The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-14
KENOsHA, June 4th. 1877.

q GILL uClo 1Ly l1C04 UlClU by HI pdUAJ d11d
at some time hope to say q word to !
our ladies for many little tramps; butt
at present | am dealing in facts and
cannot stop to reach out after the senti-
ment that is needed to secure protec-
ton to the unfortunate child for the
sake Of the betterment Of the whole
human family.
The facts Of which I have to write
this week, are not very tlattering TO
our honesty or integrity, and will, if
properly read, manifest pretty plainly
how deeply the disease known in ma
tlOnal politics as stealing, has penetrat-
ed into the heart of our national life.
For I apprehend the man who reaches
out after dollar lying in the public
treasury, to which he has a question
able title, is the man that in political
parlance, is called a thief.
[ hope no person who reads this
will make 8 personal application Of it,
such is not my wish Or intention
Most of the wrong doing Of which 7
write is begotton Of usage; custom, the
very education we give our children,
encourages a habit Of charges for
labor performed, not to be. measured
by the value Of Wolk done, but rather
by the amount possible to be obtained
for the doing
In searching for the extravaganza Of
which so many complain, IN our
county expenditure, I have found
that the last term Of cur circuit court.
was but fair representation OF the
usual and ordinary manner Ofeonduct-
ing the business, and in discharging
the duties pertaining thereto. The
term commenced OH the afternoon OF
the 18th Of April end continued Thurs
day and Friday. The next week Mon
day afternoon and continued every day
until Saturday il o'clock. The third
week FROM Monday afternoon to
Friday evening. The fourth week
from Tuesday afternoon TO Friday
evening, when the business being
finished the court adjourned. One
evening session was also held daring
the term.
Counting tho evening session as half
day, ] find the court sat Is days, as
cost TO the county, according to
figures given me by the cour1ty treas
urer Of, for Jurymen $t090,86, Sheriff
$1,000, three deputies $14Ao0, Clerk
$72,00, Deputy Clerk $1,000, and
Reporter $780, 0,or total Of &1G9O.8G
The time actually occupied by
jurymen was less than ten days, but
calling it ten, the cost for jurymen per
day amounts to $109.O8 The cases
tried by jury were eleven, this gives
for each case, for jurymen alone $99.11,
The court held sessions for IS days
and out Of the q days the term
lasted, this gives for jurymen, $68.18,
for Sheriff and deputies, 1880; for
Clerk and deputy, $500; for Reporter
$500 per day, OF q total expenditure
OF $105.61 for every working day in
the term. The orders on the Treasur-
81 show that jurymen were paid for,
from 1 Gay and mileage to 23 days and
mileage. The Sheriff, deputies, Clerk
and Deputy, and Reporter were, all of
them paid for a days each.
A few days since, in conversation
with gentlemen from the Northern
part Of our State en- this subject, he
saids that some how, every body seem
ed to think no justice could be done,
OF amy man perf0rm his whole duty to
the body polite, unles he charged the
largest amount possible for the service
rendered, and cited as an instance that
a short time previous, a man had COM
mitted suicide Or had been murdered
by poison in his village, and his place
being convenient, the body was brought
in and Laid upon rough table for ex-
animation by the doctors. He did notI
know he had done anything for which
a charge was possible, until one day. a !
constable came to him for his BILL
astonished, he asked, what have I toll
put III bill for? | have done moth |
ing, suffered no inconvenience, worth !
noticing, there was a little blood on !
the table next morning which Jack |
washed off and that's all there is
about it. Well, relied the officer, it |
is customary for every body to get
pay when they can and I Thought YOU
had as much right to pay as others.
This he thought to be correct, but
then, he thought many others who
received pay had but little right to it.
So this charging all we can, and getting
all we can, is not peculiar to us or our
county, but is shared by others, and
unfortunately by many who should set
q better example. For the last few
years there has been a growing feeling
against the County Clerk, on the part
Of juTymen and officials attending the
court, on account Of ais efforts to
bring all charges for service, within
the time actually spent in attendance
on the court, but he has failed to &C
complish much except to give offence
to the parties interested who retaliate
by charging the clerk with receiving
pay himself for the full time covered |
by the term OF court, and the same for
deputy who very many believe is a |
fiction. .
Now the law provides for the ap-
pointment of deputy Clerk, and also /
provides that he shall he Maid for the /