Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01

The --latest Lies Nailed-Pwo Merrill
Mems SANDER Refuted.

Mems SANDER Refuted.
a reporter called upon Myron III. /
mcCord, the Republican candidate for
congress, and asked him If he had
seen the charges made by Peter Quinn
ana Henry w. Wright and published
IN a Milwaukee Democratic paper.
he said he had and the affidavit was
false as he could prove by his books,
and by the afidavits of good woods
men who did similar work for him
under similar circumstances. He also
said the statements OF the man
Wright were malicious lies as the
records of Lincoln county would
show Quinn, he said, worked for
him OF and on for about two years
before Wright ever came to Merrill
and it was during this time that the
work was performed. Mr.. McCord
sad he was appointed timber agent
by Governor Ludington in April 1876
and held the office about six years
and three months. He received from
the state about S4,7O0 all told fol
salary, expenses and disbursements,
$4,000 Of which was for salary and
$500 for expenses and disbursements. |
The salary was fixed first by Mr.. ,
Ludington and afterwards by Mr..
Smith. AS stated Mr.. McCord re-
ceived but $500 for expenses and dis |
bursments so that if he did not pay
out any of it the state was only out
$500, but the fact is he said he paid
out all his vouchers called for and he
would furnish affidavits from the
most of the men who received it ex-
cept Quinn and could have furnished
his if he did not have reasons for
swearing as he has. AS to the state
ment of Wright he simply desired to
say that it was not true. As to get
ting the county to purchase the Lin
coin County Agricultural society
grounds and improvements for 81, 500
property consisted of forty-two acres
of ground in the city limits of Merrill
and was worth now 800 per acre or
$4,000 to say nothing of the improve
ments; and that he only owned $11O
of the stock when the trade was con-
sumated. The amount of $3.50 which
he received by virtue of his office of
supervisor when the law says no
supervisor shall receive pay for more
than fifteen days at $500 per day is
easily explained. Mr.. McCord was
president of the agricultural society
and had charge OF the fair and was a
member of the committee on public
improvements and member of the
committee to settle with the county
officers and as such earned all he re-
ceived. These charges of Wright only
excite ridicule where he is known but
as some people in election contests
are willing to believe anything that is
said he thought it well enough to deny
them. 1t might be well enough to say
that it was the policy of Governors
Ludington and Smith to prevent
trespassing upon the state lands, with
this In view he was instructed to pub
lish q notice each fall in all the news
papers in his district warning people
against trespassing and saying that
thorough search would be made to see
if any had been committed. This he
did and it was In furtherance of this
policy that men were sent to the diff
ferent tributaries to see if trespasses
had been committed.
State of Wisconsin, &C.
Lincoln County.
NJ H McCord being duly sworn on
oath says that he has read the pretended
affidavit of one, Peter Quinn, published
in the Milwaukee Journal, and that the
same is not true.
Deponent further says that Mr. Quinn
during the years 1879, 1880 and 1881
was in his, McCords employ, in the
capacity of foreman, land locker, etc
That as such he, Quinn, was frequently
sent into the woods to examine lands for
a nnH LOT DIV
orders to look after treSpaSSing on state
lands lbeing by the deponent furnished
maps for that purpose,) and was also in
structed by deponent to keep an accurate
account of the amount of time actually
spent while looking over state lands to
see if any trespassing had been done.
That whenever said Quinn reported to
deponent any time spent by him, Quinn,
in looking over state lands for trespaSs,
deponent charged the state with what
spent for the state. That this made no
difference to said Quinn as he was at
work fer McCord by the year at salary
of 800 per year and board and expenses
while in the woods or camps.
DepOnent further says he charged the
state SO. 90 per day for said Quinn'S SER
vices and expenses as reported by him
QUINN
Depunent further says that he cannot
say that said Quinn understood the mat
ter sn this way, but it is a fact neverthe-
less and that is all there is about it.
Degonent further says that neither the
state nor Mr.. Quinn was injured by the
operation, because the general price of
woodsnen looking trespass was 81 90 to
70 90 per day and expenses at the time,
and Mr.. Quinn was working at salary
for deponent.
Deponent further says that if Mr.. Quinn
did what he was ordered, and what he |
reported to deponent he did do, the state |
was we'll served and at less cost than it |
could otherwise have been served.
MYRON II. MoCORD.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
, this 29th day of October, A. d. 1888.
ID. W. MCLEOD,
Court commissioner in and for Lincoln |
county.