The Frontier.
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THE FRONTIER PRINTING COMPANY
KINO A CRONIN. Editors.
SOME QUEER THINGS.
Wo do not believe that the biatory of
any criminal cane ever came ao near find
ing flic prosecution a part of tbe defense
^ as Is scon in tbe Scott case.
We find tbe county attorney blocking
IfCr at every turn tbe moves of tbe attorney
general, and in every instance bis oppo
sition is meat for tbe defense.
When it was learned tbat a change
would be taken to Boyd, tbe defense
was then anxious to establisb tbe venue.
To do this they knew tbat they must dis
cover tbe place where Scott was hung,
, and to tbat end they procured a rope,
placed it in a convenient place, made a
suggestion through tbe proper channel
to tbe county attorney, who sent tbe
sheriff out to find the evidence. Tbe
rope was found by Sheriff Hamilton in a
place that was thoroughly searched tbe
day after Scott’s death, and in all human
probability the rope was placed there to
be found and prevent a change being ta
ken to Boyd. If the sheriff and county
attorney were not "in with tbe play”
they* certainly tumbled to it with an
alacrity that strengthens tbe suspicion
heretofore existing tbat the state is not
getting as much as it might out of its of
ficlala.
Tbe sheriff can show for his labor in
|s?, tbe case, a wagon track found on tbe
banks of the Niobrara, and a rope found
in a place where it was not tbe day af
ter tbe crime.
The county attorney has tbe reputa
tion of having done nothing to tbe det
t riment of tbe prisoners, As a pop
county official said, "Henry is all right,
but be Is In the wrong crowd.” The
"crowd” spoken of was the attorney
general and other prosecutors.
Tbe county judge is looked upon
with suspicion, since he released tbe
men on ball, circulated the witnesses’
vindication through tbe north country,
end drew up the complaint signed by
Doty re-arresting the prisoners to pre
vent their being taken to Boyd. This
official also refers to the prisoners as
"the boys.”
a similar state or anairs never Delore
existed in any county and it is little
wonder that the people are aiclc at heart
and want a change.
McHugh's motto now is "For A United
Democracy.” He means no doubt, a de
mocracy united with populism. AH of
bis efforts in the past have been directed
to that end.
How many men are there left in Holt
county now that do not surmise that
Scott was not killed at the instance of
men who enjoyed the stolen money and
were afraid he would expose them?—
Pork Light.
Very few, indeed, Ham.
An editor in Kansas was lately con
victed of printing obscene literature and
circulating it through the mails. It is
hardly probable that the publication
contained anything more noisome than
Is seen weekly In the populist organ of
this county.
. Sknator Hill was stabbing Qrover
again when he said of the late Andrew
Jackson: You may search bis writings,
i:,.- his letters, bis speeches, his messages
and all his public papers, and you will
find therein no twaddle about non-par
tisanship in either national state or mu
' nlclpal government.
w e oeueve ine wuitecap law, which
make* counties financially liable (or acta
. of mob violence, is a good one. Vigi
' lance committees will no longer be pat
ted on the back and their members called
heroes when the citisena have to pay
out hard money to heal the lacerated
y, feelings of the victim. The law will
either break up the vigilance committees
or bankrupt some of the counties in the
' state.
Old Honest John Chawford look a
very active part in amending the sugar
bounty bill so that it would include
chicory. In his speech supporting the
measure he is reported to have said that
ho did not know that his party would
uphold him in his position, and he didn’t
care whether it did or not, as the
industry is one benefiting his county
and district and he is in favor of all such
enterprises. That is good republican
doctrine. Three cheers for Honest John.
In all of his years of public life we have
at last found one redeeming feature and
are more than willing to place it to his
credit. _ ___
House roll Ho. 650, by Hlcketts, of
Douglas, an act for the suppression of
mob violence, was read a third time in
the house. Friday and passed—yeas 78,
noes 6. This bill provides that any party
taken from the hands Of officers of jus*
tice and assaulted or whipped can re*
cover 81,000 from the county where the
assault is made, and that any party suf*
fering lynching shall recover $5,000, or
in case of death the legal representative
can secure a like amount from the county
in which the crime occurs. The nays
on the vote were cast by Brady, Demp
sey, Goar, Spackman, Van Housen and
Bobertson of Holt. The latter voted af
ter Myers, of Brown, had insisted upon
rule 10 being enforced, which requires
every member present to vote.—Slate
Journal..
LET THE RECORDS TALK.
The Sun of last week in a column and
a half article reviews our "Independent
Steals," and ends its diatribe with the
defiant sentence: “Let The Frontier
contradict any of these statements.” A
number of the "statements" are wonder
fully and fearfully made and simply as
tounding In Import.
When the Sun undertakes to compare
the work done by Scott in 1892, with the
work done by Mullen in 1894, the rec
ords disclose some interesting facts—not
exactly in line with the Sun's figures.
We find that in 1892 Scott's fees for col
lections amounted to <5,113 99, while
Mullen’s fees for collections amounted
to 94,091.44. All of Scott’s fees were
used up in the salaries of treasurer and
assistants. Nothing was turned over to
the county. In Mullen’s first year, his
fees, as stated, amounted to <4,091.44,
all of which was used up in the salaries
of himself and assistants. Nothing was
turned over to the county. Then, sim
ply because Mullen collected less
money in 1894 than Scott collected in
1892, it cannot be said that he saved the
county the difference between the two
amounts. Jfhehad collected as much
money—in other words done as much
work—he would have paid it out in sal
aries.
A comparison of the figures of the
clerk's office during the same periods
show: Cash received as fees by Butler,
<4,787.85; Cash received as fees by Be
thea, <3,508.12; a difference of <1,279.78
in Butler's favor. During that time
Butler paid out for assistants <1,787.30;
Bethea paid out for assistants <1,798.14,
a difference of 910.84 in Butler's favor.
Although Butler did more work by over
<1,200, he paid out less money for asist
ants.
At the timo of the board's settlement
with Butler for the year of 1893 W. W.
Bethea was chairman of the committee
which submitted this recommendation.
The committee finds a charge of <200
for making road and assessor’s books,
and recommend it be not allowed. Also
a fee of $1,440 for making tax list of
1892; recommend it be not allowed.
The recommendation of the committee
was adopted by the board.
In 1894 Bethea filed a bill and was al
lowed pay for the same items that be
himself had recommended be not allowed
to Butler. For making road and asses
ouio uv/wno uo nan nuuncu vow; ««U
official bonds, 1220; 341 certificates of
election, $85.23; tax list $1,600.
Butler filed a bill for the following
Items; Road and assessors’ books, $200;
tax list $1,446; deed (recording) $4.60;
213 official bonds, $313; 873 certificates
of election, $03.75.
Moved and seconded that the clerk
and committee eliminate—all amounts
charged against the county be stricken
out. Carried.
During these years Bethea's adminis
tration cost the county $596.22, while
Butler turned in a cash excess of $295.
It is n«t necessary for us to contradict
the statement smade by the Sun. The
records perform that task admirably.
In reply to our charge that the board
vitiated Scott’s bond, the. Sun publishes
the following nonsense that was manu
factured for the occasion:
When Scott refused to settle with the
board of supervisors they ordered him
to give additional security according to
law. Instead of Mr. Scott giving a new
bond in addition to the one then on file
in the county clerk’s office, Mr. Scott
stepped across the ball of the court
house and into the clerk’s office and
asked Mr. Butler tor his original bond,
which was given to him. Mr. Scott
then got two men to justify on the orig
inal bond. Mr. Butler, as county clerk,
was the custodian of the treasurer’s
bond and it was his dutv not to let it irn
outside of bis office or allow it to be
changed in any manner, no more than
any other instrument filed in his office,
and he knew that he was doing wrong
when he let Mr. Scott add additional
names to it. If he didn’t he was not a
competent person to be county clerk.
But we all know that Mr. Butler was a
bright young man. Butler should not
have lot Scott tamper with the original
bond, and he knew that he was doing
wrong when he did so. When the bond
with the additional signatures was pre
sented to the board of supervisors for
approval they rejected it. and the rec
ord of the proceedings of the board will
show this to be a fact. How, then, did
the board vitiate Scott’s bond?
There is hardly a word of truth in the
foregoing. The facts are these: The
board adopted a resolution instructing
Scott to give "additional security.” Ed
Butler was clerk of the board at the
time. He arose from his seat and asked
the board if it was the understanding
that Scott was to give a new bond or get
more signers on the old one. In answer
to this Old Honest John Crawford said
it was the intention that he should get
additional signers on the old bond.
Butler told them then and there that
such action would invalidate the bond,
but a pop majority knew what it was do
ing. This is just what took place in re
gard to that bond transaction and we
think competent testimony can be found
to sustain our position.
The bond with the additional signers
was not rejected because the new names
had been added and the records do not
so state. It was rejected because with
the "additional security” the board said
it was still insufficient. If there had
been twenty-five names added instead of
two the board would have approved it.
It would look a great deal better for
the Sun to put in its time “uniting de
mocracy” iustead of defending pseudo
reformers.
Thb sugar and chicory bounty bill has
gone to the governor. It is very ques
tionable whether or not he will sign it
; ■ '..
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