The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-09-24

q. 49, y. $500 49,. :. .se .smoG e,Y OK
80 = :, -,s'" - ."'ssbls saR $3.50 -,
Ratire Court expenses Of the Coun- 4,
e5s iAsy in 1858 ,662 20
! lThsse was paid in 1859 ,''
ITO aJurors, Grand and Petit 1854 90
Witnesses ii Criminal Prosecutions ,l75 Is
Jueeicse and Constables ''s&2 O6 90
shsrif.s fees fs.@ ~ y tf'"' 42s 05
: Prosecuting Attorneys = S51 90
Presenting BY order Of Court = :. 80 90
Bellies 10 District Court 266 90
Entirs Court expenses Of the County ,ss'ii
ssain 1859 1851 %
!. twill thua be seen that the whole expenses
Of the Courts, and the fees Of officers employ
ed in the administration of civil and criminal
juaticeo throughout the County, exceeded in
1859. the came kind Of expenses in 1858, BY
just $l7S So Now let US look as the other side
Of the account. In 1858 there vas paid TO the
County Officers, for their salaries, from the
County Treasury, 1908 IS in sxcess Of the fees
received BY these oficeIs. In 1882 notwith-
standing the failing of of fees in the Recorder's
Office, the increase of litigation in the District
Court increased the amount Of fees received
into the Treasury to such an extent, that there
was paid from the general fund for salaries of
County Officers, only 1874 As. "a 4.
1t will thus he seen that the " increase Of bu-
snees both civil and criminal in the District
Court" has actually brought into the County
Treasury sos IS, more than last year, from
which, after dsducting the SITS So -wea have
the exact amount that the increase Of civil and
criminal business, Of every description, has i'm
proved the Treasury of the County viz: $3.50,
80. Was il. not wise in the Legislature to pro-
vide for the publication of "minutee annual
"statements from County Judges, who make
such blunders or misstasemsnts % thiss And
would it not be wise for the County Judge, if
be sciN publish such abstracts, to see that the
edition Of one year be, destroyed before pub.
lishiDg an edition for the succeeding year <
In the Judges abstract Of the 18th Of Aug,
1868, he says: ''the undersigned, acting under
the conviction that the Law Of the General As.
sembly, requiring County Judges to make an
nual exhibits Of receipts, and expenditures,
contemplated that they should not be goserned By
The assys letter Of the laU," De. He acknowl-
edges that he does not follow the t.mers letter
of the law and will not follow the ''miuute
stateneut'h requires. he cOnfesses his DISC
bedience to the statute. II he does not obey
the law in respect to the annual statement, is
he governed BY it in other respectss Who
knewss We wish to know the law gives as
the right to know; it directs the County Judge
TO let US know; but we cannot know because be
refuses to be governed by the 'mere letter" Of
the law. So long, Therefore, as Judge Wight
man remains County Judge, We must strive to
BE content with paying our taxes with humility
aud punetsAlisy, and remain in profound gno-
renee rs 70 the disbursements of the public
money. $500 81 i.si'".'
The Judge admits in bis abstracts" Of 1855.
that it issnos ukhe A.minnts statement required
b. sas. win he be kind enough to Tell us,
shepss BY what authority his abstracts are pub
fshedb and who psys; for the publication Of
them. - zy95 sdjaaegA sssI
eaInh 1855. Judge u ightmaa undertook to
ss,ablsh . county grocery upon . more mag
pifceut scale than was ever conceived u BY any
Other, County Judge. in this Or in any Other,
StAses He went TO New York and expended
about 5000 iAithe purchase 81 various kinds Of
distilled and fermented liquors; and appointed
Mr. Levi ,Hager an agent Of The codhty 70 sell
them. When Judge Newman suceeeded Judge
wightmAn, In the autumn Of 1855. Mr. Hsger
was removed, and Mf.i John Warren was APP
pointed 81 successor, When Judge Wightnau
WIS fe-slected in 1857, be iumsdjately, pro-
claimed NJ Warren defAultss9to the county,
end published in his abstract Of 1858, that be
Wssseia arrear $500. Not only SO. but he
caused suit % be instituted against hiss, and.
employed. counsel TO assist tie government
attorney, for which the county hAs paid s45,
and We know not how much has been draw q
from the treasury An accoant Of this seit under
the Items Of Jurors. Witnessed, sheriff bailts'
md conssables' fees. The result Of The suit
vas, thss The jury, without apartieie Of hssi.
tation, rendered verdict in favor Of Warren.
Nov, mark the fact that on this trial Judge
WssAumas swore thas Mr. Hager YES in arre4r
"a lie county between $50 end eloa sAa bad
been &us "A arrear ever since 1855. Why vas
not HAsss spsd = veil = Warren T. Why kal
enc psaplaimsd on the street. and Published in
TIE "sbSts~es" 40 being in arsears to the csnnty,
| aud not he 6tber. The claim ssa:nss wsriea
waaincipded in the assets Of the county in tie
i'lsst}sSts ofls5s; .~hy WAS net The, claim
a2aib i Hagsealso included 10 the lissof county
asss;se what had II Warren, Who is univef-
salit regard AZ one Of our most worthy citi.
asns, dsss 10 jaaAify the dragging Of his name
heforS the pusiie, If Nr Hages's vas not to be
used hi tbs Same mainers Was il because Mr.
Warrea vas, . Republican and Ar Hagsr :
Democrat. asA will the Coassy Judge. after
sacb 20 exhibisioh Of bis partiAhty, mix Rspub-
lisass y vots ~ hi4. g = '..es, e7s'a1 g.
1--WE iea ~ TAI pAyars q, pss Noines County
/ tb6s shers issoasshiae Mreng about this eeRae
|, of cosM&g 1uAno. Tbs sax6Dare much hieher
Than eksy oaehsaa he. > No ono hn0us hpq Aho
money sci the acsansy hos hesn, .sApeael, ~
who Pcsseved 4. TIE County Jsdee .nsfasnA e
be governed BY tie mess lstses3 81 AalAs.r,
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