The Holt County sentinel., 1920-09-10

court, and Immediately occrp:ed, with
the exception Of the foundation and a
small portion of the brick wall Of the
first story, the building was entirely
new, and no vestige Of the second
building was recognizable.
This third structure suggested the
idea Of Greek cross, so equibrachial
was its ground plan.
The main building was 45 feet
square. In the center of the north
front, the area of the base of the
tower, which rises to an altitude Of
about 75 feet to its summit, was 10
feet square. Near the middle Of the
east, also Of the west SHE of the build
ing was projection l5X22 feet eN.
tending to and taking in the second
and mansard stories, in the center of
the south side, which until the sum-
mer Of 1911 was the rear Of the build
ing, was another extension l5x9 feet.
Approaching the building by the front,
entrance, the 15xl5 foot vestibule,
which constituted the ground floor Of
the tower, and paved in stone, revealed
a double stairway leading on either
hand to the second and third stories.
A ten-foot hallway ian through the
building from north to south. Up to
1912 the northeast room was occupied
by the county clerk, county court and
treasurer; the southeast room by the
collector; the northwest room by the
circuit clerk and recorder, and the
southwest room by the probate court.
The second story, main room, used
as the circuit court room was 45N45
feet, with LAG ceiling. On the east
ard west side, opening from the court
room were two rooms used for jury
purposes, the sheriff and prosecuting
attorney.
The third or mansard story, from
the nature Of It's design, was some
what smaller than the area Of the
lower floors, and its dimensions were
39x3p, but is now larger by reason OF
the extension built in the summer Of
1912.
/ At the time Of the making Of the
order for the erection Of this building,
strong opposition developed from the
citizens Of Mound City, which led up
10 the filing Of an injunction against
the payment of the warrants, which
was filed by Jacob Book and others
on June "a, 1881. Technical points
we're raised from term TO term; in the
meantime the work of construction
was going on toward completion, and
ut the August, 1882, term, the injunc-
ton was argued before Judge Henry
s. Kelley, then circuit Judge, and on
September %, 1882, he handed down
his decision sustaining the injunction.
The holders of the warrants appealed
TO the supreme court, and in Deccm-
Der, 1885, the supreme court affirmed
the decision OF the circuit court, AMI
the treasurer of the county was en-
joined from paying the warrants.
The holders of these warrants. many
of whom were innocent purchasers,
went without their money, and Con-
tractor Bennett lost his. but relief
in a measure finally came to the hold
lcrs of these warrants. At the 1857
session Of the Legislature, "A relief bill
was passed, which authorized the pay
mcnt Of these warrants without inter
est. and the holders finally obtained
the face value Of their warrants.
Contractor Bennett was - depresS-
ed by his financial cmbarrassmonts
that he died June %, 1888, three years
prior to the passage Of the relief net.
Levi Zook, who superintendent the con-
struction Of the building, died April =.
1895. Judge Bradford, of the county
court making the order for the cree
ton of the building, died December 20,
1901. Judge HUNT died in 1916.
Kelley, who sustained the injunction,
! died in st. Joseph, February IL, 1911.
lie retired from the bench in 1887.
The circuit judges who followed
Judge Kelley in presiding in this third
/, court house were: Judges Cyrus A..
Anthony, Gallatin Craig, W. c. Eli
, son and Alonzo d. Burnes.
l.. II. Knowles was the county attor-
ney at the time of this improvement.