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Show WILL DISriiSS G.1SE. AFTER FOILIC i HAS PAID OUT IjHTSDH Prosecution of C V. Ander son on Charge of Petty Fraud to Be Propped. C. V. Anderson, one time superintendent superinten-dent of the county Infirmary, against wltom a complaint was Issued charging him with obtaining money under false prefensee from the county by -collecting county voucher for ISe for gpeWai work on voting mschlnea prior to le last county rlcitloti, was arraigned he-fore he-fore JtistKs Harry H. Harper yesterday afternMni, and waived at-elimlnary hearing, hear-ing, after entering a plea of not guilty. He waa held to answer In the district court, undr the bund which he gave , shortly after being brought back from Canada, whither he fled after he learned that a warrant had beea laauad Cor bis grrcst. t The caae wl not ba prosecuted In the district court. The Lomptalnt will he dismissed and criminal prwaeutton will go no furtlter than tit Justice court. Anderson, despite his alleged offense haa powerful frtemla tn the inner circle nt the Republican ring la this oounty. and through theae friends has aianagtMl to secura a com promise In the matter. Anderson a alleged to have secured IM from the county, but the county still owa him $t tr his services aa superintendent superinten-dent of the poor farm. This amount will be turned In to make up the amount he 'Is alleged la have. obtained fraudulently, thus wiping out the account, Tlte atatv. however, haa been called upon to stand the expenee of bringing Anderson hack from Canada. He waa arreated In Raymond. Alberta, by a Canadian Cana-dian of flrer. and waa taken to a town In northern Montana by that of floe r. going go-ing wlibout 4M iredMteev - H are beataght hack to this city by a deputy sheriff, the trip one ting the state fioi.so. Requisition Requisi-tion wss msde for this amount on the state extradition fund, but thia had been exhausted, and a bill la now before the legislature for this amount, whlrh the county has asked to be appropriated from general state funds. The court charges in this oounty were a little more than 94, making the total I mat to the taxpayers about lit, for 1 which they have nothing to show. |