The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-17
HESS AT HOME.



A LEAF FROM THE LEES HISTORY OF THF
HENDRICKS COUNTY sEIzER-A REPRE-
SENTATIVE REPUBLICAN,.
Under the head Of "Tbat's the Way
the Money Goes" the Danvile Indi-
anian lets little light In upon a dark
spot in the official life OF the radical can
didate for auditor Of state: at was
our intention TO have waited until some
republican paper had blown its bazoo IN
regard TO Marsh lIcss's "honesty and
integrity ere giving publicity to the
damnng evidence TO the contrary, but
the apparent hesitation Of his sub
sidized organs to make the desired state
ment, coupled with the many facts IN
our possession which materially ale ct
his honor and the treasury of Hendricks
county, and knowing it TO be our duty
10 show what manner of man the repub-
licans wished to foisi upon the people
for state auditor, we produce the follow
ing transcripts from the record in the
county auditors Office in Danville:
ASoDIoUs ORDER.
OrGer OF the board No. 4slG.
STATE OF INDIANA,
hFNDRlCks COUNTY,
Board OF Commissioners, June term.
1868. he it remembered that the board
of Commissioners OF said county of
Hendricks did, at their June term, 1865.
make the following order, to-wit: "Or-
dered, That William NJ Hess be- and
he Is hereby, allowed one hundred dol
lars (SlOO).fo extra services during the
year ending June ], 1865, according 10
section % or an act approved June II.
1852. See page 25s, j Vol. Statutes OF
Indiana | do hereby certify that the
above is true copy of said order:
- Witness my hand and the seal
}SI ! Of the board at Danville. tins
9TH day of March. 1916.
T.. III. HALL. Auditor.
Below is his receipt for the amount
lCopy.J
500 90 County Order, No. 4el6.
AUDIToR's OFFICE.
DANvLLE, IND., June IL 1864
Received a county order for one hun
dred dollars and--ccnts for extra
services as auditor for the year ending
June IL, 1868.
(Signed) WIZ. NJ. HISS
THE LAW OF THE CASE.
Now, section 25 Of the act of 1862. RI
=. ~ H., page 252, which makes ii the
duty OF the board OF Commissioners to
allow the clerk, sheriff. and an liior a.
annual compensation for extra services.
not exceeding one hundred dollars
each, was repealed by the act Of | s55.
! G.. & H.. page 1881. The Supreme
Court OF Indiana, the highest authority
in the state, has already rendered de-
cision on this point in the case of Fiield
vs.. the Board of Commissioners OF
Porter county, tsec 90 Ind. r.. s9s,. A.
is shown above, William NJ. Iiess. then
auditor of Hendricks county. now the
republican candidate for auditor OF
state, years after the repeal Of the act Of
1852, without authority of law. in 1868
claimed and received the sum of 800
for extra services. When the
TRUE INwARDNEss OF MR.. wM. n. uFss
becomes fully known, if we mistake
not, ii will be found that hc wrongfullyl
claimed quadruple that sum from the
good people Of this good county, as in
blarneying tones he once so gracefully
and powerfully wrote concerning thc
people he SO unlawiully feeced. Thus
whether we turn TO Grants cabinet or III
little county Office, we find the republi-
can officials ovcrzealous in relieving the
people OF surplus grecnbacks, u 4 on
snch meat as this our sellers feed which
makes them grow so great! "Makc havl
while the sun Shines i their motto /.
and this principle is what fills our pris-
ons, with criminals! Hess is a proper
component OF a ticket the head ofwhich
helped friend TO swisdlc poor
ignorant widow out Of her worldly pos
sessions! The true inwardness OF Hess
is not fully probed, however; the worst
is yet to come.