Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-20
The Timber Creek Voters Letter
About sheriff's Expenses ELECTS
q Reply.
Admits Showing Of Figures and
Denies Responsibility For
Stories to the Contrary.
Says he Has Something to show
For His Expense His Record
Explained.

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during the present and former terms
has elected q reply from Mr. McPher-
son, the present sheriff, in which he adj
mits the showing made by the figures
furnished this paper by the auditor, but
explains from the records of his office
why they are such.
In giving publication to both of these
articles the Times Republican believes
that it is performing dutifully its
junction as newspaper and wishes to
thank Mr. Mcpherson for his candor
and frarkness for bringing his reply
first to this office for publication.
Standing as it does as the only paper
of very large general circulation in all
districts of the county it is in duty
bound to open its columns TO the public
regardless of political affiliations.
Editor Times Republican, would
not intrude upon your valuable time
and space We're it not for the fact that
information has been asked for by a
republican voter and friend of Timber
Creek township and the answers to his
questions as given in Your paper 1T
seems to me ought to be explained in
order that the voters of Marshall coun-
sty may be enabled to make the COM
parisons that voter refers to With fair
ness. This is ali / ask. When all the
facts are known / am Wiling to abide
by the verdict as the same shall be re-
corded in November.
The work of the office has been very
heavy during all nv term 50 far-bur-
glaries. horsestea,ing and murder and
other crimes have been frequent and in
successfully taking care of these mat
,ars q great deal Of time and money
has been spent.
In tho item Of prisoners taken to the
nenitentiarv at Fort Madison. Iowa,
and patients taken TO the hospital at
,1o,,nt Pleasant Iowa. the compare
tive expense was as follows.
Mr. Mills during 1886 and 1897 took
seventeen nrisoners to the penitsntiary
ma Fourteen patients 10 the hospital
J,aoL during 1905 and the first nine
,,.o,,,bs ~ 700 tweptv-tyyo prisoners to
No. r,ri,ent ,arv and twenty-seyen pa
tis,,ts5,o the hosnital
NV cost az trapsno,tinp and accom
.any;ny nartias Ia these institutions
,.,,;as greatly oyyinf, 10 circumstances
and ~ nart;e,i,ar case is a criterion
f,o,n which IL i,,s3re inother.
IN .ddition The above the matter OF
ha,r,,i,. n,isonars is a most formula
hta f,ctor in tho calculation and must
nor ha LOST sight Of Usually at this
ti,na az vear or during the summer
,nnnths tha number varies from six IL
tual,.a hut during this past summer
10 n,,n,bar has r,,n nm To twenty 1--WE
and fnrtv During this past month
sa,,te,nhe,z-ye had between fifty and
.a,,sp,y ira largest number eyer
l,novn In costs something To board
tbis numb,4c of prisoners. for which
,1la,,.aa = snsejfied su,n per capita.
,,,e. ta,xa eara of Them when COM
r,,t+aa "a NV l,eenins and if the ex-
I,,a,,ss,,, vi, e i.raa Il * no fault Of mine
f,r ,,ost nj Thorn are mt in By officers
~, ,,,,aa, nv i,,,is,liction. The pri.
NAVY cause of TINS large number OF
nrisorers is a,tr,buted TO the railroae
,,,arL heinz aona east and west of this
49,. Nan. If tbaee arrests were mad,
hv tbs sbe,ifY or his deputies.
Last wear We had the Adams murder
.osa which was handled. believe
,,ro,nntlv hut al the same time it wa.
..xnansiye hui i have the record Of
Ma ,;np n]acea a murderer in the PEI
sor ,ifa. the only one from Marshal
.a,,nty There was also the expens,
i ,nvolved in the chase for the murder
arc os pralsamen Matthew'S and Wilson
of ,ba Great Western railroad. Two o
,,bom are NOW safely incarcerated i,
mo story county IAN but on accoun
Eor their being bound over to the CRANE
iury in story county it is impossible
i Car mo rs bring them here to answe
- tho charge Of double murder. Thei
lime vii, come. however. and the Grim
A near mis- CITY will Vet be avenged
4 M prisoner has escaped from M
DURING my term In office. consequent,
tho taxpayer is not called upon TO pa,
for an EXPENSE due to my negligence
/ Paeard,ess of the amount of fees ,e
l,eivea under the present law, the sher
'lih- must nav back 10 the county all ii
lexcess of his salary and actual ex
nanses and under this provision i hav
burned into the county treasur.
nearly 81. 900 during my twenty-cn
months, incumbency.
= rasnectfullv submit the foregoing t
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