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DAILY -NEWS

MONDAY, MARCH 29. 1880.

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From the Saturday Coorier Vi»h SJwb---*

The Sensation of a Year

Ago Reviewed.

A Complete Republication of the Facts.

B. J. ABBOTT UP FOB VINDICATION.

Will the People Vindicate Him?

Ju«i oiio vear ago tbe Courier made one of ib# biggest newspaper sensations known in thi« city lor years, by publishing the de tails of what in now known as the "Pauper Pass" sensation, ti. J. Abbott, the Trustee ot this township issued tbe passes such issue and the use made of them was universally condemned then. Now tb* pee pie have an opportunity to express their eondeinnNtion in a way that Abbott ai:d the otbera will denpise. They cap do thj'«ugh tbe ballot box, for B. J. Abbott is a candidate for re election. But this will be referred to elsewhere. We shall reproduce from the various us*ues of the Courier all that was said at the time, which will be a complete history from tbe first to tbe last of the matter. Tbe following is irom the Courier of March £9tb, 1879:

Last week tbe Courier made an expose of the prostitution of tbe trustee's office of this township to base purposes—the issuing of pauper railroad tickets to people who were not entitled to them, tbe expense of which wero paid by the county. Asa large number of new names have been added to our eubscription list this week, we republish the article of last week, follow* Ing it with other developemenls, The article was at follows:

Tbe Courier tei la a story both true and strange to-day, which for tbe credit of tbooe who figuretherein.it were better that it were founded on fiction instead of fact It in simple in detail and needs no coloring to impress the average citizen and taxpayers.

It will be remembered that B. J. Aboott

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elected by tbe Nationals of Harrison township as a Keform candidate for Tewnshid Trustee, His record will show that he has been the most expensive trustee Harrinon township, has had for along time. It Is the privilege of the Courier to back up this assertion with the facts and the figures, and to«day will present just one item of extravagance.

On tbe 18th and 20th of January, this year, ten citizens of Vigo county were furnished tavtkh Piuu Over Uie'^H. St I. R. R|to Indiaoapolit and return, whloh passes were officially signed by B. J. Abbott, Trustee o( Harrison township. The names of the persons to whom the tickets were Issued, and who used them, are as follows:

Mr. lichee, trustee Sugar Creek town* ship. ww. Craodali, trustee Honey Creek township.

Mr. Bledsoe, county commission or, and ono nun. Mr. Wilson, county commissioner.

Mr. Stephenson. .» Four men—names not on ticket. "1 In going to Indianapolis this party of paupers became separated, and one was found enjoying himself In the parlor ear with a party oi distinguished gentlemen. When be presented hu pauper pass the conductor insisted that he should ride in tbe smoking oar [he bad already paid lor car fare] but Che pauper protested, conductor also relused to surrender the ticket which was good for a return trip, on the ground that pauper passes were never given to go an3 return. An offioial of the road, who happened to be on the train was appealed to, and the matter was comprom ked by the return of the ticket to the pan*

named thereon. It happened that a turieri&e was present, but the matter has been held back until the bill for the train, portation should be presented to tbe com mUalooMi ior their action.

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At the term of commissioners court which adjourned .on Wednesday, the bills with* the* Ufekets were presented' and the board allowed the railroad company 93.90 for transporting to Indianapolis and hook each of the persons above named, amount* ing in all to twenty-nine dollars.

Trustee Abbott is net allowed to tarnUh transportation to citixeas on any ac count, let aloneIfurtiUhing ft to county

aad township officers aad politicians to go to Indianapolis and RETURN. Thecocamissteaers have no right in law or morals to allow such a bill, and so far as Wilson and Bledsoe are concerned, their caste are the worst They accepted tbe tickets as citixea paupers, and then as county commissioners, voted money out of county treasury to pay for them. If this is not robbing the public treasury, wa know of t» word in the English language to designate It by.

Tbe pass for four men aad return' was «H«d by four well-known men ofthe Deoe* ocratie pursuasios who wanted to join their glad Mrttgs with the brethren ia rqgoieiag over ihe election ol Dan'l to the Sena**. They, like the otfeera, were williag that the county should pay liieir fere, in order that they might Join the happy

Aootber feature about this is tbe injus tice to the railroad anspMi Kwb of tbe men BUMd it eminently able to twy car fare, and had they done so, lb* com pan would have received 96 70 spot cash from each one, instead ot 92.90 at tbe expiration of two month*. The company was cheated oat or half a fare and the county oat ofthe other half that the Ions aad short of it.

For farther particular* and comments see small paragraphs scattered through the paper. it is unnecstaery to say that tbe above created a profound carnation all over the city, a« it came to the knowledge of the people without warning. Tbe regular edi tian and five hundred extra Courier! were •old before 3 e'civck, and there was a de

mand for at least two thousand more, which we were unable to supply.

ABBOTT'S DXrXSCK.

In tbe Express ef Sunday morning the following card from Mr. Abbott appear ed:

A CABD.

