Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-06-18
Injunction in the cOunty.seat Case.
Reid, a. John ana .Thurstin Recognised 10
Appear At Court.


Reid, a.. John ana -Thurstin Recognized 10
Appear at Court.
Tnthe msrerof d,e eounty.seat contest ~ To-
juuc,iop was allowed by Iudg0 fnElrs, one oi
tue Disihct Judges q ths Disuici upbn Mon.
dsy last. Tho petition Cor the iniunellon Is
based upon Obligations showing Die unjust pnt
illegal proccediHKsI econnst Commissioh
crs, under the advice Of J. II. REtD, ESQ T., and
carried into effect by the over, act of making
breach in the Jail by A. A. TnrHsrtS. one oI
the contractors for tho erection ufa Jail At bow
ling Green, 1tAppears that three parties acted
directly ucc " VI, 5th section of The en-
abliuv act 0f 1895, whieH, among other things
supcts, that the Public business of ,l's oS''niy
shall ecniinue to he transacted in the buildings
now occupied Tor holding Courts, apd for other
camsty purposes, until such time as ssS b'ading'
,AalTbe trscsi a, the proposed nov seat Of jus
tee" see Ohio flaws, vol. G3, page sv.D II
idftet appears that they at,ed IN defiance n an
order of sul,ersodcs, eranted BY Judge CoNE.
Liz, also ops o. the District Judges, and served
upm J.oH itHp, who was at the tws VI the
service, attorusy uf rscord fvr Tie parties n'ho,C
future sections were by that order commanded
" be stayed. 0i "r 'iF aI''i ,tl'.
ftkppsars furtnetmovs, that tlty acted with
out spy authority of law, 10 awarding The con
tract Tor the building Of the new Jail. Tia,
tic C,auuissinners jnurnAl is n'Ade to show that
ssid cnnirNct wss rntereil into at = special srs
sion df tho Commissioners. which was not legal
ly called, and 10 Ear as the Hsserdsishow land
tlov can only speak a. q Board by their records }
Was held without notice that ~, JOiS aud
YEAGER were present, but the nAfie Of neither
Conmissiunct appears either In The body of or
sicned 70 the entry purpHting To be nm entry OF
their proce eedinEs en- placed TN the Journal Nit.
YEAoER makes oath thst he never NJ any tinc
a4sentcd 10 ths opening ~ the bfl 2 ~ the award
of the contract 10 DOuGRrOS aud InuhsriN, or
to. any ountraet made with them. That any en-
try tending tp show that he did 80 act Is traudu-
Lent, aud 0lat lr his name appears as signed by
him upon the same, Il is forgery. nc swcars
thN m informed ST. JOnS and REfD both that
he w,rnld have noihing to ia with the matter,
and they understbod and agreed With him that
$40 use whstuter should be nisde II hiS naIno or
presence IN fuTthsrance nfuie same; yet strange
10 say, twithstandinR ,his, bids were accepted
an contracts made, mAniieH,ly in direct viola
tim. But tlit Is not all. Mt conleut with act
ing Illegally and ptActieinrA fraud upon Mr.
YEAGER, oas Of tliS Coniuia dncrs openly cClin-
stled a distraction of ths c6Nntv property,
clear riplatou d his powers aud an sncr0ach
ment upon the rights uf thu taE-paTers Of Wood
County tlto,lsr went to the County Jail aud with
ths door locked behind hin deliberAtely began
thu work Of destruction in connection with hls
co o-trcsspasscrs. just 50 with Mr. REID, not con-
tent with 1salOusly advocating tha cause of tho
cnntes'ecs as 4 lawyer (of which no one COM
plants he step, out ufhis legalspher nn,iassists
IN transporting b, tile Jail tho implements with
which tho breach WAS made, and then ST. J0nN
and THuRsriS, without n0,icc 10 the Ia x-pay yers,
without removing the pcrsnnS incarcerated will
fully aud deliberately, aud IN legal aspect
mlliciuusly, break a hole in in the walls OF the
Jail. Why was this7 Certainly not 10 accom-
pli,h any act in good faith, but ns ST. JonS said
b RRiD 10 the hearing offs. N. DEAcn, Esq, as
toAtihed 10 BY she latter, 10 render the jail lnae-
cure, no that the Sheriff might feel authorized
to remove the prisoners. For this they, ST.
JoHS, RRID and THURsrlS, were arrested. They
had a hearing before Justice FOwLER and were
required to enter into rccpgniZancc for their.
appearance at Court in the Sum Of $780, each
We can only account for the Proceedings Of these
gentlemen in ons way. They have full knowl-
edgs Of the grave questions vet ID be settled in
the cases now before the Courts they also know
that transcript of tho record IN the contest case
which they have necdlessly compelled the cti-
gems Of PeTys'g 10 pay Tor, is uiarly completed
They underatand that the same will be attached
Ia poli lou in error addressed to tho Supreme
Court, An that an application for leave to Rle
tile aams will very soun be made, and that tho
a,torn-y ys for Perrysbutg nro confident Of sue
cess in the tihal result Why then, do they
persist In their illegal and unwarranted haste
The solution is casy. Thsy desire, IL possible
to create such Rn amount Of expense to the coun-
" in the erection OF bulldogs at Bowling Green,
and 50 putilate aud impair the buildings at Per-
rysburE, as 10 Influence, II possible. the decis'
~, nft thA 2uprAIut Cnttrt thNm tn hoSi.
tate and conelndc, that although the law swith
| Perry yROurE, yet the condition uf public build
| invA at rcrrysburg and Bowling Green Is sucl
as 10 authnrise them to disregard the rules y
| law aud be- governed by qaestions of expediency
Mr.. REIp, In effect, said this in his argument IL
the State case. lie said, that no Que but
luuAtic would for momont suppose that the
! Supfslna Court would take cognil ncO OF the
IcEh questions In the case, when II was mad
known to them that S2j 900 had been expended
I ia buildings at Bowling Green by the eouGty.
This then is their aim. We had supposed tron
the pledges made by Rowling Green to the cleo
loTaof tho county to obtain the vote for Ie
| mOVGl," that they and not the county were u
| erect the buildings. Not thet aI-payers, but
| tho citizens Of Dowlng Green were to foot III,
bill. This was Whist they promised. But now
having elected two Commissioners IN the inter
eats Of Bowling Green, they levy heavy bur
denS upon tho people for the construction Of ih,
buildings, and ihs maintenance of the Interest,"
Of Bowling Greon alone. Aud nnt s,tis6ed will
this, they pay attornCys who were ncrer engage,
hy them as a board out of the County Trcasurl
the fees thcy should only receive from tn,
contes,ces aud parties interestcd in the welMr
of Bowling Green. They put their hands int
the County Treasury and take the penple mon
ey to pay the attorneys Engaged in dcfendinI
law suits for individuals. They have Just pai
BIssKLL g. aoKEILI, attorneys kT REED
Roo RRs between four and hyo hundred dullar
Of tha money Of the taxpayers as fees in the'
partiiAn lawsuits, What say you to this, tax
! payers ...... .-........ .....
We seek no quarrel or cnnirnverSy with thoSI
who hold the official posi,inns cf tho county
but when they over step the bounds of duy an
become the advocates of the interests 81 a poT
ton only of their constituents, IL then become
the duty OF apublio journals, respectfully bu
6rully aud feArlcssly, IN call upon them for a
account OF their stewardship. .....
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