Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-07
orFIClALS UNDER ARREST.
u,yor and Four EN-Councilnen In s,-tsd for Malfeassnce in office.

,,,vor and Four EN-Councilmen In
 a,-,sd for Maifeassnce in office.
 ,. evening about five o'clock the 51 rrsnd jury created considerable 'i....,,n. in official circles by going eN,'' ,.r-t with indictments against M -s.-auss, coIncilmen Etchells and N'' s,5 ex-courc lmea E. c. Parker
 ps3-a Aeuirre. These gentlemen '-- n c.uuaiimen last year at the VI .I. .tTen,s is alleged to have been '---. .-,,,.f5. The parties were ali at once '''-- .-s -,n.i,rarrest md taken into court. g,r,. lr fixed at S5)0 each, which was .1,Iy provided and the gentlemen i'''',.,. GOV. -,,ag.ei from custody. Following were i,,, o,cy o- the indictment against MrEoI M,,,l. ,,,,- 5y,l~-y, SS: Charles M. Strauss --r1ssd By the grand !ury of the ; +y of Pima, Territory of Arzona, Sl't-,; ,.i ,;,,ra3, lsi and sworn at the March dH. IA n lS>L O. sail district court, TIL mi ,arn: foand tlis tue 31 0 '- -; JnD,. l~>i. ot ths crime of nal da. u' ,,n off @ committed as follow le,i,'-' ''-'s,,5 Ca7.. i. strauss on the
 T,r. I~~}. Was the Mayor of the da. Oi r1,s,a. auly elected and quail CT; o. .5 e,.,1-a as such Mayor un5er 45A' ---.l,7s l'-- d. an act Of the leg!SiA- me t-o'.,',,,b'. as tha Territory of ArI- me .e--i.l-i a0 act to incorporate the
 of Tlc.on. approved March 7th, IsS2 and while so beng ana acting as Mayor as aforesaIi, tne r&li CAAile5 M. S.-srss contrary to Lls oilt.al duty IS s.,b Mayor. without any authority of I-g and esrecially cJn5-a-. t) the prOV;- Ems os articles , aul of the saId act, sr8 well ku1w.l- 'ILs there Was no -,,v4y in the Ire sSury pt Stid cl5y legally ---.-Iicsble Co meet or pay the Iustru- -,-t herein after mentioned, did cor ---+ir wilfg!ly and uulaw-uily make, -,-,r and execute urder color ot his sad ,s,s A certain instrument ia writing of vbich the following E a copy.
 "rCCsJN, Jdae 5th, lSS3.'
 aFor yalue received on or before tie g.t day of December. lSc3, the city ot Tr,san promises 10 pay to the order ut tbs nesrer at the banking house If Nui- .,7 f O.. iu Tucson, the sun of five ,5,.s,ni dollar, lawful money of the T-,.ai States with interest thereon at -zs.ve per cent. per alnum ua1l paid
 CHARLES Ii. STRAUSS,
 Mayor. CHARLES II. MEYER, City Clerk.
 s13the sad Strauss then and there ,s7sel slii instrument to be atJested by ... clerk of said city aad sealed with rsa corporate seal thereof. And the sal Cais. VI. Strauss having SD made sal eEecltei sad instrument after Es-i. VIZ: on the said 5sl day of June, l,,}. as the city of Iucsol. county os P!aa. aforesaid negotiated the same snl put sad inStru rent into circuiA- r51. ani the grand jury say that In r-t-iur into circulation the said instru- n-1t the said Charles M. Strauss wa ;-..ry ot malfeasaucs h office. all of zlcl astings aud doings of sad Cla--es M Strauss are c)aLra-y to the g-1.l'e ID such eases male ami provided .ll against ths peace aud dignity of L. sisrrI.Ory oi Ariz DUa.'
 ALEX. CAMPBELL. Dist. Attorney. Inc indictments -allSt I1e heMbcrs t the oll council are of Q similar nature. Tls cases were called in court this -uiaE and ths room was denssly ya,6ed. N- Fitch one O. counsel for iei=uieuts stated to the court that he would have some motions to present aai ask5d tdat the cases go over iii to- morrow. Judge FItzyeT i'd sail that when officials are injic,ed It is due to tLe;a ani Co the people whose servants they are 70 have a speedy t-ial and he hoped tue n liter wOuli be dls- posed O. thIs term oi court. He wOnli therefore de-igOa;e 10 o'clock tomorrow as the time 10; tlen tJ pead to tHe charges. Tle da.fn iants are reTreseute1 by Mr Fitch aai C-ty Attorney Franklin, and the prosecution by Judge Campbell.