Iron County register., 1882-02-16
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Collector Green Indicted.

| Collector Green Indicted.
The excitement in jackson County conse-
| quent upon the discovery of irregularities in
| the Office of ax-Collector Green eliminated
| on the Sd by the announcement that the
| Grand Jury had found fifty lone indictments
| against him. The Collector announced to
| Judge White, of Kansas City. that he could
| not find the missing cash book. His COUNSEL
| Mr. Karnes said that while the book was one
| of purely private character, Green did not
| propose to urge that. The Court stated that
| it had received advices from the Grand Jury
| 10 the effect that the book was of the greatest
| importance in the investigation, and demand
| ed such information would lead to its dis
| covery Mr.. karnes said that Mr.. Green de-
sired to be examined under oath by the Court
| or Prosecuting Attorney regarding the loss of
the book and the inability to discover its
| whereabouts Mr.. Wallace stated that he un
| derstoosl the book was the only source of in
| formation regarding the amount of money
turned over.to Green by jackson, who col
| Iectcd the merchants tax. The Court then
ordered Green to make full and complete
| affidavit. covering all the facts concerning
the loss of the cash-book. At 4 O'Clock in the
| afternoon the Grand Jury announced fifty
cne indictments against Green, fifty for mis-
! demeanors ana one for felony. The foreman
| and Prosecuting Attorney said they had not
| yet had time to write up these indictments
and return them into Court, and requested
that a bench warrant be issued for the ar est
of Green, and that he be put under
| bond by the court to appear and
answer such indictments as might be brought
against linn. Green and his attorney were in
| the courtroom at the time. Wishing to do
| away with the formaiity of a warrant, Judge
| White ordered the Marshal to take Green into
| custody. Marshal Murphy Immediately took
| charge of Mr.. Green, who was given a seat
| within the bar, and there was great commo-
| n rt-rO kHrnPS held q
short consultation with the prisoner, and
| moved that he be admitted to bail. Judge
| White at first was inclined to fix the amount
of bail at $25 900, to which Mr.. karnes de-
INJURED, and the Judge replied that if Mr..
| Green was sentenced on each of the indict-
ments he would get at least fifty years in the
| Penitentary. The bond was finally hXed at
| $4,000, which was deemed ample. Oppor-
| tunity given to the prisoner to procure
| Dondsmcn. After several trips to and fro
from Mr.. karnes office, MI. J. Mercer, Green's
| brother in law, and Beal Green his father,
! entered the courtroom with him, and the
| Court approved the bond, with Green as prin-
| cipal and Joseph W. Mercer and Beal Green as
| securities. The sudden finding of the Grand
| Jury evidently surprise and somewhat
| of a crusher to a Green, and fell like thun-
| derbolt among his friends. In few mo-
| ments it was whispered on the streets
| and talked of the corner in conver-
|
cepted Green's resignation and immediately
! appointed Charles A. Chase to fill the vacan-
| cy. The resignation was drawn up by Mr..
| karnes, Green's attorney, and was very short,
| containing simply the statement that Joseph
| NJ. Green desired to tender to the Governor
| his resignation from the office of Collector of
| the Revenue in Jackson County.
| Miscellaneous Items.
Mr.. John Clark, chief clerk in the
| State Auditors office, recently informed
! Jefferson City newspaper correspondent
that there would be no meeting of the State
Board of Equalization this year. The Reve-
nue. law of 1872 provided that the State
Board should meet during the session of the
| Legislature in 1878 and every two years after
| that. Under that bill the board held meet
ings regularly every two years, meeting last
in 1881. In 1877 the Revenue law was
amended as regards personal property, and
| the Supreme Court decided that assessments
| under the law were to be made annually.
The Legislature in 1881 changed the time Of
| assessment from August l to June 1, and
substituted the biennial assessment, but
| failed to state when the State Board of
| EQUALIZATION should meet. The board does
not meet until next year, when they will be
| required to adjust an assessment two years
| old.
A five-year- colored boy named
John Elder, residing in St. Louis, found
pistol in washstand drawer the other day,
pointed it at his breast, and pulled the
trigger. The attention of Philma Brunson.
who was making a bed in the room, was at
tracted by the report. She says she saw the
boy place the pistol carefully in its place,
push back the drawer and then fall to the
floor. The bullet entered his left breast,
Just below the nipple, and probably pierced
the heart, for he died moment after reeeiv-
ing the wound.
The committee recently appointed to
examine and report as to the best location
for the future Kansas City Fair grounds
unanimously decided in favor of the Allen
McGee tract, south of the city, provided all
the ground necessary and the right of way
for side tracks and roads can be had on sat
isfactory terms.
The town of Lees Summit has en-
tered suit against County Assessor holland,
and petitioned the County Court to remove
him from office. The grounds of the petit |
tion are that NOland has failed to discharge
his duty as required by law by refusing to
furnish the said town with list of taxable
property for 1881, as provided for by the
State Statutes. No'and admits the charge,
and says his reason for not furnishing the
list was that the Town Council had refused |
to pay him for the lists furnished in 1879 and
1880. The case is occasioning considerable |
interest.
The latest confidence game was
played at the Fulton Female College. A
man processing to have a daughter to place
in that institution presented in payment of
board and tuition in advance a draft for 5000, |
for which he received change to the amount
of $50. The money or the man have not since
been heard from.
The Craig Rifle Club, of Kansas City, |
have elected the following officers: Presi-
dent John Conover; Vice President, Theo. |
Winningl am; Secretary and Treasurer, |
George w. Warden: Surgeon, NJ. A. Bogie; |
Chaplain, Rev. Cameron Main; Captain,
John Conover; First Lieutenant, John A. |
Duncan: Second Lieutenant. VIM. Pease.