The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-12-22

a. we'll make a public statement as
to the condition OF the Office of Police
Magistrate at the present time. In
the first place. let me say that during
the month of October, my fees
amounted to $1.35 and during No
vember. they were just the same.
The police have been instructed to
take all cases before the city Justice
of the Peace, and try them there I'M
less the defendants object 1t is known
that this is contrary to the Law, and
II the defendants insist upon having
their cases brought before me, they
are instructed to drop them rather
than do it. The President Of the
Commission has tried his best to get
me to resign. He mas done his best
to GUST me from office, but am here
yet, and here l will remain for all
of him. Nc person arrested without
a warrant should be taken before
any other than the Police Magls-
trate. The law is very plain. Le-
Sueur says that I have kept liquor
in my office. This is not true.
never allowed a drop of liquor to be
drank in my Office and I defy any
one to prove 1t. 1 have a private
room adjoining my Office where some
liquor has been Kept and LeSueur
knows this. LeSueur has asked me
to resign and l have refused. Then
an action was brought against me to
collect $1,000 alleged illegal fees
which was supposed to have collect
ed and kept. was told that If
would resign, the case against me
would be dropped. Still I refused.
! hold that if I am guilty of taking
cent which does not belong to me,
I should be compelled to pay it back,
and it would not be using me right
nor the citizens Of Minot, were the
case not tried. l shall insist upon W.
trial. Some months ago LeSueur
notified me that if the next person
brought before me was not convicted,
I would never need to try any more
cases in my court On March II,
Pauline Moore was arrested charged
with running house of i'll fame.
The case was tried by jury before
me. The jury was Peter Fugelso.
DR.. Storey, Fred Amy. Allen Odell,
Mr.. Montgomery, and c. A. Grow.
The defendant was acquitted by the
jury. I had nothing to do with 1t,
and still am blamed. Jack Shields
and Mc1nroth had been arrested about
the same time, charged with being
in a house Of i'll fame. The City
Attorney moved that the cases against
them be dismissed, which was done.
They city commission then amended
one Of the ordinances, changing the
amount Of the fine from $50 to SO.
It Is we'll known fact that i'll
olucI lOT d uSlcHttdllL " Nave q tIldl
by jury, the fine must equal at least
$40. This does away jury trials in
such cases. Last September a man
by the name of Howard had a colored
woman arrested charged with pros
titution, and fined ner SO. The wo-
man Immediately had Howard arrest
ed and I fined him the same amount.
LeSueur complained to me because
I had been SO hard on the man. I do
not see why I should be prosecuted
IN this way. never took a dishonest
dollar in my life, so sure a. hope
to meet my God. have always treat
ed LeSueur right. Why, when he
first came to Minot, secured for him
tie first two cases he ever had in
Minot. But I have lived here %
years and think that I have az many
friends az LeSueur LeSueur never
made his money in Minot under a