The advocate., 1895-09-25
REPUBLICAN RASCALITY.
Rsdeemsr COggwell Ia Making a Record for
Himself.

The Girard Daily World has been in
vestigating Assistant Attorney General
Coggwell down in Crawford county. In
giving to the public the result Of his
Inquiries he uses the following Ian
g1lage:
"tPut the rascals to the front has
been THE policy Of the Morrill, admins
tration. Paramount among all the dir
ty appointments made by the Morrill,
gang there Is not a case In the entire
state which stands out as conspicuously
appropriate as that of the selection of
Tom Cogswell, of this county, as as
sistant attorney general.
EVERY few days developments are
unearthed in the conduct OF this old
fraud to verify the statement that he,
like the Morrill, crowd, is in official
position for the money there Is in it.
zone case in verlfcation of this is
found in the arrests at Cherokee.
"On THE 9Th of this month Cogswel1
caused the arrest Of D. w. Rutton at
Cherokee, on six counts for violating
the prohibit0ry law. Rutton was sent
to jail in default Of bond, and Cogsweh
looked him UP and ascertained that he
had NO money with which to pay his
fine and the costs in case of his convic-
tlon.
''Now, it isn't the enforcement of the
law that Mr.. Cogswell is pining for, but
the capture Of men who have the money
for his fees, as there is grave question
about the county paying for his slip-ups
With the dollar in view he commenced
pumping Mr.. Rutton about the pos
sibility of securing evidence against
others who would be financially in con-
dition to settle IL found guilty.
"Rutton finally told CogsweA that
John Welch, who travels for Billy
Kaemmerling's Minden wholesale
house, had been selling all over the
county, and that he had bought his
own liquors of him. The report is that
he bought them on time. Cogswel
told Rutton that If he would make COM
plaint against the man who had sup
piled him ON time, charging him with
eleven counts, that he would release him
(Rutton).
inst, and Rultton was discharged from
custody by order of Mr.. Cogswell, who
has about as much right to order the
release of a prisoner who has been ar
rested as has one of the clerks in the
postoffice.
'It is also understood that one of the
stipulations with Rutton was that he
should support the republican, candi-
date for sheriff this fall, who is acting
in conjunction with Cogswel to carry
out the money-making scheme of the
present state administration.
I'VE are not appraised how much Mr.
Coggwell and Mr.. Adsit pay as percent
age to the governor or attorney general,
but the suspicion is gaining ground
that the whole scheme is q well under
stood and we'll planned one to defraud
the taxpayers, and to drag from every
one who has the money to shell out
a grand harvest.
'"The World is not, in this expose,
discussing the question of enforcing the
prohfbitory law. It Is desirous of show
that this man COgswell, who is the
tool of Morrill,, ami the attorney gen
eral, and who Is commended by the re-
publican organ of Crawford county, is
employing means to feather his own
nest that look very crooked to the aver
age citizen. Such conduct should not
be countenanced by any honest man,
prohlbitionist or antlIprohibitionis
republican, democrat or Populist."