St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-02
HE DOESN'T Get IT
Blixt's Attorneys Little Bill
Suffers From the Prun-
ing Knife.
SAYS HE WON'T ACCEPT 1T
But Seventy-Five Dollars Is a
Good Deal Of Money Just
Now.
ALBERT H. HALL LET OUT.
No Further Use for the Spe-
cial Assistant Since the
Hayward Trial.
ALBERT H. HALL LET OUT.

The county commissioners held
their regular monthly meeting yes
terday, and the long-deferred Hay
ward bills, which have grown like
| snowballs in wet snow, were stacked
up before them in a formidable pile
| The bills had already been subjected
| to the pruning knife, and their ben
| eficiaries were disposed to take what
| they could get, but not SO with Rip
Roaring Odell, known to latter-day
fame as BliXt's attorney. He wanted
$362.50, an amount which included
the services" of BliXt and wife.
r. R. also wanted S. per day for
thirty-six days attendance on the
trial. In his 80. K" of the bill
County Attorney Nye had said him
nay on this item of $3.50. This left
the bill $18O.S0, and the commission
ers, not to be outdone by the county
attorney, reduced it to SIS, a baga-
telle, which BliXt's attorney swore
by the left leg of Lord Coke he
would never accept.
The bill of Stenographers Wing
commissioners gasp immoderately
and without reason. They seemed to
think that because the enterprising
hookmakers had made little money
by working extra for the newspapers
they should not charge the county
the regular rate Gus Wing ex-
planned the. matter to the watch
dogs of the county's funds, and the
bill was ordered paid at once.
Clerk Dickey broke into the meet
ing at 2:30 and stated that S. F.
l33, providing for the publication of
personal tax lists in the official news
paper, which had passed the senate
recently, would cost about $4,000. Mr..
D1ckey was requested to commune
cate with Gov. Clough, and try and
head off this enormous item of ex-
pense.
The bill of the county sheriff footed
up $l,735.53. A great many more
pllls were considered, and a good
deal Of routine business dispatched
The pruning knife which the COM
m1ssloners welded with such vigor
also slipped across the jugular of
A. I'll. Hall, special assistant coun-
ty attorney, not in the matter of his
bill, but his official head. Mr.. Hall.
who has been in the employ of the
county for nearly a year at some
thing like 500 per month, began work
shortly before the Dugan case com
menced. His appointment was pro-
Vislonal, and was only to last until
the accumulation of business in Mr..
Nyes Office was cleared up. Follow
ing the Dugan case came the Floyd
boys and the Streeter case, in addi-
ton to other civil and criminal liti-
cation, and it was necessary to re-
tain Mr.. Hall until the first of the
year. Then it was expected his term
on Office would cease, but the trial of
Harry Hayward followed quickly.
and the special assistant was re-
tanned. Now that Hayward has
been practically disposed of, there
is no more work for the attorney.
Thls is the explanation which the
county commissioners gave at YES
teroayS meeting, and, in a fulsome
set OF resolutions Astounding in
whereases, and teeming with ex-
pressions of esteem, the special as
slstant was requested to give DER on
April 10. Commissioners Egan and
Nash voted unanimously for the res
olutlon, but when Commissioner Bar
nard was reached he was undecided
whether the decapitation ought to
occur OF not, but changed his mind
upon being informed that the action
was the result of conference with
the county attorney.