, 1876-06-02
RICE FIVE CENTS,

!! .etles tn Al shs depattmtnts # Cook County
viee That the opportunities, II not invitations.
t'e prevu'la, and for a sime ws thonght that IN
BY onest waraen. la Fiji III. peetssoa
~ dIarcE1sd when we discovered that on iho d.
s s p bS 's;1 y
noard Of commt'soncrei 1t the on'es ot il
Connty T.. AEsnt ths hookkeoplng conssta Of she
esft!ty 70 The accuracy Of tho eontfaetors claim.
1s:psetsSle s.!zen, called setero ~. stated
taas he wn. W. :.kea incidentally BY Mr.. Hogan, tht
nc1t GRANT Jury, il lle .honld be dawn; "a ands
:y s az he tbs h T. the !.
OFFICIAL MORALITY.
We regret to say that VIC discovered lIttlc encour.
f. saard " oa S1 III
morality enforced by that Board, far q. wc were
soe a. :" .SoTss y ~ ,ery hsn one hs{
the part of the county officers especially in iii mat
tcrs where there is IN expenditure Of public NON
VI regret 10 gay that even in the comparatively
brief h'*tory Of the Boar, there has been conn.
Of ad tas eoany
ot.. and whether the.e were or wcse not always
criminal they were inconsistent with tho decorun
and telt.retpec' OF public oiI1ces administering
public trust.
COST or COUNTY INSTITUTIONS
. The expenditures Gf th[A county fof charity, In
Tue support and maintenance Of the various fsstt-
tutfons. aud the county Agents oG,ce il this city
for year, were partly d. follows:
;!ssj5si and .sss,.: 81 n n
HUH Hias 81 .1a.ase isst ~ reoa::: q e, e,
ss5s!!t. Mss!fnra r hs, Furniture s'14a
II not. In onr opinion, e1tFnvagant to sssu1no
that Tor one-ihird NJ this sum the county sets no
taken fraudulenty. toF eools never deii1efcd. % or
paid The result il int tic lnmate. Of Il the ~ isane
Asylum and the oor.liouse are poisoned with
nd s tfH e ros ,upy nSS ;qd M Sn m
quantity, inferior in quality. and frequently nos
it!'r Injury to those who consume ii. And ths IL
Ne we're re- unable, i for want Of time. to 90 Into
thorough investigation Of complaints concerning
acteE Of tic medical supp1tes ft.rnrilcd. IL ."s
sest TINT TINT subject be included In the researches
| ''''' ''dont rEhio1.ar r." nnn KIMBERLY.
t'corge $. Kimberly, Warden; Z. =. rcfioIat. ton
We have no desire to create undue prcjndtcrs IN Tia
public mind agalnrs these pcreonr. We arc not I'M.
ri * ss, sae Hs + sss ss m s!s s1sa
innoernee until duly convicted according to the
forms Of law, The lourta. however. arc always
re feel Tint, In our pccua! relations tn the pub
lie, We may. without preJudcing thu eaacs ot ths
aGEHHeu o1!kG Iul Tile OJ tnE plunuGfei.
| Fobbcd knd 0atragea community the manner
| which the affairs Of the county are administered
| nna ihe publsc money wasted aud BQuandcred, huI
| tue public charttte. defeated.
LETTING CONTRACTS.
| The Comfy Commissioners annually, about tho
1si uf June, let the cnntracis for the supply Of al
the public Institutions. These supplies cover
va*t variety of articles: Groccries. psavls.ons.
clothlng dry goodr. buots and shoes, hats and
caps, furniture. huur, drugs md Medicines etc.
| In 1874. The arm Of Jnmce Fnrsyth y 20, had hi-
rrctIy the contrnei for groceries, nnd Indirectly fur
| other supplies. Mr.. Clemens F. PcrIolat was
member Ut hat firm, and bad this particular branch
under hl- special carr. The frfp, or peru-
lat personally, representative of pgriotat
OF Ut the Arul. had he'll o! the county
contracts ior sess1nl ycnts The practice han bcei4
fur the WardenGf the Ausii0use aud Insane Asylum
to make uHt 4 reputation for months supplies;
the Commissioners. WaA sent to thu warehouse ut
| Forsylh 4 co, That Grm Aled thu rcuuixitiun. tta
Euuds bens sent tu the PHur 1lunee anu Insane Ahy
lnnt In due time bill with affidavit WAS rfcs"ut-
ed IL the Commissioners, vunchrd fur by tho
Warieu. approved by the Committee, and w4s
paid.
The Grand Jnry was able to obtalu direct. rre.
| cEhc, documentary, una unqueStiunablc evidence
II The fact that. during a ling ptritM the bil's
ade out BY Forsyth Il Co. f0r groceries to the III.
sane Asylum md Poor i1on,e, which blla were
approved by Warden Kimberly, were false all,
fsnnulent. ind WI trust fur Tic sake u gcucra
commercial integrity sru Without precedent.
ILLUSTRATIONS or THE FRAUDS.
Thc character and extent Ut the frauds.
aud The way In which they were pcrretrated. car
hs.t he nnderstood By giving copc" Ut twu Of thes.
| hills, selected from l1rEG number:
| Coos Cotsrr ronE' 'Iovsk, I
| CHIrAHu. ILL.,. July ]. lis4.
Bought OF Jamca Forsyth d Co. wholesale troccrs,