The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-07-31
ELI c. HORNADAY.
The Kind of q Man President Harrison
Chooses to "Watch Thieves"

The appointment of Eli c. Hornaday of
Davies county as special timber agent in the
interior department created the most profound
surprise and disgust wherever be is known.
The duty of special timber agent is to pre-
vent the stealing of timber from government
lands and to bring to punishment the parties
engaged in such depredations. Hornaday's
selection for such duties as this is one of the
finest practical jokes the president of many
prayers has yet played on the American
people.
HOrnaday is a political adventurer of the
lowest type. He has long been one of the
most active dirty workers the Q. o. p. has had
in Indiana, but in off years has occasionally
given his services to the opposition. He is
thoroughly disreputable and his appointment
to this or any other position in the government
is an outrage.
WASHINGTON, Ind, July 27.-[Special. i
Much dissatisfaction and disgust prevails among
the leading republicans of this county over the
appointment of Eli S. Hornaday as timber in
spector. He had no backing from this county,
for there is no republican who knows him that
would recommend him for any public office. A
number of leading republicans whom the writer
has interviewed are emphatic in denouncing
the appointment, and express deep regret at
the sad mistake the administration has made.
Mr. Hornaday went to Washington to attend
the Inauguration and remained there until he
secured the appointment. Republicans here
do not hesitate to say that he is unprincipled
and unscrupulous, and that If he practices his
shrewd tactics of dishonesty he will come out
of the Office millionaire. He figures extern
sively in politics. but always for personal gains,
and has been known to sell out his friends to
gain his nefarious ends. His business record is
anything but enviable.
HOrnaday's principal service to the &. o. p.
has been the importation of negroes for voting
purposes.
WoRTHINGToN, Ind, July 27.-[Special. i
Eli c. Hornaday, who was recently appointed
a special timber agent under the interior de-
partment, has a record here, and it is a record
which would not commend him to anybody but
president of many prayers for an Office of
trust or profit. He has been mixed up in a
number of curious transactions here, and al
though his stay in the county was short, a
number of creditors were left TO mourn his
departure. Among them were Mr.. Marcus
Hays, one our best citizens and farmers, aud
David Cooper a worthy colored man. About
six months ago Hornaday lost some cattle He
caused the arrest of JEFF Picard of this
county on a charge of poisoning them. Pickard
was bound over The case was called up sew
eral times, but Hornaday was never present.
Finally the prosecution was dismissed, for the
reason. as claimed, that Hornaday was afraid TO
face crosse Examination at the hands of Mr.. Nj.
D. Ellis, the defendants counsel. Pickard
then made preparations to file an action against
Hornaday for false arrest but the latter de-
parted before opportunity came to serve the
papers.
William wilkins and c. n Shaw of our bank
can testify to Hornaday's reputation. His APP
pointment to watch thieves" on the govern
ment lands is rare Joke, but it is likely to
prove an expensive one to the government