Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-18
Prosecution of John c. Kelly.

On Wednesday of last week, Enos Nc
Donald, former Clerk of the County Com
missioners made information before Elliott
Robb. Esq, of Franklin twp, charging
I John C. Kelly, ex-County Commissioner
with forgery and perjury in connection
with the transactions which some years
ago lead to Mr. Kellys refunding certain
moneys to the Co unity Treasurer, and re-
signing his office.
On Friday Mr.. Kelly entered bail before
Esq. McAboy of Butler. in $500 on each of
the informations, with his brolher-in law
|. J. MeCandless, as surety, for his appear
ance at next Quarter Sessions.
The informations read as follows:
BUTLER County, SIS.
Personally came before me. an
acting justice of the peace IN
and for said county the subscriber,
Enos Mcdonald who being by
me duly sworn according To law says that
one John c.. Kelly within the county aiore-
said and WITHIN the jurisdiction OF this
court. did, while filling the office OF Com
missioner of said county, having been duly
elected on the Sth day ui November, d D.
1887, aud having been duly qua!lhed 70
fill said office, the official oath required By
the constitution having been daily admin
istered 10 him by JOHN ". Brown, Lsq.,
Prothonotary OF the Court OF Common
Pleas of said county, said Brown having
competent authority 10 administer sad
oath. Ito which oath the said John Z. Kelly
subscribed his uame) did commit wllliul
and corrupt forgery, by using the blanks
kept in the Commissioner Office Tor lssu-
ing orders on the County Treasury, by III
ling I'D said blanks to correspond with the
amounts Of money he desired to draw by
each warrant, the date OF the same ana
the name Of the person whose name as
drawee be used in each case as the reeeiV-
er Of each OF said warrants; and 70 each ci
said warrants he iraudulently placed bis
own name as Commissioner aforesaid and
also forged the name Of B. NJ. Duncan,
(also a County Commissioned and also
forged the name Of this atfant a5 CLERK oi
the said Board OF County Commissioners,
"a position lie then heidi that the several
warrants SO fraudulently issued with the
date Of each and the names iraudulently
used as the persons to wkom the SAID war
rants were alleged To be issued are as fol-
lows, to-wit:
Warrant No. 2lS0, John Shafer, amount.
four dollars and twenty seven cents, ts4 20
issued ApTll ZDtn, A u. 1909.
Warrant No. $500, John McElrOy,
amount four dollars and ten cents, (s4lO)
issued June 18th, 1889.
Warrant No. 1869, James Shelton,
amount four dcllars and eighty-.To cents,
(S4 So issued June 29th, 1889.
Warrant No. 2698, John Hamil, amount
four dollars and eighty one cents, (S4ol
issued July 9th, a. d. 1889
Warrant No 2700 G. Liber (or Leiber)
amount four dollars and fiity-eight cents,
ts4 58) issued July 9th. A. D.. 1889.
Warrant No. 2721, W Reed, amount
three dollars and sixty nine cents, )S3.69)
issued Jdly 18th, d. ID. 1889; That said
John c. Kelly forged ''stubs" (or receipts)
TO correspond with said forged warrants;
That each Of said warrants were fraudu-
lently issued by the said John G. Kelly for
the purpose Of obtaining money out Of the
connty treasury to the prejudice OF said
comfy and the taxpayers.
Affant further says that his knowledge
of these crimes has been acquired by IN
snectiou Of the records in the Commission
er's office, By conversations with the said
John G. Kelly, by an examination OF the
Anditor's report Of the settlement OF the
business of the county for the year A. ID.
1880 now in the office of the Prothonotary,
which report gives these warrants as fraud
ulent and notes that the mon = has been
refunded by said John G. Kelly; As also by
information received from the (then) coun-
ty Treasurer, Amos Seaton, Esq, as also
BIZ the resignation Of said Kelly as Com
missioner aforesaid.
This information is made for the purpose
of securing the issning of warrant for the
arrest of said John g. Kelly, that he may
be dealt with according to law
c,rorn and suhscribpd /
this Esos MCDONALD.