San Andreas independent., 1857-02-07
LETTER FROM MoKELUMNE HILL.

MoKELuMNE Hill, Feb. 9th, 1857.
Messrs. Editors Having taken the pains to
copy the Report of The Grand Jury, for the
Independent, forward II for the especial benefit
of large proportion Of the taxpayers of Gala
veras county. AS the following Court news is
on record or current report, give it, as sum-
mary Of the business operations of the last few
days.
The District Court has not convened its session
for the simple reason that Judge Creaner has
not yet arrived, although he will be here this
evening. The Calendar is unusually large, and
some criminal cases are to be tried.
One against Santiago Dias, for murder, tried
and found guilty at the October Term of the
District Court, and appealed to the Supreme
Court and sent back for new trial.
One against John Smith, for murder, COM
mitted near San Andreas'
One against William Fickle. for murder at
Douglass Flat
The Board of Supervisors arc now in session
The Board of Supervisors of Amador county,
have been here for two or three days trying to
arrange the debt due to our county presume
that some agreement for the speedy liquidation
of the same, will be made.
The District Attorney has commenced two
civil suits against ST. Magee, County Treas
urer, for mal-feasance in Office.
In one complaint he is accused with charg-
ing more fees than the law allows. The speci-
fications are as follows: lst, lie has charged
per cent. on all the moneys by him received,
when the law only allows 3 per cent. on the
first $4,000 90; ? per cent. on all over that,
and not exceeding 100000 90; and per cent
on ail sums over the last amount ID, He has
charged 3 per cent. on the amount received by
him from his predecessor in Office, when the
law expressly declares that he sh all not re-
ceive any per cent at ALL
In the other the District Attorney has
charged him with neglectng to endorse on the
scrip by him redeemed, the word, "Redeemed"
with the time when, and his name thereto
Scrip draws interest until it is marked re-
demed. In almost every instance the scrip is
allowed to lay in the Treasurer's hands up to
the day of its being cancelled by the Board of
Supervisors-thereby making the county pay
interest on its own money.
A great deal of interest is manifested in regard
to the matter If the charges are sustained it
will break the Treasurer of his Office.
The Auditor has issued the Auditors War
rant to S. L. Magce, for s 900, to pay his fine
for contempt entered against him by Judge
Creaner, at the last District Court, iii neglect
ing to obey the mandamus in the case of La
forge Us. Magee.
This morning, VIM. L. Dudly, Esq, prayed
out warrant against the County Auditor for
issuing the thousand dollar warrant. The
Court had made an order for en- Injunction
against the Auditor the Board Of Supervisors
and the County Treasurer, enioining them from
issuing, paying, or canceling any Auditors
Warrant for the thousand dollar fine against
Magee. The Injunction had not been served
but the Auditor had full knowledge of the or
der, but took the responsibility of issuing the
warrant
/ The Court will determine the matter this
week, perhaps and if the Auditor escapes with
fne he will do well. Yours,