The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-05-22

that were quite the reverse. No
many years ago the the fact was her
aided forth that Al unsuccessful At
tempt had been made by some per
son or p.ersons to rob the safe IN the
Treasurer's Office; but as it Was 2
failure the excitement soon abated,
and nothing more was said about II,
except that . new safe was purchased
for the safe keeping Of the money be-
longing to the county. Again CON-
munity was assounded at the news
srat . succesyuI burglary had been
committed; not in the Treasurer 5
ONCE, but IN the Office Of the Clerk Of
the District Coxrt
Now the question arises why
should strangers make choice Of the
I vault in the Clerks Office rather than
go to the Treasures Office where we
would naturally suppose the most
money is to be found: Do We not
at least presume that, although stran-
gers may have committed the deed,
that. they were in league with some
others not . thousand miles from Tip
ton: The manner in which the en-
trance was made into The vault, goes
to show knowledge about the coz
struction of things that strangers
would not be likely to have. | have
been creditably informed that . day
or two prior to the burglary, Mr..
Wilcox presented an order for school
money, but was informed there was
none in the treasury. Query-was
the school money tina. was stolen
placed into the hands Of the Clerk
after the demand made by Wilcox,
or was it merely an oversight Of the
Clerk. be forgetting that the money
was there:
Again, more recently another bur
glary has been committed, in which
the jewelry store Of Mr.. Rowell was
peremptorily entered, the safe blown
open and robbed of its contents thus
robbing an honest man in the hour
Of midnight to the tune of hundreds
Of dollars. But through the deter
mined efforts of Mr.. Porter and 9TH
ers the burglar was overtaken and
brought back to Upton, who SAYS he
had two accomplices in Upton, viz:
j. F. Muzzy and Chs.. RidSc~sy. r
know nothing about Mr.. r., but have
been personally acquainted with Mr..
Muzzy for years, and was never more |
at anything than to hear
Of this charge against him. If that is
his character am glad he has been
found out, and hope be shall be Sc
yerely punished; but | shall bold him
innocent until proven guilty. /
Now comes up the case OF Mr.. e. /
lott by way OF defalca,ion. This
news struck me with volcanic force.
He was one Of the last men that
would have supposed guilty Of such
fraud. It is said that he meant moth
ng criminal in the matter, and would
make all parties whole, and has given
over property to Indemnify all per-
IONS interested. Strange philosophy.
TO apply funds to his own use that
'ightfully belonged to another, and Civ
ng no account OF it until found out;
md yet all done without criminal in
ention, and may not add with pure
notives(.) shall be glad if Mr.. Eli
tt can set himself right in this mat
er, and that now. II guilty | hope
e will meet the fate he so richly
nerits-she condemnation Of the peo-
lie and especially Of the Republican
'arty, who have heretofore, by their
otes stood by him. Where are our
onest men, men in whom we can
onhde: Have they all gone astrays
%, thank Heaven, we yet have good
nd tried men in the Republican
snks who would disdain 10 misuse
ne dollar Of the public money that
light officially come into their hands
: virtue Of their ofhce. How are
lese things to be remedied: By
:parating the wheat from the chafF
1pportlng only such as have been
ao*h to De men Of principle and
'nesty; VINO viii not betray their
uss for few paltry dollars.
iould it not be well for all parties
,ncerned il the Board Of Supervisors
ere TO appoint committee to make
rigid examination, every six months
year, Of the affairs Of every county
hcer, and if delinquent in any par
cular, impeach his official character
ithout delay. These at least would |
e the views OF one in the
SoUTH END OF THE CouSTY.