Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-20
County Attorney Daugherty's direc'

County Attorney Daugherty's direc'
tons.
well what did you do?" asked
Daugherty.
Nothing, you did not give me any.
thing to do" answered the sheriff.
The witness said he could not re-
member of Israel telling him about
charging expenses on warrants and
mileage on subpoenas.
Complained On Methods.
Mr.. Cremer said that Sumner Siber-
ell did not complain to him about the
charge. made in serving the subpoenas
in the Emmett Jones case, but rather,
the officers methods in getting the
man.
81 told him would investigate it and
if he was entitled to the fees | would
pay him back" said Cremer.
Then what did you do?' askei
Daugherty.
81 went to you Mr. Daugherty and
asked your advice
Then why didn't you go and tell MI
Siberell what told YOU
Because Mr.. Siberell never spoke 10
me about it again.
"Well wasn't it as much your ousl.
ness to hunt him up and tell MIN, as IL
was his to hunt you, and especially
since I had told you that you were
right in the NATTER" queried the coun-
ty attorney.
81 suppose So" answered Creme
, "but if he wanted to know any'h'],
about it he should have come and a: h
ed me: had some thing to 90 peslae
running around hunting him up
Thought Charge Large.
The sheriff Sid that, the reason ne
never charged five cents mile on
subpoena service by phone. until AFTER
someor, had told him that it was al
right and he and Doran talked 1t over
, was because he thought it seemed TOO
large.
! Creroer finally admitted that ne
knew long before then that the county
attorney had told him that it was all
right TO do that. He retaliated by say
ing that whenever he went to the
COUNTY attorneys Office he received
/ such cool treatment that he could not
remember what information he had re-
ceived and what he had not been aole
to get.
Thought Fare Legal.
| The sheriff said that he thought IT
was all right to charge the county 81
hack fare in the James LOCKER case
because he took LOCKER to his home
to look after some matters before
starting to the state prison. He SAD
he did this in spite Of the fact. that
there was nothing in the warrant or
on his Instructions that called LOT
such an act.
He also thought that it was perfect
ly proper to employ the HUSBAND Oh
woman. being taken to the state nos
pital for the insane, and charge the
county for his services. In TINS same
connection speaking of the case IN
which Miss Brown went too, ne SAID ne
knew that she was a county omcer anu
had no right to pay but ne had Haue
It practice while in office to cnarse
forty cents an hour from the time an
insane person came into his nanos un-
til they were delivered to the autnor'
tiles at the hospital.
But in this case you ala not ~
along. Just Miss Brown and the "onl-
ans husband went. What did you
charge eight hours time for?' querleo
Daugherty.
/ "My assistant went, answered.
|Cremer. ...
Don't Take Original.
The witness said that he hardly ever
takes the original subpoena when ne
goes out to serve one. He ola not
know that seventy-five cents was al
he was allowed to serve justice
court subpoena and said he had Deen
charging 81 because he thought tna'
vas what he was supposed to charge
- Did Not Notice.
When reprimanded by the examiner
for charging the expense, OF gettlne
one man. on another's bill, when ne 1e
might have to pay later, the sherln
said that in that case, which was one
the state men were instrumental II
anprehending, the agents chased al
over town so much that he dln.t kno"
lust where they did go or just IN "na
, order they arrested them. &
Did Not Know Promoters.
[ Ahout the cock fight Cremer said NJ
! did not know who held 1t or he wouie
have stopped it. He admitted that NJ
did not report 1t to the grand Jury
+. which met in few days, nor did n
take any steps for investigation ASIDE
i from asking Doran who staged y, U
, which the later REPLIED that he did no
know The sheriff told the court tina