The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-03-31

ammo up here and make an explanation Of
I'll 1 know, or, Al least, ! think We have
to~nd out. 1t IL not right and honest that
Won should he doing ,ha, by your attorney
and be compelling MIN to make scspegoM
Of himself in relation TO tins matter. ~ III
net right and proper that you should do IT,
l say il In oil respect TO you. gentlemen DE-
cause know q large majority OF the people
are in favor Of, what? 'onest government
and honestly finding out il there Is anything
wrong. | know the majority Of you feel
like myself, that you wish 20 heaven ina,
there WAS nothing wrong at oil, It's 10 nnu
eus thai that we come here. or course these
things move slowly. it Is true l know that
they do. BIT do not believe In tryiig law
spiis before the board. | would hate 10 come
n here and say what have to say, and DO
il under oompulsion. do it simply by COM
,,lsjon. do il by virtue Of the resolution
that has been passed. No honorable, high
minded man, no man, desires TO talk on the
.utside about what is or what IL not trans
uirine in the courts There is certain
smeun, of deoency attached to the honorable
position Of attorney al the bar, ana decent
men never exhibit outside and never LAX
outside and IN public places about the con
,ao,ions between counsel or the contentious
betveen counsel and the court. and oil that
hind Of thing among outside bodies. There
il that feeling among attorneys IN regard 10
those things
II was said the other day by my friend
Mr.. Fades, from Streator, that he had been
RECALLED, either before or after coming to W
Java. with the idea that had been employ
ing $50 attorneys, and that there were bills
mountain high being run up here. now
ssatlemen, ! have contracted no debts since
this matter mas been put In my hands that
Am not willing you should know all about
npy Of you, gentlemen. Mr.. Armstrong
might have come to my office. No, he never
would do that, but he must come here andtry
70 shoot of his mouth, and try TO pre)udice
the people against the county attorney anu
against this investigation He can come 10
nv Office, even, or any other Of you gentle
men. lie might have heard every solitary
word there IS in connection with this matter,
because should look upon Mr.. Armstrong,
or any other member of this board, as hon .
orable, upright men, who would not 20 and
retail what | would state TO the attorneys
and the parties on the other side, buI should
rely upon him to keep it to himself; ana
sheuld be willing to do it instead OF coming
here TO make this explanation before this
board, this being public place, where there
are reporters and all, as have said, and
attorneys on the other side, and all are ad-
nitted here. They have just as much right
here ss have, and it is not fair 10 place me
in this attitude say now / am not paying
any fifty dollar q day attorneys, and l an
not paying anything more at the outside
than $1,000 for the Investigation and aid OF
the men who are assisting me in running
down this matter. Applause. What | pro-
p>ss 10 do il this /: make q recommendation
70 this board ss to what is reasonable
amount that should be allowed to these At
lsrneys who have aided and assisted me in
preparing these cases for trial, and they are
ell prepared for trial now. thought myself
that ten dollars day would not be TOO much,
really, TO allow these aitorneys-two ol
them, as matter Of fact but when got to
investigating and saw the number Of days
We were in the preparation outside OF court,
now am talking about the preparation OF
these cases outside Of court, Il an not talk
ing about the days and days | spent going
over this myself with the officers in relation
10 this but found the number of days too
many, even at $40 = day, and 30 have cut
il down TO at least about SO 70 day. These
gentlemen can receive from this board not
more than ~ that rate at most. sha Mt re-
commend more than tina, for the time spent
upon the outside. | know they will say
ka unnA nj u q
when | do that. Well, gentlemen | shall
propose TO do this, that when We shall have
recovered from these parties shall recon-
mend at least at about rs dollars day in
zsourt. intend TO do that for the days &C.
faally in court, but outside Of that the
amount will not be more than | have said.
Now, l should think my friend Fades would
be satisfied with that statement. You can
ray they are not $50 day attorneys. II
you desire any more information about II, |
wish you would ask it now.
Mr. Fades: do not know ~ that gives
me the information | wanted | stated that
il was current on the street and WINS ask ed
that it should be venilated. 80 that we would
know what they we're getting. The attorney
comes and tells me was retailing lies. but
nc says U0W tnHI Nc VIII IeCOumeuu al VcI-
tain cases $25
Mr.. Moloney: ! soy will hereafter when
we are in court. There is no use OF talking
like that. say, in the business outside Of
court, the hunting down Of books and all
1hst kind Of thing, that | shall make this
recommendation, and that l shall not make
my recommendation outside Of what have
said In relation TO the matter. say shall
not pay $26 day for work done outside Of
court, but in court, Il think have explained
20 you y bat hereafter, and when we are
employed in court, then for the days en-.
pioyed 10 court il Is only right and proper
that they should be paid that, because they
are capable and able men. and think they
are just ss capable and as able as the fellow,
on the other side and | never heard Of jim
duncan, Judge Gilbert. Henry Mayo OF
Major Widmer working for five or ten dol
lars day.
Mr Norton: $500.
Mr.. Moloney They can afford to pay
them that.
Mr. Griffin; would like to ask you j
during the tendency of this settlement, OF
excitement, tine bondsmen--enough of then
.or any enc term Of MIR. Rsymond's Office
,ost they secured the proper performance o
his duty for one term-have they been 4
YOU and asked You To settle The shortages o