Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 November 1910 — ALLEGED UNPAID TAXES [ARTICLE]

ALLEGED UNPAID TAXES

Attorney for Baldwin Estate at . . Logansport Tries to Have Amount Wiped off Tax Duplicate. Logansport Ind., Nov. 19. A. G. Jenkins, attorney for. the estate of the late Judge Daniel P. Baldwin, yesterday appeared before the county commissioners and asked for an order directing Harry G. Warrick, county assessor, to take from the tax duplicate about $36,000 in alleged unpaid taxes “found” by George W. McCaslin, a tax. ferret, and placed on the duplicate. W. T.

Wilson, executor of the Baldwin estate, recently testified, in court that he was unable to find any property other than that regularly listed. He said lie went to McCaslin and asked him for information regarding the property, said to be omitted, and was told that he would tell where and what it was at the proper time. The Arkansas timber land deal that caused the failure of three private banks owned by Baldwin and W. 11. Dague, is supposed to figure in the taxes controversy. Action to collect the $36,000 of alleged unpaid taxes is pending in the Cass circuit court, and just whatcould be gained by getting an order from the county commissioners directing the county assessors to drop the taxes from the duplicate is not plain. Assessor Warrick says the county commissioners have no jurisdiction. and that no matter what they decide, he will insist that rhe merits of the case be fought out in court. McCaslin, who, under his tax ferret contract with the county, will get $12,600 of the full amount of back taxes if proved and paid, says that he also will insist that the case be tried.