The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-03-10

b. Brown; adopted.
By Mr. Hussey: To repeal certain special
acts for the county of Adams; passed
By Mr.. Y ellowley: To Tx the sum TO be
Bv Mr. McNair: To prevent unjust dis
elimination and eXtortions in the rates
charged by railroads referred.
By Mr.. Erwin: To incorporate Crawfords-
By Mr. Tucker: To extend the provi-
sions of the special act TO allow certain
counties to work prisoners TO Chickasaw;
passed.
Be- Mr. McLaurin. of smith: To prohibit
the sale OF liquors in beat 4, Smith county
passed.
THE EDUCATIONAL BILL
Was taken up and considered section by
section. A great number of amendments
were considered. The sections to 10 in
elusive were adopted. Mr.. Guthrie moved
to postpone further action TO allow the
Committee in
THE CARDozo CASE
to report; carried.
The Committee. MesSrS. Hudson, Leigh.
Stands, McNair and Hall, then reported the
articles of parchment, of which we here
with give synopsis
LIST. That I. w. Cardozo, superintendent
of Public Education, did, on January
22d, 1874, take the oath of office, adj
ministered by Chief Justice Peyton, In
the presence of the Legislature In joint
session. When he 1T. w. CardozO) was
at the time disqua lifted from taking the
oath, he, at the time, being liable for large
sums of money $9lS.l0 and $3.50, and other
sums accruing TO the State, on account of
| lands in Warren county, forfeited tor taxes
ana redeemed through said CardoZO, in the
year 1873. he being Clerk of the Circuit
/ - e hn 4 hnt
at the time and place commit perjury ana
was guilty of a high crime and misdemean-
| or, &c.
I'd. That CardoZo having taken SAID oath
| still retaining said sums of money, entered
upon the duties of the office o: Superinten-
dent, and continued to retain said sums
until Oct. 3lst and Nov. 4th, 1874, when he
| paid into the Treasury said sums, and was
! therefore guilty. &c.
| Sd. That the said CardoZo was guilty, &c,
in this, that he, while er odictO trustee of
the Normal School ofTugaloO and Treasurer
of the same, did convert to his own use
funds of said school, that he did, June 30,
| 1874 draw the warrants due said school
| ($4,500), and did, January l. 1915, and sub
Sequently thereafter, use the same tor him
self.
4th. That Csrdozo, Treasurer of Touga-
loo Normal School, did, June 80, 1874, APP
| propriate $1,000 of the funds of said school
! to his own use, and was therefore guilty,
etc.
9TH. That Cardozo, as said Treasurer,
! did, on June 80. 1874 sell said $4,000
in warrants belonging to said fund.
without authority of law, appropria-
| ting the same to his own use, and when
called upon Dec. 1st 1874, for a part OF
said sum, refused to pay it over; and that
about Dec l7th. 1874, compelled 5. &. Os-
| horn. Superintendent of The Toue alon
! ~ Tn lp hnrC.. i'm of Sai
! ion OF the sum {; and afterwards, when an =
other portion was called TOR. he dem anded
! credit Tor the difference between the face
value OF the warrants and the amount re-
allied by him in the fraudulent sale, and
attempted to place the loss in the fraudulent
speculation upon the school, thereby COM
hitting high crime sc.
9Th. That Cardozo, Feb 10th, 1874, or
dered through the Pilot Publishing Com
pany, two thousand teachers registers
two thousand class books, and two
hundred and fifty ledgers; and caused the
same to be charged to the State;
and April 9Th 1874 certified to said
charge as correct; for account so certified
the Pilot Publishing Company drew April
z, 1874, $1,000 when CardoZo knew that
said books were unnecessary, and were or
dered without warrant of law, and was
therefore guilty, &c.
18th. That Feb. 10th, 1874, Cardozo con-
spired with one John B. Ray and
other persons unknown, to unlaw fully OBJ
tain from the State $1,000, and in so con-
spring, ordered for the pretended use OF
the schools in Mississippi, from a publish
= ing firm in st. Louis, the above referred to
books, and caused to be paid to said firm
(Hobart q Coz for the same $3,525 90,
knowing they were not necessary for the
use of the schools; said schools being al
ready supplied Herewith in large excess and
so conSplrlng with said parties caused the
same to be charged to the State at $1,000,
without making affidavit that said expendi-
lures were necessary, which account was
4 paid ia warrants Giving numbers) and
was therefore guilty, etc.
Sth. That for said order for books (see 9th
and 7th), CardOzo received from the Pilot
Publishing Company $1,000, and was there
fore guilty, etc.
9th. That Cardozo between January 22d,
1874, ana May lst 1874, received for the
SPECIFICATIONS.
1st. That he conspired with one CONWAY
for the order. and received $1,000.
I'd. That he cOnspired with E T. Hobert
q Co., for the order, and received 81 600
g. That he conspired will John B. Raw
mond for the order, and re ceived 81 ,0OO
4th. That he conspired with the Pilot
Publishing Co. for the order and received
$1,000, and was therefore guilty, etc.
10th. That Cardozo did, about Nav 1st.
1874. in Vicksburg. propose to c. r. Bent
1 Superintendent of Schools in Warren coun-
ty to divide and convert to their use 81 600
of the school teachers fund; and suggested
/ TO G. r. Bent that large sum could be real
lied on account OF the difference in the re-
ports of the Assessor and of the Superin-
tendent of Schools, as to the number of
children in Warren county. and proposed
that said sum should be divided between
! them, and proposed that Bent should
make false entries to accom- plish said fraud
and was therefore guilty, etc.
! 18th. That Cardozo made a false return
/ on Jan. l. 1875, to the Auditor, of the num-
Der of educable children i'm Warren county.
18th. That Cardozo did present to the
Auditor, and draw money thereon in 1874,
certain fraudulent witness certificates. is