Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-22
SHERIFFS ARE In SESSION
Representatives of the Laws Majority Meet
During the Afternoon.
GIVEN WELCOME TO COUNCIL BLUFFS
Mayor Jennings and County Attorney
Saunders Explain the ights aud
Privileges of the Visitors and
business Rcgins.
lIyEN WELCOME TO COUNCIL BLUFFS

business Bcgins.
A crook with any kind Of a reputation
would stand but a slim chance these days
OF escaping detection in Council Bluffs, as
the city is practically in the hands of the
sheriffs of the states of Iowa, Nebraska,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, South and
North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Colorado. The seventh
annual meeting of the Interstate Sheriffs'
association. the membership of which com
prises the states named opened yesterday
and will continue over today and tomorrow.
The attendance yesterday was not as large
as had been expected and this is accounted
for by the fact that many of the delegates
were in Omaha taking in Illinois day at the
exposition. and this was particularly true
of the sheriffs Of that state. The attendance
at the meeting last year in Omaha was 23o,
but this year it is expected the number will
be doubled on account of the exposition
Many of the visiting sherifs are accom-
panied by their wives.
The officers of the association are. Presi-
dent, ]. E. Stout. Des Moines; first vice
president, j. j. Trompsn Lincoln; secre-
tary and treasurer, w. G. Davenport, Sioux
City; vice presidents by states. john Wag-
ner, st. Paul, Mimi; John Hazel Douglas,
Wyo.; John c. Wagner, Racine, Wis; Har-
din Cox, Jacksonville, H.; M. p. Extell,
Glendale, N. D.; John Gibbs, Miles City,
Mont. George w. Reed, Albany, Mo-; NJ. L..
Kennedy, Council Grove, Kas.; H. Hollo-
way, Plattsmouth, Neb.; John S. Morgan,
Council Bluffs, Ia; DID. Fitch, Trinidad,
Colo; G. A. Lindskog, Brookings, S. D.
AS but few of the delegates arrived until
yesterday morning, the opening session of
the meeting was not held until the after
noon when it was called to order by Vice
President j. j. Trompen of Lincoln, in the
absence of President ]. E.. Stout of Des
Moines, who was unable to be present yes
terday, but expects to be here today or to-
morrow. Mayor Jennings in a short ad-
dress bid the sheriffs' welcome to the city,
which he turned over to their protection.
In the course of his remarks he said:
We recognize that we have among us the
official protectors Of the rights and the lib
critics of the people. You are the representa-
tives of the law and order of a great section
of our country. The states from which you
come embrace in their territory more than
one-fourth of the area of the United States
and is the greatest producing section OF
country on the globe in agricultural and
mineral wealth.
l shall not follow the rules of tradition
by delivering to you the keys of the city,
because we know that you are already
overburdened with a surplus of keys and
consequently when we heard you were ap-
preaching the confines of the city, we buried
our keys in the sparkling waters of the
Missouri river and ordered all our doors
unbolted, including the bars of the city
bastile. There is nothing barred within
our city, gentlemen not even your liber-
ties. We invite you to look over. our fine
churches, public buildings and stroll
through our beautiful parks-but in your
wanderings over the city, please deal gently
with the city authorities.
The police have strict orders to keep out
Of your way, but should you encounter q
blue coat. have mercy on his soul.
Vice President TromDen on behalf of the
association responded and in a few we'll
chosen words thanked the mayor for the cor
dial welcome extended.
County Attorney Saunders was then pre-
sented and addressed the meeting. After
paying a tribute to the courage and bravery
Of sheriffs in general, the speaker said
that the public as a rule little realized the
Importance of the sheriff's office. In his
opinion 1t is the most important Office in
the gift of the people of a county. The
public little realizes the dangers and diff
culties a sheriff must encounter in the per-
Torrance of his duties. The sheriff takes
aio IN IL hio laiu aid io NV SoiilpCnSdltu
commensurate to the risks he takes. The
sheriff should receive the largest compensa-
ton OF any officer in the county. The
offices of county prosecutor and sheriff are
! closely allied and county attorneys depend
to a large extent for aid and assistance in
their work on the sheriffs, which assistance,
In his experience of three and a half years,
he had always found they were most willing
to extend. AS a class of men and public
officers, the sheriffs are all right.
A short business session was held, at
which the minutes of the last years meet
ing in Omaha were read, and an early adj
journment was taken until 8 O'Clock this
morning.
The following sheriffs registered with Sec
rotary Davenport at yesterday afternoons
session:
Iowa-James H.. McGhee. Allamakee
county; ]. II. Jones, Audubon county
George Garner, Boone county; j. p. Hill
Cass county; j. ID. Payne. Dallas county
Frank Young, Davis county; r. S. Tate
Fremont county; r. C.. Kennelley, Guthrie
county; F.. j. Weir, Humboldt county; w
c, Bell Jackson county: James Kemplay
county; William /. Tubbs, Mills county;
John S. Morgan, Pottawattamie county; II
A. Bate, Sac county; e. q. Macarthur. Scot
county; A. Balkena, Sioux county; Claus
Ii. Tode, rama county, hiram Nj. long
Taylor county; J. r. Bell. Warren county
w. C. Davenport, Woodbury. county.
Missouri-Henry C., Cottrell Andrew
county; George w. Reed. Gentry county.
John G. Walker, Harrison county; e. J
Tochterman, Worth county.
Nebraska. j. Trompen, Lancaster
county; e. c.. Hass. Pierce county; San
Starter. Sarpy county; ]. A.. Snyder
Thayer county; w. 1. Lancaster. Yorl
county.
Others present were: w. A.. Richards
deputy United States marshal. Council
Bluffs; Deputy Sherifs J.. w. Weightman
C. L. McLyman. ]. @. Baker. l.. b, Cousins
Council Bluffs; Deputy Sheriffs j. M, Ions
and Dan Conrad. Avoca; w. S, Seavey Den
yer, Colo, former chief Of police in Omaha
but now general agent OF the Thiel Detect
i've Service company; p. C. Holland of Chi,
cago, editor of The Detective, and A. l.
Pound of Lincoln, Neb., editor of the Polio,
Journal,
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