The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-08


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Fees collected by Murray
1903 and 1904 ......... 1909
LOSS to county under Muir
ray 1903 and 1904 ...,... 1874
For the years 1905 and 1906. Davis
as county Judge:
Number of cases filed 431.
Fees collected by Davis
1905 and 1906 ........ $40, 760.54
Expenses or running Office
1905 and 1906 ......... 7,44S.34
Gained to the county 1905
and 1906 ............ 3,3l2.2O
Note these figures and compare
them with the figures in Murphy's
fake circular. Under Murray in 1903
and 1904, it cost s7S7.S4 more to run
the office than he collected. While
during the years 1905 and 1906, the
two first years Of my incumbency,
there was collected by me, and paid
into the county treasurer $3,312.20
more than it cost to maintain the Of
fee. These figures are taken from
the records at the court house and
may be verified by any CT izen who Is
sufficiently interested. Murphy's f.
cures are grabbed out Of the air.
-D.JM Murphy quotes the circular further:
Last winter Davis issued q call for
48 jurymen. Think Of It! 48 jurvmen
at $500 per day. These men were
under pay for per diem and mileage
for five weeks Again Murphy fails
to consult the records, and doubtless
gathers his figures from the air.
Here are the faces: This court has
had no jury term since November
1909, at which time Sc jurors were
summoned, and Is were in attendance,
the rest having been excused, or ex-
empt or not found. The only term of
the county court where an order was
made for 4S jurymen was at the NAV
term 1909. or the 4S jurymen drawn,
there were Just thirty in attendance.
Twelve were excused, two were ex-
empt, four were not found and the
jury was in attendance EIGHT DAYS
and not five weeks. just note that
Murphy said this jury was drawn
LAST WINTER, and were under pay
for FIVE WEEKS. The records of
the court show that the jury was in
attendance MAY 1909, and for EIGHT
DAYS ONLY, instead of FIVE
WEEKS, as claimed by Murphy. Com
pare these facts as shown by the re-
cords with statements OF Murphy in
his fake circular. I have gone into
this merely to show how Impossible
it appears to be tor this man Murphy
to speak or write the truth on any
subject. Murphy writes: "No one
ever thinks Of taking any case of I'm
portance before Davis" Now note the
facts: There has been filed in the
county court, during the past two
years. 2S7 civil cases, involving
amounts ranging from 5000 to
100000. These cases are just as
important as an equal number Of cases
before any other court. There has
been filed in this court during the
past two years, 351 criminal cases,
and 227 probate cases. There has
been filed in this court since Jan. l,
1905 to June 1, 1910, q period Of five
and one-half years, 1765 cases. Any
lawyer will tell you that cases tried
in this court are Of just - much I'm
portance, and are tried under the
same rules a. cases tried in the dis
trict courts Of me state Murphy,
true TO his instinct as I prevaricator,
says in bis take circular, and in his
screed in the Reporter that sued the
county for $S.6o0.0o and that the tax
payers were put to the expense Of
fighting the fraudulent claim Moth
ing can be further from the truth, and
Murphy knew that his statement was
false when he made it, for he had been
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