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w■ •••■ '•'•-“*•;:• ..* •; *lt;• * *-^:rtr2v £*!?'.; i ’;'^ ■■' lt;} !*%•• •’•!* - - V^o Wonder Tliey ^ers Aslia^ed toVXetPeople aee ^licly §o-caU^ J56u^:•: . • r. «?..•• ,•••'lt;*.• v,.- -v%--~ : : ■■':•.: lt;«' :■••/. .'.: r-r. ■ ^ ... a 1 ’ C I *deir data isdlbthe :;-*apand do their ditty. Their own1■■'..■■ ■■- :• i.,'- ■ - --H*a swornand tel i ing. us thatjustice of the peace, and 0. A. Pease,1 now ex-deputy sheriff. It was a deliberate plot to let the notorious bootlegger, S. H. Spickier, get away, ana their sympathy for this violator oflaw is apparent in every move theymade, - The different stories they told were contradictory and the truefacts refute their slim' excuses, and ,f! these two individuals have very short| memories as to what took place m | Hop kin 3’ office on the night of March 15th, or how they'came to do us theyI A'left with my to apply on his line.”\i-0ir.gall! wiiat honesty!; Sliame i »t*. their disposition towardslt;tlt;jicelerIt shows the prisoner. If there is not a case agains t these men there never ■ •* . j * ^ , * * was one against any eriminav ^ ^ ;Were they drunk or sober, wutpli.? Did they imbibe too freely of Spick-let’s rose water? or did the great■f«■A.e}bootlegger and all round lav? YiOirtor Sniniclfir-hvnnotize them? Why dr Spickier hypnotize ,$Uem f id they not tell the truth Idndid.0 ur read ers are all familiar w it aSpickier’s conviction here in Laurens,at the first?e menWhy did they lie anrtNotI3it and his indictment by the grandjuryin JanuaiT, and his flight to Havelock where he was arrested; and ' i brought back to Laurens and turned^ | over to deputy sheriff 0. A. Pease ones1n sa3rsfUOUU,)eia mittimus issued by the mayor.On Monday evening, March Pease had two writs of committmentin his pockets and the prisoner under his arm, and also positive instructions so far as the mitUmus was concerned, and likewise in the matter oi the warrant of arrest under the in*d i ot m e n t.He took Spickier to Judge Hopkins’ office where the matter of bond was ■ discussed, and the following bond was accepted, approved, and prisoner turned loose: •St.\te Of Cowa, Pocahontas County, ss;Anlnlt;2S:!t.moniOiavi!!g been District, * ”on the:' (lavIdodge the real eoaditionofthatbo.no nearly a vreek? Are they, so greav, even ia their own conceit, jthatin order to learn of their - official acts- on must get down on his knees and hit his hat to them in humble recogni-tion of their lordly greatness?The evidence filed with the grand jury wrs damaging against both Hopkins and Pease, and their own evi dence was so,.contradictor}7 that.it a-lone before any trial jury would have been almost enough to convict. Think of a man like Hopkins going before a grand jury and swearing that no money was left with him byEeAicV I lt;=X,*■£r.1T * InX(n\jAnlnai-:!tmeur. !uivni{T iuuuu iuietrict Court of the County of Pocahontas other, day of -March A. I). MH, chai-giug o.fc J CL It X A_i LiiV- i-«Lii,u ---- - _ » (|r w p.iHk hfirpbv ur.dertaice that tpesaiU b-3er $5 of Pease’s and the little storythey were to stick to, then going back into the jury room and swearing that Spickier did leave $10 with him ^ to j, apply on the line on which the mittimus was issued! Did he not know that the grand jury knew he was swearing 3 a lie? They had had sufficient evidence to Know that Hopkins and Pease had given each $5 to be applied on the fine, hoping thereby toquiet1]IVri:oilTHE ?TATfi OF IOWA..POCAHONTAS COUNTY, SSI, L. N. Ellis do Buy upon oath that I am vyonli in lioal Estate in the btar.e of Iowa, iaotthe matter, i^eflse asked very earnestly that we remain quiet till at public opinion had somewhat subsided, but it is unnecessary to say heplead in vain.Gentlemen, you arc unworthy public confidence. You have conspired against the people ©f your county, you have betraj’ed them, you have lied to them, you have perjured yoar-.a.D. 18...^ ............ .... selves before men and God. Youcfork DfstrictConrt. h violated both law and commonAdtnotrteasoabefotenna accept and ap- J ^ ^ assisting a notorioustnattlie saiu Iwm comic uyj• ^does not iiidiidp a Hoiu6Stoaci, that.it is owned by We, and is dulv recorded in jiiy narae; ana that the same is free from incumbrance.Su. • I'jIiLtlS.Subscribed and sworn to by: — -. — • -....before me ihis....day oITi.c ao is d S;t!dSDroved by meat Laurens, 5 a ay of March AO 18^4 J* Hopicins,D'lbJi* Notary Public.[SEAL]The above bond was printed in plain and clear type and any wayfaring man though lie be a justice ©li the peace or a deputy sheriff able to read could not fail to see and know its re-lt;3kJquirements.But look over that bond carefully and read it thoroughly. Would it not make the devil green with envy? Any man with a thimble full of brains knows that one surety is npi enough and that two are generally required. Besides the sureties must always qualify to the amount of the bond, but in this case it was not done. Vv h3T was it not done? Did Mr. Ellis mean what lie signed his name to?. ^ Then where is his real estate oucoit*e of homestead? Did he sign the above bond in good faith? If he did, thenlet him walk ap 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 not know better? Did he not know that he could oul}~ approve ofit as justice of the peace?, Certaiuly he did. He knew that by approvingof it as Notary Publio he would not be liable nor would his • bondsmen, because a Notary Public is not a mag- ^ istrate. Besides why did he not swear 