The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-02
ceIved from Judge o'Brien after pay
ment had been made:
"Buckhannon. w. Va.
November 2, 1913.

ment had been made:
d " ..s.i w va.
nut ~ s''''e' = 80
non n. D. Hatheid,
~. CnhrieStoh' w. va
wy Ie"r GOVERNOR.
, pvs W AehhowIeuge receipt OF
youl laEor Oh tne zoth ut IN rela-
I'LL, W your sdtlsiactloh OF the BID
ulIser ci"I,h. BUSINESS matters COM
pelled neglect OF correspondence. l
assure you that highly appreciate
tI'e klnu OF thlhgs you said OF me
~ M youI pubic statement, ana mat IL
VIM oe my hlshest ainbltlon ana en-
ueaNor 10 command not only your
lospect' out merit your commentator
As well
T. too. regretted that circumstances
appeared TO demand your interference
in this matter, but when / saw that
the enemies OF substantial purity
ana integrity In official affairs were
Of indpmont hatwe o ne u oannt nss
the anditor and ,vara % -" ,i, .Tua' ".lu
nubiic ssnttrnont ~ y, p."y iils upon
trials IN leo saIrtar,, go % Icy S
foot 7 felt g. . nnbi;. 49,, 80 - "n I'M 81
von n ,ntorS.ora p1O''S uu's ~ car oi
j.,
am sure mat all well meaning
. .heh WIZ commend you Tor your &C
t,oh III thls matter, especially when
tle eAisehhcles OF the case are more
seneraily UNDERSTOOD.
AGAIN my dear governor, / thank
You personally and commend you Of
hclaliy Tor what you have done by
YOUR act IN the protection OF the pub
nc veal
remain
Yours very sincerely.
lslgned) WIN. 5. O'BRlEN."
These letters. together with the ac-
sNra Lii ~ ~ te I,.nat u i9lo' am
60 t,s,' ~ -, 70 suiliei , explanation 10
J,,t,, i, w ~, lnost sAeptleal US 10 my
S os,. - MS esaiI anu relute MI
o.,a, W.. IsIns iHsliluatlo that the
"@oIaIs ""' p"iu Aoi sh"uo"lhs state
''''N'A'''
We'll Case.
| Mr.. Cornwell further INQUIRIES as to
! 1916, for $4,000 paid out of the con-
tingent fund for the expenses of in
vestigation in connection with the
criminal prose cution of A.
Leo Well in the intermediate court
of Kanawha county, and attempts to
show that 1 have been guilty of mis-
representation in this connection. The
| $4,000 that was paid Mr.. Townsend
was done so upon the recommends
A ton of a special committee raised by
the two houses at the regular ses-
sion OF the legislature. The parties
VINO comprised this committee were
Messrs. Warren Miller, Wells Goody-
Koontz and J. L. Hatfield, of the SEN
ate. and Messrs. M. X. Duty, G. w.
M sIcI ana W. W. hughes. of the
-g ,r,,s'
Lnts expenditure was likewise re-
polIeu 70 the legislature ana was
.l%ue me suoJect, az my request OF
spe Si lnvest.s@tloh conuucteo oy
y speeiai GoIinlttee appointed oy the
I5ouse o. Deiesases consisting OF three
H'; anu t"o democrats MI
Univ Ell strongiy ltnples that TINS
Iione! was pald out oy me 1or my
personal use OF ror othef improper
purposes. for the purpose OF snow
wel, So,. tbo tr,,th eat ,ab - mr, III ~.
roIiowJn,, stota,oa1+ oon.oI,S ~ ~ ~
exam,naf,on conSnc+e eV Va tSo IN the
conrnittea annoi1tas for az ,ne SpeSia.
~ InyastIcatin tbSs ornond T ~ p ~
r r TownsanS n-o.oor,tin 49, =, ~ !.
~ K,roI,hn onr - tito ~ nes
stonS ,..,a -" aoI.sS 49, .u ".t1 ss1
Iows. U+s'e' 0't'' 10 iot-
W." 49,
Inc chairman MT Townsend,
was any part OF the $4,000 covered
by tne warrant TO which you have al
iudeu used by the governor himself?
answer; NOT one penny OF 1t; every
dollar OK 1t was turned over to me"
What Committee Found.
This committee. composed or
Messrs. NJ. K. Duty, Republican: W
7, Talbot, Democrat: Charles A.
Sinsel, Republican; James r. More
land, Democrat, and ]. L. Wolfe, Re-
publican, after thorough investiga-
ton into the expenditure. submitted
It's report, which sustained the ex-
penditure in every particular. and a
part of the report as adopted by
unanimous vote Of tho House OF Dele
gatees as follows: