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State Of Iowa, Pocahontas County. ss;An IndStruenr. having- been found in the District Court of the County of Pocahontas on the 5 day of March A. IX 1HG4-, charging' S. fl.Spiekler wirh the crime of keeping1 a nui-sanee and ho having been duly admitted to bail in the sum of three hundred-dollars: We,L. N. Ellis hereby undertake that the said S. H. Spickler shall upuear and answer the sale indictment,'and abide the orders and judgement ot said €ourt, and not depart without leave of the same; or, if he fail to perform either of the.?*e conditions, that he wiJl pay to the State of Iowa the sum of three hundred dollars. * L. N. Bllxs.Spickler did leave $10 -with him to apply on the fine on which the mittimus was issued! Did he not know that the grand jury knew he was swearing to a lie?EHE STATE OF IOWA. JPOCAHOKTAS COUNTV, F.SI* L. N. Ellis do say upon oath that I am v»T o rth in lieal Estate in the St a r.e of lo w a, not exempt from execution, ever and above my II abilities, the tnil amount of the above Bond; that the said Keal Estate above mentioned 3oes not include a Homestead, that it is owned by me, and is dulv recorded in my name; and that the same is free from incumbrance.X. I*. Eiiijis.Subscribed and sworn to by.............. .....................before me this....day of» ■ • ♦ « . 13 I IS ■ • » ■eCleric District Court. Acknowledged before and accepted and approved by me at Laurens, 5-day of March A.D.iM. J. L. Hopkins,Notary Public.[SEAL]The above bond was printed in plain and clear type and any wayfaring man though lie be a justice ©f the Deace or a deputv sheriff able to readw 1 mJ2culd not fail to see and know its requirements.But look over that bond carefully xnd read it thoroughly. Would itC1 vuot make the devil green with envv?C oAny man with a thimble full of brains knows that one surety is not enough and that two are generally required. Besides the sureties must alwavs qualify to the amount of the bond, but in this case it was not done. Why was not done? Did Mr. Ellis mean what he signed his name to? ThenIw' *where is hi3 real estate outside of homestead? Did he sign the above bond in good faith? If he did, then let him walk up and pay Pocahontas county the sum of three hundred dollars as it appears he promised to do.But why did Judge Hopkins approve of the bond as Notary Public? Did he uot know belter? Did he not know that he could only approve ofit as justice of the peace?, Certaiuly he did. Re knew that by approvingof it as Notary Publio he would uot be liable nor would his • bondsmen, because a Notary Public is not a magistrate. Besides wh}? did he notswear Ellis? Did'he not know thatwas nceessarv ? Certainly he did, but if he did what excuse can he givefor not making the bond shew it? Hopkins has made out hundreds of bonds and knows how they should be made out and properly sworn to, soBut he doesnot seem to have any excuse whatever. It is no v,onder that the Judge iiid deputy sheriff both told various stories and lies about the matter and ie.pt the public from knowing the Itue contentsof the bond as long as possible.So much for that. But what possible excuse does O. A. Fease give for letting the prisoner go free on the mayor’s mittimus? We have notIThey had had sufficient ev-idenee to know that Hopkins and Pease had given each $5 to be acnlied on the fine, hoping thereby to quiet the matter. Pease asked verv earn-stly that we remain qaiettill at least, public opinion had somewhat subsided, but it is unnecessary to say lie plead in vain.Gentlemen, you arc unworthy pub-lie confidence. You have consoiredL /against the people ©f your county, you have betrayed them, you have lied to them, you have perjured yourselves before men and God. You have violated both law and common decency by assisting a notorious criminal to escape. You did not do it through ignorance for both of you knew belter, you have had enough experience.Why did you not swear Ellis as to his property qualities and make the bond show it? Why did you not approve of the bond as Justice of the Peoee? Why did you contribute $5each to be applied on the criminal’s fine and then lie about the matter? V/hy did both of you lie about they did you at tempt to