Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-08-29

mittee, appeared before subsequent jury
aud testified that be had examined the books
and vouchers IN Mr.. Sections office aud
found them correct. and that he had dis
charged his duties in faithful and cOmpe-
tent manner. lie knew, too, that the re-
! ports of Mr. Sexton, as County Auditor,
were correct, and have formed the basis of
subsequent reports. So well convinced was
Lewis of this. that he employed men TO pur-
chase scrip for him, after he was elected
County Judge, contrary to the spirit and
nten, Of the law,' prohibiting county Off
GERS from speculatiug in county funds
We submit the following statement of }
b. Barker, ESQ one of the committee ap-
pointed under the recommendation OF the
jury 10 examine the books and vouchers Of
the county officers:
To the citizens of the 18th JUdicidi District
Having been solicited by many citizens to
communicate such Information as | amin
possession of, in regard to a presentation of
the Grand Jury of Butte County, at the
June term of 1853, and recon- mndaton
that n committee be appointed to make
report to the Conrt at a future term, in re.
gard to the condition Of the various county
onces, am induced TO publish such tact,
as came under my own observation In regard
TO the matter Seneca Ever. NJ. C0wug-
ton aud myself, constituted the committee
above referred to, and they were notified to
meet at the Clerks Office mt II speclti I'd day,
as above specified The day arrived. and 10
one appeared but myself but thinking that
the other members of the committee might
be present during the day ! commenced an
examination Of the Clerks AUDITORS aud
Recorders offices, the duties OF which were
at that time performed by " i. Sexton,
who afforded me all the facilities that re-
Quired to make the iyestlgatOn The rca.
son my attention was confined to those oiil
ces WAS, that he was the only officer that
was present. As the other members of the
committee did not come in, desisted from
further Investigation, rs it would require
majority to make report. subsequently
learned that J. NJ Covington was too un
well to attend and that Seneca Ewer's Ira
siness was such that he could not attend AZ
member of the committee At the Octo-
ber term, 1858, the graed juri met at Biz
well, and was summoned before them, and
the foreman having administered to me An
oath the truth to speak, testified the facts
substantially as above stated, as reason
why the committee did not report
The Grand Jury then intelrogated me IN
regard to the result of my examination, and
| testified that | found, 80 far as was able
to Judge from an inspection ot the books,
papers ard vouchers in the three Offices
above referred to, that W L. Sexton had
discharge as dnties with honesty, ability
and fidelity. A. Z Southworth, L. Strobe
and Samuel Levy, of Wyandotte; james
Coons, of Longs Bar; John Jones, A. &.
Simpson, and Miles Chaplin. of Oroviile, and
George Mcbride of BidweIl, are among the
we'll known and highly respected gentlemen
composing that Cir nd Jury to whom would
refer for the confirmation of the facts so far
as my statement before the Grand jury is
concerned | would also refer to Seneca
Ever, and j. NJ Covugton for the truth OF
the facts 50 far rs this statement concerns
them My relations with Mr.. Sexton have
not been more intimate than with other
members of the legal profession with whom |
business has brought me in contact, but
will say that have had the same high res
pect for his character as an officer, that |
nave universally Hcdiu cA HIcoNGH ~ 'ho0C 4
who spoke of him, and that nothing has oc-
Cured in more than five years that business
has brought me in contact with him, as I
Clerk and Prosecuting Attorney, calculated
in the least to detract from a reputation 80 /
well earned, and character SO we'll estab- .
lshed ! was sometimes asked to state du-
ring the canvass of Butte County III 1853,
(in which took some parD in relation to .
this matter, and made the same statement .
thatI made before the Grand Jury |
worked and voted for Mr. Sextons opponent
that year. and presume he worked tormy
opponent, because We were members OF op-
posing parties.
My preferences for Seneca Ever for the
Office Of District Judge were well known and
frequently expressed before the nomination.
but MS often a. was called upon to express
my opinion in regard 10 Mr. Sections quail
fications for the office, | have not hesitatel
to state that, in my opinion they were equal
to those of any other man in this district,
with whom was acquainted Since my ac-
quaintance with Mr.. Sexton, he has occu-
pied two responsible and laborious offices,
aud nearly two years have expired since he
ceased to hold an Office, and if there was
anything appertaining to official delinquen-
cy in the discharge of his duties, why have
not the various grand juries taken notice of
it Their oath required il Of them for it
will be reoollected, for it will be recollected
that every official neglect is an offence to be
noticed by them. Above all why has not
the Countv Judge Given them this matter i'm