Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-22

Judge A. n. Hobson Of West
Union, special iurist in the custer
proceedings trial Of Sheriff c. G.
Cremer, this afternoon at 500
o'clock decided that the sheriff
was guilty o: the charges. Issued
an order removing him from office
and declared the office vacant.
Assistant Attorney General
Fletcher, in closing for tho state
this afternoon, scored the theory
Of the defense that Sheriff crem-
er was doing what others have
done. He said that the officers
plea Of ignorance was sufficient
for his removal. The excessive
charges made by the sheriff were
cIassed by Mr.. Fletcher az the re-
suits Of wilfuI intent.
The final argument for the state, in
the custer proceedings case of Sheriff
G. G. Cremer, is being made this after
noon by John T. Fletcher assistant at
torney general of Iowa, before Judge
A. NJ Hobson of West Union, specially
appointed jurist for this action.
The defense closed it's arguments al
noon with fifty minute talk by w. A
Work Mr.. Work, in concluding the
presentation on the part Of the de
PENDANT, emphasized the facts of the
law in the case as he claims they are
set out by the state supreme court o.
Iowa.
Gilmore Makes Talk. .a
Preceding Mr.. Work talk of more
than an hour was made by M. G. Gil
more on the part of the defense. Mr.
Gilmore followed many Of the points
followed by Mr.. Jaques Wednesda,
afternoon, and said in part:
According to the law, wilfulness
must be an ingredient of the intent, II
you make this man criminal. A
wrong motive must be found to have
existed.
1T is terrible power which the
court has in this matter. He knows
nothing of the under currents; he Is
uOL dUl6 W DCJWCCA LILAC AAAAOc. -
the act of the people of Wapelle
county, in electing this sherin tc
office, to be rendered nugatory? Nc
officer can be removed from office FOL
trifling reasons unless you show him
no longer capable.
"This is not suit to recover an
overcharge. If he is not removed and
ia convinced and shown there has been
an overcharge, then Mr.. Cremer will
pay back everything without a law
suit.
All Should Go, Too.
If Sheriff Cremer is ousted then
the sheriffs Of Van Buren,, Mahaska
Davis, Chickasaw and many other
counties should 60, too. They are do
ing the same thing he has done. II
is the attorney generals sworn duty
to get after them, too.
"The sheriff is not bound to take
the state checkers word. 1t surely
can't be said that he has had wrong
motive because Israel, getting the
word from an officer at the state cap
ital, told him.
Doran Only Evidence.
Charles Doran's evidence Is all
there is to show that there have been
corrupt motives on Cremer's part. He
is the one man whose evidence points
that Cremer is a CRATER. say worse
than going to cock fights, worse than
drinking whisky, is not to be on the
square. Charles Doran was not
square with the people of Wapello
county when he put down wrong items
in those books and he was not square
with the sheriff when for months and
months he was closeted with the
county attorney, with representatives
of the Wapello County Civic league
and with the state agents, trying to
brand his superior officer, his chief
a criminal, CRATER and a thief"
christy opens Discussion.
Adelbert Christy. attorney for Mr.
Cremer, opened the defendants side
of the arguments for today.
He discussed the chief point in the