The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-11-11

operations with file and saw, seemingly
oblivious to oil things save and except the
solid comfort he Was enjoying. During
this time, the prisoners were in the habit
OF passing In and out Of the jail Tor the
evident purpose of viewing Duponts
operations from the outside.
BAnIYF FIT TO TURN OFT.
I'VE find that certain attaches OF tho
shsriff's office, principally ]. X. Reed.
haili6 Of tho district court, had frequently.
prior to the escape OF Dupont and evcn
subsequently thereto, expressed great
sympathy for Dupont, and even, while ex-
ercising his Official duties as baili6, on
several occasions adversely criticised the
prosecuting witnesses, for the manifest
purposes of prejudicinG the jurors and 9TH
| ers in favor Of the defendant Dupont and
| against the prosecution. In view OF these
facts, we do not regard him rs safe man
TO be trusted officially In and about the
court room nor to be charged with the GUS
tody OF juries during their deliberations
on criminal cases. We would therefore
recommend his immediate removal as
bailiT.
1--WE find in connection with the Jail that
the jailcrs have been in tho habit of ad-
mitting into tho Jail intoxicating liquors
| In great quantities, and on moro than one
| occasion the prisoners have become in
| toxicated by reason of tho negligence of
the jailers in this respect. The jailers
have also permitted prisoners to GO at
large before their terms of sentence had
expired, and in some instances the pris.
| oncrs so permitted to go at large have
never returned to serve out their respect
i've sentences.
"Wo havo examined the books Of the
district clerk and find them in such con-
dition that il Is impossible to tell. from
mere examination of the books them
selves, what the receipts or disbursements
OF the clerks Office have been during any
month or quarter Of his incumbency. We
arc forced, therefore, to ono Of two con-
cl,isions-cither that he has wilfully kept
his books in such condition as to prevent
full and fair examination of the same,
| or he is absolutely incompetent 10 dis
charge the duties of his office.
AS TO THE ASSESSOR.
1--WE have also examined into the affairs
Of the assessors office. and we find here
tho Same negligent and slovenly sort Of
bookkeeping which we found in the
sheriff's and tho clerks Offices. We arc
unable to determine from an cxamina-
| ton of the assessors books, or from the
statement of the assessor himself, what
amount in poll taxes has been collected
| during the current year.
ave also dnd that, in connection with
drawing his salary regularly every month,
the assessor has charged the county 10 per
cent. on oil poll taxes collected, and also
presented bill against the county for Si5i
| for expenses, which bill tho county com.
/ IA hos a.
hereinafter to refer) without any authority
of law allowed and approved. We hnd
the grossest negligence on the part Of the
county commissioners in the discharge OF
their Official duties, negligence that can
be excused upon no ground to bs con.
| ceived by reasonable persons.
In connection with transaction be.
tween tho board of commissioners and
one David d. Bogart, he had the nerve to
present bill against the county for the
sum of Sj7.91 for divers expenses at Mis-.
soula while transcribing the records, and
to add to the bill 2, per cent. of the
amount at which he expected to have 10
discount the warrants, and the commits
sioners, either from u want of competency
or from gross disregard OF their duty in
| the premises, allowed the bill, including
| the 20 per cent. additional. thereby com.
pelling the county 10 pay 81 per cent. per
annum for the FIRST year on said warrant,
when tho law provides that such warrants
shall draw only per cent. per annum.
| SOME SURPRISING STATEMENTS.
'Thc commissioners also allowed said
Bogart the sum OF S,,ioO for two books
that had never been certified TO as correct
by tho clerk and recorder Of Missoula
/ rnnnty and xhici arc uttar.,y yaiualnsi