| Show DIVISION IS UNFAIR I Justices Make Complaint lt AgaInst County Attorney t WANT SHARE OF THE FEES r I TThthoY GETS BULK OF CRIMINAL CRIM-INAL BUSINESS I This the Complainants Allege is Unfair to Them Because the Police Magistrate Gets a Salary While They Do NotMr Putnam States IDs Side of the Case I There are Emeora1 justlces of the peace who have a mighty energetic md intense freling against Coqity Attorney Putnam and his office They nil not permit themseheS to be quoted upon the subject but If Mr Putnam could hear some of the ac cusatlaIS made agairmt him he might become excited The juLice maintain that the county coun-ty attorney does not treat them fairlY in brlngin criminal C3 They have much to 1y concerning him and In particular loJs assstmt Mr Gunter Their latest charge is that 1nStead of bringing these cases in the justIce court where it i5 maIntained they properly berang ihe is havIng complaints com-plaints filed sith City Justice Tim molloY who waq chosen for the express purpose ot handling city business and case3 worked up by the police department depart-ment Charge of Favoritism 0 In criminal cases the procedure is thus A complaint Is drawn up In the county attorneys office and he decides de-cides before Which jut1ee it hall be signed and the warrant issued When an arrest is made the eamIlaUon or trial whichever it may be Is held before be-fore the jmlrice whO issued the arrant ar-rant The law providEs fees for thIs work and though not large they amount to 50methin The fie county justices in the city receive all their remuneration by fe erhe cases out of wrucl1 they make their money are the civil actions ac-tions The fees arising from crIminal matters are a very small item But In view of the fact that the law contemplates con-templates tat they tiy the criminal matters originating in the county attorneys at-torneys office they want the busina5s 1 was Inve3tigatlng the records last summer said a justIce and I found that JuStice Timmony bad received SO in criminal case fees during two months that 1 got about 8 Justice Timmon receives a salary from the city for attending to its business and he gets them fees In addition It doeant make much d1erence tome to-me whether I get thc criminal business busi-ness or not for my law practice is in good condition but these facts show the methods of the county tcrnes office |
