The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-18
REPUBLICAN RASCALITY.
CONFESSION OF CIIliUTAUQUA COUNTS
DEFAUL17NG TREASURER.
He Says that the Money He Lost Belonging
to the County Was Loaned 20 Prominent
Republicans. Whom ne Names and who
Were ON His Bond, to Speculate in OH.

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JAMESTOWN Oct 17.-The confession OF de-
faulting County Treasurer Orrin Spcrry. who
disappeared in 1884. which is given below.
shows tho rottenness existing in the Republic
can party hero. OF tho men implicated. Dana
Horton Is a Supervisor, Henry r. Case Is sheriff
Of the county. and Adam Davis is ono
Of the most influential Republicans in this dis.
trict. 1t Is believed that others will DO impli-
Gated. The fact that Perry offered to return
and testify. provided the indictments against
him were quashed. and that his offer was
refused. is considered sufficient evidence that
his absence is desired Tho persons who are
implicated are supporters OF Senator Vedder.
whose reelection Is considered doubtful. John
o. H. Wilson. whose name is mentioned. Is a
broker in Wall street. Now York. The follow.
ing is the confession:
INTERNATIONAL BRrDaE. Ont. Oct 3. 1901.
1T desire to make the following statement OF
tho berlnninr and ending OF nv financial
trousie s" in which became Involved ' us
Treasurer of chautauaua county At
S" a failed in the spring SPRING Of 1878.
at Mayvillc then had in sall bank about
for tho sss ip at that mc OF Adam Davis
my belief thss my losses ON account o, TINS
dollars more p"Ts at that time tsn
was my iriena supposed d. .na' UNI. .h ' NAV,
maSt RESPONSIBLE men in AND w about
My S, 1Sd s sS as nesS wa1 "Ious
in the ts end t lost many thousand dollars by this
failure.
p asn in o and hsS told
mo after this that they put this money into the
hands Of Broker Allen and it was all lost
BY investments in oil. as Case .,. and Hor-
st the s time s Of getting tss sn
dollars on purchase Of few thousand
dollars w0fn o U %nsn nsS haa % t
st thss t ss AZ S s?s HS GOING
down. WI r,r, , No-o, 1907 1s,v Do,,s
and ana and tEsS Wsro ali
%as 'aPs s
sG HES iossS s T$ss were al On my eiIeiH}
n ns ara true and at then lot a them have sfo
more q the coaptys money, r. inyss' ss tRsy
Davis; Case and Horton sm,,s tod v me: was
broker at on City. and in short time Davis;
anu 70 mt anaut
which Horton paid BACK to me; alter rar they had
THIS last amound q money rev n weeks rs. ,a
s snd they Mere Nene on
and then learned Of their last loss; Case and
Horton were ~, ntae d,sn dndld'rfnt TIL IT,
to give s their n9tes ioT the tS Of th,s
esse Ed III Hee nd did q! not ntend give
notes. ald then asked Case and h9rton %
give me their n9tes. rs they nag sgreed o. ala
stand my share OF the loss then told them
T. a'. and nstsR shssn o ssa tSst
nothing. but they would take Dayis's note 'ior
his share and they Case and Ha Or would
ana nndd Resn p pfH 81 the Which Was
VIII n: |si Sss5$s s
and Case said i was better Tor me to die than
f Tas.d tss G oney on his r
bond with Horton, to Farrell. so
they s i9a dqs s! hSffoR ~ ths Wesfe
iSap Of Pc Horton and md Case pnid
balance. claiming that ! was z partner; and and
have meyer eye paid the balance back on the $500
j! 1.-THE the Winter o, 1882. when the Collector
Ct Nina came up to settle n with me: he brought
had Of the Collector, and took 1t rs SO mich
cash This note was fTs money Tni nt mo; h1rton
and lost il, 81, Dana +, Horton said, TO
q June iss$; whs4p 1 had to make ,i ny NY
ment - the state treasurer. ana tnen norton
said: II was situated as you are Would
give Davis 2 sum Of money to make ,,, a
sum Of money big en9 y IN to ,cSpyot
nominated and elected to tho Assembly ne
should try and make money enough to rec2ve:
all his losses. Horton at this time told n,
tht fG had "s bsses G a2s OF b h
borrowed Of me OF tho c0untJs money;
p, Hero at this timerJtunr;;, iSStnCase anc
money They and Davis knew that every Goi
been collected out OF taxes. Case in tho
WIntsr would SEND t un on ms note h6yd the
the ana MonM tai fSa ef IS 50 much n
when WAS r. settle with the treasurer. and
-. ~ 1894. Wien left the county il. Il.
Cases noto was. was win my papers. ana PERHAPS