, 1870-03-10
TIE CASE oF KKARKEY,

Select COMMITTEES Of the Boird Of 6upervi-
gors on the case Of Mr.. ]. Kearnsy, Chair
man of the Board, who is accused Of having
asked and accepted deed Of = lot Of
ground as compensation for his vots and |
ia6uenes in locating the County NormI
School At Englewooa. The testimony in- !
troduced to eubstantiate this charge is the
affidavit ot B, 6. Caulaeld, Esq, who tes-
titles that Kearney asked him, before the
Normal School question Was decided By the
board, whether he did not ovn
some land at OF near Englewood, and
whether he could not afford to give one Of
his lots TO hsvs the school located there.
Ar. caulield, euppostng the question WAS
intended as 3 Joke. said yes. Some days
after the job was put through the board.
kesrpey went TO Cau1deld's Office and de-
minded the deed for the lot hin Czul6eld
replied that he supposed it WIS all q joke;
but Eeazrey inzisted that he was ii earnest,
and wanted to know II Garfield w1s going
10 back out after having given him his word.
aIr. CAul6eld replied thst If Kearney
was prepared TO take the re-
Eponsibility, aud WAS res1ly -sarious
IN the demand which he made, he should
have deed for lot; but rs his Euglewood
properly vas pos subdi@ided he would give
him lot in Bradweli's Addition, in the
northwestern part OF the city, which was
estimated to be worth aeoo. After soma
bigslirg, Kestuey concluded to accept this
lot in place of the other. He then wanted
A11. Caulfa1d to make the deed to his
(Kearne5's) vile, which Cauldeld refused,
ssying that he should make Mr.. Kear1ey
himself take ali the responsibility Of the
transaction. Tho deed Wa accordingly
xnade and deliyersd ta: KeaSney, md &C.
cepted by him MI. Caulhe1d testiaes that
be receiTed no money or other considera-
ton from Eea1ney for the lot.
When this report was Rad to the board,
Mr. Kearney left the chair and cams down
npon the hoor, and asked for Immediate
action On the case. The board, however,
postponed its consideration until this
morning 1t 10 O'Clock.
M+ Kea1neyts version Of the matter il
that his first conversation with Cauldeld on
tho subject Was after ths location OF the
school had BEEN decided, and that Mr.
CautAeld then promised to give him the
lot /; that he went to Cauldelds Office to gel
the deed, and that Caulheld told him he
supposed it WIRE all joke; TINT hs {KAax
rey) insisted that it was sin good faith. |.
and that CauiEeld tbereupon gave him ths
deed. The difference between the tws
statements relates to the hme when ths
first conversation took place, but ther
is no difference as TO the fac
that the lot WIS given s1d accepted In con
sequence of the Normal School being 1ocas
ed II EoRlevood. While the diherenes
between the two statements, therefore, il
1nmate1ial, the public will hare no difficult,
IN deciding that Mr. C.uldeld's is the cor1eeI
ve1siou- lIr. Caul6eld il q gentleman
whose re.acity has naver been called i.
question, and there is no spparent faaso'
for his aecusng Mr.. Kea1uey w1nugfully
The only point in the caae is the taking OF th
lot in consequence d the location Of th
school 1t Eng3ewood Upon this poin
there IL N entire concurrence Of testimony
It remains to be Seen Whist action u
bosrd will take. II they do NOT e1pei KeG
nsy, it win be primo taete evidence that II
members voting against expulsion are I
deep in tho mud "a Kearney is tn the mir
Let the public mark well the yeas and nay
II haa been matter OF public regr
| that the people at The last election did n
gocoeed in clearing the Board OF 6upe
sisors Of all the thieves and vag1auts ri
have 80 long plundered the county. But
isa partial consolation TO know that th
elected enough honest members to e
pose some Of ths infamous trAnsaetio
that have dIsgracsd the majority of IL
board, and that there is nerve enori
among the minority 70 hold up the guil
parties to the e1ecrntion Of the cor
munity,