The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-12-11

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THE ELLIOTT ENBRxzLENENT CASE.
The following b COPY Of the Court
record In this case:
State Of Iowa ! District Court Of Iowa
". Ia aud for
WIN. Elliott. Cedar County.
A Notion to Dismiss.
And now comes plaintiff and moves
the Court to dismiss the above cause
for the reasons:
lst. There 10 lack Of evidence to es-
sabiish fraudulent conversion Of the
money alleged to have been embezzled
BY defendant.
ID. Defendant has fully accounted
for and paid al the money collected
By him.
sd. The sureties OF the defendant
ON his olIlclal bond request the dis
missal OF this prosecution.
VIZ. G. THOMPSON,
District Attorney.
This matter is then concluded by
the following final entry In the
Judges docket:
Dismiased for tho reasons set forth
10 the motion Of tire District Attorney
on de. and defendant discharged.
The meaning OF the above will be
plain to al. The prosecutor for the
STATE thinks he has no case against
defendant and therefore moves his
dismissal, " hich the court grants a. q
matter Of course.
Now in the brief comment which
We feel disposed 70 make upon this
matter we wish II distinctly under
stood that we are not impugning mo-
tives. In the first place we believe q
long and arduous service of the public
with uniform satisfaction and conced-
cd honor and ability. entities our
court and its officers to stand above
light and basty suspicion or ACCUSE
ton. Furthermore, we know that
GOOD lawyers beside the District At
torney believed there was no case
against Elliott, and We are quite ready
TO believe that Major Thompson
thought he was doing the public good
service when he dismissed . case
which 10 his opinion would have
only ended In costs for the county to
pay.
But Notwithstanding all this, our
fselipgs in the premises are such that
ws can not honestly PISS the occasion
without expressing them to the effect
that the best thing has mot been done.
The ApvERTIsER long ago took .
public stand on this matter which 1t
has no desire to retract or modify.
We must be permitted to think, and
to say. that In our humble opinion the
public good demanded . fair, full, but
not vindic.ive trial of VIM. Elliott for
the crime with which be had been
charged. In these days when so
much Of ofIicial corruption exists, and
when 90 much Ii charged that proba-
bly, does not exist, an Indictment of q
public oficer for betrayal OF his trust
could certainly be disposed Of with the
best vindication for the accused and
with the greatest confidence Of the
public, before . jury Of his fellow citi.
Gems. We can say In oil candor-and
do say It because the actual situation
cannot be too thoroughly understood
that In consideration of the facts that
VIM. Elliott met the investigating
committee more than half way
placed at their disposal his private
books; assured them that his only de-
sire was to have everything un'
earthed, and that he would at once
make It good II within bis power tina,
his vault was robbed Of q large amount
for which, contrary to his expecta'
tious, be was held accountable; but
that he did nnally pay of and dis
charge al ciaima against him on thai
acoount-it does look a. II 1t might
have bssn impracticable to prove the
felontoys conversion contemplated BY
the law. But, on the other hand, Mr.
Elliott went out Of his official posi-
tion with the money which his owl
books required him to turn over to hl.
SUCCESSOR NOT In his immediate pos
session his deficiency" las our CO
temporary was formerly wont to mild
~ term IT, was published all over tn
county; . Grand Jury inquired mi
nutely into all the facts and circum
stances and then brought against hin
. "true bill" for the very grave GRIM
Of embezzlement /; and in view Of thes
things We must submit that grea
mistake was made In stopping shor
Of the fullest possible judicial investi
cation.
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