Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-26
The Lawrence Co. District At.
fcruCy Care

From the Guardian of last week.
After the Grand Jury had been
worn on Monday, Judge Bredin in
formed them that the investigation oil
the charges against District Attorney
Irwin would b. part of their business.
The Judge appointed j. NJ Martin,
Esq, TO take charge of the Common
wealth's ease in the matter. Wednes-
day afternoon the Grand Jury return
ed the following prtsontment
To the Honorable the JNd9eS ot h' |
Court Of quarter Sessions ot Lar
renee Coz MY:
The Grand Inquest OF ths county 81
Lawrence, inquiriDg IN ana Tor The
body of said county, upon their sol
emn oaths and aiiirmations do present
that J. :. Irwin, District Attorney IN
and for said county, did, on or about
the lst day of April, A. d., 1881, IN
the city of New Castle, in the SAID
county unlawfuIiy endeaV0r to mild
ence one S. D Marshall, then and
there public officer, TO wit County
Detective in and for said county duly
appointed, in the discharge and per-
formance of his lawful duties and obil-
cations as such oiiicsr, to wit :; III tie
procuring of evidence for the due and
proper prosecution of the hereinafter
named defendants in cases then and
there depending, wherein the Common
wealth was plaintiff, on the part OF said
| Commonwealth, by offers and promises
| Of money TO be paid to him, the said
Marshall, by other person or persons
to the Inquest unknown to wit to
the said Marshall $500 and to the said
J. 8. Iryiu $500. The following are
the names of the def6Rdants and the
cases depending. Com. VS.. Robert
Voegle and James B. Shaw; Com.
vs.. c. Koch and Lewis Koch; Com.
VS.. D. Roberts and James Harmon /;
Com. vs. L. S. Nickum and Frank
Nickum; Com. vs. Barbara Genkinger
and Jake Genkinger; Com. VS.. belos
Pierce, Thomas McWilliams and VIM.
McMathews Com. VS.. Samuel Smith
and Carson Fplkerson; Com. vs.. Jacob
Sigle and George Rolipger. All OF
said cases were depending at April
sessions, 1881, of your Honorable
Court, and were for the illegal sale of
liquors. And the Inquest aforesaid,
on their oaths and allirmations aiQre-
said do further present that the said
j. s. Irwin, District Attorney in and
for said county, did unlawfully, will
fully and corrnptly solicit, demand,
charge and receive while in the dis
charge of his official duties and under
cover and by virtue of his office and
in violation of his oath Of Office, moneys
other than the compensation allowed
by law in the settlement of the fJllow-
ing cases, viz: Com. vs.. Elijah Rey-
nolds, No. %, September sessions,
1881, Lawrence county. Fees charg
ed and received $l2 Received Octo-
I3, 1881. Com. VS.. William Woods /;
three cases before Alderman Samuel
Bowman for illegal liquor selling.
Fees charged and received $26 Re-
ceived on or about November ] 1881.
Com VS. Matthew Amphlet, ch'rgcd
before Alderman Bowman with horse
stealing. Fees charged and received
SI2. Received on or about August
90, 1882. The Inquest would further
present that the said j. S. Irwin, Dis
trict Attorney as aforesaid, in the above
mentioned cases of the Commonwealth
vs. William Woods, settled said eases
after they were certified to your Hon
orable Court by said Alderman, Samu-
el Bowman, and without his, the said
Alderman permission, or without
leave Of your Honorable Court
Signed A. Huron, Foreman.
APRIL II, 1882, New Castle, Pa.
the presentments are ndorsed as
| follows
1882, April u, the Court direct
the County Detective to MAKE iufor-
nation against j. 5. Irwin for viola
ton of his official oath, as District At
torney, in knowingly recciviag money
other than the,,compensation allowed by
law for the performance or tie non-per
formance of the duties of his said
Office of District Attorney in the with
Unnamed cases as mentioned in said
preSentment, VIZ: Com. VS.. W illiam
Woods-three informations for illegal
sales of liquors before Alderman Bow
man, settled without leave of Court
S26; Com. VS.. Matthew Amphlet, in
formation before Alderman Bowman,
horse stealing, $12.
Signed BY TIE Court.
Addendd-And for misdemeanor in
office in settling cases against Woods
without leave of Court and the Court
do appoint James NJ Martin attorney
TO prepare indictments against said
District Attorney, and to prosecute
the same upon behalf Of the Common
wealth to final judgments as provided
by law.
Signed BY THE COURT.