Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-02-25
THE CASE SUMMED UP.


Nature and Force Of the Charges Against
Ordway.
The Chicago Inter Ocean in its publi-
cation of the afidavits regarding crooked
transactions in the organization Of Faulk
and Hyde counties, gives place to the
following conclusions in connection
Herewith:
The affidavits submitted to the presi.
dent speak for themselves. They appear
below, and need but Q brief introduction
to the reader.
In the case or Faux county, the evi.
dence is conclusive as to these facts:
That William B. Tebbetts was the pro-
claimed and avowed representative Of
the Ordwsye, father and son, governor
and auditor. That Tebbetts asked for
and received bids. in money and lands,
from the property owners at and near
LaFoon and Faulkton, for the location
of the county seat. That Tebbetts was
paid about 5000 in cash, and given q
one.half interest in the townsite of La
Foon, and 800 acres Of land adjoining
and in the vicinity Of LaFoon. the said
real estate being valued at from SIS, 900
to $25,0O0. That in consideration there
OF Tebbetts secured the appointment by
Governor Ordway of certain county COM
missloners, who located the county seat
at LaFoon.
1t remains for Governor Ordway to
show that he had no connection with, OF
knowledge OF, the deal made by his own
son and Tebbetts. How they could have
effected the sale of q county sesty undel
the circumstances, without bis knowl.
edge, consent, and c0llusion needs to be
made clear. Governor Ordway may en-.
deavor to explain the whole thing away
IN breath. BY one of his sweeping do.
nlals-so characteristic of the governor
and OF self-conscious knaves, smooth.
tongued and smiling, and with ready Wit
to play the role of the persecuted saint
before the time of Ordway, despot oi
Dakota.
Tebbetts may have negotiated the deal
IN such manner as to prevent his prin.
cipal from appearing in person as the
party of the first part, but deriving, as he
did substantially, all his authority from
Governor Ordway, and barterine
for a. valuable consideration thai
which lay entirely and absolutely within
the power of the governor, it is mora
certainty that be furnishes, in his person
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that should send Governor Ordway
straight to the penitentiary.
In the case of Hyde county, D. A. w
Perkins, of Hlghmore, makes the very
affidavit which Governor Ordway shor,
time ago publicly defisd Perkins to make
on pain of being convicted OF perjury
which the governor pledged himself t
see done. It now remains for Governo
Ordway to make good his word.
According to Perkins, the governor
agreed to secure the location of th,
county seat on o certain quarter
section of land situated five miles wee
of Highmore, the only railwa,
station. town, and postofiice in th,
county, IN confederation of three
fourths interest in the same, and furthe
agreed to negotiate with the railws,
company for tho establishment Of
station.
| In plain English. Governor Ordwa,
became party with others to . sohem
to advance their own selfish interests, b,
deliberately defrauding the people q
Highmore Of their Just rights and de
priviug the people of Hyde county Q
any voice in their own affairs.
The hardships to which the people o
both counties were subject by reason Q
being without government, court,
schools, ato., are fully set forth BY th
afidavits OF prominent citizens.