Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-01-22
EX-TreaSurer McFetridge Said To Have
Wealth to the Amount of
100000.
Probability that His Means are Over
stated by at Least
A Third.
Harshaw, Guenther, Kuehn and Baetx
Unable to Pay Full Judgments
Notes of the Great Case.

McFetridge is rated at about 100000,
but he is probably not worth any more
than enough to pay e judgment of sl75,-
600. Harshaw, Guenther, kuehn and
Baetz will be rendered penniless if they
are compelled to refund. More than that,
not one of them, it is thought, can meet
the demand that may be made upon
him.
If the supreme court sustains Judge
Newman S decision, interest at the rate of
per cent annually will be collected on
the judgments until they are paid.
An Oshkosh dispatch says: "Ex-Treas-
urer Harshaw refused to make state
ment further than that he would try his
case in the courts and not in the news
papers. Should the supreme court affirm
the decision Mr.. Harshaw will be ruined,
as his private fortune will not pay the
Judgment, and so likewise will be Mr..
Guenther, now consul general to Mexico
The news of the decision caused a general
sensation. Democrats, of course, were
Jublent, and every one of them was con-
tident that the decision was in exact
accordance with his prediction. Republi-
cans were surprised at the decision, but
having no personal or political interest in
the matter, seemed willing to accept the
law as the arbiter in the case. The attor-
neys generally were reluctant about ex-
pressing their opinions They didn't
want to be quoted until they
had seen and digested every detail
of the decision. c. w. Felkor was
out of the city and could not be seen. 1t
appears to be the opinion among those
best Informed that an appeal to the SUI
preme court will be taken. This opinion
is substantiated by the following, which is
authorized by Moses Hooper: 'Undoubt-
eddy an appeal will be taken. Undoubt-
edly the STATE would have appealed if the
opinion had been against it. Mr.. Hooper
is one of the defendants in the action as q
bondsman. f. w. Houghton seemed to
share Mr.. Hooper's belief. He said: 4
have not examined the authority. read
Mr.. Felker's brief and thought il showed
that state treasurers were entitled to the
interest. Judge Newman opinion seems
very pointed and clear. What the SUI
preme court will do with it I would not
venture to say"
Chicago Inter Ocean: The circuit court
! of Wisconsin decides that the interest ON
public moneys belongs to the state, not to
the treasurer. The city treasurer of Chi
cage c1ngra.ulates himself that he does
not live In Wisconsin.
| y
! A Milwaukee dispatch says: "The de-
ctslOn of Judge Newman in favor of the
! state against the ex-treasurers aroused
new enthusiasm among the democ1 ats.
Attorneys Quarles and Stark of counsel
fer the defendant treasurers and their
bondsmen said that the cases would I'M
questionably he taken to the supreme
court for a rehearing There has been
talk that the higher court might possibly
divide upon party lines in determining
technical points Judge Pinney, who was
elected to the bench last year, was counsel
for the defense in the lower court and can
net sit in the case. OF the other folr
Judges of the court, two are democrats and
two are republicans, and in case of tie
vote the decision of Judge Newman would
stand