The herald., 1897-05-11
A PAYING JOB
A Road Superintendent
Who Flies to Law
GETS KNOCKED OUT
Ia -an Attempt to Gust a
Justice
PRECOCI0US LAD COMMITTED
THE "HoLINEss BAND" AND
"CHURcH OF GOD" QUARREL
PREcoCI0Us LAD COMMITTED
THE "HoLINESs BAND" AND
"CHURcH OF GOD" QUARREL
A Curious Point Raised in the Case
Of the Alamitos Boarding House
Keeper-Mrs. Cashatt Re
fuses q Fortune

The suit Of ]. T. Haddox, road superin-
tendent at Ell Monte, against M. F.
Quinn. Justice of Ell Monte. to oust him
from office and obtain the infliction of
$500 fine came UP before Judge Van Dyke
yesterday.
This suit was in reality the aftermath
of a suit tried in the Justices court at
Ell Monte, wherein one E. w. Bowman
sued Haddox, as road superintendent,
for twenty-five and one-half days work
done on the roads during the months of
March. Haddox, knowing that the ad-
vance agent of prosperity had not yet
struck the Ell Monte region, wanted to
pay Bowman at the rate of $40 per
month, while Bowman was greedy
enough to desire the munificent sum
which had originally been agreed upon
81 per day. Upon the case being tried
Justice Quinn gave judgment for Bow
man for the amount claimed, $3.50, and
Haddox gave notice of appeal mas
much as the costs were not paid, Justice
Quinn refused to file the papers neces-
sary on appeal, and the documents were
not transmitted to the superior court.
Then Haddox got his writ to oust the
Justice from office for refusing to accept
bonds and order stay Of execution be-
fore the costs in the case were paid. Six
days later Haddox must have thought
better of his previous determination, for
he paid costs, the papers were there
upon transmitted and stay of execution
was ordered.
In the attack upon Justice Quinn yes
terday Haddox was knocked out in the
first round. Attorney Will D. Gould, rep
resenting the defendant, put in a de-
murrer which raised the point that pri-
vate individual could not sue to oust a
public officer from his position; that
such proceeding could only be taken by
the people on recital of a complainant.
The point was we'll taken, and the suit
fell to the ground.
But Haddox in instituting suit has at
tracted attention to himself. and 1t is
boldly alleged that in his position asroad
superintendent he is playing a very pref
ty little game upon the people of the
county, and the county treasury. In the
case already referred to, for instance, Of
Bowman, who only claimed payment for
twenty-five and one-half days work,
reference to HaddoX's demand upon the
board of supervisors for labor employed
during the month of March reveals the
fact that Bowman is credited with 233
hours work at hauling gravel at 371s
cents per hour. That is at the rate of
So per day of eight hours and makes an
aggregate amount of $S9.63 supposed TO
be due to Bowman. But Bowman re-
pudiates it, and claimed, when obliged to
sue for his paltry pittance, that only
$27. so was due him.
If report speaks true there are other
rather startling discrepancies in that
itemized demand for March put in by
the road superintendent. In the case of
Ray Thurman he worked with a team.
which during portions of some days was
used with scraper. For eleven days
he used the team which is not his own,
but is generally reported at Ell Monte as
belonging to Haddox. w. Parker put
in nine days with the team, and while
Parker used the scraper Thurman helped
him. On the demand Thurman is cred
tied up with eleven days on the scraper
at Is cents an hour, or $17.S2, and twenty
seven days for man and team, at By,
cents per hour, or s91.13 AS 4 matter of
fact, Haddox is reported to have paid
work at the rate of 81 per day. Thus the
county has been made to pay $10S "a for
work Haddox says Thurman performed.
The difference between $40. 80 and $10S "a
has been, presumably, carried over to
profit and loss-HaddoX's profit and the
county's loss.
Heading the monthly demand for
March submitted to the board of SUPER
visors is the itemized statement pur-
porting to represent what work Haddox
himself performed. The day among the
workers in the road district is made up
of nine hours, and HaddoX appears as
having worked twenty-five and one
half days, which, at the rate of 50 so per
day makes his claim $56.25. 1t is stated
by certain unregenMate people that SUI
perintendent Haddox was not attend
ing to his duties more than six days in
all, and then only for so short a time
that two days of nine hours each would
amply cover the time. Inasmuch as the
previous cases show very marked dis
crepancies, there is no reason to suppose
that Mr.. HaddoX has done himself any
injustice, albeit there is room for ex-
PLANTATION. His demand for March upon
the county amounted to 1881. .46, for him
self, seven laborers and four teams 1t
would be interesting to see an amended
statement, as drawn UP by the laborers
nevertheless, the claim was exam
ined and allowed by Supervisor Davies,
chairman of the finance committee, af-
ter being sworn to by Mr.. Haddox, and
was entered on the allowance roll on
April 5th.