Show HOW UNCLE SAM IS PLUCKED LUCKEt PJ new york world has the following spenial dispatch from the national capital in regard to the fee fiends who prow grow tat fat on pickings from the pockets of uncle sam washington july 4 in the exam ot of accounts acco unta of united sta states tes commissioners were mere are some interesting points along the border of the indian country the commissioners h have ave a particularly profitable time lime of it many mady of them make a regular business ot of watching tor for people who sell liquor to tile indians iaus and arresting them then they see that a light fine say of 2 to y 3 is inflicted when the case comes to trial it the tae tines fines were heavy t they e y would be in danger of breaking up t the he business and that is exactly what they do not want to do every case that can be bro brought brings from 12 to 25 into the coffers of the commissioner there are also a great greaf many cases of breach of the peace las assault saUlL au c the commissioners ners find all they cau can of such caseb and issue warrants lor for the arrest ot of the offenders Wile whether a warrant is served or not is a good thing for the commissioner he gets ills his fees all we same commissioner harrison of fayetteville ark furnishes a good illustration of tills this in 11 an account ot of which he has just submitted to tor payment is for warrants ris issued against persons that were never found foun d the took the warrants and after carrying them for a certain length of time returned thein saying that the were not to be found stephen wheeler commissioner at for smith ark is another of these enterprising commissioners me he issues a great wany many warrants for and makes thein guem in the indian country I 1 the warrants are returned with the in dor that the parties could not be found it is the em emphatic phatie opinion ot of the accounting off officers iders that these commissioners should be limited in the issuance of warrants the illicit distilling districts of the south offer rich field the deputy marshal discovers a little tua tea kettle keltie still in vie tm mountains the head of the family is immediately arrested he b has as a sou or two who art are over ase age and they ars are arrested on sep arate cases then the colored gnarl who is ii a nitin man of ai all I 1 work ai around eurid I 1 the he place another victim awl tie ir tj i y i UCK if vie trie old i 1 not 1 a au au a rie ted ech E ch sepa ritu ase al ae in fee to lo the coin in bissio ner clerk iiii tl aud and district attorney costs L i itsinie atiat i iove iii jut about au lu wa was 4 di covered in alabama ahana ki with a posse of mar shala i had aone through a cert tin dit ric t an es t i ug buop ie who vm v ere faund sin upon land and I 1 the commissioner would improvise a court and hear the criminal on the spot some day there will be an official inquiry into the doing commissioners and other tee fee hunters during the raid upon the mormons cormons Mor mons it will be found that the tactics of the tribe are similar in every part of the country putting men bonds against whom there as Is no eil dende binding over witnesses who have no evidence to give issuing I 1 for persons who know nothing of the case bringing defendants out of one judicial district into another summoning witnesses by wholesale and bringing them long distances without the slightest 7 necessity I 1 these and numerous other dodges have been r resorted to for the simple object of making and multiplying lees fees it all slides alon along now without investigation because the policy is to make it hot 1101 for the mormons cormons Mor mons but it will not be ever thus and when a change comes there will be an explosion it would be well enough for a record to be kept of the questionable filian cial transactions of overzealous over zealous lealou s officials and the evidences that may come to light on the divvy business it will help to make up history and way may be of considerable interest to persons charged with official inquiries at the bottom of the zeal which has been commended in certain quarters as to the supposed suppression of polygamy it will be found that there is a we wellspring well spring of avar avarice ice which has sent forth a mercenary stream that has been mistaken for a vigorous enforcement of the law greed inspires the energy and the summum bonum of official achievement is comprehended in the one word FEES |