Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-21

Evidence Shows He Has Been Sell.
ing supplies Furnished by
the State.
Immense Quantities Of Leather and
Herse Hair Ropes Dis.
posed Of.
4 Des Moines, Aug. 21.-For the second
4 time. the state board of control is exer-a
cised over affairs at the Mount Pleas
Stone, superintendent of the Industrial
department of the Mount Pleasant In.
\ stitution, is accused of selling state
goods confined to his care The board
Eof control yesterday afternoon wired to
Superintendent Hoyt ordering Stones
arrest, and last evening John Cownie, a
member of the board, Went down to the
scene of the trouble.
The story told is a remarkable one.
ilSome time ago, a man BY the name of
Tony Valid was sent to the Mount
4 Pleasant institution for treatment. He
watched the work in the Industrial de-.
4 partment, and claims to have discov-
4 cred that more shoe sole leather was
being purchased for the shoes made
there for the inmates OF the institution
than would furnish shoes for each in
Innate once a week. He investigated,
and said that he found that goods, con-
r.
hair rope for mattresses, We're being
shipped to Burlington and other points:
4 To avoid detection, some of the ship
ments were from neighboring stations.
4 Valid ingratiated himself into the con-
fidence of one Of the employees of the
hospital and made arrangements TO be
4 taken into the profitable trade. Being
4 discharged, he returned to Des Moines
4 and correspondent with the Mount
4 Pleasant parties. He took Eli Hardin,
La Des Mones detective, into his conf
sl3dence, and it was arranged that an or
Ilder should be sent to Mount Pleasant
4 for goods. Under this plan $40 was sent
to superintendent Stone early last week
4 with an order for a quantity of sole
4 leather and hair rope. Stone was re-
4 quested to send the goods C.. o. d. for
4 the balance OF the purchase price, the
A purchaser pleading lack OF funds. The
goods arrived in Des Moines Sunday
4 morning. coming by express. and yes
lterday were delivered to MIR. Hardin.
4 Hardin called at the state house yes
p terday afternoon. He told what he
a knew and turned over this. originals of
the letters. Satisfied that the evidence
4 against Stone was sufficient to justify
z action, an order was sent to Superin-
Z tsndent Hoyt of the asylum for Stone S
4 arrest. Store was formerly connected
s with the Glarinda hospital and went
with Superintendent Hoyt from there to
Mount Pleasant. His reputation has
. been good.
. SOME OF THE LETTERS.
/ The letters quoted DsloM are in the
a possession of the board re control i,
n their original form. In them Stons
speaks apparently for himself. but it is
supposed Others may be implicated. Tbs
I. lsletteras folloW:
"a Mt. Pleasant, Ia, July is, 1900
y Friend ------:: Yours OF the 10th to hane
land was glad to hear from you. L have
six bundlessof rope, each weighing fifty
& six pounds, making a total of S3t
pounds. think tbs best Way 10 man
4 ageSis that you give ME 10 cents a pount
for the rope in advance if you can. II
would be a good speculation for YOU
will meet all expense from here and pas
y freight on same. Will box Tie rope il
I one box and send IT to your address.
Let me hear very soon as (tol what
: you think of it. You would be able t.
J; make clear from to s cents on tn,
i pound.
! Write soon. lNo Signature
Int. a
s36 pounds of rope boxed ready fol
!, what you could do With fifty feet of oal
sole. / haveit cuJSn foot squares, max
& ing it ready to ship. Is all over - cent
!. a pound satisfactory !? Viii ship all pre-
paid after hearing from you. Woule
like $50 cash and the balance after so,
receive same. think ii best that 70,
would not put your name to Your let
: ters. l Will do same. We will under
: stand each ether and let both of us de
) Estroy the letters fol. each other. Ais
/ whenever you sell goods see that Their
Lis nothing on them to tell where the.
i are from. Will let you know the day
4 ship goods Hoping to hear from yot
I soon, u am, res'pec fully
lNo signature.)"
, mt. Pleasant, Iowa, July 80, 1900
B Friend s--- / Will send you by sx
press prepaid one square foot of III,
& oak. 1t will help you to sell the othe
!, ones. Try and sse what you can get TO
: fifty OF such. Let me hear from you a
Ito whether you viii be able TO send s25
If not will try ard ship any way. vii
: write the day Of shipment. Sincerely
I yours, FRIEND
Mt Pleasant. Iowa. July 81. 1900
Z Dear Friend: Have just expressed I;
I sample of oak which have fifty boxe,
{. ready for shipment. Find Out Wha
9 you can get apiece for same and let nj
know. Very truly.
JOHN NJ. STONE, .
The above vas written on posta
, Icard.
: Mt Pleasant, Iowa. Aug. 4. 1900
). Friend -: Yours of the I'd just re
: ceived. You Viii find leather cut lik
!. sample will bring more foot thar
:, when in a whole hide, as cut only tn
: livery best from the hide. / hope 20,
:. can get good price for same. Have re
\ Iceived no sand paper as yet, or much .
anything else. but will let you know a
I soon as do. / think from the rope an,
. oak we can get Sl00 or more. Very truly
!. YOUR FRIEND
Mt. Pleasant, Ia, Aug. 10, 1900.
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