Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-07-07

In the Dane county circuit court
Wednesday the case of the state against
eX-State Treasurer Richard Guenther
was virtually settled. EX-State Treas
urer 81. B. Harshaw, of Oshkosh, ap-
peared as the defendants attorney,
and stated that he desired to concede
the states right to recover and would
confess judgment without delay. Mr.
HarShaW argued, however, against the
computation allowed by the court of I
per cent on the amounts from the time
of expiration of office, claiming that as
the legal raet Of interest now at the
time of judgment is 6 per cent, that
should be the rate of computation. The
computation allowed by the court is Z
per cent. to April 1, 1893, when the law
fixing the new rate went into effect,
aud e per cent. since that time. Notice
of objection was entered, and an app( al
to the supreme court was taken, though
this is not yet determined on. The diff
ference between the two computations
is about $4,000. This same point was
raised by Attorney Stark in the McFet-
ridge case, and was then overruled in
the circuit court, but was not taken to
the supreme court. MeSSrS. O'ConnOr
and BaShford appeared for the state.
The principal due for Guenther'S first
term is $3O,941.11; the interest ON this
according to the computation allowed,
is $29,124.55, making the total for the
first term $6O,O65.66. The principal for
Mr.. Guenther's second term as treasurer
is $39, 363.47, interest $50, 935.7S, total
OF $7O,299.25. The total amount due
from Mr.. Guenther to the state, under
this judgment is, therefore, $130, 1854 81.
It is not believed the case will be
appealed, but that the money stringen-
cy influences the defense to delay pay
ment for the present. Mr.. Guenther is
not wealthy man, and cannot person
ally pay the enormous judgment stand
ing against him. But his bondsmen
can do so. They are ex-senator Philetus
Sawyer, Horace w. Mckay, George G.
Schloerb, w. Gudden, August Metz and
Charles Schneider, all of Oshkosh.
Ex-Treasurer Harshaw has paid over
$66, 900 up to the present time, or about
one half Of the total judgment against
him. Ex-senator Sawyer, S. M. Hay
Joseph III. Porter, S. w. HOLSTER, Moses
Hooper, Charles Schneider, Robert Nc
MILAN and the National bank, all OF
Oshkosh; ex-Congressman Charles B
Clark (deceaseO, of Mcnasha, and
Rufus B. kellogg, of Green Bay, were
his bondsmen, and will no doubt be
called upon to pay nearly all of the
remainder, Harshaw being left, like
Guenther and all the others, eXcep
perhaps McFetridge, penniless. 1t is
rather expected that the judgment
against Harshaw and Guenther will be
paid about the same time, their bonds
men being to some extent identical.
Up to date Mr.. McFetridge has pai6
into the state treasury $4,000 ant
about $4,000 more remains to be turned
over before he shall have discharged
received from him Wednesday. If HI
should personally be unable to pay tn,
$4,000 yet due, the following bonds
men will be forced to make UP thu
deficiency: Ephraim Mariner, of Mil
waukee; John T. Smith, George b
Congdon, J. S. Rowell, S. P. X. Lewis
Andrew Willard and T. L. Newton, al
ridge, r. NJ Warren (deceased), Will
lam Stanley, George Mertens, Jacol
Van Orden and J. J. Gattiker, all O
Baraboo.
! In the regular order of events thu
case against eX-Treasurer Ferdinand
Kuehn, of Milwaukee, will be pushed
He was treasurer from 1874 to 1875
while Taylor was governor, and O
course is democrat. The claim agains
him is about 100000, only small
fraction Of which he is personally abb
to pay. He has responsible bondsmen
as follows: Fred Pabst, Fred Vogel
John Pritzlaff, Rudolph Nunnemacher
David Ferguson and John Johnston
all wealthy and prominent citizens 0
Milwaukee.
The preliminary steps in the sui
against Kuehn were taken two year
ago and the same is true in the cas-
against Henry BaeH, who was treas
urer from 1872 to 1874. The CLAIM
against him is nearly 100000. He
poor, and his bondsmen will have t
pay it all. They are ex-Secretary Jere
miah M. Rusk, of Viroqua; Fred Pabst
John Pritzlaff, Richard Klingholtz, G. c
Barnes, Valentine Blatz, G. G. Triumph
Louis Auck, B. Liedersdorf, and Edwar
Aschermann, all of Milwaukee,; an
Joseph Villas, Benjamin Jones and job,
Richards, all Of Manitowoc.
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