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As late as January of this year Win. H. Thompson was willing to give a note with security for $1*20 if Mr. Slo-V. cum, whose money he had embezzled, would sign a letter dictated by Thomp-Ison 01* his attorney. But still his case is not prosecuted.At the special session of the city council, last Monady night, William J. Williams was awarded the contract for constructing the sewer through the third ward, at a cost of $895. Joe Gavinbid $881, but the city attorney decided that it was not in the proper form, and the council would not consider*elyThey had a second-rate theatrical troupe down at Shelbyville last week be- and both of the papers went wild over the matter devoting whole columns to pulling it and when the show movedon down to Greensburg the entire editorial forc of the Republican fol-JJT. lowed to that town.tion, doing everything fare and square. That done, the Republicans will be ffeady to elect the ticket by the largest majority ever given a city ticket *n Lebanon.Within the past five months three men were sent to the penitentiary for stealing goods at Whitestown, another for stealing hogs, another for the theft of a cow, another for taking a suit of clothes and another for stealing a few cigars and tobacco, while an indictment against W. II. Thompson for embezzling (same as stealing) hundreds of hag been on our court docket for seV£ial years. The ones sent up were poor unfortunate cusses while Thompson is s slick influential Democratic attorney, now county attorney from the commissioners of Montogom-ery county. Thompson is willing to give Mr. Slocum a note for $120 with security, if he, Slocum, will sign a paper addressed to Barton S. Higgins.I. T.ftOlivJeLcto tlcrotratethethewengreeTlandsutfigaveItali If exer the i peetlt; Jam
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Lebanon Patriot
Lebanon, Indiana, US
Thu, Apr 15, 1886
Page 9
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