Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-09-15
The Great Interest Suits Finally
Called in the Supreme
Court.
Joshua Stark Says the State
Cannot Recover the
Interest.
Elaborate Argument by Senator
Villas Against the
Treasures.

Madison, Wis, Sept. 1O.-Arguments
in the treasury cases We're concluded
in the supreme court today. They were
| commenced on the It'll. David S. Ord
way, Joshua Stark. Attorney General
! OConnor. r. NJ Rashforl. G. w. Eel
! ker. J. Y. Ouarles and Senator Villas
addressed the court in the order aamed,
Ordway, Stark, Felker and Quarlcs rep
resenting the ex-treasurers, e. c. Nc
| Fetridge and H. 3. HarshaW, whose
test cases were on.
The claim against Mr.. McFeuidge
I aggregates principal and interest, $2uT,-
50? 66 and against HarshaW S1!9, 6.iS. 80
| The other suits pending involve the fol
! lowing sums:
! Guenther .O6O
! kuehn. 1O3, $50
| BaetZ. 30, 400
| The total claim of the state against
| the five eX-treasurerS is S72+,7l1 %
! Interest on I'll sums is reckoned at Z
! per cent, and in the above calculations
| interest has in each case been carried
! only to January /, 1892
! Even il the CX-treaSurers are unable
! personally to pay such judgments as
may be obtained the prosecution Will
hasten liability on their DOnusmeu.
| A SYNOPSIS of one arglI!nCnt OH each
side will give the reader a clear under
standing CT the line OF prosecution and
! defense.
Joshua Stark, speallin particularly
! Tor Mr.. NIcFetridpe began with
| tho StataD,nnt tho+ +bo c,.o
! is an action ut law 77non tho hond Of
rb., t,o.,c,,,.o, ,od ,o,,ao,,orri,, ,,,,,,.+ Iva
fo,. s,,nn hroocb of +I,o oanlIi+i,,,e, -. ~
I hond cauSinn .ct,7aI loss orr do,,,,,,., 70
| the state rThn decision and i,d,rInon+
| of tha circrit court vvara evnIicitIv post
ed unoo tho sinolo nrorasition +I,a+
cartain n,onovs which 1.,r1, 70 no 49,,
session and nSa of the fro, s1,,,o,. ,ln1.in {,
bis form, of o+tico ,,,,,,.,, ,,,,,,,,,,e ,I(,,,
! ino +o tho ,,+.,+, .,,,,, 49, ~, f,i,,.,, .
nav +bon, o1-c,. ~, =, hr,,,,l, - 49,,
! n,nd Tho racorl nc ,,,dn ~, ,,,,,,..,
,,a i,7d,,,,,o,+ ~ ,b,, ,i,.l.,,i+ l.o,I,4 - ~,
r.ndn,oG fc,. r,onoI,., 1,.,,,(h +,,.> >,9,,,1,,
ha,d tho tra,su,.a. +o n3,-o ,,,coi,~od
otti,,atIv and neglected to rn,n avon. ~
his c,,t.os,,or
| ,rha act of 1901 IooaIi1inc ond ,.o.r,,Io
tin,, +bo dono,it of e+,rn f,,,,dc 81,
| hanks da,.t,,rns tba4 tho S,,n,s co do,,c.,
! ;tnd sbau no damned 70 no j., +ho 81, 20
| i,,.,.,,,,, rrbie e,id Az c+,,, ~
Simn,v an avnrassiu,, of u,nat b,d hoo,,
! rho 11nifo,,,, ,,pdo,.,t.,n,l;,,,r Of +,,, ~,
bar ,+otnre n,,dasof +ha n,,I,;io end,
Such danositS wnro NOT ions tn tho
hanks nv the Stare troas,rar If j. +,,,n
! mar rho hanks hol.,,,,o ,iol,to,., 70 +b,
hpnoSitor and s,,ch dono.irs ,,.a nfto,
| snol,an of - i'm Iog.i atfo,.+ io.,,,, Of
mo,,or r,,- +bor, - :, Wi, ,.,,r,.I.,+,,,l
distinction not,va,n - ,e,aroI donn-it
in h,nL s,,hinct 70 cbeel, ond - innI
Whom ,nonnv * lo,,nd IN. law, i,,,,,Iin,
nm obliuation tn nov into,orr ,,ool, !,
! Inf tho donositor hos no cl,in, =, :,
tprnst mill dnnand md Iot,nIt Of nav
mant E~ac1,to,s md lilo t,.nct,,os ,,,.,,,
denosir t1,Ist finds +m,,nora,ily i'm h,nI|s
thou.rh forbidden to loan tho f,nds on
pprsonal s4cr,itv and srch donosits i,
| hanks of annroved crndit will not onb-
, iect tbom to liability, +o,. lorS h,, H..
| t,iI,ra of c,,cb h,,,1
| Tine novmant of tho monies for which
| Indictment in this action ,voS ronaorod
| hr tha hanks in which rho do,,o,i+s, ,,,,,,,
made 70 the defendants t,aas,,,a, nv
i reason of an account of S1Ich danoSitS
! uprp g,.,t11itios and Voluntary AMI wore
made to the treasurer individuallv for
| his own nersonaI 1850 and not to him
| officially for tho 1850 of tho Stata Tho
Use of the banks nv the treasurer for
| tho nnhlic conv..nionco and tho sofa-
keening of the funds was continued
! from the time of Hastings down and
| The navment of some grat1lity or COM
| pensation to the treasury personally
on acount of such denosits: beginning
with the voluntary action of the banks
in the time of Hastings or earlier be-
| cama as time want on = recoonizcd ems
tom ~. nracticn not founded nnon any
! .,yreeman+ or in onv local sense ohligo-
! tory So that whom the descendant Nc
! Eat,idr.. on+orod ,,ron his fi,.st official
! form no con,o into +ba rocnint of s,1,h
| con,nonSa+ion ~. ,r,.,+,,itv 1zritho77t sim
rl.+iC,, or aorao,1o,,+ in rasna.t ro the
I emo
W. s,,b,,,i+ +1,o+ o. M +in,n could IN
,io1, 80. 1891, NV 1r,Eat-
,Ils g., 49, .,-.-l - i,,+i,,.os+ CO
aa17od ~, o+l1or ,,+ior form tho
49, 49,. e.. - ao,,+,.oo+ ~
t1,<1+ Io11.11f. -, 1,ooa,,eo ,,11 CON
ts4 80, 49, 't 20 i,,+o,.os+ 70
49, .1:-.l1l-, 10y lii'nt IT,, 80 e+oto
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