The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-09-26
" HAVE fannANY KnoNu Vs!s-so sAY
me FlGCREs.

me FlGCRES.
The county attorney, in his answer TO
our charges made sgainst him last week,
replies in long lie tier to the last Salins
Herald. 1t will be noticed that he
fights his battle single-handcd, and that
not even one friend comes to his sup
port. The queenly presence OF Sister
Hanna is not recognized in the conflict,
rallying her men in defence Of her faith
full hcnchman, sour able and efficient
county attorney" When the arts OF
peace were practiced, "the Good Queen "
fondly caressed her lordly Sir. Walter ;
but when his treachery to the people was
exposed, when his time Of need" was
at hand, she had no defense to make.
Probably the facts were too startlingly
true, and she did not dare to be consid-
cred one Of the mourners at the attorn.
ey's political funeral.
Mr.. Mohler says, relative to our char
ges that the salary was two much:
The matter Of the county attorney Is regulated by
section 49, page 49, General Statutes VI Kansas lss
and Is under the control the Board Of County Com
mssonrrs to this extent that said Board is to deter
mine the amount Of the salary. estimating II by the
population Of the county
Does the attorney forget how much
time he spent in trying to make the
commissioners believe that Saline
county contained 1000 inhabitants
Does he not remember what threats he
used if they did not obey his will, and
how his friends pushed the matter, when
they well knew Saline county had Mt
the time less than 5000 people,
No other attorney in the city, except
Mr.. Mohler, claims that the section he
refers to, bears him ont, in charging ten
per cent. in cases Of fines. Here is tic
section:
County Attorneys shall b. allowed per cent.
all moneys collected by them in favor Of the STATE
Csuaiy. -
All the attorneys agree that the per
cent referred to is only due the county
attorney when he commences SUIT for
collection of stated amount and follows
it up until judgment and execution is OBJ
tanned.
He then refers to Exhibit &C." which
appears in another column of this paper.
He claims that he did receive the sever
al amounts set forth therein. He then
reads us the following Supreme Court
decision
..I county attorney is not required by Law to So
beyond the limits Of his county to do business for his
county but il he does, he msy be allowed reasona-
bic compensation fr his s-rvice an odfisi"S to his
salmy.''
On the heels of this he asserts that
the matter, as to the allowance, was left
entirely with the county commissioners,
who gave him reasonable compensation.
He forgcts that he put in his own bill
and forced it through cat the point Of
the bayOnet." The reasonable compen-
sation" was fixed by him not by the
Now taking his court
decision as true, could he not have hired
a lawyer in Topeka, where the court sets
one more ADLER than he-to try these
cases for at least two hundred dollars !?
His attention to this business, as esti-
mated by the county clerk, who knows
all about the matter, was of no great
The briefs were made out
by Mr.. c. A. Hitler, who really did the
head work in tho matter. In another
case, just as important, the county at
torney never thought of going to Topeka
but hired competent lawyers there at
small fees to attend to his business.
How reasonable? then must be the COM
pensation $3.50 is charged by him,
while an attorney could have been hirep
for $500 who would have attended to the
business much better. The letters which
appear in our local page, show up Mr..
Mohlcr's connection with these suits.
They are over the signatures Of men
who ought to know.
: The allowance of S7OO in cash to Mr..
Mohler to go to Washington to attend to
the Supreme Court business, is the great
est imposition we ever heard of. Mr..
Mohler does not attempt to answer our
charges in this matter. He does not
have the cheek to assert that his " inval-
uableC)" services were needed there.
What profound sensation he would
create in the Supreme Court chambe
The matter of his receiving additional
fees in the Harvey case is discussed else
where.
lie admits that considerable money
has been paid to attorneys to attend to
business which he should have attended
to himself. His rcclllessness about the
county money is wonderful. He does
not " care for expenses"
Now, Mr.. Mohler may consider that
it is sharp" to have wrung SO much
money from the taxpayers pockets, but
many others do moi think so. He throws