The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-06-24

of John Wilmann, Auditor of Bel
trami County, from about November,
1905, to about November, 1906, and
| that from the last date to about Oc-
tober 3rd, 1907, he was deputy aud
itor Of the said county, under said
John Wilmann. That during all of
said time he was familiar with the
| manner in which the office was con-
Quoted, and with the official conduct
of said Auditor, John Wilmann.
That during said time said John
Wilmann, county auditor, permitted
several tax assessment books Of said
county to be removed from his Office
by employees Of the Crookston Lumber
Co., to be returned at their will.
That employees of said company
were allowed to insert figures in the
assessment books, while they were in
the office of said Auditor.
Affiant further says that during the
year 1907, said Auditor drew from the
funds of said county, during seven
months of said year, certain sums for
the alleged purpose of paying the sal
airy of affiant, and that during said
seven months, said auditor compelled
affiant to pay to him, the said John
Wilmann, the sum of $1,000 per
month, out of said salary, for the per-
sonal benefit and use Of said Wilmann.
That affiant was during part of the
time employed by the County Board,
to work under said Wilmann, as a
clerk, in correcting the old records Of
the office, and that during large por-
ton of said time affiant was compelled
by said Wilmann to work on the
current business of the Office, the ex-
pense of which it was the duty of said
County Auditor to confne to the
amount of clerk hire allowed by law.
(Signed) ARTHUR BROSE.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 4th day of September, 1908. 10,
H. A. SIMONS,
Notary Public, Beltrami
County, Minnesota.
My commission expires May 7th, 1914.
In the Matter of the Henderson Per-
@ sonal Tax for 1905.
In the 9Th Unorganized District, the
original amount of tax was $3.4S:
judgment $500; expense attached was
$500. The following is the record of
the case:
"spooner, Mimi, 1927, 1908.
"Mr. G. H. French. ..-.~ ..
Dear Sir:-Your letter to hand
this morning, and will say if you have
lost the number of that order would
gladly give it to you again, but at
present writing I have not got it with
me. But I do not care to take it up
with the Express Company, as I have
the stuff and I consider it is not my
duty to do so; all I want is the I'M
necessary expense of the sheriff taken
off. When the order arrived, before
the sheriff started out,-I don't see
why he or anyone should add on ex-
pense to a poor unfortunate home
steader when it could be avoided in
some manner. So I earnestly request
you to look into this matter carefully
and give me square deal. I remain,
yours truly
"F. A. HENDERSON"
"P. ST. sent in my remittance for
my land tax, and now if there is any
thing more against me in the line of
F. A. H."
Jan. 26, 1868
Can. Northern Express Co.,
"Winnipeg, Can.
'Gentlemen:-Will you kindly give
me the endorsements on express or
der, Series B, No. 717S1, for $3.4S,
issued at Beaudette June 5th, 1906,
to Ashley Henderson, in favor of Geo.
H. French. I ask this for the reason
that there is some question as to who
(
Hoping to hear from you at your ear
Hest convenience, I am,
Respectfully yours,
&c. H. FRENCH,
"Beltrami CO. Treas, Mimi"
File 1868.
winnipeg, January 10th, 1909.
"Mr. G.. H. French,
"Beltrami County Treasurer,
"Bemidji, MINI.
Dear Sir:-Referring to your let
ter Jan. 26th: Money order B-717S1
bears endOrsem ents-
&C. H. French, CO. Treas
""Thos. Bailey
II might add that the signature on
the Order agrees very we'll indeed
with the one on your letter.
yours truly,
(Signed) J. A. HILL,
Asst. AUDITOR
In this matter, the treasurer says:
''The express order was endorsed by
me and handed to the sheriff, as this
tax was in his hands for collection"
I have advised the county attorney
of the facts here set forth; he will act
in the case at once, by demanding
payment by the sheriff Of the tax COL
lected by him and satisfaction of
Judgment against Henderson.
I read this report to the Grand Jury
on June 3rd, and after consideration
thereof the Jury returned indictments
on June 7th charging malfeasance in
office against County Commissioners
Sibley, F. O.; Wright, Wes.; Gunder-
son, Geo.; Danahar, A. W.; and Coun-
ty Auditor John Wilmann. Geo. Gun
derson retired as County Commits
sioner on January 1, 1909.
In conclusion, I would recommend
that the matter be presented to the
Governor and all indicted officials in
office be removed.
All of which is respectfully sub
mitted. NJ. F. KAN,
Assistant Public Examiner