The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-04

dorscd by his father and moneys paid out
least unable so far to find anything with
which to controvert this statement: They
has been collected by Taylor's trustee
him. and that he has about $4,000 IN his
made to me was that the state accept thi4
cash and all the, property Of Taylor ana
everything held by this trustee In salts:
emphatically refused to entertain such .
proposition for a moment. / was then
asked as to what kind of an arrangement
would be willing to MAKE and saie
That If the .bendsmen would procure
the payment Of the cash In the hands q
and enough more cash to make the. cash
sum Of 500. 900 into the treasury 81 this
state. I would then agree to take the list
OF all the real estate. notes. mortgages,
certificates Of deposit, mining stocks. I'LL.
nois farms and Chicago lots-of which
property, there Is q vast ~amount-and pre-:
sent 1t to the board of appraisement OF
the school and public lands. which con.
sists Of Mr.. Nipple, Mr.. Lockhart and
Gov; s sh an not a member Of It at
Title. location and character. ETC., ana
have them appraise this property upon {
fair and liberal basis, taking into consid-
to carry some Of the LANDS for several
years before selling In order to get its
money out OF It, and that we would then
sell this property at the agreed figure and
apply to the satisfaction OF the Judgment
That wanted them to get a quit claim
deed from the Northwestern Mortgage
the board Of directors Of thai company.
conveying all the, property, of That com:
the state: and that l believed that all
this property so sold,, with the cash pay.
ment OF $685. 900. would substantially satis-
This is just exactly what the state IL
required by the law to do. The constitu-
ton OF the state permits no compromise,
and the legislature last winter enacted q
law which provides that in all civil &C.
lions where the state is plaintiff and re-
covers Judgment and issues an execution,
the same board which appraises school
and public lands shall determine the price
at which the state may bid in property
levied upon. Not q single member Of this
board has seen q list Of this property, or
directly or indirectly committed them
selves to any particular figure;
The statement that the list a been
writing taking il molly and absolutely
false.
sincerely believe that the hondsmen
will raise and pay over the $1oo.o0o In
cash and that the other. property taken
as above indicated will substantially
sufficiently well acquainted with me to
that they must take that course
or continue the fight along the line In
decide which course they will take, and
as I understand 1t, they have concluded
to pay and turn over as above indicated.
The prosecutions against McChesney,
Tenny, Benedict and Mccoy rema1n
where they were when continued ove1
the May term. They have not been dis
missed. There has been no written agree
ment of any sort made In regard to them,
or in regard to anything at all. It would
be proper at this time for me to mako
a statement in regard to the conspiracy
cases. They cannot be touched until next
This statement is made to correct many
erroneous statements that are being cir.
over the state. I claim no credit
for doing more than nv duty. I have
tried to do that. No doubt I v made
some mistakes and blunders and I do not
feel hard at anyone who INDUCES In fair
criticism. But there is no excuse for
willful and malicious lying in these mat