Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
GRAFT CHARGES MADE
City Attorney at Oskaloosa
Makes Accusation Against
an Alderman
1T CAUSES A SENSATION
CAUSES A SENSATION
The Accused Makes Strong Denial and
Asks That the Most Thorough In
vestisation of His Conduct Be Made
Alleged Prosecution of Claims
Against the City.
ial to Times-Republlcan.

Special to Times Republican.
Oskaloosa, Feb. discharges of n
sensational nature were lodged at last
nights city council meeting by City
Solicitor Orvis against Alderman Ken
worthy of the Second ward. Mr. Orvis
accuses Mr.. kenworthy of attempting
to "mulct the city and taxpayers, 10
use the words of the written charge
filed with the city clerk, by bringing
claim against the city. which was
barred by the statute OF limitations.
The claim alleged to have been
brought by the councilman was that
of Mrs. Miriam ]. Wheeler, widow
to MIR. Orvis, believed that she had a
claim for damage against the city.
The CITY solicitor charges that as at
torney acting for the woman the
councilman took care OF the claim.
In the report made to the city couh-
ell Mr. Orvis declares that he mas
the contract made between Mr. Ken
worthy and the lady This con-
tract he says was bound by S. as q re-
taner fee.
According to the contract. says Mr..
Orvis. kenworthy was to receive 80
per cent Of the amount received by the
woman from the city
The matter was brought before the
council, it is said, and was referred
to the city solicitor for his opinion.
The report was adverse and the mat
ter was dropped by the council.
The report also asks that the coun-
Gil Investigate MIR. Kenworthy's actions
as committeeman in the matter OF the
ownership of that part of West Fifth
avenue between the 90 tracks and
the right of way of the Central. Mr..
Kenworthy was appointed to inves-
tigute the matter for the city and Mr..
Orvis asks that the council investigate
the report that he also charged or at
tempted to charge, Tom Long, The
party whose claim was adverse to the
city, for his services in the matter.
Mr.. kenworthy Makes Denial.
Mr.. Kenworthy Immediately after
the presentation of the report to the
city council denied the charges in
FULL and charged that they were an
attempt to malciously hurt him In
the city. '"rurn the glare of the
light on all the facts" said Mr.. Ken
worthy. lone story is good until
another is told. ! brand the charges
in that report as absolutely ana
unqualifiedly false. Under my oath
/ deny all the allegations of the city
solicitor and brand all the charges as
an attempt to willfully and malic-
iously hurt me with the people OF
the city of Oskaloosa. They are
made by my personal enemy by a
man who has stated that this coun-
ell was boodling body, and since
he has not long to stay as city Of
ficer he proposes to clean the rotten
ness out of it, / am an attorney.
accepted the womans case as a mat
ter of business The worst that
may be said is that l acted in bad
taste l took no part in the action of
the council on the petition The
money paid to me was paid to- cover
costs. in filing papers and for official
service, and has since been return
ed to the lady in question. l took
that case in good faith. The charges
in regard to Fifth avenue l brand as
false This is the cowardly work Of a
personal enemy
Committee Will Investigate.
Following Mr.. Kenworthys heated
denial and denunciation of the charges,
the mayor, upon motion of Councilman
Mccall, appointed { committee to in
vestigate the same. The committee
is composed of Councilmen Angus
tine chairman ChriStY and Tur-