The Wahpeton times., 1904-03-25
After 6. T. Moody.
Action Brot i'm Name of At+or..ex
General Frich To Remove
Him From Office

oenerol Fr1Ch To Remove
Him Prom Office
|1vAoooy NOW Has Chance to Prove
His Innocence or Stand
Forever Digraced
For several months past there have been nas+v
circulated about Sheriff G. e. Moody started by
ana Moodys enemies. There has ALWAYS been
~ och dirty work. done by the gang in this county
III he that people have become rather skentcal and
Will not condemn before he has had q fair and inn
partlal trial. "A is innocent until he is nrovon
guilty"
1he friends Of Sheriff Moody should bepeased to learn
'o at last he has been openly charged with crimes of
nost every name and nature murder excepted and he
Will nave chance to defend his honor in court where he
seems TO be confident he prove his innocence he is
guilty. OF the crimes charged against him those who have
supported him in the past The Times included want to
know it, and will be only too glad to have him romovod
from office On the other hand they will rejoice se can
prove that ne has not abused the placed in him by
0he people, Wednesday morning papers were served on
Sheriff Moody the first step in an attempt to GUST him
from Office
Some dozens of pages of typewriter CHARGES are filed
hln which is so long that unable to pub
sh them this week. but will try to print them in full next
week. Following is the substance of the charges:
The complaint alleges that from first day of January
1901 the defendant has been guilty of maeasance Office in
that ne has wuy unlawfuly and audulenty under cover
and by virtue of Office to be allowed
and paid to him from the Rchand county, for alleged
as such officer excessive charges and fees falsely
presenting and frauduenty procuring paid to him divers
of money from time alleged fees and services
which had previously been him presented to and pd 70
him by said county, exceedng in the aggregate the
sum OF $780,, for alleged disbursements services
never rendered. amounting in the aggregate to more than
$1,000 that the defendant collected from county fees not
legally chargeabe to the county amounting to more than
$ooo that the defendant collected county for alleged
services and disbursements without previously having made
filed with the clerk of the district any official return or
report of his official charged for in the aggregate Of
than $1,000 THAT said defendant at divers times dur
ing the period aforesaid wfuy unawfuly fraudulen
and IN disregard OF the Obligations of his official sheriff
aforesaid failed and omitted cause to be made an
official report return of his acts or
proceedings such officer divers sundry judicial causes
actions and proceedings wherein wits and
papers which had been issued of the said
actions and proceedings duly delivered to him for
service and return such sheriff. aforesaid and did then
and there wluy and auduleny conceal and withhold both
the SAID ws processes and papers, and the fact
had been delivered to him for service and acts and
proceedings thereon and Hereunder this regard your
Relator that he informed believes that the
withholding and aforesaid of the wts processes
and papers aforesaid and of his proceedings thereon
and Hereunder aforesaid made defendant
for and consideration of money paid to said defendant
by persons interested"
In paragraph Sheriff Moody boldly charged with
being jointly interested in partnership the maintenance
and conduct of the place of commonly known a the
Commercial Club" which has been in Wahpetdm as
blind and gambling den for year or more and where the
sheriff frequent visitor and he drank LIQUOR and
played poker. x
The democrats and the people in general want to see
ooahor fodt tok
should be removed from office.
=. .Engerud Of Fargo and Chask Wolfe and A. j.