The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-10-30
5ae0RE PROOF or =. A.z TOWNS U.ylxE:

5VORE PROOF3OF ". "a OWN'S$ UNFIT:
81 NESS FOR OFF1C1R s7s Ii RE-
S. We republish in this issue the article
making certain specific charges against
j. A. Town who is up for a third term
rs Sheriff. Nearly all stated in that ar.
ticle is matter of record and we stand
really to prove it. And we submit the
following additional facts, or rather the
following statements, affidayits, etc,
in proof of our charge that J. A. Town
is partial, that he disyegards the law in
the performance of his duties and that
he uses his office to Cypress, l,arass and
distress the people: Il, s.'..Ss7 F.: >~*,
l. AS to the first count in our indict.
ment of last week. The reply which,
Rohrer and Town make to this is that
G. W. Bulls. the former Sheriff, is re.
sponsible for that matter. This a cow
ardly charge and an evasion. We ad-
nit Bulls seized the property as it was
his duty to do so. But in short time
thereafter Town became Sheriff and the
closing up of the matter was in his
hands. We did not complain of the
seizure but of the rascally disposition
of the property after it came into
Towns hands.
But here is Mr.. Bulls own state
ment as to this matter:
can state that l am, informed that
MIR. Town charges upon nso1ie blame
in imcurring those. bills tdsfeceiptors
TOR rent of two bins and keeping two
horses and mules. 1 did not contract
with those receiptors to pay them any
sum and did not pay Them any sum
VIII tever. | expected the. receiptors
would tie allowed Il reasonable charge.
can further say that the fees taxed
in that case for laborers in taking care
OF the property, thresl,ing grain, etc..
has not been paid by ma because I did
not receive any money III that case, and
their fees have not been paid by any one
so far rs know.
do not make this statement to in
jure amy one or for election purposes,
but cannot suffer a false imputation
against my official acts to go unhecded
even though it may he beneficial to 9TH
rrs i'll the approaching election.
g. W. BULLS.
The cost bill was about $793 and
Town paid to the receipto:s alone for
t'king care Of the property the enor-
nous sum of $576 25. Mr.. Bulls was
not Sheriff after january /, 1876, and
these payments were made in April,
1875. Mr.. Bulls did not receive any
MONIES in this case, and asserts that he
he has not ercn received has fees. Tie
money was paid out by Town and Bar
mans attorney. The execution in that
case was delivered to Town as Sheriff
March %, 1876, and in IS days thereafter
he made this return:
> COZ coUN - OF N S;sH5S' IS.
l., j. y. Town, Sheriff of Mobiles coun-
ty, Minnesota, do hereby certify that |
have made on the within execution the
sum OF 81 ,e97 50, and paiu over the
same TO Daniel Rohrer, attorney for
plaintiff, and that [ cannot find any
property Of the execution defendants
cut Of which to make the residue of
said execution. j. \. Town,
Sheriff Of MOBILES County, Mimi.
But we have the sworn statement or
affidavit Of Prof. Uumiston III this case
as to the conspiracy to rob him. In an
;flilayit made before Judge Dickinson,
r. +. Uumiston wore as follows:
That lie has reason to believe and
does believe that these proceedings
proceedings subsequent to the execu-
tion) are not in good faith, but to EN-
barass, l,arass, vex. trouble, aud injure
attiant; and that said
Sheriff Town is conniving
with said Rohrcr
in the premises and using the processes
and orders of this court for Improper
and unworthy purposes, and to increase
the costs, expenses and litigation here
in, and to Cypress this attiant. That
the costs and fees in this action now
4 Mount to and exceed the sum of $500.
Here is another fact which shows
Towns abuse OF his office:
While lie had that execution in favor
of Miller, Humiston & Go. and Walter
Mann against G. 2. Sutton & Co. in Ills
hands, and after lie had lost the proper
ty by him delivered to receiptors, lie
collected the full amounts on four DIFF
ferent executions against G. Z. Sutton
& Co.. but collected nothing on the ex-
ecution first delivered to him. Of
course, the first execution should have
precedence, but a. that was in favor Of
the parties whom the ''s;;id Town and
Rohrer." according to the above attida-
Wit, were conniving to ''harass, vex, -
etc, Town gave precedence to the SUBJ
>equent executions.
,. As.to his using his Office as Sheriff
to enforce collections which he makes
as Collecting Agent merely, and with
out process, we submit the following
statements:
J. a. Town, in the fall of 1877, came
t" my place in Olney township claiming
that lie had the papers to take my team
us Sheriff. and represented that he could
and would do so, and gave them up
believing that lie so took them, and
would not have given them up 9th.
wise; but when he had taken them
found ont he had nothing but a copy OF
Il chattel mortgage. [ claimed de
fence to tho mortgage and was advised
! by my attorneys not to give them III
under the mortgage, and would moi
have done so had I not been deceived
by his Misrepresentation
LEWIS Potter.
HOW OUR COUNTY BOOKS ARE KEPT
There was meeting OH Thursda,
night last ut the residence of Mr.. McCo,
IN Bigelow, Treasurer of school Distric
No. :9. Tie meeting consisted of TIN
school district officers and the ob]ec
WAS to trace an alleged deficit in th
accounts Of y. L. Howard, the forme
Treasurer. it having been reported t,
the Clerk that there was deficit q
$94.Go. The hooks were thoroughly ex
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