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


Joseph stout Ottawa, medical attendance. =
DR. TW Jones, medical attendance; :..;''''.'. "
CHARLEs GIBBs, Chairman.
County Attorney Moloney being present
was on motion permitted to address the
board orally On the subject OF the resolu-
tions adopted, calling on him for report
of the defalcations In ex Treasurer hay.
monds office, and statement of the liabil.
tiles incurred by him on behalf OF the
county, In the matter of the investigation
of the ex county officers books.
On motion of Supervisor Fischer the
board adjourned until o'clock p. m.
3o'clock, p. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present same as this morning.
Supervisor Norton offered the following
resolution:
R<soloed, That the clerk of this board be-
and is hereby instructed to procure from
reporter Hull a transcribed copy of the
oral report Of NJ. T. Moloney, county attor-
ney, in regard to the matter of the treas
urer's shortage, and after submission Il
aaid attorney for his approval, the same be
made part of the records and published
with the proceedings of this session OF the
board.
Said resolution was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote.
Ayes-Burkhart, Burke, Butterfield
Dinsmore, Dresser, Doyle, Fischer
Gibbs, Green, Griffin, Hickok, Hiltabrand
Hollecker, Rowland, Jennings, johnson
LAUDER, Lewis, Lukins, Maierhofer, Nc
Ginnis, Mcintyre, McLauchlan, Norton
Shaw back, Stanford, Spencer, Thompson,
Westwood, Wylie, Mr.. Chairman 81.
Noes. Brwen, Crook, Gull
on, Dunaway, Gransden, Quincy, Trumbo.
3.
The oral report of NJ. T. Moloney, coun
ty attorney, is in the words and figures
following, to-wit;
Mr.. Chairman: There were two resolutions
presented TO this board day before yesterday
which hold in my hand, one of which was
directed to the county attorney, desiring that
no should report to the board at this meeting
showing the amount Of defalcations of ex
Treasurer Raymond also showing the separate
amounts Of said alleged defacatiOns for each
term OF said Raymond's office, and upon
what account That is one of the resolutions
that was presented to this board by the gen
tleman from Brooktield.
1t has been well known to all the members
OF this board, think, and it has been well
known to the people of this county, that the
Office of Mr.. Raymond, ard any particular
shortages that might have been found there
have been under investigation by this hoard
This board will remember that at every meet
ing which you have had, at least since have
had anything to do with this matter; and you
will remember also, and will say In passing
that had nothing TO do with this investiga
tiOn being referred to me, that II was YOU
own wish that it should be referred for tht
purpose of seeing that any moneys that those
ex-Ofiicials might be in default for would bt
collected If possible. You will remember, az
was about W say, that at every meeting OF
this board, for some unknown cause-l dom
know what 1t is-whether or not it is a desire
TO know the true inwardness of this whole
matter, or whether it is for the purpose of try
ing to inform the opposite side of the investi
gatiO2. and the results of the Investigations, -
but at every meeting ~ this board some few
and to tie great credit Of this board, be 1t said
and TO its everlasting credit be II said, thai
there were only a very few who have jumped
up, as 1t we're, in the rear. for the purpose OF
trying TO stab the investig alton Of these cases
or to retard and throw water upOnit, for tn NJ
persons cannot get bills Of particulars any
more. You observe that What one or two oil
these persons want is what! That, rs d matter
Of fact, the county attorney must give to you
what? The result of the laborous investIga
lions that have been made here for the pur
pose OF notifying the parties on the other
side, when 1t is well known to those parties
that they send in here their shorthand re
porter for the purpose OF taking down every
word that the attorney says, when it is wei
known fact that it is only done for the cx
press purpose OF notifying the other side n,
10 what we have found out; when il Ii a vel
known fact that the county attorney has eX
hausted every possible means of irving to ef
feet a compromise of those cases without lit
CATION, so far his the civil cases are concerned
In relation TO this matter you will remem bel
that at the last meeting of the board matter
similai TO this came up; You will remember
that II had been under investigation before
that 1t had been discussed pro and con; you
will remember that it was finally simply re
ferred, as | remember, to me, and there II
rests. But they had gained their purpose
gentlemen, Of trying to extract from me al
OF the knowledge that we had with reference
TO our side of the case. Who, for instance
ever heard of the amount that w. X. Milligau
paid TO his attorneysy Who ever heard of the
amount that Raymond has paid TO his attor
neys or his sureties? Who ever heard OF any
thing Of that kind being called for, or asked
70 be investlgatedy Do you know? Would
the gentleman from BroOkteld 20 and ask
Mr.. Milligan what he gave, or ask of those
men what they are paying their attorneys
Would he go and ask them to point out theiT
line of defense in this mattery Would he
come here and spread it broadcast all over this
county, and beyond and put 1t right in
the haSds of their attorneys, and they
the best there are, the ablest, shrewdest
ana pest, not only In La Sails county
but in Illinoisy And is it possible that two OF
three members of this board will 60 and give
assistance aud aid to those five able, ingenious
men! Now, gentlemen, that is just precisely
what this thing resolves itself into. | have
ever since the last meeting of this board. been
ready ana wiling, and been prepared, TO try
offers had been made at the last meeting OF
the board. You will remember this: that
eubmitted proposition to try these cases be-
fore Judge Dibell; for them to select Mr.
Lewis on the other side, and ! would select
Mr.. Fischer OF Mendoza. That fell through
and counter proposition that could not b,
any possibility be accepted was made by
those gentlemen. After your Honor able bod,
had adjourned, and during the progress ot