Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-10-29
WORK oF1HE GRANb JURY.

ted ito have the report ofSthe Grand
jury dor publication in iaIIb but we
have taken extensive netes from which
we make the following synopsis cover
ing ali theimportant points:
The Grand Jury have the receipt of
F. r. McKinlay, showing that T. c.
Andrews delivered to him vouchers,
yet the receipt is either false, or said
vouchers have been changed. :
The Jury see nothing to prevent the
using of the snme vouchers ngnin and
again. or as often as desired, which.
they think has already been done. y
The Jury are satisfied of the fact that
County checks have been discounted
or bought up ut the counter of the
Treasurer.
Trial Justice. John III. Phillips, is
presented for official misconduct in the
case ofthe State against Charles Cor
bet for assault and battery and mali
cious tresspass, in which case he set
aside the verdict of the jury in favor
oftho defendants. Also in the case of
the State against I.arIins Williams in
which he presisted in this action until
the defendants were convicted.
When Cain was School Commission
er the Jury find that teachers of one
grade drew pay for a higher grade.
That a large number of vouchers are
missing from the Office, and that UPON
fully one-fourth of those of his vouch-
ers which are left the name of f. I.
Gains signature Of approval has been
crossed with a pen. They find also that
Phillip Smith received pay twice for
the same month, both orders having
been approved by L. i. Cain. That
pay certificate IA was issued to V. d.
Bowman, teacher, for $35.O 90 on which
signatures of trustees are all written
by enc trustee v. ID. Bowman.
They find no evidence in the School
Commissioners Office of any settlement
made by T. Z. Sasportas and Frank
III. Green, County Treasurers, for the
State appropriations for Free Schools.
The books and records of Mr.. Cain
were kept in such wretched manner
as to prove him either incompetent or
wilfully negligent. *aw **
During McKinlays term Z. j. Taylor
drew $50 for month ending April 9th,
and j. H. Fordnam drew $50 for teach
ing from October 29th, to November
22nd 1873.
A vast number of pay certificates
have been issued, upon which the sig,
natures of the trustees are all in the
same hand writing, frequently that of
the teacher himself, yet they have boon
approved and ordered paid by the
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, mp.
proved May the 9th, 1873, for which
regular monthly reports are filed in
the office. On March the 9th, we find
n certificate No. 8 for $1,000 was ap-
proved for the same months, January
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 s7Ol 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 $24188.18, for
which McKinlay exhibited vouchers
to the amount of $23373.O2, leaving a
BALANCE of S815.16 still unaccountable
for. Of these vouchers the Jury threw
! out thirteen amounting to $6680O,
having evidence that some of them had