Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-10-29
work or the GRAND JURY. Z

ted Ito shaye the report OF the Grand
Jury for pablication in full but we
have taken extensive notes from which
we make Che following synopsis cover
ing all thcimportant points:
The Grand Jury have the receipt of
+. R. McKinlay, showing that I. G.
Andrews delivered to him vouchers,
yet the receipt is either false, or said
vouchers have been changed. 9
The Jury see nothing to prevent the
using of the same vouchers again and.
again, or asoften as desired, which
they think has already been done.
The jury are satisfied of the, fact that
County checks have been discounted
or bought up ut the counter Of the
Treasurer.
Trial j ustice. ) ofhn ii. 7 ii ffihiiiiiiips, is
presented for official misconduct in the
case ofthe State against Charles Cor
beft for assault and battery and mali
cious tresspass, in which case he set
aside the verdict of the jury in favor
Of tho defendants. Also inthe case of
the State against I.arkins Williams in
which he PERSISTED in this action until
the defendants were convicted.
When Cain was School Commission
eF the Jury find that teachers of one
grade drew pay for a higher grade.
That large number nfivouchers are,
missing from the Office, and that UPON
fully one.fonrth of those of his vouch-,
ers which are left The name of Z. l.
Gains signature Of approval has been
crossed with q pen. They find also that
Phillip Smith received pay twice for
the same month, both orders having
been approved by E.gI. Cain. That
pay certificate IA was issued to v. ID.
Bowman, teacher, for $35 90 on which
signatures Of trustees are all written
by enc trustee ". ID. Bowman.
They find no evidence in the School
Commissioners Office of any settlement
made by T. Z. sasportas and Frank
H. Green, County Treasurers, for the
State appropriations for Free Schools.
The books and records of Mr.. Cain
were kept in such awretched manner
as to prove him either incompetent or.
twilfdlly negligent. *ii'9 $500
During nc Kin1ays term i. ]. Taylor.
drew $50 for month ending April27th,
and j. H. Fordham drew $50 for teach
ing from October 29th, to November
I22nd 1873. sai
A vast number of pay certificates
have been iasnsd. upon which the sig--t
natures Of the trustees are all iii the
same hand writing, frequently that of
the teacherhimself, yet they have been
approved and ordered paid by tho
Commissioner.
Pay certificates for the month of
January and February 1873, were is
sued to Miss Mary Hoffman, teacher,
District No. 15) for $500 each, ap-r
proved May the 9th, 1873, for which
regular monthly reports are filed in
the office. On March, the 9th, we find
a certificate No. 8 for $1,000 was ap-
proved for the same months, Jannary
and February 1873. for which there is
no monthly report, nor any evidence
of the appointment of Miss Hoffman.
Mr. McKiniays clerk states that there
is no such teacher.
They find that this latter certificate
(No. 8 for s70) although marked du.
plicate, was paid by Treasurer Hum
bert and received by f. R. McKinlay
in settlement of Humbert for State
appropriation, during the present year.
They next examined T. G. Andrews
settlement with +. r. McKinlay for
State appropriation and deficiency
fund of the last year. The settlement
made. amounted to $2418s.18, tor
which McKinlay exhibited vouchers
to the amount of s2S373.O2, leaving a
BALANCE of 8815.16 still unaccountable
for. Ofthese vouchers the Jury threw
! out thirteen amounting to $66800,
having evidence that some of them had
been mid hx n former Treasnrer md