Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-11-28
GRAND JURY REPORT
PRESCcTT, Nov. 24

RESS''ii II Nof- A. To the Hon James H. Wright, judge
 oi the Thi'd Judicial district, county
 Yavapai, territory of Arizona
 Su:-Yeur grand jury impaneiled on he I2th of November, 1888, m Pres colt, county of Yavapai, territory of Arizona, for the November term of court, have the honor to report that they have completed their duties and beg leave to submit the following re- port
 Your grand jury has examined six teen cases and found and reported twelve indictments. and four cases have been ignored.
 The charges preferred by C. NJ. Strauss, territorial superintendent of public instruction, against Judge Wm. 0. O'Nelll, county superintendent o' school, for mlsapportlonment of school funds in the county, brought to the at tertion Of this grand Jury have been re- ferred to the district attorney for bis decision. The grand Jury, believing that the charges simply involved con- struction of the school law
 The complaints submitted to the grand jury by Patrick Ford have been respectfully referred to the next grand iury for the reason that a-portIon of the present grand jury are disqualified from examining the said complaints.
 Resolved, That the grand Jury ex- ,end 9 vote of thanks to A. D. Adams, foreman, for the efficient and impar- lial manner with which he has presided over the del,berations of this body.
 Resolved, That the grand jury recom- mend that E. w. French, clerk, be al- loped two dollars per day extra for hls efficient serviCe.
 The annexed report of committees. appointed toexamine county offies, have been unanimously adopted.
 A. D. ADAMS,
 Foreman of the grand Jury. Attest :-E. W. FRENCH, clerk,
 The committee appointed to examine the county offices as required by law, have submitted the following reports
 Mr Foreman = Your committee appointed to investigate the sherltf $ office reg leave to report that We have looked over the books Of said offlce and found them kept in neat and husiness-like manner, and have also made inquiry of the supervisors If they had, at any tune, any d'iflcuty in settling with MT. Mulvenon, the sheriff Their reply was that his ac- counts were always correct, and we further report that from what we can hear, MT. Mulvenon has made an efficient officer and has discharged the duties of said office with credit to him. self and ta the county, all of which IS respectfully submitted.
 Signed J. W. WILSON,
 H. l. RICHARDSON, JOSEPH DoUCHERTY, Committee To the Hon. A. D. Adams, foreman of the grand jury We, the committee to which was referred the matter ot in- vestigating the affairs of the county treasurer's office, have performed the duties assigned us as far as the limited time a, our disposal would permit and beg leave to submit the following:
 The county treagurer placed the re- cords, books and papers Tn his offlce at our disposal and we found the same neatly and systematically kept. The money on hand was counted and found to correspond with the bal ance of his cash accounts.
 Feeling that there can be but iittie satisfaction in an investigating hur- redly, however compokent with but limited time at their disposal, we would suggest the advissbillly of future investigations being made by compe- tent accountant employed for that pur- pose by the board of supervisors, all of which is respectfully submitted. Signed Wh. N: KELLY GEO. H. CURRY D. LEARY, ~