The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-09-13
Taylor.

The opposition 10 Mr. Taylor in his own
party Is also strong and intensifying,-R
, pubItc0H.
T The entire opposition to Mr.. Taylor comes
from the sheriff Of this county, and is the
result of Il misapprehension of facts. As
will be seen by reference to the Board on
Thursday, Mr.. lIilligan made the definite
charge that in the discharge Of his duties
As sheriff, he was unable to collect Of Alr
Taylor certain back fees due his office.
Mr. Taylor claimed to have paid TO Mr.
Clark all the fees due, except some $50
which he paid to Mr. Milligan himself as
is admitted,
Mr. Milligan asked for the vouchers
showing payment of the fees TO Clark, as
claimed Mr. Taylor said he hadn't any
Mr. Mlligan then insisted the money should
be paid to him, which Mr.. Taylor refused
! to do.
As Mr.. Millgan's charges Of irreguarity
had got into the street through the activity
of members of his force, Mr. Taylor de
manded an investigation The committee
was granted who on yesterday morning
presented the following report to the board,
by which body it was unanimously adopted
Your committee to whom was referred
the investigation of the charges made by
the Sheriff against Circuit Clerk Taylor
report as follows
u Capt. Smith, Sheriff Clark's office
deputy, appeared before us and made "a
statement
(2y We examined the claim presented
by Mr., Taylor against the estate of ThOs.
Clark, deceased.
CD We examined the abstract of the
fee books Of the circuit clerks Office made
by c. II. Hook, at the request of the sher
if.
a We heard the statements of the
clerk and sheriff
The claim presented against the estate
of ThOs Clark shows balance due the
clerk of 500 43, and this is admitted by the |
attorney of the estate,
The abstract by Mr.. Hook appears sub
stantally with statement and claim pre-
scented against the estate of Clark.
The amount of 500 43 was allowed by the |
Probate Court in favor of Taylor against
Clark estate April 49, 1880
We find that the charges made by the
sheriff against Mr. Taylor grew out of
misapprehension of the facts.
Our conclusion is there is no ground for
the charges made.
l.. PERKINS,
G. FISCHER,
HENRY GUM,
ALBERT GRANsDEN
J, II. JENNINGS,
Committee
Mr. Henry Gum, of the commit
tee, said that Mr. Taylor had no receipts
for money paid Mr.. Clark for this reason:
At the time of the last settlement between
Messrs. Clark and Taylor as public officers,
Mr.. Clark had of fees received by him due
the circuit clerk S2j3- and there was due
Clark fees as sheriff from the circuit clerk,
SlS2. Before "A balance had been struck
and settlement made, Mr.. Clark died, the
balance remaining unpaid. Mr.. Taylor
fled his claim as Clerk in the Probate
Court, and that court allowed the balance
lue, 500 when was paid No receipts,
If course, could pass between the men, but
he record of the Probate Court must be
accepted as such receipt
In making the investigation the com
nittee used the statement made by Mr.
look, with which Mr.. Millgan was salts
led, and to which Mr.. Taylor made no
objection. 1t covered the time from 1872
o June last The balances found due the
heriff were paid by Mr.. Taylor, and the
,nly question was the fees due to MIR.
lark remaining unpaid as shown by this
tatement by Mr.. Hook. They are wholly !
accounted for by the record of the Probate
curt
N the statement of Mr.. Hook, which were {
rue without the light thrown upon them
" the Probate Court records. :
1t is now to be hoped and is expected
hat the sheriff and employees of his office
will be as active in circulating the proper
acts as they have been in circulating the ]
nisapprehension under which they labored. 9
Otherwise the efforts of that Office to defeat
Mr.. Taylor must be considered purely in !
he light of personal quarrel in which {
10 one is interested, and which is beneath n
he dignity of any man holding office by
lift of the Democratic party of this county. Y
Democrats in all parts of the county will I
xpect and demand that all such opposition
hall now come to an end.
The largest political meeting ever held IN
Iendota, and one of the largest ever held in
IA Sale county was the Democratic rally at
lcndota on last Friday. Fully 10000 peo-
lie were there, delegations being present
rom all parts of La Sale county as well rs
rom the counties of Bureau, Lee, Dekalb, =
'ook sc. The town was absolutely over
un with people. At noon Mr.. Harrison ar
ived by special train over the c. Il. X q,
nd was accompanied by about one hundred
f the Cook county democratic club number