The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-20

Their Claims are Just.
There was a rather exciting scene in
the county commissioners Office last
evening just before the board adjourn
ed.
Constable Forby was gesticulating
and talking in loud voice. Every
county attorney has done the same
thing and 1 can prove that Boone got
Sl5, 900 out of the men we arrested" was
one thing that Forby said in a loud
voice.
When a reporter for the Eagle enter
ed the commissioners Office Mr.. Webb
was leaning back in a chair and Busch
was looking out of the west window to-
ward Union township and Harmon was
advising calmness, while George Green
leaned over the table in a persuasive
way.
A little inquiry stuffed to show that
the little revolution or rebellion was all
up the action of the new county attor-
ney, John Davis. John il seemed had
been doing things in an unheard or
way and in the opinion Of Constable
Forby and Green he had disregarded
all the law in such cases made and pro-
Vided.
1t was learned that Constable Geo.
Green had put in a claim for costs in
some criminal cases which amounted III
all to $52750 and County Attorney
Davis, whose business it is 10 audit and
O X such accounts had cut the Dill
down to $3.50.
The county commissioners said that
Davis had gone over the records and
found that the evidence in the Boone
disbarment case had shown that Boone
had collected the costs in these cases,
most of which We're liquor prosecutions
Finding this to be the case County
Attorney Davis claimed that the coun-
ty ought not to pay these again and he
promptly cut the bill as above stated.
The county commissioners admitted
that Constable Green was entitled TO
his fees after having done the work but
they knew no law that would warrant
them in paying the costs in these cases
after the defendants had paid all costs
to the county attorney.
The conSta ble'S fees in the Hazard
case were also before the board amount
ing to $1S5.55. 1t seemed that County
Attorney Davis had also refused to o
X that and the county commissioners
set time for further consideration or
that claim for 2 o'clock tomorrow after
noon.
There has been good deal said about
claims that have been allowed and one
of the county commissioners said that
he guessed that the new county attor-
ney had concluded to scrutinize bills
presented for his O K little more close
ly than had been the custom hereto
fore.
Several people collected in the hall
and canvassed the situation after the
occurrence and some of them seemed
to think that County Attorney Davis
had turned over several new leaves in
the county attorneys office and they
were interested in knowing what he
would do next.
County Attorney Davis was seen on
Main street last night and asked in re-
gard to the commotlon that his action
had caused.
He declined to discuss the affair but
added that he only aimed to protect the
interests OF the county as the law pre-
scribed he should do and that If any OF
the men having claims against the cou-
nyt felt aggrieved because he had fall
ed to O X their bills the courts were
open to them.
Mr.. Davis was not in talking hui
NOR but his manner spoke louder than
words 1t was plainly to be seen that
he intends to scrutiniZe all these clZims
and see that all claims presented Will
not only be lawful but just before they
receive his sanction for the county TO
pay them.