The record-union., 1895-01-28
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S2eClat 70 the EECORD-C MON.
CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-A sreciaI to the
Her0Id from Sioux City, Ia. says: 4
settlement with the County Board of
Supervisors OF this ,WoodburyJ county
has just been effected with the W oodburv
county Citizens and Taxpayers Com
mlttee and others OF a number of suits
penang III the courts, and marks the end
Oh some OF tho most bitterly contested
utigauons ever instituted in court.
About year ago uewspaperg succeeded
IN getting an abstract o. county warrants,
issued to the Board of Supervisors. and TO
divers persons, but all OF winch were re-
coipted by someone or another of the
members OF the board, and it was pub
Iish9d. 1T showed that the members of
the board in three years. time had drawn
something like SiU0, 90 Of funds from tho
county road, bridge, insane and pogr
luuoS, and there WAS little to SHOW Tor IL
| III tho way OF work done to tAo county
roads, etc.
The upshot of it was that the committee
referred TO was organized, and experts
were engaged to go over the cOuuty7s
| DOCKS. The revelations were sturtIinsr
1t was alleged That the county had been
Systematically robbed Of thousands of
collars and That fictitious bills had been
ranu9rod. AladaViLs were prepared
showing the extent OF the IrrgouIaritie,
and presented 10 The court in support Of
an application Tor a temporary Injunction
TO restrain the Supervisors from placing
the debt beyond reputation by the sale
OF bond Issue 10 4 lund Of So, 900 OF the
warrants, among which were those in
question. As soon as ,hIS Injunction was
secured, some OF the county officers be-
came frightened.
Deputy Auditor Roberts suddenly let
the county, and finally located iu VIZ
gInla. lie was promised Immunity if he
would come back, and he did SO. IeNas
put on Irlal Ill SUPPORT Oi the application
OF the committee 70 make the iuiuucliou
permanent, and told startling tale. Ho
recIJcd the particulars OF the system by
which 1t IS claimed that padded bills
were got through the board
SUITS were instituted against mombcrs
OF the board to Impeacl ana rcmuygthCu
from ohico. Supervisor Strange was
found guilty and removed. Supervisor
hunting, when ne heard the result OF tho
Strange suit, resigned. Supervisors Ad-
ans and Lpps We're also made defendants.
but weakened ana gave the attorneys Of
the prosecution valuable Information TO
be USED III prosecuting the other cases
and recovering the stolen money,
In IheIueaHume the Supervisors starteI
to retallate, and announced that Treas
urer kielcr had Illegally withheld LARGO
sums or money IL the shape of the ices
OF his Office. The board commenced .
suit TO recover $4,000 from him and his
bondsmon, who were members of tire
Citizens Committee. OF the Warrants
enJOlneu nearly 800 800 worth were
bought by the Farmers Loan and Trust
Company Of this city, which had an az
rangement with the board to carry Them
at time when the County Treasurer hai
no funds to pay them. Finally q sitting
committee went over tho warrants, and
by consent all but 100000 OF them were
released for the reason that the county
had no defense against them. The rest OF
the warrants were held by the sitting
committee and the Trust Company
commenced two suits against tho
county, one for 100000 and one Tor So
coo. This made the county auEious lor 4
settlement, as tho cases promised to
amass great amount OF costs. and for Il
week past efforts TO bring about one have
been III progress and have been partially
successful.
Saturday the Farmers Loan and Trust
Company. the Citizens Committee and
the County Board got together and agreed
to stipuiatiOn by which the trust COM
pany released the county of $4,000 OF
warrants, paid the costs in the suits. and
has in turn released from the injunction
all the warrants il holds, with the undor-
standing that they are to he bonded, and
in turn dismisSes tho suits it has brought.
settlement was made with Keller by
which he completely roimbuTsos the
county for all shortages found in his
books. The cases against Kelly on the
printing bills still stand, and there is no
prospect Of a settlement Of them outside
OF court.
These cases are tho only ones Of the civil
actions, however. that will stand. Tho
costs on both sides have been enormous.
The criminal cases all stand, despite the
settlement Of the civil suits ana besides it
Is the intention TO push them all.