The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1873-12-25


show that its editor is the oracle Of the
law 10 this State, the statutes to the con-
srary notwithstanding. Ia the last issue
Of his paper he edi6cs US with passages
translated from the S,nskrt end other
ciasric languages, which are peculiarly aI-
plicable = the point in controversy We
cannot well take exception to his closing
paragraph which says-'In other words,
that It all amounts to very small potatoes. -
/ In our first comments two weeks since We
! quoted the law to sustain our version
OF the case, giving chapter and section il
each instance; but The Chronicle patron
izingiy treated the statute quoted by US
as joke. Well, Boss Tweed treated the
statutes of Now York as joke for ffteer
sears, but a petit jury guided by instruct
IONS from Judge Davis finally pepesrased
JoSe 0" Treed that sha5ed his head and
striped h's nearing apparel muehly; for
Which We are in no wac responsible.
The Judge, after several attempts to
make points, supposes the Gaze of a Two
hi's:s chairman who is Appointed by the
Board to inspect bridges built by the county
IN the towns of Rapids, Eaton and Cato;
and asks US to show that in equity, Two
Rivers ought to pay its chair MAJ for the
services rendered by him under the appoint
ment. We answer-Aa equitable adjust
ment can be secured by building a bridge
In Two Rivers the very next year, and
having the chairlnen of those towns put on
the examining committee to square the
account. Again he takes US to task for
the absence of q law t. cover AN individual
case IN his town where chairman was Z OF
elected as 4 town supervisor. We answer,
elections IN Two Rivers last spring ne7e
pantcky; for which We are no more to
blame than for tic mantle of the law not
covering that particular case, as we would
have p days session at SO per day, for
thIs county, II We were potent in the legis-
lature. The Judge claims that cur indict-
inens conta ms three separate counts, where
as we had only offered them as excuses for
his construction Of the law (which he did
no. quote.) We suggested that, first, as
member of the Board from Two Rivers he
had drawn extra pay and mileage; second,
as County Clerk in 1871, he issued ORDER,
to the Board for extra pay aaa extra
mileage; third. as an attorney subpoyad 70
know the law, he counso.od the takinr
of the same.
Then the Judge a.raigns nimself, with
seeming 2lee, pleading not guilty to
all the count; ami, as judge, jury, and
counsel ne proc3tis With the first charge.
ny stating ttat other uncorrupteI aud in
eorr"I 'lb'a members pay was computed
the same as his.
As re had not charged corruption nor
Sm.ttcd that two wrongs make right,
Tat sort of precedent did not initiate US
sith even bubble Of ave, and we started
for the County Clerks Office to seek sub
stantiatlng testimony.
We found By the records kept by Mr.. !.
W. Toombs, then County Clerk, that after
the May meeting lie the Spring of 1861
Judge Pierpont drew three days pay and
seventy-fve cents mileage; at the close Of
the November meeting be drew fifteen DAVIS
pay and eighty four cents mileage, making
eighteen days pay in One year, and full
mileage.
A. to the second count, we dislike to
r,liound a man by his own hand writing,
but We find that as County Clerk he issued
an order to each member of the assessment
and finance committee. for ten dollars ex-
tra pay for the annual session of 1871, and
to all members for extra mileage.
10 justice We must say that at the close
of the labOrs Of the SmRing Con,suhee
the Board was called together and en- the
2ith day of March he was duly appointed
County Clerk. AT the close of l twenty
two days session that year he gave the
members certificates to be presented to the
town boards Tor tie purpose of enabling
them to collect pay from their towns for
the time which they hadserved in excess
of fifteen days. The new broom was sweep
ing clean at that period in our history.
In the third count we did not take so
much interest; however, we hare shown
that by example TO couuseled the proceed
ings before the act in controversy. Asa
lawyer and editor since the act, he has an.
proved the course which ha. been pursued;
but as attorneys, editors, and Congressman
act like the ID in every cline and court
without reprcof except in Judge Davis's
court-we mag as we'll submit to Is note
prosequi on the last count, as his opinions
against the plain language of the etatutes
could have no binding force either before
or sitter the Get.