Telegram-herald., 1890-10-08


Dot NJ Sorlh's honoF has nsseF been
attacked Or deGhtea aDd MF. AckiEoy
does not pose a. states ssideHces bot
as "a aBeorFupted 2ad ineoxruptibls
patriot. Hs pose hss been sadly assar-
ranged.
The asad4yit Of John c. ylncent Of
the agm ol Farr i Vincent, who nsd
the eontrzet for furnishing the bricks
for tne north aud south wings Of tue in-
st.tuL0n. ant the AFFIDAVIT oi John Jor-
dan the bFiek maker, utterly demol-
IA Mr. Aekiroy's charge that Mr.. Tar-
ner furnished the bFsek. Fsrr 4 Vim
cent sere awarded the contract as
ths losest bidders. and they bought
the brick OF Jordan. Henry Hum
phrey. general accountant N the Audi
toF-eisnsrAHs once, also sseaFs that no
voucher Nas ever paid TO Mr.. Turner
FOR brick OF other material for use
about the premises
Mr.. McElroy's charge that Mr.. TUr-
ner caused the expenditure OF sl.i0 per
square more tor Michigan slate than ne
would have had 10 pay for Pennsylva-
ma slate. rejected to make way FOR the
Michigan product, IS even more COM
pletely demolished by the sifidavits Of
V. II Eberts, John VI. Eberts and
James l.. Thomson. of Detroit. mem
bcrs OF the frm OF Eberts Brothers and
their bookkeeper. The slate roofing
was furnished by this firm, one of the
most prominent roofing firms in the
state. The language of W. IL. Eberts
IS 50 pertinent that we quote it;
This depouent further states that
ne has been in the slate business for
nearly twenty years, anu that his atten-
ton has been called TO the statement
OF the said Free Press that the hoard of
| control oi the Said school for tho blind
| paid Sl.lO per square d lterence between
| Bangor, Pa, slate, which Was delivered
/ on their grounds and rejected. and
number one Michigan slate. And this
/ depOnent insists that If said board oh
tanned the change for the price named
/ that Il was certainly in the interest OF
/ the people of the state of Michigan,
and OF much greater value than the
| difference paid. and that the actual
I difference IN value between the states
named was at that time 81 per square
/ in favor OF the Michigan slate, and that
/ the buildings now rooted with Michigan
I slate are much more substantial and
lasting, and OF much more value than
/ II rooted with Bangor. Pa, slate, aud
/ tnat tins fact is we'll known 70 all slate
\ dealers throughout the country. Mlchl-
I gan slate rating IN quality as high as
any states produced III the world"
The change in states thus turns out
/ to have been first-class business trans
action and the vouchers, issued in pay
ment for the slate, were attested by Mr..
McElroy himself; and, according to the
recollection of j. C. Vincent, Mr.. Nc
/ Elroy Was the first man to call attention
to the inferiorlty of the slate that was
rejected.
In regard to Mr.. McElroy's charge
that Mr.. Turner furnished milk to the
institution, the affidavit of Henry
Humphrey already referred to shows
that no payments for milk we're ever
made TO Mr.. Turner. But it turns cut
that very intimate friend of Mr.. Nc
ElrOy somehow got the privilege of fur
nishing milk TO the institution ats cents
per quart, while he was at the same
time furnishing milk to the Reform
! school at cents. The vouchers in the
Auditor-GeneraPs Office show this fact,
and every voucher is countersigned by
Mr.. McElroy. This is one of the little
operations of Mr.. McElroy, which was
rudeIy stopped by Mr.. Turner.
Mr.. Turner closes this part OF the an
swer with the solemn assertion: al
state positively, unequivocally and sb-
soIutely that I never derived in the
way of profits $4,000 or s cents. or l
cent, or any other sum. at any time,
from or through sale of any materials
to the school for the blind during, be-
| fore or since my connection with that
institution, and I challenge the world
on this proposition"
The resident member of a board of
control of any State institution is en-
trusted, to a great extent, with a man
agement Of its affairs. He devotes
many days of time to his institution,
for which ne IS entitled TO s. per day
| and expenses. To show how much Mr..
Turner made as resident member of the
Board of Control for the Scnool for the
Blind, he submits a statement of the
| amounts paid 20 the several resident
board members during his term of
Office. The sums paid range, for the
other institutions, from 1856 10
s2702. 30. while Mr.. Turner received in
all but sl4i. Certainly he was not on
the board for Doodle" In this con
nection read the clipping from tn.
Lansing Republican. in another col
umn, beng an interview with the clerk
Of the Board of State Auditors.
The charge that Mr.. Turner had
rented houses Of prostitution "a sbso-
lutely refuted By his own indignant
denial and /. the affidavit Of the
assessor OF Lansing, "a to the
ownership OF .he property desig-
mated 5y Mr.. McElroy. This charge
merits no further attention. A man
Of Mr.. Turner's standing. the husband
and father Of as refined and sensitive a