The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-11-04
AN INTERVIEW
On the Ohio Street Special Tax
Bills, Which Were Held
Void In Circuit Court.

CONSIDERABLE interest mas Deen
elected in the matter of tie special
tax bills for the opening of Ohio
street, which were declared void in
the Petis county circuit court, upon
an appeal to that tribunal. The fol-
lowing is the result OF an interview
with City Attorney eastman, on the
subject, VIII, Was much averse to
being Intercepted about the matter
but finally consented:
"Mr. Cashman, I have called to
learn something coDcerning the mat
ter of the ciry's defeat in the Ohio
street special tax cases, just decided
by our circuit court" asked reporter
of the city attorney.
"Well sir" said Mr.. eastman,
without intending to be impolite [
would refer you to the city ami county
officials, who are in possession of the
records, as [ have special reasons for
not making a parade Of the facts at
this time.
Son what ground did the court de-
eide against you?"
"On the ground that the assessment
made by the freeholders was ir ocular
and therefore void"
"Under whose advice and direction
was the assessment made ?"
cit was done before nv time my
work in the matter was slsta ned by
the court"
"Had you been in Office at the
time would you have direct d the
matter as part of your official duty"
eyes sir, if called on"
"When was this assessment made !"
In October, 1889"
"Mr. Hoffman was City Attorney
at that time, was he not p
"The record will show "a to that"
Have you the record ?"
"Yes sir"
"Beirg public document would
you allow me t, examine ii ?"
81 presume ] cnuld not help myself.
Here Mr.. eastman produced very
vOluminous document, which was des-
igpat, as ''Raport of jury in the
opening of Ohio avenue from Mis-
souri, Pacific railway north, to Clay
street"
"Whose writing is this, Mr.. Cash
man ?"
"Mr. Hoffman / think, wrote that
document
SIS this the part decided by the
circuit court to be void?'
Eyes. sir"
Chow much is there inv lived 10
this particular street"
There is nL,uL 81 900 yet uncoI-
lected."
While the above is not a verbatim
report of the interview, it states cor
rectly the facts as elected after
great deal of declining and excusing,
on the part Of the city's present legal
advisor, and he was particularly eau
nous rs to questions concerning the
city's interest in the af:.ir.
An Odd Way TO Wrong Husband
The police court at Webb City,
Mo-, had curious case last week. 1t
appears that man named Elliott
had been alternating the affections of
Mrs. James Slusser from her husband,
and sought to deepen the wound in
Mr.. Slusser's heart by dressing
in a part of her (Mrs. Slus.
ses's) wardrobe and promsnaded
the streets in company with another
man. The couple passed the house
or boarding place of Mr.. Sldsser to at
tract his attention. On seeing the
figure Oh a person wearing the long
Mister which wife had worn so
many times. and a sclrf thrown
woman like about his mead.
Mr.. >lusser's suspicious were I'm
mediateiy aroused and he fol-
lowed the couple and soon overlook
them, only to find that he was the
butt of hearllesss trick, and that
the person he supposed to be his wife
was Elliott.
Mr.. Slussler had warrant sworn
out at once, and Elliott was arrested.