The Red Cloud chief., 1881-02-10
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the county's affairs, is being circulated
through the county, AMI, We under
stand. has already been signed by over
two-third- Of the legal VOTERS Of the
county. This viii insure. Nc suppose.
The appointment Of such a committee
In view Of the fact that j; now remains
with the Board Of commissioners II
make a success of this investigation
business or 10 cause il 10 terminate if
a simple farce ~ previous effort. ia
tie same direction have done, we beg
to make a few suggestions in regard To-
the appointment OF the committee
and defining it, duties, which We hope
the Board Of Commissioners will mott
overlook.
In the first place il the county is td}
be 10 the expense Of an Investigation
the commissioners should see ihst
competent men are appointed on that
committee, mcn Of undoubted ability
and integrity, who cannot he aJ
preached by outsiders or bought ~
Disnnserested persons who are good
accountants, should be appointed, and
we would favor the securing of at least
one expert from outside the state.
Every thinking man must know that
If there has been any crooked transac-
tions in connection with the clerks or
treasurer's Office or whatever skuldug-
gerry has been carried on, the books uiA
show up all right on their face, hence the
necessity for the employment of an
expert 10 get at the bottom of the mat
ter.
The people demand that the ~investi-
CATION be thorough, and that the exact
status of the county affairs he SO clear
ly showed up as to forever pre- clude
the necessity of another investigation
back of this date, and in order that
the work he efficiently carried M it is
absolutely necessary that the commit
tee be empowered TO subpoena witness
es and examine them under oath.
If this is done we are decidedly of
the opinion thatthere will bea rafting
Of the dry bones that will be surprk-
ing to say the least.
1t Is not our intention ut this stage
of the proceedings, seeing that the in
vestigation Is sure TO take place, to
make any charges against anyone,
but, in order that the mass of the pco-
pie may know that we are not actua-
ted by any personal feelings in the.
matter, We will just say that it is our
firm belief that the following list of
offences have been committed by the
present county clerk, and that an in
~vestigation, if properly conducted. will
prove that James A. Tulleys, clerk of
Webster county has been guilty,
Ist. OF unlawfully dealing and spec
ulating in county warrants.
ID OF having made 500 or more
by ways that are dark, and tricks
that are vain at the time the last fun
ding scheme was perpetrated on the
people of the county.
Sd. OF having repeatedly charged
and unlawfully obtained pay for work
which was covered by his salary as
county clerk, and for which he had no
right to make any charge.
4th. OF having repeatedly made false
returns of the receipts of his Office and
u~nlawfully r~etainined money received
as fees from parties having business at
his office.
5th. OF having, for the purpose of
gaining popularity with the people Of
the county, failed to charge and collect
fees for aHidiyits &c, which fees right
ly belonged to the county. and Of
which the county was defrauded.
9th. Of having charged and collcc-
ted fees for affiIavits made by him "a
clerk of the court, and for which the
law does not allow a charge.
eth. Of having wilfully disregarded
the Jaw in the matter of letting the
contract or rather of refusing to let
the contract for furnishing the county
with books and stationery to the low
est bidder, thus causing an unneces-
sary expenditure of hundreds of dol
lars of the peoples money.
9Th. OF having received % per
cent. as commission from the parties
from whom he has purchased county
books and stationery, Us dollars on
every hundred dollars worth of books
&c. bought for the county, thus de-
frauding the county of thousands OF
dollars in the last eight years!
9th. OF being in collision with
certain other dealers in county scrip.
for the express purpose of keeping
down the price of county warrants.
We believe that if the investigation
of county matters is conducted in a
proper manner, such as is contempla-
ted by the signers of the petition for
the same, and in the business like and
searching style demanded by the tax
payers of the comfy, We say it is our
firm belief that the county clerk will
be found to have been guilty of all the
above named crooked transactions,
and more, and in that event the road
E from the clerks Office to. a criminals
cell is short and straight.
If. on the other hand, after an homes
and thorough examination of the coun'
ty matters. it is found that u suspi-
. cions and those of q majority of the
people Of the county are without
foundation and that the clerk is guilty
of no misdemeanors, then we are rea-
DIV to retract all We have said and
. make the amende honorable.
The Commissioners have an impor-