Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1876 — Another Slanderous Story About Gov Hayes Disposed Of. [ARTICLE]

Another Slanderous Story About Gov Hayes Disposed Of.

The Chicago Times published on.Satuj - - day another slanderous statement, afiprit Gov. Hayes. This was to thfe effect tokt the Governor, while ‘brigade comnranctek had received SI,OOO frotfi (Nfeieon J. Lfe-, roy, a Soldier of his command, and to at, the man having. b««w kijffifi in toe-,b4tt<e; i i k K'»e£”s charge is madfe %y Jatn*^iiercfy, of Wis., toe father as Nefleori J. Letoy. The statement an published jn the. 2¥»ito includes a letter from Goy. Hayes, destroying itq effebt,.aa this lefttfr presents ia brief statement ox toe tacts df'thfe ettsf. Wb give, howevfer, a full history of th,e ifase, evew apttement'suataihed fiy gffifeii 1 jMMfeMi i substantiate’iis'statement. Jr ttlriy 'fenfealr' for tlmmselves in prompt and fempbatip at fl .3 «;.t. . too tutJA>W$ LRRpy’s ArrBMPTf to wiqteWL a GOV, ’ *i. JaihCs' Leroy, now, bf SpaM, Wis., fhtoer: of Nelson J.* Lefefey; dfeSelrfed’lik wife, Amanda M. Leroy; of Wilhitigbhj, ( Lake County, Qhjo, ac«ue fitm? .pnoct > the war, and it was jjjt i another woman, leaving Mss. Lera r to raise Nelson 3. Letoyj who Was meri u l infant. Mrs. Amanda M. Leroy, -to s mother, supported and had Bill oliargeJc f Nelswrfttjm \

(of ]Vf«iy, 1861, as a'prifaitfl’iil^in^dWP], Twen(sVthird Ohio-Volunteer Infant^. ,Hc rc-pnlisted on . j, killed; at Sheridan's battle of Wmchestei „ Sept. 1», 1864. He was entitled Vo *ll payipe* mdnffi fro& ! 'the ! &rt#?>fhfc?3i ■ lihtinent to the 6|h ofiA«*Uslt 1861; tp sl3 per month from Aug..6* ÜBBI, to Ma r death. He Was' entitled to fIOO bpunV - by reason x tff tWo ■ y ear£’ •' flervlhe ; so $2 premium for the month of his ne>enliatmeot;,■ tcrs4po.bowty ofl bepemisg*» * SSS& meat.' ■* ••• Offi® mow rvsrrX’; 3. The records of theTreasufy' Deparfcmeat show that Nelson Llieroy \peeeiVe miurn,’ and sllO , M the S4OO ,yeft:ra l boritAydkiehlm, and v Whf6» l Wis‘Wd. i 1 two installments. The • total ■ amount o', (monthly J»isii«pit||difoW)Jlms9?4B«l, ( mtiw<&b?4s ; 1866, M*s. Amanda Mc Leroys ;mWhere Nelson J. Leroy, received th#pay! 4fcU" IBMSSM& paid da the S4OO vkehiniihOittfttic mkkla ; #866,7Q )W«ii«ed}yhar i »#(, Mrs, M, Lw^f>iaa,re ,J v|»/#o: tqvtto ©ubernatorial tledion in 1869 ceding tbe battle of'winchester, depositee thMnmwitb dee. Hnyae ftwsefe beep iish the whole matter, i ,ThO «o*ernor fni doraed oa toebach ‘ cTaim^tohive Uerow aafolhws iflOO fdrspeftlaiUWn^'foandftom U »» 1 That, .Mt'jMtMMH «! , l .-. fl -f-.--re.ri ■ ,a ‘A f =»if tirJMl XtMH- .

