The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-08-14

Clerk did in swearing in mine
guards. A published statement
sworn to by Sheriff j. C. VIII
liams, says that the Circuit Clerk
did not swear in as guards any
non-uHlon men. This is false,
either malciously or mistakenly
and put in either light is bad
enough Along with this bad
thing comes the suspicion that
the money collected from the
county funds for deputy hire
was not regular and the fact that
1t is linked with the false aliida-
Wit makes it all the worse.
If the sheriff is innocent he
owes ii TO himself and the digni-
~ Of his office to make n satlsfac-
tory explanation, and the Regis
ter will gladly publish any state
meut he has 10 make, But if he
cannot explain the things that
he seems guilty Of it l. the duty
Of the Prosecuting Attorney of
the county TO start an inyestiga-
lion, and do i at once while all
evidence is most available. Shall
we hear from Mr.. Williams in
his own defense or shall we hear
from the Prosecuting Attorney in
his efforts to get TO the bottom of
the whole thing? Now is the
time to clear this thing up and
the Register is anxious to see it
cleared to Mr.. Williams favor
if there is nothing wrong, but
if he is guilty of evil intent he
should be punished like any other
wrong doer.
That the RIGHTEOUSNESS Of the sit
uation may appear, and the studie'
maligning design Of Calamity Vol
pcrs may he more evident, we wlsi
TO make q slight analysis. Pleas,
note the opening paragraph: Fol
lowing the newspaper exposure of tn,
fact that the sheriff Of the county hat
drawn SlgS. etc, etc Mark you
what he calls it, "a Newspaper FIX
posurc." Nonsense! Make another
statement like that, Calamity Wolpcr.
and then quit, for surely it will bt
sufficient to give you everlasting con
sidcration at the hands Of your feI
low men, Was the whole matter moi
recorded in the County Clerks office
Did not j. c. Williams know that il
would be placed on record? WoulC
he have been guilty Of anything tha
would 80 on record, if it was out oI
the ordinary and not accor ling to tn,
law? J. {. Williams is a man Of toe
much good sound judgment, in cast
that he wanted to be crooked, 10 Dc
so in matters that are made public
record Of, and the citizens Of st
Francois county know it.
"A Newspaper Exposure" Bah,
The whole matter has been open fol
the public and the warrant isSud n
the time was without doubt published
in the county papers. Ridiculous
indeed, Fact Of the matter j. c. vii
liams has established for himself
such a reputation for honesty ant
uustworthincss in public Office thai
he does not need this unsolicited de
Tense If deputies did not come tc
10 rrono,. rlarc and rr,in, thnir. rons
NV NJ, ono v.as tn bI"mo hnf ,bomsoiycs
mo ~ Five oJitor lrow. rniI woiI a.,
wrn does every other ricbt ,binkine
man. that il is the business Of n mnT
when fees for public service are du,
him to 20 to the proper place anC
claim them. and if they have been al
lowed according to the law and justly
due thew are paid over. The fact
thai thrcc Of the deputies had not
claimed that which was du, them
waa no fault Of Mir. Williams, none
in The least. Have not the fees been
laid? Was there any objection to
t.o,.fr,, Thorn whom the prorrr PARTIES
ptc r,tcd themselves and asked for
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