Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-07
County Attorney j. A. Miller,
of Cherokee, Charged With
Malfeasance In Office
MAY BE DIsHARRED BY COURT
Serious Allegations Made Against an
Official of Cherokee County-cIaim-
ed That He Acted as Attorney for
Liquor Dealers When He Should
Have Been Prosecuting Them.

Cherokee, June County Attorney
| J. A. Miller must defend before the
district court against charges of COR
ruption and malfeasancs In office and
of unprofessional conduct. He will be
debarred and removed from office If the
charges are sustained.
For long time there have been re-
ports of preparation for fight on Mil
Ter on account of some of his proceed
ings since he has been in office. Judge.
Wakefield, having looked into the
charges has named strong bar COM
mittee and entered an order that dis
barment proceedings be prosecuted
against Miller. The committee consists
of ]. d. +. Smith, A. r. Molyneux and
William Mulvaney, who viii handle
the prosecution on behalf OF the bar.
This action was taken as the result OF
the complaint of II. A. Maltby, ct. al,
in substance as follows:
THE undersigned, citizens OF Chero-
kea county, complain of j. a. Miller,
county attorney. and show the court
that Miller has been guilty OF malfeas-
ance and corruption In that while coun-
ty attorney and while 1t was his duty to
appear for the state and county and any
directors in the matter OF applications
for permits to sell intoxicating liquors,
he appeared for C. A. Blair, In the mat
ter of having the location OF his permit
changed, and by the use OF the name or
another attorney. and which acted as
county attorney, secured the change or
location and received pay and fees
therefor. That thereafter, at time
when he had agreed that he would COM
mence proceedings to enjoin said Blair
and revoke his permit on evidence
showing numerous violations Of his
permit and showing that Blair was
conducting business on premises other
than those described in his permit,
Miller drew up and prepared a motion
for a change of location for, Blair and
drew up and prepared notice to HIM
self, as county attorney, to which mo-
ton and notice he affixed the name OF
G. NJ. Gillette, an attorney at Cherokee,
and himself as county attorney. accept
ed service Of the notice and then filed
it in the office OF clerk OF court.
THAT the signing of the name OF Gill
lette was without the knowledge or
consent of Gillette. fraudulent, and
done for the purpose of misleading and
practicing fraud upon the court
That the said matter WAS presented to
the court by Miller, and an order which
he had prepared was signed by the
court. That the act of Miller was with
out authority or consent, done with
the intent that Miller should receive a
fee from Blair. when it was his duty as
county attorney to represent the state
and county and any director.
THAT said action was corrupt prac-
tice as an attorney and malfeasance as
county attorney.
"Complainants further state that as
they are informed that Miller while
county attorney has represented u. C.
Rogers, of Washta, in securing permit
for sale of liquors and in the removal
thereof and received pay therefor"
Complainants say Miller has been
guilty of many other acts of corruption
and malfeasance. evidence of which
can be procured if proper proceedings
are instituted.