The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-06-12

lTCOnniy Commissioners Abel al,
hot like the Courier's remarks last weel
n regard 20 his unwillingness. on IA,
Monday night " the outrageous murde
Of Gardiner. That the County Boart
should Offer a reward for the capture o
the muricrers OF the County's officers
Had The Offer been made that night. as i
should have been. no doubt all the muir
derers wonld now have been in oul
Jail. and il was universal expression
that the county should offer reward
that night. Mr.. Abel refused that nigh,
70 take any action and the next day tried
10 find sOmeslaw TO excuse his dliatori.
ness. The Statutes provide that 1.-THE
Boards Of Commissioners may make al
lowancps at their discretion" and then
thar "Thc Board shall, unless in cases OF
indispensable public necessity, TO be
found and entered of record a. part Of its
orders, make no allowance not specifically
required By law, to any officer of the coun-
", or deputy, nor except in cases above
provided, shall they employ any person
10 perform any duty required By law OF
any officers" and then provide for pun
ishmcnt Of any Commissioner violating
this provision, and further provides ''if
il be found necessary, aud so entered Of
record. a. public necessity. the con-
tract shall be spread on record" &c.
Now, in all conscience, is not the pro-
tecting Of the lives of citizens. and of of
fcers in the discharge of their duties.
and Of property of citizens from notori-
Gus outlaws or bands Of robbers. q mat
ter Of public necessity" within the
meaning Of the law. No court has ever
decided that it was not, and cannot so
decide, for each case of public necessity"
must rest upon its own surroundings
The Commissioners record OF Dubois
county recognizes this fact by having
entered in il a standing reward for the
apprehension and conviction of any per-
son guilty of stealing horse within the
limits Of the county. No doubt this
order has had q salutary effect in keep
ing horse thieves away from the county.
Are not human lives more valuable than
horse? The Supreme Court has de-
cided that county boards cannot offer re-
wards to county officers to induce them
70 do plain duty, but has never decided
that they have no right to do as common
sense, prudence, humanity aud good
judgement dictate, in cases of "ndis-
pensable public necessity" entered of
record. and contrary assertion is sim
ply twaddle to hide dereliction Of plain
duty! Let US have no more of it; but
since three murders have occurred with
out any attempt to arrest the murderers.
showing that an indispensable public
necessity exists for further protection
to the people, and the bringing Of Grim
inals TO justice, let reward for the ar
rest Of every murderer within the coun- |,
" limits be spread on record, and the
County Commissioner who il afraid OIL,
personal injury as result Of ii, step
down and out Of pnblic Office!
The blood Of the murdered John
Himsel, Ewing aud John Gardner,
cry from the ground for justice, so far
thwarted Of her ends No citizen of the
county will object to paying his proper
ton ofthc tax necessary 70 bring the
murdercrs to the gibbet. Dubois coun-
ty must not be made a safe retreat for
the murdcrers OF the world to flock to-
Her law-abiding citizens object to being
made victims Of the murderer's whim
or caprice!