Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-02-14
MARSHAL MEADE.
The Phenix Herald Finds Out that
 He is . Very Had Man.

The following serlous charges are pre- ferred against our townsman w. K. Meade, by the Phenix Herald:
 "That the United States Marshal, Meade, has allowed his deputies to enter upon the discharge of their duties with out taking the oath of office prescribed by law and to summons grand and trial jurors, whose acts are therefore illegal.
 That private individuals have been in- structed by the U. s. Marshal to dis charge the duties of Deputy Marshal without taking any oath of office what ever and have rendered their accounts as Deputy Marshals.
 That the U. s. Marshal has, in viola tion of law, kept his funds in various banks in the territory in the name of his so called deputies and made his official disbursements by checks on these pri- vate banks.
 That the Marshal and his appointees have charged for attendance on court when no attendance was performed.
 That accounts current for expenses, etc, have been sworn to as having been paid in the amounts set forth when such payments had not been made.
 That stationery has been purchased and used in the Marshars office and charged to the account of stationery pur- chased for the use of the courts.
 ' That mileage for guards has been charged when no services by guard had been performed.
 That so called guards have been in. duced to sign guards certificates in blank and have received a small consideration for so doing.
 That charges have been made for at tendance in examinations before the Court Commissioner when no examina. ticn was held.
 That writs have been partially ex- ecuted by different parties and bills have been rendered therefor in the name Of one party.
 That witnesses, in numerous instances, have been supGned without direction of court or district attorney.
 That jurors and witnesses have been paid without an order from the court and the Marshal has represented that said jurors and witnesses were paid by order of court.
 That witnesses and jurors have been required to sign pay rolls in blank.
 That arrests have been made and per sons imprisoned without any writ what ever.
 That numerous criminal prosecutions have been instituted by the Marshal when there was no possibility of convic. tion for the purpose of making fees.
 That many thousands of dollars ex- pense have been incurred by the Marshal solely for the purpose of making fees.
 That blank vouchers have been taken for payment of official expenses.
 That Deputy Marshals have employed private individuals to act as Deputy Marshals and that the Marshal knowing that said private individuals had per formed the services of Deputy Marshals without authority, has presented bills rendered by them, to the authorities at Washington for approval and payment.
 That the appointments and oath of office of deputies have not been kept on file in the office of the clerks of the courts, as directed by law.
 That the Marshal has avoided swear ing to his official accounts, directing his appoin:ees to swear to them, thus think ing he would avoid any error that might be committed in making the required affidavits.
 That the Marshal is in general utterly incompetent to discharge the duties of the office which he has assumed.