The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-10-23
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VI NOCAeS COuAty, NnVInR put Himself
on the slate and then manipulated tile
delegates so as to secure his own nomi.
nation. We, in common with scores
of other voters, are opposed to his
reelection, ~ because he has held
the Office two terms and should stand
aside for better man; (2) because he is
one Of the old Ring combination, form
ed of Worthington men to feather their
own nests and control the county; ~
because lie is unfit to hold the office by
reoson of his gross Partially in favor
irg friends and Furnishing enemies, his
bitter prejudices and enmities, his fav-
oring one attorney as against another
in the discharge of his duties; his noto-
rio,.s attempts to pack juries and his
disregard Of law in his official conduct.
Let US give few facts showing his un-
fitness for the position:
l. In October, 1876, he levied on 10
bushels Of flour, $50 bushels OF wheat
and 8 tons of shorts in an execution 81.
gainst G. Z. Sutton & TO-, and delivered
itall to Peter Thompson and &. G. Luck
ey AS receiptors, but when the day of sale
came the receiptors failed to produce the
-four, wheat and shorts and never deli
vered it up, and Town suffered it to pass
without IN effort to regain it, but re-
turned the execution without making
any part Of the money, it Icing for So
2s6,75 in favor Of Miller, Humiston &
Co.. and Walter Mann.
But in the following December he
levied on G,000 pounds of flour in al. OK.
ecntion against G. Il. Sutton 4 Co.. for
$685. in favor Of Auerbach, Finch.
Culbertson & Co., wherein D. Rohrer
was attorney, and sold the flour and
made the fill amount oltlle debt. The
reason for this difference was that Town
was bitter enemy OF Miller, lIumistoa
Il Co., and Rollrer was the attorney a.
gainst them, While in the secold in
stance, he was friendly to the St. Paul
house and Rolrer WIS their attorney.
9. There are many instances in which
for service aud he would Wait till the
expiration of the GU days, given Ivy law
as the extent of time, before collecting
it and without making amy levy ut all,
but there are others in which levy
would be made at once, with u great
flourish and the property be advertised
for sale i'll the. slortest possible time.
3. rs further illustrating his bitter
ness toward enemies and his favor to
friends, take this case: He attached
some fix and barley belonging to one
of his enemies and hired two bins of
Peter Thompson to store it in for six
and " half mouths, paying therefor ont
of the property attached the enormous
sum OF 800. Also in the same case. he
paid ID. Shell S..9l for keeping four head
OF stock less tl!an five months. In that
one case the sheriff,s fees and the d.
mount so paid out by him amounted to
over 500.
/. AS showing disregard Of law il,
his official conduct, take the case of the
closing out of c. st. john Cole, where
lie allowed the St. Paul creditors to Sc
lcct and put up goods in suc!, quanti-
ties us suited their wishes, and at whole
sale, ard continued the sale to 10 and
II O'Clock ut night. The law says that
the sale shall be between s o'clock in
tie morning and sunset. In the sale Of
the property of Bennett & Grisyel]
goods were bid off 10y his deputies and
for himself and some were afterwards
sold at private sale. Tie law SAYS,
''neither the officer holding the execu-
ton nor his deputy can purchase, "and
that mo officer Shall directly or imli-
reclly purchase any goods aud chatteIs
1T amy sale made by him upon execu-
tiOn.''
In the case of Kimball 6: Distad some
OF the goods were sold at private sale
by II son Of Dan Rohrer, when the law
says ''the sale shall be made Ivy auction"
The two cases last mentioned also
furnlsl! Il capital illustration of the one
s:dc;lness Of the Sheriff. Everything
that he could 10 to worry and humli-
ate Bennett was done, while on the 9TH
er hand. everything that he conld do rs
Sheriff to let his friend Lon ki,nbull
down easy vas DONE
At the time of these two sales. it was
VIGOROUSLY reported that he had his
deputies stationed about tile rooms To
bid the goods mp ON the people, and one
OF his best friends remarked that if Il
Sheriff would do that where lie came
| from, that would he Tie last Sheriff's
term for him.
8. Town is a collecting agent also,
and it is cllin>rd that Jle uses his posi-
ton as Sheriff t. compel payment,
where he has no process. The farmers
throughout the county are we'll aware
that their notes for machinery are in
his hands. They also Can answer
whether they are Influenced il. their :.c-
ton us debtors when called upon by the
Sheriff of the county to pay their notes.
The law says, mo sheriff, deputy s!ler-
1T or coroner shall, with intent to be
employed in the collection Of any de-
mand, advisc or counsel any person to
commence amy action or proceeding"
Can he bea collecting agent without
violating this statute? 1t lie could. it
can very Easy he seen how Improper il
is to 50 act except in his official capaci-
ty with u process. how ;,lny have
surrendered to linn their property. sup