To the Editor of the Express: Tfe* story has been circulated that I have givev pauper passes to a number of oersons who are not paupers, to goto Indianapolis Tbe facts are these In January last, tbe board of county commissioners and some of the township trustees had occasion to visit Indianapolis to inspect the poor asylum there, and visit tbe blind and insane aay Iums. I was instructed by the board county commissioners to give passes to Messrs. Bledsoe and Wilson, of the board commissioners, and Mr. Crand&ll, of Honey Creek township, and Mr. Srhee, trustee of Sugar Creek. That tbe trip was not made as has been charged to attend the "Voorhees jamboree" is evident from the fact that Mr. Crandall is a Republican and Mr. Schee a National. Under instructions from the commissioners I have given two or three other passes to county officials traveling on public business, the object being to save to the countv the dif ference between full fare and half fare,

Jiauper

B. J.

Mr. John

Abbott,

Trustee of Harrison Township. Mr. Abbott in the above card tries to throw tbe odium of tbe matter on tbe com missioners. Two of them having used tickets are of course silent on tbe subject, Mr. John Jordan, however, not having used a ticket is tbrown on bin defence. Tbe following appeared in the Qazette on Tuakday, by the authority of Mr. Jordon

Jordon, of the board of

county commissioners, desires tbe public to be Informed that be was in no manner connected with tbe issuing ol any of the

passes to Indianapolis. And

urther, that tbe card published by Mr. B. J. Abbott the trustee of Harrison township. is incorrect so far as it states that "tbe county commissioners ordered" such passes. No order was ever Istued by the board in setsion for any such passes to be given out. Mr Jordon emphatically denies any connection with the matter never ordered or med such passes, and denounces tbe whole affair.

Mr. Commissioner Jordon thereby puts a quietus upon Abbott's assertion that the commissioners ordered him to issue the tickets. The commissioners, to make a legal order, would have to do so at a regular or special session of the board and the order be made a matter of record, and contain the names of the persons of who were to travel at tbe expense of tbe county, and tbe objeots to be obtained bv such travel. No order is on record, and no report was ever made by the persons who went to Indianapolis on "alleged" county business. Tbe who(e thing, from beginning to -ending was a fraud and a swindle, and that is the universal verdict of the people. Hun dreds of people have talked with us during the week, aad we have not beard one word of palliation, er Justification or excuse of those engaged in the perpetration of tbe swindle on the people.

AKOTHXB PASS TRANSACTION.

The following is from the Saturday Courier of April 5th. 1879, and it tells its own story:

The Courier W trying to render tbe peoplea service by exposing the wrong doings of tboee in whom they have confided their trusts, It has endeavored to be manly end outspoken. No one can say that it has b«»en unjust though perhaps severe. Tbe pauper pass swindle, which the Uoorie* has exposed, has not only attracted attention here in Vigo county but .throughout the state, and is tbe subject of ootament of our people here and the state press.

Last week we noted the fact that trustee Abbott had^iven a pass to James Keany

king oar [he bad already paid par-1 to go to St, .Louis %nd back, at a cost of fare] but ihe pauper protested. The 117.20 to the county. This exposition brought Father McEfoy, of the Catholic church to tbe defenses of Mr. Abbott, and as the Immortal J. N. would tay he "assumes all the pressure." in both the Qazette aad Express be published the following card:

Terre Haute led. March Slst^ 1879 I do hereby certify, that on the 9th d»«y of December 1878,1 did apply to Mr, Abbott trustee, for a pass Si. Louis Mo„ for Mary Kuney, who is subject to epileptic fits and it being necessary for some person to accompany her, through my request a pass was also granted to James Kuney, The aald Mary Kuney was compelled to go to St. Louis for medical treatment

Te lighten the expense*, wbicn she had to undergo at 8t* Louis, Mr. Abbott relying on my word of honor, did issue ynrsirt

R*v. M. McEvox, ig|

SL Joseph,a Church, City,

^That card puts the Courier on it* defense It has a defense and will proceed to make it. Father McEvoy *«fr« that James Keaney [Keany is the name, not Kuney,] was giysa & pass to St. Louis for the reason that it was necessary for some oar to accompany Mary Keaaey because she was sutgect to epileptic Its. It was MMNsry that some oae Mould accompany tor to protect her. Oathe niath ot Deoeaaber a peas arae named to Mary Keany to go to St. Looia. On the same dav a paas wastettdto Jaases Keaaay to St Louis and return. The Mlk voucher* and records ia the Auditors office show that Mary Xisajr west on Un I. A Si. road and that/amos Keany wanton the Vandal ia road. The question naturally arrises* how much aJteattee ooaid James Keany who was travetffig oa the Vandal ia, give to Mary Keany who wee traveiiag at the tiase oa the I.

