Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-08-18

Der of outstanding and unsatis-
fed judgments against said county
aggregating the full sum Of s18.-
483.1l and there was other out
standing indebtedness against said
county evidence by unpaid county
orders and court certificates all
aggregating to the full sum OF
S24.518.77. That the said board
of Supervisors levied for taxes on
said county for the year 1897 the
sum of $18. 100000 to pay off judg-
ments which had been rendered
upon county orders that had been
issued by prior county boards be-
fore November 1st 1897 and at the
same time at said annual session Of
1897 the said board levied tax
for county purposes, as provided
by law, for the year 1897 Of 500.
900 but contrary to the provisions
of Sec. $50 of the Revised Statutes
of Wisconsin, said county board
issued county orders against said
tax thus levied for county pur-
poses in the aggregate sum Of
$50. 1904 being S14. 490.74
more than the tax levied for county
purposes for the year 1897.
TX. That the defendant q. +.
Sanborn, the said district attorney
made out a number of false claims
and accounts for extra legal SER
vices and charges, claiming pay
and compensation, therefor and
thereon, for large amounts over
and above his aforesaid annual
salary and compensation, fixed as
aforesaid by the county board of
1896 at $4,000 and which unlaw-
full, false and pretended claims for
extra legal services and charges
amounted in the aggregate to up
wards of $2.34S.11, the total
amount of which were false and
pretended accounts and claims for
legal services and charges none OF
which we're legal or valid claims
against said county as he, the said,
G. F. Sanborn, we'll knew, and
for which he was amply paid by
his annualsalary and compensation
allowed as aforesaid; and he we'll
knew that the false and pretended
claims and charges for extra legal
services were such as the county
board lad not the legal authority
or right to allow against said
county, but Notwithstanding the
premises, the said county board;
for some reasons unknown to these
plaintiffs, be they either the per
sistent importuning of said defen-
dant. in his purpose to loot the
treasury of said county or by his
colluding and conspiring with the
members of said board, were in,
duced to allow, and the said board
did allow the false and fraudulent
claims of said G. T. Sanborn to
the amount Of upwards of s.. 3+S,
II. as aforesaid and issued county
orders to him as payee as follows,
to wit: Orders No. 1912 fo1
S157.91, No, 4425 for 500, No.
1926 for S100., No. ++40 foi
5000, No. 1850 fer $500, No.
1902 for Ss5.25, No. 1917 fol
S1O8., No. 1913 for $3.50. o6, No.
1881 for 5000, No. 1896 for 800
No, 1891 for 800, No. 1896 foi
$500, No. 1901 for $500, No
1906 for $500. 90.
That besides the above and fore
going orders the following order;
were issued to the said G. Z San
born, purporting to be for hi
salary viz: Orders No. 1885 fo1
$4,000, No. 1878 for $1,000
No. 4274 for $4,000, No, 427;
for 100000, No. 1880 for 800.
90, total amount $4,000.
That the defendant G. f. San
born did on or about the 9th de,
of February 1897, present to th'
county board of said county a pre-
tended claim for legal service
which he had performed and rem
dered for said county in the yea
1895 when n. A. Colman, was tn,
district attorney of said county
That said G. f. Sanborn was neve
employed or authorized to perform
any legal services as claimed b,