The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-10-06
Ex.sHERrFF psAsE's SHORTAGE.

court which converies on the 10th OF
next month is the suit against the
bondsnen Of George ii. Pease, the |
delaulting sheriff Of Kootcnal county. |
The demurs to the plaintiffs com
plant and the defendants answer |
have been disposed of and the case is
now at issue. The suit is for $4,000,
and the defendants are w. A. Hart,
! Henry Rclniger, b. f. Butler and
Frank Wenz, Pease's bondsmen.
Pease will be recalled as the demo-
cratic sheriff who got under the
"spcll" of the Rathdrum ring shortly
after his installation in office. 1t is
stated on good authority that he was
to be w. II. Cables chief deputy In
the case OF his election and that he
furnished most OF the sinews Of war
to conduct the campaign against
Sheriff Bradbury two years ago.
Pease not only worked against Brad
bury during the last campaign, but
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against the entire fusion ticket, ana
when his opponents were elected and
he saw that justice would be meted
out to him as he deserved, he sought
safety in fight and left the country
for parts unknown ten days before the
expiration of his term of office.
7 Pease's defalcation was but the
r outgrowth of the lax methods OF
F.! transactng business in the various
p departments OF the county govern
: ment. Section 1910 of the revised
statutes of Idaho reads as follows:
son the first Monday in each month
the collector must return to the
auditor all licenses unsold and be
credited Herewith, and must pay
1 into the county treasurer all moneys
:, collected for licenses sold during the
e preceding month, take the treaSurers
receipt therefor and die du plcate
thereof with The auditor. The auditor
!
q charge the treasurer Herewith"
An examination of the auditors
" fact that this section OF the statutes
was never complied with until the
IL present officers were Installed in office
= Under the present management thu
: ssher.f makes - requlSiton for blanl
y llcefFses on ,he first Monday in eacf
:" month. These are charged against
" his account. On the first Monday o
the following month he balances hi
;" account with the auditor 10y returning
- Licenses not sold together with tn
- amount of MONEY collected during tn
- month. Another wise measure in
IS stituted Ivy the present officials is tina
- OF arranging licenses 50 that all fal
- due at the quarterly meeting of tn
board. We believe these reforms hav
~ saved the county thousands of dollars
" and we base our statement on tn
a. amount of money turned over to tn
:" county treasurer by the Various sheriff
~ for the past twelve years, whic
- amounts are us follows:
!, / SS9-Sherff Martin 500
lS90--Sher!f Martin 8,48
slr Iotal ..... SD
nc l89l-Sherf Mcclure =. .$15, q
OF lS92-Sherff Mcclure. 400
no Total ........ .......$29, 80
lis 1S93-Sheriff Costello . .$13, SO
.rs lS94-Sherif Costello. ...... $50
ny Total. -. 1922, SO
- lS95-Sheriff Ryan. IS 9,51
y" lS96-Sheriff Ryan ........ 6,97
re Total ,...... S16,4e
er lS97-Sher # Pease -. $40, 81
lis lS98-Sheriff Pease. 7,3C
1T Total .... ;. :. ..$17,57
p0 ICCo--t9iCiiu pl o, OO 7
ON 1900--Sheriff "(six mths) 1881 G
ne Total Us months} J. S29,767 {
- AS the money accounted for /
:. Pease amounted to 81 0S3 more tina
~ the amount accounted fer by Sherl
~ Ryan during the two years previou
~ it is very doubtful if Pease's shortas
~ would have ever been known had h
~ friends and new political allies bee
elected two years ago.
Vi Prohibitionists Name Ticket.
les At a mass meeting of the prohlb
en- zionist party of Kootenal county he1
by at Post Falls last Monday, a flu
on county ticket was placed in the fell
ses Many of the nominees are well-know
nd citizens Of the county. The followir