his local bounty dd¥ from Youngstown, Ohio, but that his mother collectedit after Nelson's death. ... »tiig'wi j. juyuy Mjrarmmm S4OO as veteran bounty, butonly sllO, the remainder being collected by nis mother. m amamrade in camp, who sent him money lAdaturn with. That Nelson J. Leroy after his return to Ulllim Mill UUMWIIUJ MML UUIJ lailWßg 1864 - . 'Hus mmpnnt was paid I r c, " f Hlat*Nmsbfe > ,sep* a portion of fits r hiOncy to apd tßat Hrs. aU fcik PWr wAHtwm.tPmbm’.Vm arteihiß daath, |, a wet*d t >aril« mijiiar.*) I . Tn wli6Q Gov. ts ftYftfl WAB A OiUlOldate for the.AlM.Uknd{ James Lerop #rote thlffoltowligldftorH/ji.'i'iV i » ’1 j -R. B. Hsyvs,*sq. - , ~ - _ i ■» * wtSnfag to Snfahrt fm l to yaul* ffieefibnX I duty to place In thrMtnAt'df he son’s money, /ooatraihctary skdaouou, uvithat the safcte can ha uacd to v<j«fndj W ntegft„at4he' p<sto all over tHe State on daxrff qlecUoa: it ■* ' • JAMBS LKHOY .. better ,thap Jti fiuj, Gov. osi r^, i .aoa who id ,t° respect aMJavsV^M gU w anjj staling .official principles, sufcfi ah Infamous accusation, fitov, Hayes having been nominated.for the Presidency in 1876, this same JhaoMa -Leroy tores up again aoW toittßiAplS to levy Alackma 1. It is neod 1 ess tdafcw.'ttat ti ctr. Hityes again refused to.ffdoagtaise this claim, which is entirely fraudulent, and to buy the silen :e of Lerojc, .The flelfi being larger, ai d party running ai a white heal, it has been possible ior such a scaup to bad a jit has thus beep possible to disprove it from, official records, and thus triumphantly defeat the third aMd'lkat attempt bf tins democracy to mud stick fb th 6 I garments'of tlie Hepiibllcan candtdate. [fa in doing this wdrkdames Leroy* has be- n| \ shown up ihtoqvb tzanl' character ni blame nobody bnhkinißeif. »» «*»' I BTATEJJEKT BT.OmT. mSTCfOS. , | Gen. Hastm||,pof HmfSord,| 18., who-Waj q aa > Tfflber df the Twenty -1 third ■Ohio Vyiujitebr Infantry, Is In tl .e*J city, and bss toe above statement./] He Entirely correct. - He Isa ing the , yeai* in e Leroy case.—JteJmyppieAQf all th«4o ;- 3 including the pa ’- paU-li frr.m Wm of tho di r .| ing witnesses rcferrMMttWlJliKiiß Ltfo •, denying ’ttetT 1» W 1.1 The dispatch la as fdllnwu-* - «a*sna4* i Onm atAiVD, Olfio; ©c». ifi M7B. Gen. R. Hastings, Rockford, III.: - Never was at Bpaxta (u'jiuitoaaonskn r .j. , ■ ■■, Cacuv. Gen. Hastings is alsd4kfortnetf"bjtl e other liviif^ ,> wßnßiy| , MWkifW’aste, tkwl ei jmmVLen y /and!lhb*TlM«te«4*pdßeN ,t *lfc^Pl* ft *< l -tfiat part of his testimonyWaf toofikPfHh e vindtcatstf-Gorr Hayiar-Hn, is now; an: - ious to set hjmaelf -fmwjltl s t ,«oli9tete«» '»«’ 1 ’life’ , mkn pi fbje Times obtained the informatibn upon wluc^tom t Gov. Hayei jnwW}i#"Saturday, -®|c l Sow il in 1861, leaving debts amounting in -a l to about $1,600 unpgfcVWttod hihtf fi 3 record wbsßfiltk dfTtbe worst ldb(., totipioiiy i i ,»*ftliaocegy skit Aaf iamftg/S: Honghto i: against tlie Western EAicntHailioad xJbh -pany, android- r 508 acres of land rojj’sdl «4)* WU «tiiartWS; I Bta dltf cfeditois of M>ou > tiUW• vj Ini 3»*