The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-09-13

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ailowanca had been made he received
$2,0OO, and surely Judge Kibbey de-
served as much pay for thirty-six
weeks service as Judge Holland did
for twelve.
The charge that Judge Kibbey re-
ceived pay in Franklin county for two
months longer than he served IS "e'en
a crow of the same nest" After the
bill abolishing the Common Pleas /
Court had passed the General Assem-
bly,, and before it was signed by the
Governor, term of court began in
this county. By provision in the |
law the Judge was required to hold
this term until all the business was
completed Notwithstanding the |
passage Of the law Judge Kibbey held
this term, and thus he acted longer
and held one more term of court m
this county than in any other. A
Common Pleas Judge was required to |
hold three terms of court in each
county in each year, and when these
terms were held the Judges labor for
that year was completed. After Judge |
Kibbey had held this extra term of
court in Franklin county he had per-
formed one-third Of years service,
for this he drew one-fourth of his
annual salary, which was less than he
, was really entitled to, and even this
he refused to draw until he had SUBJ
mitted the matter to and taken the
advice of some Of the most prominent
attorneys Of that county as to whether
he was legally entitled to the same or
not, and they gave it as their opinion
that he was. These are the facts. as
Anti -Grabber" could have a.cer-
tanned had he desired so to do. If
the facts are understood, Judge Kib-
bev will not suffer in the estimation
Of the people. It is Misrepresentation
and falsehood, peddled and published
just before the election when there is
no time to explain, that is to be
feared.
4 Anti Grabber" has exhibited too
much zeal in this matter by far. Yet
this Uriah Heap perhaps feels himself
i to be an humble instrument for the
accomplishment of great good" still
can but think he has mistaken his
calling in his endeayors to serve the
public; that he is mistaken in suppos-
, ing that the public veal and welfare
has been committed to his keeping as
trustee Of an express trust" He
may have had his disappointments,
: and have failed to get Office when he
y desired, yet one thing he may hope for
a With the assurance of realization, and
G that is he will receive his reward. G..
q SEPTEMBER II, 1873.
a EDITOR PALLADruM: In the Times
e of Sept. 9th, there is communica
o ton, subscribed ssAnti- Grabber,
!. which demands q brief notice The
!, facts as to the Board of County
Commissioners increasing my sal
= airy are these: The salary of th.
4 Judge of the Court of Common
i Pleas was 81, 500, that of the Judge,
y Of the Circuit and Criminal Courts
a two thousand dollars. It wal
y well known and the petition
II spoken of by Anti Grabber, shows
:, that the Judge of the Commo,
! Pleas Court transacted very nearl.
. double the amount Of bushes
r transacted by the Circuit. It wa
l. believed by large portion of tn
n members of the bar, that the salnr
rs of the Judge of the Common Plea
Court, should at least equal that G
y the other Judge By the advice {
many members of the bar the pet
70 ton mentioned by Anti Grabbe1
< was presented to the board. It wa
N not presented by the Judge of tn
e. Common Pleas Court, but was pre-
is sented by prominent member {
&c the bar Thirty three and ont
&c third per cent of $500 added t
$500 would make the salary {
of the Common Pleas Judge equal t
in So, 900 and no more. The extr
ag allowance made by Wayne per qua
in ter amounted to s55.55, per qua
ter of Union about $3.50, of Fla,
en- cite $18, SO, and of Franklin &37, s.
X The allowance made by Fayett
r. Franklin and Union, were made |
~ request Of some of the attorne,
~ of those counties. Anti Gral,b'
No also charges me with having draw
&c from the County Treasury Of Fran
lis lin county, salary for two months
n which was not entitled This
zee false. He says that this particul
IN pay was drawn on my own orde
m. I never drew pay but in one wa
"u and the law provides no other
M The Judges of the Common PIE
~ and Criminal Courts drew the
ne salary by making an allowan
to therefor, and having it entered
To the order book, of their respect
m courts, and upon transcript!
'on this order being presented to t