The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1891-07-02
And the Failure ard Omission to Turn
Over this proper Amounts to Ksis
Successor in once.

| The findings Of the Pulaski grand
Jury in the woodruff case have been
returned to the court.
The report was made at 1880
Friday morning and an indictment
was found against the ex-treasnrer In
three counta.
What the findings OF the jury
would be was not know till the in
dictment was laid on the court clerk 4
Iesk. The opinion has prevailed,
however, for the psst ten lays that
an indictment would be found.
| The jury filed into the court rom
at 1880 sharp and Foreman Baucu y,
signifled his desire to make q final
report. Judge Lea took the batch
OF papers handed him and quietly
read the report. The court clerk
then took the indictments aud the
jury was discharged. 1t then be-
came known that one OF the indict-
ments returned was against VIM. E.
Woodruff, end the clerk was be-
seiged with lawyers and reporters
| anxious to see the document Little
or no surprise was expressed at the
result.
The following is the subsistence of
the indictment, with the partieul sr
description OF the funds embezEled
omitted:
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RUFF-INDICTMENT-- THE
PULASKI CIRCUIT COURT.
The grand Jury OF Pulaski county, in
the name and by the authority
Of the State Of a Arxan 2.
the crime Of converting and falling to
pay over public funds committed as fol-
lows, to-wit. The said. VIM. Il. Wood
ruff In the county and state aforesaid,
on the lst day Of January, 1896, being
then and there the duly elected. qualified
and acting treasurer Of the state
of Arkansas. and having taken
the oath Of office as such treasurer as
required by slaw, aud large sums Of
money, scrip, bonds, certificates OF In
debt ;dness, and other pubic funds OF
the state OF Arkansas, having come into
the possession, keeping and custody OF
the Sid VIM. K. Woodruff, by virtue OF
his being then and there the duly quai
life and acting treasurer Of the said
state Of Arkansas, unlawfulIy and felo-
nlcusly did then and there convert to
his own use OF said public funds the
following: $63, 10000 in United States
currency, $76s1 90 in bord scrip, $l3.-.
SOC. 90 In state scrip, $312.48 In county
warrants.
All Of the said alb owe described money,
state certificates of indebtedness COM
monty called bond scrip, treasurer's
certificates, COMMONLY called state
scrip and county warrants, being then
and there the property of the said state
of Arkansas, and having come into the
possession, keeping and custody OF the
said w. Il. Woodruff by virtue OF his
being the then and there the duly elect
said state of Arkansas.
And the term of office of said VIM. E.
Woodruff, treasurer of the said
state CT Arkansas, as afore-
said, having expired and came
to an end on the 18th day of jan
uary, 1891, and r. B. Morrow having
been duly elected as the successor to the
said VIM. X. Woodruff to the office OF
treasurer of the said state of Arkansas.
and having on the 18th day of January,
1891, duly qualified as such treasurer,
and being then and there acting as such
treasurer, IL then and there became the
duty of the said VIM. X. Woodruff TO de-
liver over and to psy to the said X. b.
Morrow all public funds which had
come into the hands of the said VIM. K.
Woodruff by virtue Of his having been
duly qualified and acting treasurer as
aforesaid, and which had been found
due to the state of Arkansas.
from the said VIM. K. Woodruff, treas
urer, as aforesaid on settlement made
on the 18th day Of January, 1891, In the
county and state aforesaid, with w. 5.
Dunlop, who was then and there the
duly elected, qualified and acting audi
tor of said state OF Arkansas, and on
the 18th day Of January, 1881,
the said Woodruff did then and there I'M
lawfully and feloniously fail and omit to
deliver and pay over to his successor,
r. B. Morrow, as follows: Sixty three
thousand seven hundred and forty dol
lars In currency; 81 81 In
state certificates Of Indebtedness,
SIS s06 In treasurrr's certificates,
$50. 24S in county warrants,
all OF which said money and state GER
tificates of Indebtedness, commonly
called bond scrip, and treasurer's GER
tificates, commonly called state scrip
and county warrants, the said VIM. y,
Woodruff, as treasurer aforesaid, had
unlawfully and feloniously converted to
his own use, as aforesaid, against the
peace and dignity OF the State OF Ar
kansas.
SECOND COUNT.
The second count in the indictment
Is the same "a the first, with the ex.
ception that in the second count the
defendant is charged with emitting
and failing to pay over to his sue
cessor In Office the amount found due
from him on settlement with the
joint committee Of the general as
sembly OF the state OF Arkansas.
THIRD COUNT.
| The third count of the indictment
is identical with the first two, with
the exception that the defendant IL
charged with having failed to pay
over to his successor in office the
amount found due on settlement,
without specifying with whom the
settlement was had.
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