The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-04-15

higher IN some particulars than
the others, but the circulation
offered was at least four times as
great as that offered by on any
other bidder.
In regard to not prosecuting
criminal cases, I have in some in
stances refused warrants, where
the motive Of the prosecution was
to extort money from the accus-
ed and was fully convinced that
the application was not made in
good faith, to punisha crime, but
to get revenge, or extort money.
l have also allowed some Grim
inal cases to be dismissed after
an arrest, where the facts devel-
oped that no crime was intended,
or where the complaining wit
ness requested that the matter
be dropped, or where it was the
first offense on the part Of a
young person, under the inf1u-
ence of liquor, and the wrong had
been made right, and the com
plainant refused to prosecute. IF
it is an offense to use my discre-
tion in good faith about these
matters, | must plead guilty to
that much. If all warrants were
issued that are asked for, there
would not be jail room in the
county to hold the accused, nor
enough money in it's treasury to
pay even the witnesses fees, and
there would be no more convic
tions than at present, or would
any good purpose be served, as
complaints made from malice,
and other improper motives
against innocent parties, are a
matter Of daily occurrence.
[ do not fear a fair investiga
tion into any official act of mine,
and if that kind Of an investiga-
tion is contemplated, I shall vel
come it. H. j. Loud.
IVES WRIGHT>SPEAKS
I welcome a complete and ex-
haustive examination of my re-
cord during my residence in
northern Minnesota since 1886,
and particularly my record as a
! mem Der Of the board of commits
sioners of Beltrami county. The
records of the board are at the
court house and are open to be
examined by all who desire, and
if it is found that have been a
party to any graft" or wrong
doing while mber of the
board, | am willing to take the
consequences and will be right
in Bemidj j where [ can be easily
found. All I ask for is fair and
impartial Investigation. I deny
every assertion made in the re
port of the public examiner and
can prove them all false.
Yves Wright
SIBLEY S STATEMENT.
| There is not a word of truth in
any assertion made in the report
of the public examiner to the GOV.
ernor. I am perfectly willing to
have my acts as a mem Der of the
board investigated to the fullest
extent and feel confident that the
charges will be proved false. In
regard to my trip to lTennessee,I
will state that I was advised by
the deputy public examiner, the
board of county commissioners
and the county treasurer to take
the trip in order to settle up
shortage Of $500 in the account
of @. j. Shinn, the former county
treasurer. I was successful in
doing this and did not charge
any more for my services and ex-
penses on the trip than the
amount to which I was rightly
entitled. I had no mining inter.
ests in Tennessee, and never
owned or was interested in a
dollars worth Of property out
side the state of Minnesota. AS
to the county printing contract,
which was let to the Pioneer, the
county board decided that the
difference in circulation of the
newspapers bidding for the work
warranted the letting of the con.
tract to the Pioneer at full legal
rates. This year the Beltrami
county News was awarded the
contract at full legal rates before
any other bid had been opened,
although several other bids were
presented. At that time Mr..
Danaher had control of the board.
The charges made against me re
garding the work on the Bau..
dette road are also false. I was
instructed by the county board
to send j. j. Jinkinson and a
crew of men out to take charge
| of the work and all the bills al
lowed for the work have been
reasonable. AS to the claim that
there has been no work done on.
the road, [ wish to state that
there is a good road for Is or 90
miles. r.. @. Sibley.
THE POLK COUNTY CASE.
The report Of the public exam