The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-07-13
Megquier's Reply,

in April, is hereby approved.
Board adjourned till July 18th. lssS.
Megquier's Reply.
] will be content, on this occasion,
with the publication of the resolution
and both atli,lavits without making very
extended comment, and rely on the in
tclligence Of the people of this county for
their verdict.
Let me tcrsely call attention TO few
points which will he clearly seen and
will indicate the pusillanimous and cow
ardly promoters of the scheme az clearly
as though their names were spelled in
large capitals LaAIourc and Knccslaw.
list. Their resolution rccites that j. H..
Bird did voluntarily make and deliver
the affidavit. That is Il lie. Mr.. Bird
in his last affidavit states that w. j..
knccslaw came to him and asked him
to sign the affidavit, and that is IL fact.
The further truth is that shortly after
the first affidavit was made, | learned
through friend, that these parties were
quietly making "still hunt by reading
it to various persons, in the hotels,
saloons and other places in rembm. /
was told the substance of the affidavit,
but he, of course, cn'lll not state the de-
tails, then went to Mr.. Bird and asked
him why lie made sucl, an affidavit as
had heard. lie stated that Knceshaw
came To him and askc'l him to sign il,
that he did SO, but regretted il and
never intended it as an injury to me. |
asked Mr.. Bird to set me Il copy of the
affidavit and he promised To Ito SO. He
afterwards informed me that he asked!
knccsllaw for it and knccslaw informed
lliln that it WAS at the bank. Mr.. Bird
then went To the bank and asked Ia see
the affidavit he had made, but VIA. in
formed that l.aNlourc had left i, there
with instructions to let 10 one lave it
without his order. Mr.. Bird then went
To LaMourc, but could not succeed in
getting ii. Now, with the facts before
them, let the people of this county
answer this question:
Is not the statement in the resolution
Of the commissioners, that 81. III. Bird
voluntarily made and delivered the uli-
davit, Shameless lie? And did not
l.aMoIie at least know the facts.
md. Every county commissioner o.!
that board knows that when the suit was
first talked of and was ordered to com.
mcncc it ] told the boarl in open session
that had serious doubts of being able
to secure an order of the court suspend.
ins Auditor Bird, and that had som,
doubt as to the recovery of Judgment fol
the clcrk-hirc.
There are at least hundred good and
prominent citizens to whom expressed
the same doubt.
My doubt us TO the suspension arose
out of the fact that the county commits.
sioncrs having allowed the amounts
there was 10 criminaiiy on the part OF
MIR. Bird, and So stated in open court Ia
the presiding judge. Does this look like
secrecy or wrong on my part?
can most confidently refer to the re-
cord of the court, and to The court itself,
to Show that in all things i'll the case I
have acted honestly and efficiently us the
county's attorney.
The whole history of this matter, as
| well as all other Of the official records of
my term Shall be given to the people of
this county through the newspapers.
each week until the volume is co,npl,:
ed. lam not half done yet, but know
that have already taken up all the
space in this weeks issue of your paper
that you can spare.
In another communication will
answer the questions asked by Hon. Jno.
Ecchtcl, as to some Of the proceedings of
the board. | invite an inspection of my
record as your district attorney, and the
people Of this county have right To en-
qurc into the official acts of the board
and other county officers. Let it be
done. And here's the gauntlet, and
especially TO l.aNIourc and his tools,
say, "Lay on, McIulI, and damned be he
who first cries, hold! enough"
tiEo. III. MEr.rlEr.
Territory of Dakota.
Comfy of rcmhiia.
james II. l;ird hcin, duly sworn on uuIh .ay..
Sometime about hr month Of March or Aprl!
ISIS W.. kucrsinw came to me AM, asI,p,i ms
10 sih>rri!" my name Ia an ni,ntnyi II, RELATION
10 congregation whirh had Viii! D!>t,ic, A,i'y
Gen. IL Mr&Iulcr. c"ncrrniH. Iii, matter ui INC
action nf The county of Prmiliir against m. r,r
Tie recovery of u certain amount of money which
II wa> claimed had "tcrirawn from The comfy
on a,con;' of salary and Clerk l;r. ~ autiirr of
Pr'nltlna county. When Mr.. kncr>liaw n-kcd
me !" sian The affidavit referred 10. / ,id moi
think that the affidavit wa>i,,aily way Ia Ia. con
-;rllcd 10 !vpic.cni any won. 81 want of o.i.r.i
integrity 81. III" pnrt Of MIR. Mosqu"r. bat Tor
affidavit thai Mr.. Mr.qtl"r had sun, 10 m. II,
convention. thai hi had some doubts Of The
county benz able !" secure my suspension ~
county Mn'iii"r. and that lc w"S aso in du;li -.
TO wirt,r the county could recover 70. the san
Plus clerk hire. Tins is Ike Substance o. nj,
intended 10 convey by The affidavit
now state upon oarlh tina, trsr ...r,, only re.
marks made hS Mr.. Mc.gG"- III :t,irra. CONVEX.
sa'ion upon the subject n.u. he did mol make
these remarks n n secret, ti; only in n general
way. farther 81! "E oath lint Mr. Mryuuirr
lia> Fever i'll any inani.rr. either directly n; IL,
word nr HINT or in ANY other maNI,i,r sud oil IN.
diralcd t" mcor !" amy ".sc; ror.nn 10 my know.
cute III" case in hcha!! "f the county against me
70 the tmi extent o: hIs uMciallu and Mr
McGI"lcr 'i.> repeatedly and rmi,iIa'icml!y told
me lh" he would prosecute the ca" Ilant,.l!y
and fully and ha' lie Would let no Other iln;i,;.
aciuae him Than the full dischurrr Of III. ANY
Mr. McgiHicr has further s',;u - ~, That wAijv
he was sorry lr-"nn,' 20 u" :d,r HE i.,...,iiv
of bringing, tbs a.o n!,niiiSi ,!c W., IL. ut,
the county dcn.rndcd itGud he wual.l do i. -
o.,,. S'sncd J. II. Eirp.
SHhrctih;'l hfr -whiH 10 before me hi. I.th
day OF Ai,r,l 4. d.. 1855. '''''
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