The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-06-21
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but in doing his duty and keeping his
oath of office--Wow!
AS states attorney Nuessle swore to
prosecute all violations of the laws Of
this state that came to his notice. Did
he keep that oath? Would he keep any
oath, no matter how sacred? During
his term Of Office as states
attorney of Mclean county there were
two blind pigs in operation within q
stones throw of his Office and about
the same distance from his residence.
These two places were in operation for
about two years and were at no time
closed by any prosecution by the wishy
washy gentleman or the fearless prose-
cutor. This man knew of the existance
of these blind pigs as did every man,
woman and child in the city of Wash
burn. Another time during the alb
sence of this fearless prosecutor, his
assistant issued criminal papers against
a third blind pig that was also running
in this city at that time, at the request
of a farmer living neal u city. and
gave them to the deputy sheriff for
service, but the official did not have
time to serve them until the return of
Nuessle who then went v e to the Of
fee of the deputy sheriff and demanded
the papers from him and upon the de-
livery of the papers to him at once
destroyed them. Fearless, Oh my, Oh
my.
Fearless, yes when as United States
commissioner he travelled over this
county and in what is now Sheridan
county taking final proofs and charging
the farmers about $25. 90 when the law
allows for this work only $3.50. Yes,
the gentleman is fearless when staring
the ~penitentiary in the face for the
doing of unlawful acts. He certainly
showed neither fear nor favor in charg-
ing all the poor farmers alike for final
proofs, $25. 90, and he also violated the
law in making proofs at different places.
The law provides that the United States
commissioner shall have his Office at
one certain place and not at Washburn,
McClusky and other places. We have
shown what protection the farmer and
tax payer got while Nuessle was states
attorney and we also have shown that
he showed no fear and no favor, but to
the blind pigger by destroying the
WARRANT and failing to prosecute.
Voters-what a judge this fearless man
who shows no favor to the farmer
would make? Ye Gods, the gall of the
mar to ask for such an Office. 1t is be-
yond the comprehension Of the people
who know his record. Why does he
not reimburse the poor farmers that
paid him the $25. 90 for final proofs.
Just think if Nuessle was prose-
cuted as one of the attorneys was re-
Gently for excessive charges and he
only charged SIS. 90, where would this
man Nuessle be, but behind the bars of
a prison instead of asking for votes for
judge.
Nuessle stated the following about
taxes:
Taxes:-While l was states attorney,
expensive improvements made without
any increase of the county's debt, yet
during the past four years taxes have
been higher than they were during my
administration.
We again state that the taxes start
ed to go up when he became states at
torney and there we're no improvements
made whatever. The old military road
that was legal before he was born was
destroyed and nothing worth while put
in its place. In reference to the
county buildings here, the court house
and Jail were put up without the as
sistance of the tax payers. The delin-
quents and penalties paid the sum.
Nuessle himself never donated one cent
either in taxes or any other way.
Nuessle answered the question about
the milling case thus:
Underwood Milling Case:-This case
was not prosecuted by me, but by my
successor in office, who had the whole
charge and conduct of the same from
the time the warrant was issued until
the case was closed.
We simply have to publish the fol-
lowing record which speaks for itself
and which will show the bare face he
had to make such q statement owe his
own signature that he had nothing to
do with with the milling 8 This
was the starting point of the case which
was simply carried out by his successor
who carried out his policy. The case
cost this county about $500.
State of North Dakota
vs..
j. 7. Roysten, Chas Weber,
alias P. H. Andrews.
Defendants.
herewith certify that the following