Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-07-22
MORE ROTTENNEss.
The Investigation In Progress
for 1885.
MANY .1ax Lists Found Raised.

Many Tax Lists Found haised.
After being unable to agree upol
the order of the investigation for sey
eral days, the committee to look init
private raises began work Saturday OF
the books Of 1885 and will finisl
Boyd's books first. II was known IN
advance that wholesale frauds had
been committed in 1888, but nothing
definite was known as TO 1885 and
1856. The investigation now in prog
ress reveals the existence Of the same
methods in the first year of Boyd's
term, though in a less bold and fla
grant manner. A part OF the book
for district No. was examined Sat
urday and the work was continued
yesterday. Many taxpayers were
found in the list of victims, the raises
ranging all the way from 10 cents to
81 or SO. No account is being taken
of raises under 10 cents, though many
even this small have been discovered.
The list is being carefully tabulated
by Messrs. Dawson and Mcdaniel and
the victimized parties will be notified
as soon as 1885 is completed,
which will be in about three
days. That year is very much
smaller than the others. II was
in 1887 and 1888, especially in the
latter year, that the large raises were
made and from $40 to SD extorted
from individual taxpayers by one
stroke of the pen. A part Of 1888 has
already been uncovered and pub
lished, amountingto nearly 500. The
amounts for 1888 will have to be in
creased II per cent-six per cent. for
two years-for accumulated interest
and so on each year back, tho increase
for 1886 being 80 per cent. OF course
no taxpayer will take anything less
than legal interest while Mr.. Boyd's
remain solvent. The inter
est alone will amount to many hun
dreds OF dollars by the time all the
returns are in.
MR.. BOYD AND THE PAPERS.
Mr. Jobn Rovd IN HE ,,,,,l;o sno,oh
es is in Tho habit Of be.n;ng nerson,,
abuse u,on Mr. Wood 81 tbo Ns,r
Era and Mr. Me.cham of the Krs-
rucKr,S. Mr.. G. M Bell who has
been doing most Of the writing in the
Nep Era ON the Rovd maiter also1
comes in for A share Of his Jeft-handed
compliments Mr. Bovd Is pursr;ng
the wrong course in this matter and
II be would reflect n moment be would |
rome IN n sans;bla concl,s;o, Ua
should remamber that be admits mo,
he stump that his hooks ware wrong
md has admitted his responsibil;tv Inv
,ettlipp in pa,t with the recoiyer for
he county. This be;po trpe be should
that the newspapers are
ortified by facts in dealing with his
,ase. He'should furthermore bear in
mind that the public acts Of an official
ire legitimate subjects for criticism
,specially when the people's rights
ave been trampled upon. The Bill i
Il Rights of the Kentucky Constitu-
ion says: "The free communications
4 thought and opinions is one of the
invaluable rights Of man, and every
itizen may freely speak, write and
'rint on any subject, being RESPONSE
lie for the abuse Of that liberty"
When facts are dealt in that liberty
annot be abused and no man who
as placed himself in the light OF
'ublic censure ought to expect the
'apers to suppress the knowledge of
is evil doing.
ACQUISITION.
Perhaps Mr.. Boyd would not mind ;
cling the people whether or not o. S.
brown would be his deputy again in
he event Of his election. We have
ot heard of any expression from him
II this subject as yet.
WHERE is BROWN.
For a week or more O. s. Brown
as been absent from the CITY. II 10
tated that he is out in the Crofton
ountry cooling his feyersd brow
fr. Brown feels very sensibly the dis
race he has brought upon himself /
nd there is much speculation as to
hat course he will pursue. If he :
ices the music, conviction is consid- !,
red certain. A good many people
re expecting him to permanently alb
emit himself, or try the insanity de-
,nse. For this reason his absence is