St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-07
DICK o'CONHOR SETTLES
BkLANcE DUE FROM THE j. p. DAVIS
F0RGERfES.
BANK BoNDsmEN ASK TIME.

The County Attorney Directed to
Dismiss the Cases Against
O'Connor, Nelson and Renz-
Plea Made by the Bondsmen of
the Seven Corners Bank for
Time.
The Jaw P. Davis matter was disposed
of finally by the board of county COM
missionerS yesterday by +. L. O'CoDnor
paying the balance found due the
county, amounting to S4,939.S6, which
was turned over TO the county treasurer.
This is the case where j. P Davis, as
deputy clerk of court, had been forging
jury orders for several years. lie was
indicted and sent to the Saltwater pall-
itentIary for eight years, on pleading
guilty 10 one of several indictments.
After long Investigation it was ascer-
tanned that the amount secured from
the county by Davis on forged jury or
ders, reached S24, 569.50. The night Da-
Wis was arrested he turned over to the
authorities certificates of deposit, which,
with interest. amounted to Sl9.629.64.
county treasury yesterday, the county
attorney was directed to dismiss the
actions pending, in which the board of
county commissioners is plaintiff and X.
L. O'Connor, A. n. Nelson and f. A.
REM are defendants.
The board of county commissioners
also took up the Seven Corners bank
matter at yesterdays meeting. Thomas
d. O'Brien appeared for the bondsmen
On the bond given by the bank 10 secure
the county Oh deposits. He stated that
four of the bondsmen had made ar
engagements to pay the money deposited
in the bank. Mortgages had been given
to ID. A. Monfort, as trustee, by Nj. De-
feel, G. ii. Bigelow, Gardiner S. Moore
and William BanholZer in the amount
of 81, 800 each, on valuable real estate
owned by each. The security he deemed
ample. He stated further that some of
the bondsmen were ready to pay their
proportion in cash, and would do so it
they could be released. but such an ar
rangement was impractical from the
eountv'S side of the case. The board
was asked to defer collecting the
amount until arrangements can be
made for the four bondSmen to pay
what may be due after ascertaining
how far the assets of the bank will go
toward paying depositorS. These mort
cages mad been executed and recorded
oil Aug. 80 last, and were given on good
real estate. Members of the board
stated that there seemed to be Ques-
lion as to the right of the county to ac-
eept the mortgages and release the
0ondsmen. While there was DISPOSE
ion to give the Dondsmen as mucn time
as possible. yet tits true that the county
funds are getting low and money will
be needed before the end of the year.
Action on the matter was deferred I'M
sl the next meeting TO give the county
attorney an opportunity to prepare
legal opinion IN the matter.
The Rice street matter came up again,
On the application of MIR. Hanke for
leave to copy the memorandum as to
cross sections, etc, in the county sur
veyor's office, i'll SO far as they relate to
The grading done OH the Rice street
extension last summer. The matter
caused considerable discussion on the
failure of the disputants To pay for the
resuryey made by Mr.. Saulez, but the
request was finally granted.
1 he bill OF Nj. Kulskie for improve
ments on the Barlow road, amounting
10 SS5.T2 was allowed, including S12 for
hauling sewer pipe and S. for time
taken up in hunting for teams 10 haul
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