
Istung Mr.. Schumacher 70 the quick,
was statement pubIished IN the jasper
lCoURiER Of January 9Th, 1883, Of the con-
ldition Of Joint Congregational school
| Funds, which mentions d 800 paid 10 BY
lthe Auditor OF Pike county, November
II, 1857, aud purposely omits TO state 9TH
Ter amounts from and by whom paid.
| will now explain and lay that matter
before the public, using Mr.. Schuhmach-
Ier's expression: when took possessiou
lof the oflce. at time when nearly ev-
|erything pertaining to the same had 70
be accounted for, We naturally came
Ito the school funds, having previously
Istudled the report Of the came - re-
|corded 10 Commissioners record, De-
Itober special session, 1887. We soon
found that three Of the Joint Congycs-
sional Funds we're not on record. We
llabored and hunted 10 nud some clue %
1.-The origin Of how Mr.. Schuhmachsr Oh.
tained his authority for placing them on
lrecord, aud at the same time not have
them on his school journal, but our
lsearch was al 10 vain until We accident
laIIy found claim on die from the A.
ltorney General, sfraighteniug school
matters, and also from reports made tc
1.-THE superintendent Of Public lnstruc'
ltion. Therefore We wrote to the Attor'
Iuey General stating facts and hgures
Whereupon be sent bic deputy, A. y
IFosd vke, who was with us during the
December term Of CommissIoners' court
end who was pleased 70 state that he had
len amounts or the unpaid Joint Con.
. Rressional funds, that the samc should
have been paid long sgo, that he had pre-
Iviously sdmonished Auditors to collect
1.-The same and pay what they owed Other
lcounties. and further stated that IL
would give him warrants for amount
We owed Pike and MsrtIn counties, b
would guarantee that those countiel
would pay %. Consequently ] gave
him : warrant for what we owed Pix
]. ,.Icounty, . follows:
Principal, +. /, s R.6W. 54l9l
Interest, T. !, s. r. sW. W.o'
To Martin county.
Principal. T. !, N. R.3W. 1908
|lsterest, T. !. N. R.3W. S%S.7'
To Perry county.
Interest, I. 3, s. R.sw. 70A
Total. 1l,242 81
\ Received The following amount
Through the agency of L. !: Kitchener
Attorney General, sftsr paying h'm .
vIabove:
'sI Martin county.
,|Principal, + /, N. r. Nv. 3 1919
'lIntersst, r. !, raw. 2Ao.l
Pike county.
Principal, 7. ., rev. l,ss4.7
Previously paid BY Auditor ~ :
l.'::::s e: s;S.''is !; =; Rsw. :: 3: /: J
!. ,.|PrincipsI. 7. |, N. R.ew. as!
1 Ilntoreot, -
n warrick county.
Interest. T. ., 8. R.eW. 90
Total, eS,sss.e
How Mr.. ochuhmscher can conscier
|tiously ask credit for the same can onl
lbe understood BY himself. Any pereo
having doubts, can call and examiu
lrecords, read Attorney Generate corre'
|pondence and figures, and b convince
That the fountain head Of school funds
/: lei indianapolis under the control Of q
IState Superintendent and Attorney Get
|eraI. that full and explicit explanatio
lean Be had OF the condition OF the San
Ifor The mere asking, that The State CO!
= trols and regulates The fund.- just g
|ssme 9 The county does Tor the tow
ships; that the Investigations had :
., Mr.. 6chuhmschsr for these funds wc'
Ibut : farce, and the tlO6 allowed him
|ths October special session. 1887, . 49,
-sslof money 70 the county. :,
would also call the attention o. I,
|readers q that part whore NJ. Dcnu
|macher states that II Nay, 1850. !!
FA Board % Commisolouers found that y
|ochool lunds were 10 bed condition, a