Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
DlLLs AGGREGATE S1.s,l.se ron
pGFENsE or MAYOR AND 20.
L,cG iN VAN VERT Gaze.
WHO ogrs ThE @s27.ss
coR EACH oEFENpANT1
Dill Originally Was for S1,eas.ss Which
Included Fss Tor Dsfsnss Of c. D.
hasen-At Caucus Iii. ons.F Fifth
Wss Cut ous-viaduet COMMITTEES 70
Take Plans 60 Dss Moins..

At what had the appearance OF being
hurriedly and quietly called special
meeting Of the city council. held at II
o'clock today. which was attended by
all-the councilmen, the old administra-
! tton took a deep and big dip into the
city treasury: Bills aggregating
$1.sl1.se. presented for the defense of
the mayor and his three police officers
involved in tho Van Vert case, in the
federal court were allowed and ordered
paid. The bin was at the rate of
$327.99 for each Of the four defendants.
The melting was called by the mayor to
consider the viaduct and other mat
ters." ~.
The original bill was for the defense
OF five, the nth one being Deputy
Sheriff c. b. Mason and the total
amount was $1.639s5 At a caucus,
held before the special meeting was
called, which was attended by most of
the councilmen, the money for the de-
tense of Mason. or one fifth Of the total
of the bill was stricken from 1t. In
other words Mason or someone else is
supposed to pay for his own defense In
the Van Vert case. while the city
treasury will take care OF the others.
The three police officers who were In
the case were Deputy Marshal Clark,
Desk Sergeant r. g. Goodale and Off,
Ger Frank Haas. Altho cases were
brought against these four and the
others who were in the cases, the case
Of the mayor was the only one that
came to trial In the federal court at
Des Moines before Judge Smith Nc
Pherson.
In the vote to allow the bills all
voted for their payment with the OK
ception Of Gregory.
Who Gets the Money?
The bills presented to the council
were made out In typewriter under
the names oe the mayor and his three
police offfeerss. and were listed as
follows: ITO one-flfth of the attorneys
fees and expenses in defending tn<lict-
ments brought against me in the fed
era! court, @3s7.ss."
While the names of the police offi:-
ers appear on the bill. it would seem.
from what Deputy Marshal Clark
says, that he did not expect to get any
OF the money! II do not know any
thing about the bill. with the excep-
ton that Was told it was BoaTdanan's
bill. As tar 40 presenting the bill II
concerned Ilnever had anything to do
with It. The bill was brought to me and
the other officers six or seven weeks
ago by the mayor, and we were asked
TO sign them: It was our understand
ing that they were Boardman's bills
for defending us. Naturally we. as po-
lice officers, did not nor do not believe
We should be compelled to stand tho
expense, whatever It may be. caused by
our arrest while we were in the line OF
duty" =
When het heard that the bills mad
been allowed at q special meeting Of
the council Mr.. Clark remarked to q
bystander that they were exorbitant.
Northup oossn't Get Any.
AZ city solicitor Of Marslxalttown 1t
was thought possibly Mr.. Northup
might know something about the bills.
but when asked by the Times-Rcput-
Acan said: II don't know anything
about that deal at all. Az far as am
concerned do mot get a penny OF It."
When asked II he ever remembered