The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-11-03
WILLIAM TooMEY.
10 the Citizens Of Suhy County:
TERRITORY OF DAKOTA, 90.
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William Toomey, being first duly sworn.
deposes and says, that owing to the re-
ports being circulated regarding his career
rs County Clerk Of Logan County. Illinois.
by certain interested parties, he desires to
make the following sworn statement of
the facts in the case:
That the suits commenced against HIM
self and bondsmen arose out of his last
| settlement with the County Board, the
charge being that he had collected pay
twice for certain services rendered and
expenses incurred by him: that the facts
are that in this last settlement he made
charges for certain services he had per-
| formed at the suggestion and request of
| the County Board and the County Judge,
such as making indiccs of all papers in
the records of the Probate Court, keeping
records of births, marriages and de aths.
and other duties imposed by the Legisla
ture upon his Office after salary had been
| fixed by the County Board; that il was
understood for these services and the extra
clerk hire rendered necessary thereby he
was to receive full and fair compensation !;
that the last bill in which these items were
charged for was fully investigated and all
items passed upon by the County Board;
that the committee allowed him this bill.
In order to avoid all danger of being
charged twice for the same thing. as
alleged in this litigation, they examined
his last semi-annual report to see that they
| were credited with these items and find
| ing them there allowed the bill; that the
records of the County Board show that
the report was allowed and adopted; that
at some time after he turned the office
| over to his successor, and long after he
became a resident of Dakota this report
mystcriously disappeared from the county
records and has not since been found; that
owing TO the disappearance of this report
the suit was commenced, as deponent
verify believes, for the qualification of
personal spite, interested persons thinking
that owing To the loss of such report the
suit might he successful; that in the trial
of the cases thus commenced he presented
no evidence on his side of the case owing
| to the urgent advice of his attorneys, who
| insisted that ii was unnecessary, and not
because he feared full and open inquiry
| into any and all his official transactions;
that in all the litigation commenced
| against him the county has been beaten;
that he never has sought to evadc meeting
any and all charges against him, but has
| always stood ready to meet such accusa-
| tions. and invites the striCteSt investiga-
| ton of his official acts both in the State
of Illinois and the Territory of Dakota;
| that the items the county claims were
charged for twice. were paid for but once
as the report above referred to would fully
show if It could be found, and that he has
never received pay for any services from
| Logan County, in any way, TO which he
was not fairly and cquiably entitled.
In witness whereof have hcreunto set
my hand this twenty day of October,
| 1888 WILLIAM TOOMEY.
| Subscribed and sworn to before me this
25th day of October 1888.
JAMES |. HOUTZ.
Seal Notary Public.
TERRITORY OFDAKOTA, 90.
COUNTY OF HUGHES 80
| r. b. Coddington, being duly sworn,
deposes and says: That he has read the
| foregoing affidavit of William Toomcy;
that he was present in the court room
during the last trial of the case above re-
ferred to, and from the evidence therein
| produced and from what other facts and
circumstances that came under his
knowledge, he believes the same To be n
fair and truthful statement of the facts in
the case, and that such is the opinion of
all fair and impartial people in Logan
County, Illinois
| r. B. CODDINGTON.
| Subscribed and sworn to before me this
2jth day of October, 1888.
JAMES |. HOUTZ.
(Seal) Notary Public.