The Daily Tombstone., 1886-02-26

1OASRSA ONrS z SSf %7S tSSS' To Hon. w. H. Barnes, Judge of the District Court, First Judicial District' Cochise County, Arizona
 SIR:-'ThG Grand Jury respectfully ask to submit the Following report:
 We have examined into all cases prr- sented to us by the district attorney, and others that our attention were called to and have found eight true bills, as fol- lows: Assault to commit nuraef, two; assault to do bodily harm. one; grand larceny, twoI robbery, two: malici0qf mischief one. We have ignored nine cases.
 We have made by committees a thorough examination of the various county offices, aud would respectfully call your HaRaf's attention to said reportsfJf committees herewith attached.
 By request of the members of this grand jury. respectfully call the atten- tion of the board of supervisors to the provisions of sections }, 4, , and (, found Sn page 100 of the Compiled Laws of the Territory of Arizona, relating to neglect of duty by the district attorney of Cochise county,
 Respectfully submitted,
 GEORGE PRtDHAM,
 Foreman. Office of District Clerk-Your commit tee finds this office in perfect condition ; in fact, model of neatness and order, James B. Hennessy, Palmer l.. Seamans, committee,
 Justice Courts and Constables-Xour committee finds these courts in good con- dition, as fa- as we have been able to judge from the very measre data laid be- fore us. We would respectfully suggest that the justices keep their dockets in a more business-ike mlnner. James B, Hennessy, Palmer k, Seamans, com mIttee.
 Office of District AttoFRey-On eEam- ination we find there are DO fees or mon- eys of any kind enter thi' office, and, so fur as we know, the office is conducted in proppGr maaner, |, A. Packard, Pro per Tyler, committee.
 Probate Judsc-Your committee find  lh- books straight and well kepI, and the office i'll good general eauiition and We :feslre ;o tliant Probate Indge Peel fer 1.is l,ndIs assis,ssiec during our inyesti, StS;itionS Dapa eohn, HalmeF L. Sea mans, \. D. Caldwell, committee.
 Coue,y Clerk-Your committee ap- pointed 10 examine into the riiice of the County clerk respectfully submit their re- port.
 Tl.e aggregate amount of fees for the rast ten months collected and paid into treasury, SS97. 5; Salary for same period, S;,ooo; showing loss to counlY of SIo2 6s.
 The fee book shows falling of for the past three months owing Ra doubt 10 the question which was as to the leg ality of the county court, but the present months receipts so far show that more confidence is placad in it-the amount paid in to date being $500,
 Mir. Wallace, the present county clerk, called our attention to the following four cases which were dismissed on account of no fees being paid in, the amount of said fees being S4575 and remain un- collected:
 Two cases-R, $. Hatch and others, against board of supervisors.
 Two cases R. s. Hatch and others, against county treasurer.
 We would recommend that the county clerk collect the fees due in those cases and turn it into Ehs treasury of the county,
 The general routine of the office we find faithfully performed by Mir, Wallace who kindly aided us iR opr examination, The b9ndsmen are all good men and have our approval. Ei. .SqaFt, Wm, Ritchie, A. D. Walsh, committee.
 The committee next examined the ac- counts in the Sheriffs office.
 We found that the receipts for fees
 intQ the treasurer's office tailed with the list we had obtained from the treasurer:
 We present q list of tbr amount of licenses paid into the trcasprer's office from May, 1885, to February Ist, 1886: May 4 I885........,.,..$75 752. % June !, ............. 82I O.. July l, ............. 325 co August }, |" ...... S9I %