The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-21
ASKED TO SHOW CAUSE.
THREE COMMISSIONERS OFF rTASCA
COUNTY WILL BE ON THE
CARPET
CHARGED WITH MALFEAsANCE

1 49,
/ Gov. Lind Addresses a COmmunica-
ton to COmnaissiOnersF Fuller, Ev-
ertOn and Meyers-They Are Re-
| quested to Appear Before an Ex-
| aiming Beard and Explain a
Matter Involving Sum of $4,000.
| The board of county commissioners Of
Itascas county still has its troubles as a
result of charges preferred against Com
missioner Iemani by his colleagues on
the board Leo Bayrell was commits.
stoned last fall by Gov. Lind to take
evidence againsto Commissioners Leemar,
who was accused of soliciting a bribe Of
$500 from Commissioner Fuller If he
would vote for a resolution appropriate
| ing $1,000 for advertisement of the won
| derful resources of the county,
The governor yesterday ordered three
| members Of the board, W. V. Fuller, w.
| A. EVerton and William E. Meyers to
| appear In st. Paul. Feb. TO- and show
cause why they too should not be re.
| moved for malfeaSance in office. The
| fifth member of the board, John Rellis,
/ OF Swan River, had no part in the al
| legged fraudulent proceedings, so as 1t
| stands the matter rests between Leman
and the three last mentiond T. r. Kane
| and c. H. West have been commissioned
| as a board to take the testimony, and
| on the Goth hearing will be- held In the
| governors office, and considered by the
| governor.
The governors action yesterday Is
based upon the testimony taken by Spe-
cial Commissioner Bayrell. 1t is claimed
that Leman suspected that the $1,000 APP
preparation was woodchuck, and while
| in an 1nebrlated state, made the state
| ment that he would make Fuller, another
commissioner, show his hand He claims
that with this in mind he approached
Fuller with the proposition for bride Of
$1OO for his vote, but in doing so he laid
| himself liable and the other members of
| the board who had 1t in for him pre-
| ferred charges.
| The evidence In the case seems to indl-
| cate that the other members of the board
| had intended to vote for the $1,000 ap-
| preparation, which wes stated to be for a
bonus to secure hub and spoke factory
| for Grand Rapids, the county seat. Con-
|
| appropriation was to benefit individual
| members of the board exists at Grand
| Rapids and in the minds Of those heY-
| ing in charge the examination and the
| governor proposes to thoroughly investi-
| gate the matter. before lnStituting GRIM
| inal proceedings.
The governors communication to Com
n1issioners Fuller, Everton and Meyers is
| as follows:
/ tot Of MtOnAcato r f
| ment-To w. v. Fuller, w. A. Everton
| and William Meyers:
Whereas, 1t appears to the undersigned
from the evidence adduced in a matter
! ter of the removal of Charles E. Lee
man as. county commissioner of Itasca
| county, Minn,' and upon your own evil
| dence given in said proceeding, that you,
and each of you, the said Wv Fuller,
| w. A. Everton and William E. Meyers,
nor are, and for more than six months
I past have been, duly qualified commission
| ers insand for said county of Itasea, in
! this state, and have been acting as such.
j. That at a meeting of the board5of coun-
tty commissioners of said ltasca county,
regularly held at the auditors Office in
| said county on the 4th day of August,
| 1899. you and each Of you voted for and
bylayour votes. secured the passage Of a
resolution then offered by.you,l the said
Wa. sEverton, and pending before the
board of county commissioners which
| resolution is ins words rand figures as fol-
, lows:
whereas, 1t is believed by the board
that small sum of money judiciously
spent in advertising the wonderful re-
sources of Itasca county and In securing
would greatly enhance the welfare of its
scitizenS, as well as enhance the taxable
property of said county; EgE9@0AG -
Therefore; Be it resolved, that the sum
of: $1,000, or as much thereof as may be
necessary, be, and the same Is hereby,
appropriated and set aside from the rev.
enues of said county for the purposes of
advertising the resources Of said county
and securing the establishment of indus
tries therein, to be expended by COM
mittee of citizens; consisting of e. A.
A. d. BROKERS and H. r. King, to be
expended by them in such a manner as
they, may think proper, with the consent
and approval of the board" Said resolu-
| named w E. Meyers, and upon the roll
being called upon the motion for it's adop-
ton, voted for by each of you And
Whereas, 1t further appears from the
hearing aforesaid that the money appro-
priated by this resolution was intended
by you, and each of you. to be paid to
a private. stock company about to be
formed. of which you and the said w. V.
Fuller were to be a member and of fact,
you, the said Commissioners Everton and
from your testimony in the said pro-
ceeding; all of which, as appearing from
said record and from your testimony en-
braced therein, is contrary to Law, In
violation of your oaths Of office and NAL
feasance in the discharge of your duSsg
as county commissioners of said county
| of Itasca.
Therefore, / have, in pursuance Of the
authority in me vested, appointed, and
do hereby designate and appoint Thomas
r. Kane and Camden H. West special
commissioners to- take and report such
testimony as shall be offered on behalf
of and also against you, the said w. V.
Fuller w. A. EyeFton and w. e. Meyers
members of the board of county commits
SionerS of Itasca county, Minnesota, per-
tinent to the facts above recited, said
evidence to be taken in the senate cham
Der In the capitol, in the citysof St Paul,
in the state of Minnesota, on the 18th
day of February, 1900, at 10 o clock a. m,
and from day to day thereafter l:1to the
taking of such testimony is completed,
at which time and place you, the said
Fuller. Everton and Meyers. and each Of
see fit, take part in the examina ton of
such witnesses as may be examined In
+ support of the clauses herein referred to,
and to offer such evidence in refutation
of the said charges as you may deem
proper.
Please take further notice that this
citation and the evidence adduced there
under, as reported by said commission
ers. will he considered by mr. at the gov
ernor's office in ST. Paul TUs sdav. Feb.
90, at 2 %. M At which time further OPP
portunity will and there be given
YOU to be heard in the defense df the
matters herein recited and the evidence
reported by said commissioners
-. -Iohp lind Governor