The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-23
IOWA
MERRlAM'S DEFENSE
Says He Was Authorized by Precedln
Council to Make Examinations, :,

Says He Was Authorized by a Preceding
Council to Make Examinations.
DES MONIES, IOWA.-The charges
against Auditor of State Merriam, alleg-
Ing unauthorized examinations of insur-
ance companies in the east, and over
charges for such examinations, are ex-
pected to come to a head to-day. The
executive council Is prepared to have a
hearing on the subject and the probable
tiles are Mr.. Merriam will be given an
opportunity this afternoon to present his
side Of the case.
The auditor has given out a statement
IN which he says the question whether the
auditor could examine non-Iowa com
panies organized In the United States was
gone over In the executive council preced-
Ing the present one. That council con-
sisted OF Governor Shaw, John Herriott,
6. l.. Dobson and Mr.. Merriam. It was
then held the auditor had the power to
examine non Iowa companies organized in
the United States without warrant from
the council, but that foreign companies
organized outside of the United tSates
could not be examined unless the council
directed it, The ruling of the council was
never made matter Of record, but Mr..
merriam says he can verify his state
ments by reference to the members Of the
old council. He also charges that local
firm OF attorneys, McVey Mcvey & Ora
nam: has stirred up the present trouble
and has done 1t in order to be retained in
bringing suits for the collection of exam
nation fees charged by the auditor and
state insurance Examiner BeehIer. These
ices, 1t is alleged, can be recovered in the
courts. Sc ." -+r. ~. -. ~~.. ~.
The appeal has been perfected in the
murder case OF the state against Chester
Tyler. Tyler. Is now serving life sen
tence for, the murder Of DR.. b. NJ Failor
la
Sept. II, 1901, when DR.. Failor was found
dead between his house and his office
having been struck over the head with a
heavy weapon. Tyler was arrested and
| convicted. He was a colored miner. liy-
ing at Carbonate, and the crime was
OF ,Fyler's mistress Of the watch OF DR.
Faflor. :.. ...,
1t is believed that Jerry Corcoran
grader and laborer, whose body was found
Sunday in coal shed in East Des Moines
was murdered. From evidence in thu
hands OF the detectives, it appears he was
killed In order to accomplish robbery. Hi:
peer was drugged in a saloon ata116 Cour
avenue, where he was drinking SATURDAY.
night Morphine was used to knock him
out. A check for 1913 was taken from him
and was later cashed for SO by the persons
responsible for his taking off Four per
sons are under arrest charged witt, having
a hand IN the murder. They are Slim
Burns and whisky Beveridge, both OF
whom were employed with Corcoran or
the grading gang Of the Des Moines, Iowa
Falls & Northern, and Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Batiese, who run boarding house.
The existence of numerous cases O,
smallpox in such mild form as to cause
utter disregard of quarantine restrictions
has caused the closing Of one Of the prin-
cipal city schools In Iowa. The school
will remain closed indefinitely upon order
Of the state board of health It is feared
some Of the state university students may
have been exposed. + So E-.s.&