Reverend Father can tell. Perhaps tbe Trustee can tell, We certainly «*nnot. •... Father McEvoy's defense of Abbott, on* ly makes matters worse. We looked for such a defense and held beck the fad that the recipients of the tickets, traveled over different to ds so that we ooold siw have a counter defease. anybody, dan not believe thai the proteeor traveled over •ne road and the protected over another, let th go aad look at the bills ot roads, allowed by tbe conn ssioners and on file in the Auditor's office. They arc there and any citizen eun see tbem.

AM IKTBBTKRW.

Since the above was in tvpe we have been interviewed by Mr*. »ry beany mother of James and Mary, and she explains how it appears that oo« went on one road and the other over the other. They igncrantlyboarded the I. and St train and tbe conductor, at first, re'used to take their ticket*, but finally let tbem go, taking up the ticket of Mary and returning to Jaoies the return ticket, lie came Mick over the Vandal ia and of course that road then became possessed of the tickets and received pay for the round trip.

Mrs. Keany's statement puts Father McEvoy in the position of ^oUcitins tick ets from the trustee far persons not *nti tied to cbaritv. The lady says emphati cally that it she had known' the passes were pauper inasses she would never have accepted them, as they were able to pay their way. for says she, "mv husband i»ays fourteen dollars a year tax." When Fath er McEvoy said be would get passes tor them they were thank ul (or they thought tbey were to be passes obtained from the railroad company. She has been very much annoyed since she discovered that hei children n&d traveled on pauper pisses, and very indignant that such ius*e* bould be imposed on them. She said that if the county wanted tbe money back her husband would pay it, as he had the monev To further substantiate wbat she said in our office we clip the following card from tho Gazette of Thursday.

Concerning tbe pau.jer'a pass spoken ot iu the Gti7.etie of the 1st. of April. I wish tbe public to know that I was ignorant of the source the pass was to come from My ideas were that Father oEvoy would got the pass from some of the railroad officials that were friends of bis, Had I known different, I should be very sorry to trav ol a shorter distance on paupers pa*s and ii there is more to be said about it I will refund tbe money.

Ail this looks

Mary Kkany

if Father McEvoy had

been over officious iu soliciting favors for his parishioners at the expense ot the countv

'AHOTHKR PAUPER,

he following appeared in the Saturday Courier of April 19th, 1879* On the 12th of February last a woman arrived at the union depot and inquired of gentleman about the west bound trains. She was informed that tbe regular train on tbe Vandalia had gone. She then asked if she could go on a special traio, which passed through a little later. She was iinformed that the special would not carry way passengers, or something to that effect. She claimed that she had a ticket, and

argued that a ticket holder was entitled to ride on any train carrying passengers, in compliance with tbe request to see her ticket, she produced the following: No. 288 Office ef tbe Trustee of Har-

rlson Township.'

Terre Haute, Ind. Feb. 12th, 1879.

St. L„ V. and T. H. Railroad: Please furnish transportation to Isabell Williams from Terre Haute to Marshall and charge Vigo county. ..

Not good after Feb. 12tb, 1879. Benjamin J. Abbott. Trustee OnVefriVInformed that aha could ijot ride on that train on that ticket she flew into a passion. She banded tbe ticket to tbe gentleman, saying Take that ticket to Abbott and tell him to shove it, I have plenty ot money to par my way and don't thank him for bis d—-d pauper pass." and then said. "Say, Mister, give me a chaw of tebacker." .Sne.exhibited money, of which she said she n4d plenty.

The ticket is In our poisession and has been for some time. Any'one desiring to see it can do so by calling at this office.

The stub of tbe ticket is in Mr, Abbott's possession and we presume anv one can see it by calliag on that gentleman,

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spring from the larger passions but woeful and most mournful are the unc&talogued tragedies that issue from gossip and detraction most mournful the shipwreck often made of noble natures and lovely lives, by the bitter winds and dreaa salt waters of slander. So easy to say, yet so hard to disprove— throwing on the innocent all the ourden and the strain of demonstrating their innocence, and punishing tliem as guilty it unable to pick out the stings they never see, and to silence words they hear—gossip and slander are the deadliest and cruelest weapons man has ever forged for his brothers heart

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progress, and also to the friends of Allen Chapel, A. M. E. church, corner Third and Sheets street, Terre Haute:

We aa a church and congregation thank you for the assistance rendered us in get ting our house of worship completed, out we are yet in debt $2,970, including interest up to June, 1880. Now, in order to raise tho above amount and prevail the xhortgage being closed, the trustees and pastor have made out a list of the names of 50 gentlemen whom they believe can and will give #25 each without material injury to himself or family. The pastor of the said church will call on you on. We hope that you will not forsake us in this time of neea, but will help us. for we shall ever invoke the blessings of God upon the cheerful giver.

One gentleman has already headed tho list with $25, and others have promised as much as anybody else. (Signed) J. H. Walker, H. Jones, Wm. Burgges, P. Jackson, L. Sanders, A. Sanders, v. Sanders, Trustees J. MHcliem, Pasrtor.

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