Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-06-17
Law i'm Dexterville

we'll as the Reporter. concerning a
certain complaint made against me,
by that knave, vandal, scamp, usurp-
er and breeder of public misery and
vice, before one of his cats-paws of
Dexterville who disgraces the Office of
Justice Of the peace in this burg :;
charging me with the crime of perjury.
AS the facts in this case your readers
are probably not familiar with, so [
will endeavor to give it's history as
briefly as possible (not wishing to tress-
pass on your indulgence and space too
much.) On the 18th of April last, I
made complaint against George Hiles
before one NJ. G. Woodwork a Justice
of the peace in the city of Grand
Rapids, charging him (Hiles) as in
spector of election, with receiving
illegal votes from large number of
persons who offerd their votes at the
last spring election held in in the town
of Dexter, said persons were all strang-
ers to me and having good reason to
believe that they did not have all the
qualifications to vote at that election,
[ challenged their votes-this enraged
Mr.. Hiles quiet nature to some con-
siderable extent, and concluded that he
would not pay any attention as to their
qualifications as long as they would vote
the right ticket. [ insisted that the
board of inspectors should ask them
under oath all the questions touching
their qualifications as the electors at
that election, which the board refused
to do |; then [ insisted that the board
should reject their votes or swear THIN
in at these remasks Mr.. Hiles became
still more enraged, and while [ made
an effort to read from the Statute of
Wisconsin, what questions and oaths
to administer, he took cup of water
and threw it upon me and my book,
thinking that thereby he would fright
en- me away from the polls-I stepped
one side and remarked to him that he
would probably be sorry for that cow
ardly insult at some future time, when
he wanted me to distinctly understand
that if [ did not dry up Gas he termed
IT'D he would throw me out of doors
AS [ statedbefore [ complained of
Mr.. Hiles before Mr.. Woodwork ESQ.,,
who issued warrant for his arrest the
witnesses on the part of the State
were l.. A. Houston, A. S. Robinson,
John Turner, John Hudson, Joseph
Hudson, Henry Johnson and others,
all men Of UNREASONABLE reputation
and every one of them substantiated
the above facts. But Justice Wood
worth concluded the District Attorney
would not file any information against
Mr.. Hiles, if be should hold him to
appearance at the circuit, so he con-
cluded that he would discharge him
and as Mr.. Hiles' attorneys urged that
he ought to charge me with the costs
of suit, so that if Mr.. Hiles perpetra-
ted any more such outrages in the
future, it would be a warning to all
parties who might have the courage
and selfrespect to complain, that they
would be mulet in costs if they should
make the least attempt to make a
complaint against him. Mr.. Hiles feel
ing much encouraged at such good re-
suits over the outrage that he was really
guilty of, that he thought it would be a
good idea to crawl under the wing of
the Dist. Attorney (who pretended to
ne that it was great shame in JUS
tice W. discharging III. in the crimi-
nal suit), and with his aid and what
justices they could manufacture at
Dexterviile, by the Town Board ap-
pointing the right man in the right
place, and have enough on hand if a
change of venue was taken from one,
they have more ready to try the case
in the same Office. But by some
means or other they had been careless
enough and not filed any oath nor of
fetal Bond with the Clerk of the cir
cult court, Mr. F. ESQ, the poor deluded
dupe, from before whom the cause was
removed, first attempted to send it to a
justice in Dexterville after he had Of
fetal knowledge that such justice was
not qualified, finally shat was abandoned
and rather than to send it to the next
nearest justice qualified by law to try
the cause which was Andrew Law ESQ.,,
or +. E. McDougall,- he sent it to B.
O'Connor ESQ.,, at REMINGTON Station