Arizona republican., 1890-10-24
DOES HE COURT INVESTIGATION

DOES HE COURT INVESTIGATION?
 The Florence Enterprise, under date of October Is, 1890, attempts to explain the charge made by TIE REPUBLICAN that Mir. F. R. Brady received greater sum for mileage than was allowed him by law.
 Let us take it's own figures and see where MT. Brady stands. It says: "* total distance to Yuma, 225 miles (which is over-estimated) also counted both ways for miles actually travelled 20 cents per mile." Also, ''This was the law up to January l, 1889, and under it Mir. Brady drew S2l6 per quarter" which is all correct, and this paper never said anything about what Mir. Brady drew prior to January 1, 1889. It is what Mir. Brady drew after that date that we quietly rise and remark about. On January l, 1889, the law went into effect giving Sheriffs l5 cents per mile each way for distance actually travelled.
 The Enterprise says MT. Brinley was Secretary. Mir. Brady and the balance of the Prison Commissioners at that time did not have Charles H. Brinley for their Secretary. Brinley had been removed and Mir. Joseph J. Stein was their Secretary. They continued to draw mileage at this same rate after the law changed, cutting their mileage down from 20 cents to 15 cents per mile. Their Democratic Auditor passed upon and allowed it. Their Democratic Gov ernor approved their warrants for this unlawful amount and it is useless for the Florence Enterprise or anyone else to try to evade the issue and say Re publican Secretary made up the vouchers, for there was no Republican Secretary at that time. They can't say a Republican Auditor allowed their ac- count at the end of the first quarter of 1889.
 The same article says in conclusion;
 Now.ene word as to the prison investigation. Mir. Brady courted a legislative investigation and desired one, but it was denied through no fault of his. He would like to see an inyesti- gation go back to the beginning of lSSi-it can go no further, for all the previous records have been destroyed on account of ugly rumors Of defalcations. MT. Brady wants an inyestiga- tion, and he will come out of it with a clean and clear record.
 Mir. Brady says he "would like to see an investigation go back to the begin ming of 1SS4--it can go no further" etc., etc. If Mir. Brady wants an investiga- ton of prison affairs, the records are at the prison, back to the time that H. N. Alexander, Democratic Secretary of the Board of Prison Commissioners, was in- vestigated by legislative committee in 1883.
 Mir. Brady was Commissioner for four years and during that time, after thor oughly examining the affairs of the prison under Captain Ingalls, first ad- ministration, could find nothing to Sex pose"
 The management of affairs was ex- amined by competent persons, and in accepting the resignation of Captain Ingalls, the following resolution was adopted and is today spread on the min utes of the Board.
 Meeting of Board of Prison Commissioners, held March 16, lSs6 Present, P. R. Brady. chairman; George H. Stevens and A. c. Hub bard.
 In the matter of the resignation of Captain F. s. Ingalls,, supt.
 Superintendent Ingalls, having presented to the Board his resignation as superintendent of the Territorial Prison, to take effect October 3l, the same is considered and accepted. Where upon the following resolution is introduced by George H. Stevens;
 Resolved, That in accepting the resignation of Captain F. s. Ingalls,, superintendent of the Territorial Prison, that we do so under full sense of what is his due, as a competant and most efficient officer, That during his admins. tration of the affairs of the Prison that the system introduced by him in every department has been faithful of dicliplin, progress and such economy of expenditure as is consistent with continued construction of prison buildings and care of the prisoners while on duty in scattered directions, engaged in their varied duties;
 That the Territory has gained under his super vision, an edifice, every way worthy of the pur' pose to which 1t is dedicated. And thereupon moves the adoption of the resolution as reld, and the motion being put by the chair is carried unanimously,
 We would like to tell Mir. Brady what a prison investigation would disclose:
 Under the administration of MT. Thomas Gates, as Superintendent, and while Mir. Brady was Chairman of the Board of Prison Commissioners, that during the second quarter of 1886 the bills show materials purchased and paid for, for buggy; that during the third quarter of 1886 the bills show the same, viz; the purchase and payment for materials for second buggy. There is one buggy at the prison and no record of the receipt by the Territory for the sale of the extra buggy, which the Territory paid for.
 That the records will show that the money received from the United States for the support of the United States States prisoners amounted to the fol- lowing;
 Second quarter 1887. 8S7..................... S69 co Third quarter 1887. 7....................... 393 % 
 lohi. ..'.'.'.'s'.'...'..'... $l9o2 UO
 These amounts are not recorded: all