Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-06

An article in reference to the judgment
obtained by the State rs Auditor brown
Allen and Treasurer Hamilton IN the %Aool
and Tariff .Adroc1'e of October /, 1899. con-
tains. among other tnlng>, the following;
"Mr. Aliens course in this behalf was sns-
tanned by the report az inc lrtl-lt.itc ovii"l.,
tee-au lawyers 10 was 20 4he effect iANl Null-
tor Allen had ian authority uLier The law FOR
the appointment ~ Mr. hamilton aud the GLOW
ance made lin Tor bic services
Ill may be noted t1at tue fery Legislature
that AUTHORIZED This suit acainat Mr. Alien cFe-
ated an indemnify B ard Co eimourse collect
ing officers f0r damage Cd Thorn r'suiimg from
suits brought pY t1E-U ayers. AMI 'nis boar Lhs
paid for services ldtuilra' WIN Ae7o haHi1vh
performed, n auu ~ s1,,NL
"Ttfs quito clear TIA. Mr. allen. by bis action.
secured 20 the state 81 300 which Otherwise
would have heen Jos; o. her
Nothing could be more at variance with
the facts than these av-rments. Inc IT,
gislative committee reported tlat AuuitDr
Allen had uOauthOritvt oappoiLt Hamilton
Especial collector" ard pay him 20 per
cent. commission, but that the lAw required
him 20 place the bill ia the hauIs Otac0uuty
orcorporation treasurer. N The railroad com
panv would not itself pas the money INTO
the treasury. and that Tao treasurer would
be entitled 10 the commission rNed Oy law
for collecting other state revcnuc-that
the difference between the sum PAID liam
ilton (wn0 WAS treasurer oi Augusta ana me
commission 30 which be was entitled under
the law was @f40L59. and that Auditor AZ
len and his sureucs ON his official bond ana
John f.. Hamilton were bound To the lrea-
/ suryof Nirginiafor this sum illegally paid
Hamilton b. Allen. See Senate journal
lsS3-'si. page 1872
The act directing suit against Allen and
/ Hamilton was approved February -, 1851,
the act creating the BGard Of Indemnity
was dated February y. 1886. try yei'.s G'7',
and was passed by different Legislature.
The point is immaterlal except as showing
the Tecklessness ot the mlsstatemeht5 OF
the article in question.
Allen illegally paid Hamilton money out
Of the Treasury under Tie gu5e ot lesai
commissions for services performed.
The Board of Indemnity has rot paid one
cent TO treasurer for services " any kind.
Il has Undermined them tor losses Sis
tanned IN executing duties imposed upon
them by the laws OF Virginia upon PROOF
that they bad used due diligence IN pro-
tectIng and defending the interests OF the
| Commonwealth.
1t has Unidentified men who had sustain
ed losses in efforts % protect tine treasury
from robbery. butt has not rewarded those
who enriched themselves 10y rObbing II.
Not a cent was saved 10 the State
by Hamilton's action. The railroad COM
penies had ample property Al tue Siate OUT
Of which the taxes could be made at any
time. And the unanimous decree OF the
Court of Appeals IN the case tsee Allen e.
/ Commonwealth. s Hansbrough, page 80
sustained every point made by the Legs
lature against Mr.. Allen.
1t is a natural sequence to Mr. Aliens
conduct that he has appealed to the
United States courts through Judge Bond,
who. of course. gave him an injunction;
and the point on which he obtained that
Injunction was that he had offered 10 pay
the decree in coupons.
What faith can be given the utterances
of a paperwhich flies thus recklessly in the
yery face of the record!