The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-10-01

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able court a suit against Polk county IN
which he is seeking to collect certain mon,
eys due them for work done IN sad
comfy. said suit being styled Center and
Russell, being sol on the docket OF sad
court. TO which reference is hereby made,
and compliments will read so much OF
said cause on the hearing thereof as they
deem necessary and proper
Complainants further charge that alter
said bill above referred to was tlled ana
pending in said court, the defendant, fus-
sell. by his scheming, procured a. motion
to be made in the county court when ne
schemed through, appointing one Jeh ned
den and Allie Arnwine as commlttee OF
two to act with the chairman OF the county
court 10 investigate the claim OF SAID de-
PENDANTS, Russell and Center, with power
to compromise and settle the same with
them. That the court may see the deep
laid scheme brought about by the defend
ant. Russell, in scheming through the mo-
ton in the county court, naming SAID COM
mitteemen in the motion, the committee
man. Hedden, was counsel tor Russell S
associate. Center, and the other committee
man. Arnwine, was not even citizen OF
Polk county, but was travelling salesman
who had sold a considerable amount OF
goods. to the defendant, Russell, and the
saiC Russell was then greatly indebted to
the house. represented by Arnwine, as COM
claimants are informed. This committee
of two, without the association OF the
chairman of the county court, began their
investigation of said claim OF Center ana
Russell against the county. They exam
med Russell and Center and made no fur.
rther investigation, Notwithstanding tie road
commissioners who had said work In
charge we're saying all the time the county
did not owe them one cent, but at no Tune
were said commissioners called before SAID
committee to present their side OF the case.
This committee reported to the chairman
eff the comfy court that Polk county owed
and should pay said defendant, Russell.
$3.50; and this fraudulent scheme would
have been fully carried out, but the CHAIR
man-refused to recognize said report or Is
sue a warrant for the amount liked by the
said committee.
Complainants further charge that the de-
PENDANT, Russell, is merchant doing busl-
ness as such in the town of Benton, Tenn,
and he has conceived the idea, in the last
few months, that he was delving too deep
into the Golfers of the treasury OF Folk
county in his own name, and ne has at
tempted to dodge and evade the law by
selling goods to Polk county and turning
the claim for the same into the county tor
payment in the name of his clerk, J. A.
HARRISON, all of which is fraud and an
attempt to dodge and evade the law. Said
sales SO made to the county amounted to
several dollars and the moneys derived
therefrom went to the defendant, Russell,
and the defendant, Russell, is now selling
goods to Polk county.
Compliments further charge that the de-
PENDANT, Russell, is operating newspa-
per in the town of Benton, Tenn, and he
has made contracts with Polk county to do
certain printing for it; and he has drawn
several dollars from the treasury of Polk
county, all in violation of the law. and II
permitted to stay in office longer and make
contracts with Polk county-in which body
he acts and votes on all claims against said
county-the tax rate in Polk county will
either have to be increased or else the
county will be bankrupt.
The defendant has accumulated consid-
cradle property since his election as justice
Of the peace and his contract relation be.
gun with polk county.
The premises seen, compliments pray