Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-05-27
ALLEGED MISCONDUCT
COUNTY connIssIoHER ".
j. sHERIDAA.

j. ohkBIDA0s
I.aicsmsss ~ she Grand Jury
Csussy Asssys Used fer FER
ssnsi Bsseas.
The Grad Jury Of Storey county yes
tsrdsy found . true bill against ". J.
Sheridan. County Commissioner. for
willful misconduct in ofiss. The par.
t~iculars Of the accusation win be found
in q copy Of the indictment, which 10
printed In this issue.
At q meeting Of the County Commits
sionsrs Friday. May IS, Sheridan ssksd
for and wa granted leave Of absence for
ninety days from the seunty. intending.
- he stated. to 60 to Arizona and New
Mexico, to see about some mining prop
srty and return to the Comstook BY way
Of New York. True to his word. he left
here the following evening for San
Francisco, remained there q day and
then departed for Arizona. Since bis
departure from San Francisco nothing
has been heard from him. though that
ID not surprising. a. be has been absent
bat . short tims. His friends seoh at
the idea that
. He Has Run AWAY
To escape ~punishmept for Official mis-.
conduct. and claim that be will return to
Virginia at onos and clear himself Of the
charge made before the Grand Jury.
The fac. that the bill itsmizsd In the
indictment did pass the Board OF County
Commissioner alleged in the complaint
IL not denied by his friends. who know
Of the circumstances, but claim he was
mot himself" e. {. drunk) when he
presented the bill ~ that Of IN INDECENT.
Chairman Csnavan asserts that hs
found, after the bill had been allowed.
that 1t Was wrong and called Sheridan's
attention to the matter, and had the
Auditors warrant lay over until the next
meeting, when the former action OF the
Board was reconsidsrcd and the bill re-
jected, Sheridan In the meantime hav.
Ing paid 1t.
The way relief Is granted to indissnts
would permit Of any one Commissioner
~dsfrsuding the county in the Same man.
nsr, as charged against Sheridan, with.
ont another knowing aught about
IL. Aid 10 granted after the fol-
lowing manner. For instance : A
petition IL received from Mrs. Jones
asking for aid. stating where she lives.
II signed BY two taxpayers. who affirm
their belief that abe 10 In need OF assist.
snos, the Commissioners from the district
(ths county has been divided into five
INDECENT districts. one for each Commits.
sionsr to attend TOY in which the petit
toner resides 10 asked by the Chairman
II Mrs. Jones 10 really In need. II the
Commissioner knows nothing about the
case II 10 referred to him for investiea.
ton. should he answer that he knew
the petitioner was needy. the matter 10
referred to him with power to act, and
he can give an order for 81 or 500
worth Of provisions, clothing. or any
thing else he desires to. When the bill
10 brought In he marks II correct and the
Board allows II without question.
The bill OF the Grand Jury 10 given
below and from It readers may draw
their own conclusions:
BILL OF THE GRAND JURY.
The State OF Nevada against W. ].
Sheridan, County Commissioner OF
Storey county. Nevada.
Present-The Hon. Richard Rising.
presiding Judge.
WI. Sheridan. County Commissioners
Of Storey county. Nevada, 10 hereby
accused BY the Grand Jury OF Storey
county OF the offsnse OF willful miscon-
duct in Office. committed - follows, to
wit
The accusation here recitss that
Sheridan was duly elected . County
Commissioner and still holds the Office.
etc.-RrP.1
That on or about the Sd Of May. 1881,
and before the finding Of this accusation
at the county Of Storey. State OF Nevada,
the said w. ]. Sheridan, whilst acting In
his capacity a. such County Commits
%sionsr. did willfully, wrongly. oorrupily
and fraudulently allow. approve and
pass, and cause to be allowed, approved
and passed by the said Board Of County
Commissioners OF Storey county, well
knowing the same to be fraudulent and
not q proper charge against Storey ooun-
~, q certain claim, bill and account pre-.
sentsd to said Board Of County Commits
sioners by n. Mshsr, W. Msher and ].
Mapion, co.psrtners in business In said
Storey county under the frm name and
style OF Maher 4 Co., which said bill.
claim and account il In the words and
figures following. to wit
VIRGINIA CirY. New. May l, 1881.
Storey County.
Bought Of Msher 4 Co.. Importers, etc., |
hero follows the printed billhesd OF the
frm.-RkP.
April Ito cambria. embroidery
and thread ............$ ) 10
ITO corset, I silk, 2 cotton,
spools. b %
ITO Q edge. 2k lace, 8 lace,
lawn ............... 20
ITO dog. buttons. ! kid
gloves .............. y 10
ITO 2 lace, II mainsook,
lace, q thread. 2 80
ITO 2 ensd'y. I do. do,
remit muslin. 1900. 2 70
l. a. 20 IT, IN l.-p IL nnsn