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price of the two classes' SO that one might think
you Wrongcd Hope, OF made a sham sale ot the
lottery, with all intent to detraud the church,
All, Mr.. Billy, we have documents from Thomas
Hopes hand, which firmly prove that the
nett profits on the first class, after paylng tha
prizes, amounted to 1896 dollars; and that the
profits on the second class amounted to 4765 dol
lars. What an unfortunate business for you'll
You say the third class WAS managed by Patrick
Hggins-the following will say to the contrals


Statement Of Pat-ici Higgins.


81 shall state, one OF the four managers O.
TIE Lottery, sold by William Larkin, principal
manager and treasurer, who received the pro
ceeds Of the four classes oithe Delaware Lotto
ry, intended by the Legislature Of this state for
4 the use and benefit Of ST. Peters Church III this
Borough, that after the first and second class
es were drawn, VIM Larkin requested Inc to
take the management of the Sd class, as he said
he was fatigued. told him would do any
thing in my power to assist the Church lie
gave me the tickets, and some unc after he
came to me, with Arthur Murphy, and said he
would not sign the tickets unless Murphy and
would give him bill of indemnity, that IN case
of loss in the third class, We should sntfrr like.
As poor Murphy and knew nothing more ol
Lottery schemes than an old woman, we signed
the bond | now inform the public, that Will





Murphy to JOIN with him and y. Il. " ilhanson,
and form a Board Of Managers, and take the
Lottery from me; which they did, and Iarkln
and 1ho's. Hope sold It between them. After
| they took the third class from me, Larkn sent
his order to me to give Thomas Hope one thou
sand tickets, which order hold TO this day.
Altho' he states in the paper that it was under
my care the third class WAS sold. ] have Lar
kin's order and Hopes receipt for every ticket
he got from me. This is the rich harvest tho't
/ to save, which Lark IN acknowledges TO have d.
appointed me in. He states the 5d class was all
under my care, which IS false, rs have his own
order to prove it So This order and all the DO
cuments relative to the Lottery, gave TO Doc
tor Purcell by order Of the Trustees; 50 that. Lac
kin, every statement YOU made in the W,lnl'nE-
tonian is false, and inform the public thai /
know YOU these twenty-five years, and tht' !
have document relating TO YOU, TO pfaHe vast
4 | say to be true.


PAT'K HIGGINS.


I.arkin calls Us sclf.create5l trustCcs--v v6u
seem TO forget the l5th OF April 1871, WIc"V
were the trustees, whom with the late :ud tGri.
to be regretted Victor Du Pont, rriec,al Jnr
rascally behaviour, and thrust YOU GU M aug
Treasurer ora trustee ever since, in the q turcl,
The last day We met You was N Docior Pore, il,
shop, where you began your old trade Of tlack.
guarlng us. You know YOU promised t'iat
day, which was the Esd Of January last, 70 bring
up your books and appointed the Doctor 10 set
Tie with the church on your part, aud We al1-
pointed the late ana rcyercd Victor Du Pont on
our part; which you agreed to: after, We saw
Nlr Du punt he said il sou would carry up yodl
\ books to Doctor Purcell 10 he examined, and If
the doctor could do any thing With the b0oks re-
specting settlement lr Du Pont would call on
the Doctor SATURDAY atter,t consult with him,
if they could arrange d settlement We return
ed to William Larkn and informed him Of what
Mr. Du Pont said to us-Ai Wkin's answer to us
was, he had no books and would settle no ac-
counts. See this unpilncipled man-eqnally re
gardless ofhis solemn promise, or Of committing
sacrllcge. Ills actions are the surest standard
to judge him by. After the Lottery was drawn
in January, 1924, we, the trustees Of St Peters
!, Church, insisted on settlement from Larkin,-
What does this monster Of finiqu:ty do TO ann
hilate the church and trustees, that, as he
supposed there would be none 10 demand the
proceeds ofthe Lottery of him,-Iic causes VII
lam Boyd sue the Church for the amount of his
bill, which was about $1,000, with AN Npcct.;ion
OF MIR Bord's getting Judgment and execution
and then selling the house He did nnt wish ia
be bothered for cttery money--hc had better
use for il than giving il to -. Peter or st. Paul.
BY his Withholding from the Church the plucced,
OF the LOTTERY, he witaholdstyom the widow and
the orphan, atd prevents numbers Of poor chl
dren OF an early education, to make them usefu
members OF society.


iaikin falsely charges pr. Purcell with sowing
dscorl III the congrcg gl,ion--this VIC, the t,s.s
tees ofst. Peters Church affirm to be il t.lsc
hood. We offered Dr Purcell 10 take c)arg,
ofour funds, which he refused; and W are ctr,
tain nothing gives you more tronrle tlan yot!
not getting hold of them. The balance Of pes
rent and subscriptions 10 the chtcii, " hri. re.
NAMED in Your hands at the time y"u w,r, re
moved from the Office Of Treasurer, you hGid "
this time You keep all Our former bo4fs anC
church accounts, and thereby the church sus
RI tans a great loss.


The pencil Of an Angelo or Raphael--th,
tongue OF a Cicero Burk, GrAtan, OF Cuir4n
would not be adequate TO describe the perii'l, o
T that man. lie is as dro,s among metal, chat a
mong grain, wolf among sheep, and bad mem
, Der among the children OF God


PETER PIERCE,


BERNARD M'GUlGEN,
6 BERNARD MO ANN,


JOHN DukNlN.
March /, 1877.