The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-06-04
RESOLUTION

x w HEREAS, A certain Joe h. Williams
was charged with incest, arrested,
brought to trial before Justice +. T.
Sinkler and upon the evidence pre-
sented was bound over till the next
term Of the circuit court, in Mellette
county, and
WHEREAS, Said offender was given
into the hands of county officials for
safe keeping, and
WHEREAS, Such officials failed to
keep their trust and said prisoner per
mitted to 60 at large in White River
and on the 18th day of May, 1920, left
White River with or without author.
ity from officials but not unknown to
officials and not under cover Of dark.
ness and came to Wood and it seems
that since that since that time said
prisoner has been at large out of
Mellette county, and
WHEREAS, Said prisoner upon de.
fault Of bonds should have been kept
in prison and brought to trial in the
next term of circuit court and lawful
ly placed in right relationship to all
parties concerned, and
| WHEREAS, Such loosehanded and
unscrupulous otlicialry Is unfair to
the prisoner, because if such are to be
set free it should only be with the
seal of the court on mot guilty"
| verdict and such is also unfair to the
people of the county because they be-
lieve i'm law enforcement and elect
| and maintain officers that they may
enforce law and render justice to all
and further it is sin against the
community upon which guilty per-
sons may choose to trust themsel YES,
and
WHEREAS, Such slackness will have
tendency to increase crime by open
ing tie way to it with no prospect Of
penalty and thus endanger Christian
civilization which is the very founda-
tion If American life and prosperity,
and
WHEREAS We, the undersigned,
| with the many who have not the op-
porturpty to sign, are interested in
the general welfare of mankind, and
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That we repudiate all
slackness and lack of enforcement of
law and raise our voices in protest
and inquiry until the people are sat-
isfed that justice has been given as
far as it lieth in the power of man to
give il, and
ALSO BE 1T RESOLVED, That we
stand firm with all officials that do
their best in law enforcement, and
FURTHER BE 1T RESOLVED, That
the sheriff be held responsible for the
deliverance of the above mentioned
prisoner at the next term of Circuit
court in Mellette county or at any
place and at any time that his trial
may be arranged for by the circuit
judge.
Weloffer this as plea for law en-
forcement and justice to all men.
f. G. Salter Rem Cross
j. Il. Hooking elmer Hellekson
M. Stranger Horse George Rhinehart
Fred S. Sinkler Raymond Shield
George w. Nelson Jonas J. Patterson
Felix Roubideaux Daniel Stevens
r. s. Richardson Norris Shield
M. ~, Payne Chick Hagman
Earl Gilliland John II Romm
#. j. Simpkins G. j. Mckee
John Bonser, Jr. Ed Hellekson
G. Abpurezk August Beuge
h. Il. Jensen j. B. Brown
h. L. Sinkler f. II. Hamilton
lG. w. Sawyer l.. K. Larsen
Paul A. Wildman w. G. Boucher
j. A. Burns Wilton g. Boucher
G. o. Dustrude w. j. Egleston
Nj, III. Weed j. G. Cordell
John Kinneer Albert Joneschiet
y. V. Koskan Floyd Wood
s. l. Funk M. G. Cordes
+. Il. O'Bryan A. l. Sinkler
Andy Eastman Q. B. Jackson
K. Aeschbacher d. e. Sawyer
Frank HaN F. +. Lyon
}. p. Norup w. Mckee
@. B. Moore A. f. Loock
f. Eriksen M. M. Hutchens
g. w. Leedom Harold Estes
Elmo Mitchell A. III. Miner
Louis Thomson Ed j. Graft
III. G. Day II. Wilmoth
V. A. Seyier A. Hellekson
V. S. Hutchens
We this week printed bills for she
Fourth of July celebration to be held
by the Indians of this district at Bad
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