151Iis? Did he not know thatwas necessary? Certainly he did, but if he did what excuse can. he give for not makius: the bond show it?criminal to escape. You aid not do it through ignorance for both of you knew better, you have had enoughexperience.Why did you not swear Ellis as tohis property qualities and mivC tbebond show it? Why did you not approve of the bond as Justice of the Peoce? Why did you contribute $-5 each to be applied on tne criminal s Sne and then lie about the matteri Why did both of you lie abouu tiibond afterwards? W hy did you attempt to apprise Spickier of the proper time to skip? Had you forgotten your duty as a citizen and the solemnoath of your oSice?And a\ Pease, why did you permit Spickier to escape on the mittimus? You see now thau you cuowrong, dou t you?There is one great jury before wnornoavicted,etinY,tiP•isiiLJ0r’L.iS' li h o it it byou both will always stanoconvicteu shunned, and detested, because jou traitorous actions deserve it, and that jury is 3*our neighbors and fellow citizens of your county. That jury is done with you both, and not without cause, ^on deserve neither picy v»r sympathy from friend, or foe. a.oc!are the architects of your own downfrill.now you will ha’vroFou have made your beds andto lay in them. You have flagrantly uelraj eci imbue trust and public confidence.Tbu■Dw*IIr!HinJL.people know nov/ that you are .notsafe officials.May God have pity on you both,for honest men will not.ur.uSave money by buying your of Beardsley Allen.OasHopkins has made out himdreus or bonds and knows how they should be made out and properly sworn to, soignorance is uo excuse. But he does1 not seem to have any excuse whatever. It is no wonder that the Judgeand deputy sheriff both told various stories and lies about the matter anti kept the public from knowing the true contents of the bond as possible.So much for that. But what possible excuse does 0. A. Pease give forletting the prisoner go free on the ' mayor’s mittimus? We have not ! heard a single possible excuse. liehas none.That same night J. L. Hopkinswent to certain parties in town andwanted them to go down to Herrick’s barn, andj if bpickier was tnere, ten him to skip as he now had an excellent.chance, one of the parties refused, the other went bub could not find Spickier there or anywhere else. Thev/ere bosom friends of theJudge’s. Just think of a justice of ;^ainQ?ia ^Pedcei-the peace doing his level best to as sist a prisoner to escape, first by accepting a worthless bond, anti, second,i11 to SRlpThe next morning the Judge would; not let anybody see the bond or even7 ’ tell who the bondsmen were, except “that it-was a good bond and that Spickier would surely be at Pocahontas the next'term of court.”Pease did not know what to s^y.He laid it all onto the Judge, for he said that Hopkins had accepted the bond and that.made him safe, and,fbesides, he, too, knew that Spickierwould foe back, dead sure, for iLpp* kins had all of SpickierJs r noues andaccounts f or •collection, and I 1 v the Judge■ bad Spickier inshape that he would have toPumpsO'so.vvdkS.tiProgram of Btermy 1’Sigkt tetud^ Oliib.April 8, 1894. Fifth Period ofEnglish Literature. (Elizabethan Age)L Mention the various move- ^ ments that co-operated to enect toe | e.rapid development ot liociatuie c»ui-ir.cr tuo last quarter or the 16th cen-fi■p.IpartiesII.- Sketch of the life and w'orksof Sir Philip Sidney.Miss Riddle.III. When and by whom had i! chivalry been introduced into England? Describe the institution that ldns attempted to revive.IY. What order of knighthooddid Edward III institute?V. Name the principal figures ofrhetoric.VL Mention seven essential prop-.....erties of style.YU. Sketch of life and works oft«tltift f uv.tl6ILJOp -----3-----7by apprising him of the proper timeto skio! Shame on sucn a man!F. C. Gilchrist.YIII. Which was the best work composed by xiohsel Drayton?. Music—Miss Herrick. • . ‘ /. i ■ . ..The Slier win-Wilh^njS; Paint isprepared ready for use and 6o^rer8 309 square feet or more, two coats tothe gallon.; ' v • -Ladies’ kid glove at eostat J. J.. Lvnch’s.detan1;’’ r’ There is a Special Sherwin- ^ ltams floor paintwhich dries hard over nicht, made to walk on. Prepar-4__— / i»ed ready- for use. Jones Stereft.Here is a little item from the Sioux . I City Tribune that wdl he of interest to. all of our farmers, irrespective of-I • 4 . ' . ■ ii • :■tlSisuchcomebac1'Hl.political faith: .*cPlows soldcountry by the ; American Harvester Company combinations for eighteeiv dollars are^ quoted to /the : South A-merican trade forrnine c]oilars- .:rpowers that coat sixty-five doliars ^9VQ qnoteu at thirty dollars, and,dollar cultivators; go 5for.T1itL;-■ He ,knew how public sentiment wasand was in a very uncomfortable position. ' He then went up to Hopkins ofiice and with the great Judge talked ___________the matter over. The result, of that | yll£!; cekbrated Dolge, oftalk was that Pease and Hopkins eacn put in five. (§5) dollars : and came dowh and gave it to. th e. mayor, stating that Spickier had lef t At Hopkins to. be applied on the fine 6n which the mittimug was issued! That sct up tliCtien.F*.. ■ t! WSBe! tlt; h + ] • uielt;Dolgvilie, has. two catalogues, . QneHfor domestic and the other for foiv ..l’ ieisrnsnowing a 4S- . . • W - ■ '11 act alone is as blaclras hi ht and rot-. i t.P,h ns ieterahl hell !. Think of two of-sieter whose
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Laurens, Iowa, US
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