The Placer herald., 1872-10-05
ANDREWS vs.. PRATT.

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Supervisors Of this county, after few eX-
cursion trips between Auburn and SaeFa-
ncnto on free trains, disposed Of our 82J0,-
600 Of stock in the G. z. Il. Il. Co. to
y. Q. Mills & Co., for what is now charged,
if the sale carried back dues with it, TO be
some SIS, 600, geo less than its value.
These parties, not satisfied with this damag-
iug sale Of the county's property, returned
home and at the close Of the May session
each presented bill undoubtedly by colu-
sion to themselves for fraudulent claims
against the county for 81, 800, as payment
for their free rides and disastrous sale, if
lhe back dues went with it Of the county,
stock They, Of course, allowed their own
fraudulent claims. So expeditions and quiet
were the Board in passing these $500
claims, the Clerk in certifying them, the Au-
ditor in drawing the warrants and the Treas
urer in accepting them, that the Supervisors
had their fraudulent warrants and were gone
home before the people of Anburn were aware
Of the swindle; indeed the news FIRST came to
us from Rosoyille. This high handed outrage
On The tax-plyers Of Placer created mach
Indignation and meetings we've held, petitions
circulated, money raised by subscription,
attorneys employed and suit commenced
to have these fraudulent warrants cancelled
and declared void. The suit was commenced
in the name Of II. Andrews on behalf Of the
people, by Norton &BuIlock and won in the
District Court before Judge Rcardon, and
appealed by the Supervisors to the Supreme
Court where it has remained some two years
and is now decided again for The the tax
payers Of the county by unanimous Sn-
prama Court. The Placer HERALD was
then The only paper in the county that stood
up for the taxpayers Of the county; was
bold, honest and ontspokcn for the people,
and though we have since suffered persecu-
ion for these ard other acts in defence Of the
peoples lights, we have not yet lowered
our flag or abandoned the great ana sacred
rights of the people Of Placer, and never will.
We ask the readers Of the Herald to turn
to our first page and c1reftIly resd this de-
ciaion of the S0preme Comt, where it will
be foaul ia fail. The Coart says tho acts Of
the Supervisors IN allowing Themselves this
81 800, was not only without justification
Of law but in it, direct rio!uiol. Again it
says: "The proceedings of ihe Board bore
tbe taint Of more thau the mere constructive
fraud" Ag,in the Coart say, "tha gist Of
The action is fraud. \ careful reading of
The decision shows that Jadea Niles, who
wrote il was SO djsgustcl with tie harf4cel
fraud Of lha Supervisors chat he could hard-
ly keep Gom using profone install Of law
terms n expressing lis opinions. Aol now
lhat the Gaze is ended We have q word to say
to tie present Supervisors NJ. Andrews
md iho other tH-p'yers Of Placer 2Lo vol
Gotri}y gave the.r time and money to defeot
this notorious scheme to rob Placer Of lhis
$500, aud saved it, and now again place
it in Che county treasury to the credit Of al
our taz-paycrs, deserve not only Tie praise Of
all good men bat to have the money they
expended refunded to them. We believe a
list Of all the contributors is kept at Hubbard
" Andrews bank. If the Board think
they have not hepowcr toreiund this money,
then lie next Legislature should authorize
Them to do it. Verify greedy fraud in this
IN. tancc has met its true and vitbering re-
ward