Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1907 — Henry W. Marshall's Hands Clean. [ARTICLE]

Henry W. Marshall's Hands Clean.

Henry W. Marshall, chairman of the Republican committee of the 10th congressional district, is presi dent of the Western Construction Co., which employed Harry Brnnaugh in the Indianapolis street repairing contract. Brnnaugh is under indictment for falsifying records relating to the repair work and his skipped out, and an effort has been made to show that the frauds perpetrated by him were sanctioned by the company, but nothing has been done to indicate that this is the case.• In a letter just received by the editor of The Republican from Mr. Henry W. Marshall, he says: / “Where one employs a large num- ' ber pf men, a mistake is sometimes made, and it seems that when I employed Mr. Brnnaugh on a commission basis to look after the patch ifork in the city of Indianapolis, I made a mistake, as he is in serious trouble and has brought unpleasant notoriety to my company. However, no one connected with the company had any knowledge oi the wrong-doing of Mr. Brnnaugh until early in August, when his contract was cancelled, and the company has not received any pay to which it was not entitled, as it has not collected for the work done during the month of July?* Personally the writer has al ways held a very high regard for Henry W. Marshall, and we can see no reason why the corrupt methods of Harry Brnnaugh should in any way attach to him, and we expect to see him fully vindicated in the matter. He served honorably in the state legislature and his political record also has been above reproach. Buckwheat and pancake flour, maple and pure sugar syrup, at The Murray Co. grocery. SO S3m - ■' l 1