Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-06-02
MR.. SKINNER AND TIE COUNTY
OFFICERS.

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MR.. SKINNER AND TIE COUNT
OFFICERS.
In order to be entirely fair to Mr.. skinke
and to arrive at the truth regarding certal
Q statements made by him in his card whic
appears elsewhere in this issue, we have II
terviewed Judge VIM. Young, who vi
: prosecuting attorney of the county and VIII
Is mentioned by Mr.. Skinker by name, an
EMr. VIM. B. Steele. who was county clerk
the time spoken of, as he continues to b
The statements are given verbatim As mad
> by bothgentlemeu., -
> JUDGE WIN. YOUNG
Question. 9Judgs Young, will, you be 8
kind Is to state whsttranspfred between your
self and Mr.. skinker at the time alluded to IL
the article the manuscript of which you hav
Just readf'
Answer. "In so,faI as I Inn concsrned II
the matter mentioned In MIR. skinker's card
the following Is . stHement Of the facts: A
the time mentioned by Mr.. Skinker Their,
were several Judgments against the county
upon which there hsd bean psrsmptory writ
.mo.o ~ mem mo1
V D.usA ~ui, 1usm -
ments. I, a. county attorney, spoke to each
of the attorneys representing the bondholdsra
and endeavored to lersuads them to accept
the compromise we had offered. I was in.
formed by them thatstheir clients were deter.
mined to collect thu whole Of their JUDI.
Ments' l tnsn ttleo p Perse.os tn:m " eeass
.ae prosecution OF tte "tlu' N Ie.st unui
WY were oisP'se1 1,P.
~ ~. ~. o'ne |. ~ Ny
WI
80 I1esa.u.
SS.' "Us
naoer = rosSy -. eemprom,.e' .lo sn.s
49,. - ,~-.1.s
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"oeiu 70 openeo mn ~ isss. Ans rsRse-
ssnIalloH ! maae 70 al OF ns ns"yers nspt
sen.lns Soa .%NN N 80 wAs itsa
see - -" R .
.nes 1S.sn ~, y 49,
u" '.' J, 'uey nv.
"a tiues' 1us essu ''me ont.- tns 'ss', .ss
so on se'oun' Some oeaess iH'ue
pfocess' &c. MI SNinAer oia push nls VIII
10y. NC ~ piopeity VS. p.s1t
= ~ D1S -
ny We 'een sat Ai's' ns
realized irom ~. einee tna1 ume ne mas 'aAen
no Stops unel ia'ely. hut t"nle ! csnn0s
fecali tne e1aes ~oros useo, ls-oeans aooa'
SIX yeais.! t'unA "F. oAinAei WIN lene.w
per tn.. VIC Auose W." ue suostance = "nss
toiu nlin' anu lug. ! alo MOI a.Any 'lne 70.
him VI promise nlin tnat nIs Jaasment wou'e
ever Dc PAID he Will remember inst 1 ma
""".a any SUN -s
""y NC "'alo nate iAukns9 s.Aas sosn :
promise ~ q consiaerstion lor 1orDeafance'
- nay su.nh nis
se.,es :" ie""' 'u' ne caup'' ''Aim
81
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Wv sly
49,. f,,,.r;.h,r %oja 49, ..,a..-. L.~l
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49, - s.e..t"~ 49, H.,
tarros IS oomnrom,sa 49, ~, m. 5000
ond h, Which ,hon in,.,dos 49,
go. or n.;no;n,. ~ 80. a.
t,nction herwaan our crsd;.o-s
q. Has Mr.. skinker aver shown .ny dis.
to comnromise anv ,c.aas ewb.ra he
.H. has MT On for r,,v T.,
case If Nimrod Iono ofIon. !. Rr,oo,. that
u.s . ,,Iar,.n, ,h.t he,onnad - $3.50, ~
oi,r CREDITOR. and W., ,om,. Mo-
O. $40 Won know IF snv ootb.r .,torn.v
that has nersist.d in his claim as Mr.. stinter
has done
A. "None. Mr.. skfnker il our WORT and /
most unreasonable ehemv. Grant & Grant. !
of Iowa. had. MANY tudymants a,.;nst our
county. but a. soon az xa. voted the comnro-
mise thew advised their CLIENTS to fund their
bonds, which theydid. Judge Lindlav and
others also had judgments, which they.fund- /
I'D ut oncs. and stated that our oc.nn,oui..
WAC o moo ,;h.r.l ma. ms. IN q ~. 4,
mi.a. 7 ,binr Il 4 al, ho.b shou, .hs CHI,