, 1890-02-07

A TILLAINoUS CONSPIRACr

The Sun with left handed indirectncsS.
nomiually quoting from the Sheridan
Post, charges that Judge Orr, the re
ceiver of the Buffalo land Office, is a OOu
short in his accounts and upon this alleged
basis builds up a homily upon the weak
ness oS Democratic land receivers in gen
eral AS nearly as We can get at the
facts this persecution Of Judge Orr is one
OF the most contemplate political plots
we have ever heard of Ii the dispose
ton Of the powers that be was to remove
Judge Orr they might rave done so
readily without attempting to smirch bis
character.
We we're Yesterday shown a letter from
JddRe Orr which thoroughly explains The
whole matter. The portions bearing dI-
rectly upon the charge are as follows:
"On Saturday night. the 18th of January,
l received a letter signed by Assistant
Commissioner Stone, dated the 7th OF
January and mailed the 18Th, stating that
l owed the United States as follows: On
account of the contingent expenses for the
year ending June 30 1889, 81. 20; appro
priation for the shipment of public
moneys to same date SS5; sales of public
lands SO, 9l9. 20, and demanding of me to
deposit these amounts in the designated
depository.
AS to the first two items amounting to
$50. 20, they were balances in my hands
as discussing agent June 30. 1889. and
| wrote to the COMMISSIONS j uly 3 asking
if l should deposit these amounts to the
credit OF the treasurer at once or wait un
til the accounts were adjusted up to that
time. received a reply from him dated
July IL. directing me TO hold the amount
il mi hands until the accounts had been
adjusted when / would be instructed what
to do with it. | received the adjustment
dated Oct. IS, 1889, stating the balance
against me as above, and directing me to
place these two amounts, 81. 20 and sS5.
to the credit OF the treasurer. | wrote
the Nebraska National bank Nov. 2, to
place the amounts as directed by the com
missioner, which WAS done Nov. Is,
1859. and | have a duplicate certificate oil
deposit. the ORR iual being forwarded to
the treasurer, and also wrote the COM
missioner Nov. I that | had ordered the
amounts credited as directed by him.
in making reports OF moneys received
by me at the end of the month aud quar-
ter. | am allowed to credit myself with
Shipments made at the end and during
the latter part of the month are entercI
on the accOunts as in trnusltu' and stand
as so much debit and are so carried over
to the next month, when | get credit for
the certificates OF deposit. At the end VI
September l had two shipments 'in
transltu,' amounting to IS. 9l9. 20, fo7
which l received the certificates of de
posts IN October, Nos. 939 and ga,
dated Oct 3 aud Oct. I, aud which were
entered in the October report to the com
missioner. | have certificates of deposit
for every dollar since, except the two
last shipments, made. one Jan. 25, for
81. 357 sc, and the other Jan. 81 for
S59l.0s These are the facts in the case
and The report that | am short in my &C
counts 81, 900, or any other sum, is in
famously false aud slanderous, and | de-
nounce it as such and am willing to face
the accuser anywhere"
Judge On is no more wrong in his &C
counts than is any other government dis
bursting officer during the period that his
returns are made to the treasury depart
ment, the account audited aud trans
mitted TO the interior department. The
plot to detame him is on its face an in
famous piece OF political skullduggery.