Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-17

JaSIiaas over she result
On the rsasssmbling OF the District
Court after reosss ysstsrday afternoon
he following gentlemen we're impsn'
nslsd o. Jurors: B. Lacey. wm. Ersfin'
N. A. F.snsy. J. @. Massl. E. D. Boyle
John Harris, B. r. Wallace. Charles
L.e.... D. Tyler. A. E. Potsl'. Z. Burke
and s. Schwartx.
A . msttsr Of curiosity Il may b
stated that the arst four are Democrats.
the remaining eight Republicans.
The defense In their opening state
msps claimed that thsy would intsrposs
no technical barrier 70 the fullest and
frssst Investigation. not only In this par
charge, bat into Shsridan's en-
sirs ofaoial conduct. They claim that
they will show that the orders
attached to Mahsr Il Co.'S biu
we're forged and that Sheridan de-
nounosd L - . forgery when his attsn-
ton was called to Il. They claim that
the defendant discovered four other
forged orders In the hands OF Mahsr q
Co.; and further that dsfsndant's worse
fault Wa earslsssnsss In sxamining the
bill whom referred to him with others.
and offer the assertion that In this hs
vas no more culpsbls than his brother
Commissioners.
J. A. xAHAMY.
The County Clark. vas called 10 The
stasd BY the prosecution. bat the DE-
Tense objected TO his t~ssdfying. on The
around that not be but his Deputy. d.
J. Kslshsr, had made the entries.
prsurr D. J. xxILxzza
Testified that on the Sd Of May . large
number Of bills we're allowed. among
which vas Mahsr & Co.'S for $50; II
vss numbered 69a: the ordsrs attached
were signed Nv. ]. Sheridan"
he described the method By which
for aid arc presented - fol-
lows : The applicant for aid Il furnished
with Q blank application; hs gets two
property taxpayers to certify that he 10
In need; the Commissioners OF bis DIS
trict then gives him an order; after aid
has been arantsd, the merchant furnish.
ing the supplies sends In an itsmixed
bill, with the order Of the granting Com
missioner attached. Altar the bill 10
thus presented, the bills are looked over
By the Commissioners and passed upon.
each looking over those he granted. and
each making them correct or incorrect.
The full Board then passed upon them.
When reed the bill ! read. "Sisnsd
correct BY Commissioners so-snd.so."h
20 signed.
The Mahsr bill, after being returned
10 the Auditor. remained In our ofacs
two DAYS. Il Was frst In my drawer.
I Afterwards put Il In the Clerks dssk,
10 which the Commissioners had access.
After two days Il Was gone; suppose
Commissioner Sheridan got u; don't
know, however. The bill was osrtifsd
regularly to the Auditor. Il wa To-
turned May 9Th.
Cross-sxaminsd-I don't remember
handing the bill to Sheridan. Aitsr IL
was rejected BY the Auditor. put 1t In the
pieson.hols for referred bills. Sheridan
had . right to take IL.
y. D. NIcHoL.
Deputy Auditor. remembered the bill;
Il was rejected BY the Auditor because 1t
vas not . proper charge against the
county; u purportsd to b . bill allowed
for an INDECENT person; ct least seven
orders to Mahsr 4 Go. we're attached to
the bill; have seen Sheridan sign his
name, and have drawn warrants upon
his signature; seen him sign his name
three OF four timss; don't consider I'm
an expert on his signatures.
Cross- sxamined-I believed then. and
believe now, the signatures on the tags
we're Shsridan's; did not zee him sign
them, and can't positively swear to u.
In ansvsr 10 other questions MI.
Michel replied that he did not rsmsmber
IN whose name the ordsrs were drawn;
that hs called the Auditors attention to
the bill because Of the unusual character
Of the articles mentioned. and that the
orders were % drawn that 1t wss not
easy TO read the names In whose names
they were drawn.
J. MAxIoS.
Booiksspsr for Mahsr & Co.. testified:
Did not know Who obtained the goods
on the order; presumed Il wa Mrs.
Sheridan, because she wished 10 have
the account With Storey county trans.
fsrrsd to her account. The bill iu quss-
lion was not paid BY the County Com
missionsrs, bat BY . man sent In by.
Milss Finlsn; payment vss made MAY
IL; Mrs. Sheridan has been dealing with
Mshsr & 90. about two years. =.
Witness further gave an scoount OF
various transactions With the county not
relating to the bill Of $50.
J. a. MAHANNY
Was again called and testified - to the
manner Of disposins Of applications for
aid, and
COUNT AUDITOR slxxMAN
Was placed on the stand. and merely cor.
roborstsd his deputy with the exception
tia. hs did not believe the signatures to
the orders on Mahsr 4 Co. bill to be
genuine. He believed they were forged
and had stated 10 Ksllshsr, Deputy
County Clerk. his belief ct the time the
bill vss rejected.
.. AND y. ". 1okH.
Gave In testimony regarding purchases
made BY indigsnts ct the store OF 3
Bosh, and In answer to questions denied
any knowledge Of . pool to Dust shsr'
idsn from ofaos.
Court adjourned till 10 A. n. today.
fsday's PrsessAiags.