Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-07-10

in the sum OF fifty dollars, from which he
took ON appeal. 1-
The TRusrREsHIP.- The County Com
missioners, who recently voted Mr., j. j..
Powers s2sO,OO0, in scrip, on contract
originally let for $l4O,0OO-not having
as yet fully discharged their obligations
TO that gentleman-yesterday elected
him to the vacancy accustomed by the
ousting of little Wickersham for the
want Of bonds. Powers was not alone
in the field, however. The nominations
were L. NJ. Wolcots, A. Woodward, f.
NJ. Cash, J. ]. Powers, A. L. Cummins,
P. q. Heinrich, Martin Kelly, John s.
Toof, J. B. Sharp, II. E. Garth, F. l..
Warner, S. W. Wilkins, N. Corona, Sid
ney Cook, VIM. r. Moore.
The balloting was protracted, and as
follows iaa sar
lst-Wolcott, L; Woodward, l Pow
era, l.; Heinrich, l.; wilkins, l. I'd
WoIcott, /; Woodward, /; Powers, ! !;
Kelly, L; Corona, l. 3d-Woodward,
2; Cash, /; Powers, l Warner, /. 4th-
Woodward, Q; Powers, 2; Toof, l. 9th
Woodward, q; Powers, ] I; Kslly,2. 9Th
Woodward, /; Powers, 2; Kelly, il;
Cook, l. Woodward, Q; Powers,
Q; Warner, l. Sth--Wolcott, 1; Wood
ward, L; Powers, 2; Heinrich, /. 9th
Woodward, l Cash, Ii Powers, 2; Kelly,
/. 10th = Woodward, l; Powers, q;
Kelly, / Toef, l. llth-Cash, l /; Pow.
ers, 2; Cummins, l; Kelly, |. l2th-
Powers, 2; Cummins, /; Kelly, /;
2; Kelly, /; Toof, l. 24th--Wolcott, 2;
Powers, Q; Kelly, l. l5th-Woodward,
Q; Powers. q; Kelly, i. l6th-Wood-
ward, /; Powers, 8; Kelly, /. f. W..
Louis changed his vote to Powers,
making the ballot: Powers, A; Wood
ward, /.
Mickey, on ascertaining the result as
above, filed protest, and will, it is I'M
derstood, fight the matter in the courts.
HAIR CUTTING in the best style at the
Eldorado, 45 Jefferson street. ia
RAcEY.-In an address to the Grand
Jury Of his court, yesterday morning,
Judge Waldran alluded to the fact that
he had discharged one of their number,
and stated as his reasons for so doing
that he had been tempered with by Col.
Beaumont, and position on the police
force promised his brother if he would
use his influence as juryman to pre-
vent the bringing of certain bills of in
dictment against the Police Commits
sioners. This charge by the Judge has
ELECTED the following from the parties
referred to:
MEMPHIS. July 9. 1868. !
Geo. w. Waldran stated to his Grand
Jury, in open court this morning, that
he had discharged one of their number
for the reason that the Chief of Police
had been tampering with him, promis
ing to appoint his brother on the Police
force If he would prevent any Indictment
being found against the Police Commits
sioners. The juryman is Mr.. f. M,
McLefresh, and the brothers name is
W. l.. McLefresh. qua 7sfa
The statement made with such gravity
is without the slightest foundation, there
never having been a word passed be-
tween the parties, or any communication,
direct or indirect, upon the subject, and
the Chiefof Police did not know untilth
charge was made that f. M. McLefresh
had brother.
Waldran having been called upon for
his authority, and refused to give it, we
charge that the whole story was gotten
up by him to rid the Grand Jury of
man who would NOT be used as the tool of
the perjured scoundrel AID liar who now
presises over the Municipal Court,
81. - 81 f. NJ. MoLEFREsH,
S. B. BEAUMONT,
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