apprise Spickler of t he prop er time to skip? Had you forgotten your duty as a citizen and the solemn oath of your office?And Mr, Pease, why did you permit Spickler to escape on the mittimus? Yon see now that you didwrong, dou’fc von?There is one great j ary before whom you both will alwavs stand convicted, shunned, and detested, because your traitorous actions deserve it, and thatjury is 5'our neighbors and fellow citizens of 3'our county. That jury is done with you both, aiia not without cause. HftfU deserve neither pity or sympathy from friend or, foe. Youare the architects of voar own down-mt1 on have made your beds anda*have to lay in them. You have flagrantly betrayed nubilev ? . u *bond afterwards'? Wii”fall.now you will'Tl-.nJL.trust and public confidence, people know now that you are no! safe officials.May God have pity on you both, for honest men will not.ignorance is no excuse.Save money by buying your Pumps of Beardsley Allen.Program of Stormy flight Study Club. April 9, 1894. Fifth Period of English Literature. (Elizabethan Age) I. Mention the various movements'that co-operated to effect the rapid development of literature dur-ingjho last quarter or the 16th cen-\\(Lul .beard a single possible excuse. He bas none.That same night J. L. Hopkins went to certain parties in town aud wanted them to go down to Herrick’s barn, and, if Spickler was there, tell him to skip as he now had an excellent.chance, one of tbe parties refus-3d, the other went but could not find pickier there or anywhere else. The.13parties were bosom friends of theJudge’s, Just think of a justice of the peace doing his level best to as^ ■ o -sista prisoner Co escape, first hv ae-L A ' »/.ptinga worthless bond, and, second,by apprising him of the proper timeto skip! Shame on such a man!The next morning the Judge would not let anybody see the bond or even tell who the bondsmen were, except “that it-was a good bond and that pickier would surely be at Pocahontas the next term of court,”Pease did not know what to say.*.He laid it all onto the Judge, for he 3aid that‘Hopkins had accepted the bond and that made him safe, and, besides, he, too, knew that Spicklerwould be back, dead sure, for .Hopkins had .sill of Spickler’s. notes andiccounts tor-collection, and financially the Judge'’ had Spickler in such shape that he would have to come back. v' 7 : • - -■ He knew how public sentiment was ind was in a very uncomfortable position. * He then went up to Hopkins’ Milce and with the great Judge talked :he matter over. The result of that balk was lliat^PeaSC and Hopkins each put in five/ ($5) dollars ...and Pease3am e down and gave it. to them ay or, stating that Spickler had lef t-it with Hopkins to be applied on.the fine on which the mittimus was issued!That ict alo ne i s a s' b lack* as ni lit and ro t-:en as eternal bell i Think of two of-• ....• I -............'____;y it was to. give eve-II. - Sketch 'of the life and works of Sir Philip Sidney.Miss Riddle.III. When and bv whom had chivalry been introduced into Eng-land? Describe the institution that' * king attempted to revive.IV. What order of knighthood did Edward III institute?- ^V. Name the principal figures of rhetoric. •. -VI. Mention seven essential: prop-erties of style.VII. Sketch of life ana works of Edmund Spencer.F. C. Gilchriat.VIII. Which was the best work composed by xichsal Drayton?. 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Jones Sterelt. vk ... 4 1 '* ■,• • , , '*■' ,4Here is a little item from the Sioux City Tribune that will be of interest to. all of our farmers, irrespective of ''■ political faith: -‘Plows sold in this countiyby the American Harvester any combinations for eighteen ars a re q noted - to the • South A -merican trade for nine dollars: mow-7 4 -ers that cost .c-ixty-five' dollars here quoted at thirty dollars, and thir1dollar cultivators go for twentetwoThe . celebrated Dolge,(iAIlt;.]Dolgviil’e, has, two catalogues, one j for d om estio aM the •other for € or- I■*vwhosee assistance m■ * . * . •Is the language used in'tii'e .follow-* w.lt;. v7; ‘ - ----- •
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Pocahontas County Sun
Laurens, Iowa, US
Thu, Apr 05, 1894
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