Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-18
Cremer Requests Doran tai
Sever His Connections
With Work Promptly
NO TIME is NAMED
FOR HEARING YET
State Supreme Court Will
Assign Custer Case 8
Against Officer

county, has written letter to htSz
deputy, Charles e. Doran, in which h05s
asks for the latters prompt resignay
tion from his duties in the ONCE. Thiaa
letter is an outgrowth Of the ousters|
proceedings, filed against Cremers inS
the district court on March Z, by the
states attorney general. charging mis-
conduct In office. The state has made l
application for an outside judge to try
the case and County Attorney e. K.
Daugherty received a letter this morn
ing from Assistant State Attornex
General Fletcher In which the latter
said he expected the high court t6
name judge and set the time for
hearing the case this week. Mr.. Crentss Y
ers letter to Mr.. Doran follows in full: 81
"Ottumwa, Ia, March II. 1916.
"Mr. Chas. E. Doran,
Deputy Sheriff,
"Ottumwa, Iowa.
Dear Sir:
"Since January 2, 1915, nearly nf8848
teen months ago, you and have been
serving the people Of Wapello county,
as deputy sheriff and sheriff. on
March Z, this year, a petition was fled
in the office of the clerk Of the distfic&S
court of this county asking my romoyS
al because. as was charged, hat42
been guilty of the crime Of extortie
and the crime of corruption; because
have wilfully and habitually refused
and neglected to perform the duties 0S
the Office, and because have beeJ)
guilty of wilful misconduct and mAas
administration In Office. s#
III these charges are true, or II anJ
of them are true, ought to bo remoy
ed from Office. Not only that, 6u
what would be worse punishment IT,
me, ought to lose the respect and tk1
friendship Of all good citizens.
When you were appointed N
deputy, had no previous acquaintano
with you, but you will recall that
said to you that wanted deput
who could keep the books and record
Of the ONCE, while devoted the great
er portion of my time to the outSl4
work of the position. You have
complete charge Of the bookkeepingG
the office since we undertook the worl
Do not understand me to be hndim
fault with your work, because / hay
no suspicion that the books have m
been accurately kept by you.
me In the petition may be summar1x4
as follows:
I'm Par. 6 that charged for thr2
meals which we're not served, ana
which received 37h cents.
"In Par. that l charged Tor ~
meals which were not served and g.
which l received s21a cents
IN Par. that charged tor
meals which were not served, and q
which received 25 cents.
I'm Par. 10 that made an Ove
charge of 81 for expenses In conveyi1
certain parties from Kirkville. SsS
in Par II that / charged u Tor O.
penses, when there was IN fact no
pense incurred. ss
'In Par. II that charged ~
mileage in the service of q subpoe
on party In Des Moines. when
service was made over the telepho
at no expense but the phone toll
"In Par. 13 that l charged $1.60
expense in the service of a WArra1
when there was no expense at aIl
'In Par. IA that charged SIS
railroad fare for myself In taking
natient to the hospital at Mt. PleG
ant. when in fact did not 80 g
:
Pleasant. s
.In Par. is that 1 charged 81 each
expense in the service Of seventa
warrants, when no expense Wae
Cured, total Of $17
"All the other paragraphs 01
petition are general allegations,
do not set out any facts, SO an
able to tell what they are. ! an gtx
to understand that an amendment
soon be filed containing other dehnl
charges OF misconduct and crime,
OF course until such an anendMens
filed I am in the dark as to what claa
will be made therein.
III you will add up the amou1
which it is charged robbed the CO.
ty Of, as claimed in the petition,
will see that am charged VIII
graft amounting to 1888.
"Since the petition was Med 4 a.
learned, as l believe you already kxle
that my office and my 0fncial con0
have been under suspicion for M
months. The petition was hled Oh
a visit to Ottumwa by one Of the 49,
ant attorneys general from
Moines. The total charge Of gr
against me, after months OF prep4
ton, amounts to 1888.
(Cnnff,nuo1 An Pa - r. n