Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-30
BrArEMENTs or THosE INTER.
EsrEp IN huRRv.UP war.
RANTS ARG MADE.
eoARpMAN WAS PAID LONG
AGO " MAYOR PERSONALLY
Council Anxious 60 Roimburss Mayor
and onteers, According 70 insisdus
-Doardman Says He Has Ne Dill
Against citePeliesmsn Gay They
Mover Hired Any Lawyers.

The problem az to who is going to
get away with the money received from
the warrants authorized by the city
council and issued yesterday to Mayor
Inglelue, and Officers Clark. Haas. and
Goodale. has been cleared up today by
personal statements Of the various
parties interested.
Mr.. Boardman comes forward with
a written statement tn the effect that
he had no bill against the city: that
he performed legal services for the
mayor, the three police officers and
Deputy Sheriff Mason; that he rendered
his bill for same in December. 1910. and
that he received payment for all Of the
bills excepting that of Mason. Mr..
Boardman makes It clear that he is not
going to get this money, because he
has already been paid.
Now comes Mason saying that
Boardman worked for him for only one
day and was paid for. that so the Won
der remains unexplained how Nason's
one-fifth, as included in the original
bill. could have been prorated at so
much as $327.99 and how the police Of
ficers could have come In for that large
share when no more work was done
for them than for Mason.
The police officers all concur in the
stateme nt that they did not employ Mr..
Boardman. and had not paid him, and
Ill is clear In the records that they did
not receive the money upon the war;
rants. Officer Goodale being asleep at
his home during the entire day. altho
his warrant was issued to him. and his
name appears as having receipted for
It,
The mayor acknowledges that he
took the warrants and deposited them
to his own credit with the city treas
urer, because. as he says, he had paid
Boardman & Lawrence's bills several
months ago.
Thus it seems that while the officers
Gid not employ Mr. Boardman, and did
not pay for his appearance. that they
had nevertheless been induced to rem
der bill against the city for some-
thing which they had not paid, aud for
an obligation that they had not In
CURED.
The council. upon hurry-up call,
rushed the bills thru. allowed them, or
dered the warrants paid. and in few
minutes the mayor was on the run for
the city treasurer's place Of business,
with the warrants in his hand. and had
them deposited to his credit. altho the
law is specific In its requirement that
the city treasurer should have stamped
them unpaid for want Of funds. and al
lowed them to take their place in line.
10 be paid in the order in which they
were presented. namely, when all war
rants. previously issued and stamped
unpaid. had been presented.
1eardnan Awful Innocent.
When Mr.. Roardman was asked to.
day to where his interest in the money
came in he made the following written
statement:
Our firm was In no manner or way
interested or concerned in the action
Of the city council Of yesterday. We
have. and have had. no claim against
the city Of MsrshaNtown. and never
have made any claim against the city.
Our work was performed for the in
dividual officers. all Of whom were
twice indicted, all Of whom were tried.
and oil OF whom were acquitted, a
verdict being directed for each Of them
by Judge McPherson. On Dec. 8. 1910.
we rendered our bill against the in
dividual officers, and 1t was all paid.
save that officer Mason has not yet
paid US. It was suggested to US about
the time the second set Of indictments
were returned. that the city Of Mar
shalltown ought to be paying these
bills, and we answered that our work
was performed for the individuals. and
not for the city, and we would look
to the individuals for our pay. We had
no contract with the city Of Marshall-
town., and In fact had no contract with
any Of the defendants. We entered
our appearance for them as individuals.
with their knowledge and consent. and
the question Of any contract or ar
rangement with these individuals was
never raised by them nor by US. We
were the only attorneys appearing for
Mayor Ingledue and Officers Clark.
Goodale. Haas, and Mason. No other
attorney appeared for them at any
stage Of the proceedings.
I'VE did not know Of the meeting OF
the. city council until after 1t was held.