The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-01-11
Board OF supervisors.
MONDAY, JAN. 9TH.


The board OF Supervisors met In ad journed
SESSION. on Monday last at eleven o'clock a.
M, with fuli board present, ex-Supervisor
iyner of Lawrence, having been appointed
III place of Supervisor Bass of that township,
who WAS too Ill to attend.
Prosecuting Attorney Chandler presented
his annual report, which WAS adopted. The
following Is an abstract of the report: One
assault with intent ~ murder, convicted and
sent TO Jackson SIX years. One assault with
intent to rape, not. pr0S'd. Seven assault
with intent TO do great bodily harm, one
convicted of assault ana battery, sentenced
10 the house of correction for ninety days
and fined 500, four acquitted, two pending.
Eleven assault and battery, two discharged,
one fined $40 and costs or thirty days III
jail, three discharged on payment of costs,
one fued $500 and costs, one fined $500
and costs or thirty days III jail, one fined Sl5
and costs or sixty days IN jail, one fined SIX
cents. One assault, acqui ted. Two adul-
terry, both discharged. One abduction, con-
victed and sentenced to states prison three
years. Three burglary, one convicted and
sent to Detroit house of CORRECTION one year
and SIX months, two pending. Bastardy Two,
both pending. Bonds TO keep the peace one,
discharged. Two carrying concealed weap
ons, one convicted and tined $40 and costs
or thirty days IN jail, one pending. Five
disorderly one fined $50 and costs Or thirty
days IL jail, one sentenced to i've days IN
jail, one fined ! 10 ana costs or thirty days
IN jail, one fined six cents and costs. Three
drunkenness, one fined $500 and costs or
twenty days In Jail, one fined $40 and costs
or twenty five day III jail, one sentenced To
Jail fifteen days. Four disturbing religious
ae.H
costs. One embeZzement, convicted aud
fined one dollar aud costs or fifteen days III
jail. Two keeping gaming room. one dis
charged, one pending Nineteen larceny,
four discharged, three convicted and sen
fenced to house of correction ninety days,
one acquitted, one sent to states prison three
and one-half years, one sentence suspended,
one turned over to agent of state board of
charities, one sent To reform school, one sent
to state industrial home for girls, one fined
one dollar and costs, two lined 800 each
aud costs or fifteen days in jail, one fined
$40 and costs Or thirty days III Jail. One
mlsdeIneanOr sent to jail sixty days. Two
murder, one sentenced TO states prison twen-
ty-iiYe years tine other seventeen years. One
seduction, pending. Two violation OF liquor
law, one acquitted, one convicted and fined
S25 and costs sixty days IN Jail. One
violation OF game law, discharged. One
resisting officer, discharged. Inquests three.
Supervisor Widely offered the following
resolution, which was adopted, viz: ReS0Iced
That the Chair appoint COMMITTEES OF
three supervisors, whose duty II shall be to
prepare statement containing list OF all
the names of persons or heads of families
who have received aid from the county in
any form whatsoever, the amount each re-
ceived, what for, and to whum the money
was paid, the total of sums 10 paid for the
fiscal year, and report the same to this board
for their respectful consideration at this ses-
sion; this committee To have free access to
all books. papers, bills and accounts neces-
sary for this purpose.