Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-04-17

publican ticket. headed Dy Grant I'M
Celfax. He always affiliated politically
with radicals. though many OF his eff
cial acts were execrated and condemn.
cd, by many of the best men In that
| party, on account of their manifest co.,
ruption. He has never bsen consider
cd anything but a radical since he first
came into public notice in 1868. During
the time he was county Justice sxtrava-
gance and reckless expenditure OF the
public funds were the order OF the day.
As presiding justice OF the county court,
and president Of the Lexington and
st. Louis R. r. Co., which company re-
ceived from this county $40, OOo in
bonds, he deserves more condemnation
for the corruption, the extravaganza,
the criminal waste OF the peoples mon
ey. than any other mau, Amos Green not
excepted. 1t only remains for Amos to
turn radical, swear that he was always
radical, and get an Office by radical votes,
to make the honors ven between the
two parties. To p%articularlze all of the
corrupt acts of Ambrose while On the
county bench would require more space
than u paper affords. They have all
been put on record in the papers here.
The amount written upon the subject
would make a lage volume.
But a single notorious transaction
which has never been denied, even, will
suffice to show the character of tho mans
acts while on the county bench. man
aging the financial affairs of the county.
There had been a subscription Of $780,.
900. made to the Lexington and st.
Louis R. r. Co.. by the county. The COM
pany claimed an additional sum OF
S24e,0o0 as interest upon the original
subscription. By some arrangement it
was agreed that said amount should be
given to the Louisiana and Missouri
River R. L. Co. The court was about
to issue that sum in bonds to that csm-
pany. An injunction suit was filed
against the court to restrain the issuance
Of such bonds. and the court had been
threatened with condign punishment by
IN outraged people II such bonds were
issued. One of the members of the
court, Judge Chinn, republican though
he was, was in sympathy with the peo-
pie. and had promised to watch and give
the alarm If such a thing was attempt
ed. Now mark what Ambrose did in
conjunction with the third member OF the
court. Money to spend he must have,
To what company issued it mattered not,
He wrote out an order directing the is
suance OF $240. 900 in bonds to the Lex.
ington & St. Louis R. r. Co. as ar
original subscription thereto, which,
under the company's charter. the courI
had legal authority to mako. He and
his partner in the transaction signed the
paper, but were careful not to let Judge
CHM have the least inkling OF the mat.
ter. Just before the court finally ad
journed for that term, and while Judg,
Chinn's attention was directed to som
other matter, Ambrose dropped the pa
; per in question upon the clerks desk
with directions given in a low tone
"make that order" The court then ad
iourned, and Judge Chlnn never knew
that such an order had been made 70
several days, when he heard Of it throug
= public rumer. The bonds had alread
been prepared tor signature. Ths
same night, in the dead hours thereo
/. Ambrose and the clerk met in The clerk
: office. with closed shutters and locke
doors, and there the fraud was col
summated byAnbrose signing the bond
as presiding justice ofthe court, and tt
clerk attaching the seal of the cou
e thereto. The bonds were then turne
C over to the agent OF the county. a
pointed in the order making the su
scriptien, who in turn delivered the
back to Ambrose as president of Il
}, Railroad company. Ambrose pack,
these same bonds in his satche,, al
left for st. Louis on the morning trail
A. and was ''over the hills and far ava,
8, long before the transaction was know
st to any others than those who partlcip
\. ted in it. 1t it unnecessary to chars
terize such a transaction.
t. If the good people Of Levy county a
wise they will get rid OF Ambrose
n soon as possible. If they do not, b
s. continue him in positions of trust, tn
Of will some day have al experience th