The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-03-31

rowed the same amount over again, and then
paid interest In advance.
In 1883, September l, 800; July 5, 500;
June !, 1900; May 2, sou; April 2, 500;
March S, 81. 50:-making s9s7 So
In 1882 September |, $50; July, |, &l75;
June LIST, $3.50; Nav |, $40; March 81. $l8a;
March 3, Ss5;--making ia all $40. so in 1882.
May 81, $3.50; April 30, $3.50; March l, $50
making 81 ,045 IN 1881, the year you began To
build the court house, aud while you were
building the court house.
In 1850. December 4, &S7 50; November 4,
$50; October 5, $50; August -, $9996; Aug
8, 800; July l, $3.50; June Q, 81 y; April 80
SITS; April IL, $l47.5s; Feb. Is, $35;-makinx
81, S45N for the year 1850 ~.
June 8, $l50.94; May l. $50; May ., 500. 80;
February, t4S.+s; FEB. /, s2ld!;-msking
81 U.s. 50.
In 1878, December &ls. so: November 0, SIS;
Oct. 2, 20: Sept. Z, 500; Aug. 8, &2s8 t6; July
l, $500; June II, &3ll IS; May 2, tl83 81;
March 80, t9Os.si; March l, $50 66;---making
81 ,Ba7.70.
For 1887, December 0, $ss 50; November
Is, $40 Is; Oct. 3, sos; Sept. s, $l45; Aug
|, &3I2 u; July 2, $500 30; June l, $751;. 10;
May 2, ,i8S. 10; April 2 $3.50; March /, $50
Feb: 8, $50; Devemser 5, go ;-naking In all
81, b94h5.
Now, gentlemen, with the hondsmen Of Mr..
Raymond, desire to act fair by them. We
cannot 20 farther back than ten years. In
our suit against them did not calculate far.
Their back than ten years. | began the year
he went out of Office and went back ten years,
and as we went buck we found, Us a matter OF
fact, that II WAS getting like one Of those ele-
giant, beautiful pyramids that you find In
Egypt,with an elegant top, but as you 20 down
to the bottom the base gets larger and larger
SO as you 90 back land think some time dur.
ing our time of distress he took only $6OO In one
year, 1t gets larger and larger. But did not
go, OF course, any farther back than ten years.
Now, gentlemen, that amounts TO, what? II
would Just amount 10 the sum Of $40 800.
That Is our case on that particular feature OF
it, from our particular standpoint.
Mr.. Norton: l would like to enquire, Mr..
Moloney, what the interest was that We were
paying, or that he received a year on account
of deposits the year that We had no money In
the treasury, but had issued interest bearing
ordersy
Mr.. Moloney. That was In 1893, think,
that was 1887 SO that he got us Interest that
year from the bank.
Now, gentlemen, that Is just the condition
Of affairs as We find them from the books OF
MIR. Raymond. | do not know what explana.
ton these men have got i will say now to
you, canddly, or " any other of those par
ties! will say in the presence of their attor-
ney here, (and l see some Of the bondsmeu
are here,) that am willing now, II they de-
sire, to point out committee that means alb.
solutely to do their duty, and who will enter
findings, that they look at these books. Let
Judge Blanchard, or Judge stipp, or let any
two or three parties-men who " III honestly
and fairly look at this matter, with one of the
judges to explain the law, and who will direct
them rs to the law. We will abide by the re-
suit. ! wouldn't be much afraid OF Judge
Gilbert himself, were 1t not that he happened
to be employed on the other side, as one Of
the arbitrators; but, being employed on the
other side, and being one OF the cunnlngest
fellows, he could not resist II the Doodle was
shaken In his face by the other SIDE
Now will state, furthermore, that there
are back taxes that we have found, 81, 10 SO,
i do not propose to tell you where the books
are unless they want to come and ask or pro-
pose to have an amlcable settlement and II
they do, will do 1t then. ] will say that we
have 81 ,53lll OF those costs that speak OF
and those printers fees. will say there are
about $3.50 of other moneys that his cash book
shows that he actually did receive, and which
he never carried into his ledger so as to make
a report of 1t. | will show $34, that Mr..
Stockdalc has receipt for, dated Oct. 25,
1881, of which he has never made report. i
will say there is from redemption Of property
$302.ll. Gentlemen, that Is the way figure
il, because by running down last night care
fully these books and reducing II, have
found that, exclusive Of the moneys that he
ought to have received, and which he did not
receive, and which he simply failed to collect.
But as to those costs, tell you do not want
TO include them if they are not going to have
n law suit. but which propose to include il
we have law suit. This amounts to a good
deal over $1,000; but exclusive Of that
amount, the amount that we figure, from our
standpoint, that he is owing the county OF
La Sale, and not going back beyond ten
years, is $40, 1921 that IL, 10 addition TO
the ST l 900 which he has already paid in
Gentlemen, as | hsve said, ! have given
YOU now from our standpoint those amounts.
These gentlemen on the other side are vel
come to them do not know what capital
they are going TO make Of it; perhaps it is TO
their advantage. came In here with refer
ence to making you q statement. IL did
not come they would say, what That |,
who had been selected by you without any
solicitation, and, Goo knows. no desire, but
that am so made up and constituted thu,
am not afraid TO SHOULDER any responsibility
that may he placed on me because of my
position, If had not come here, gentlemen,
We would be told that wanted to shirk my
duty and wanted 10 conceal from this board
something. As Q matter OF fact, thought
there was something strange and mysterious
when he, Willingly or unwittingly, | would
rather say unwittingly, or ! would rather
say tina, the gentleman who proposed this
resolution had honest and sincere aud worthy
motives in doing;t; but still, no matter VIVA,
his motives were, he lie only trying TO sub
serve the interests Of the fellows on the op.
posi,e side, or did not intend to be fair with
US. Now, If this gentleman can induce these
people-that is, the bondsmen of MIR. Ray
mond--to come here. ! viii guarantee this,
that before next Saturday night they will
know every book and every page. everything
IN relation 10 this matter, provided they
want to submit 10 al honest fair, am cable
arbitration in this matter, OF an amicable
compromise. and stand by il, and have no
doubt bn, that the board will stand by what
ever arbi' ration or amioable compromise we
may CONE to But we are rendy TO compro-
mise. only say this TO you because ! have
no desire to fight for anything that can De
done without fighting. do not desire to
fight. do not desire to have law suit in