The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-26
He SEEMS TO THINK IT FUNNY
School Director Buehler and the
Charges Against Him.
He Is Accused of Severa. Populations
and Bad Business Methods.
More Details About the Charges Investi-
gated by tho Grand Jary-said
to Have Been Thrifty In
His Position.

The HERALD yesterday gave exclus.
lively the news of the fling Of an sccu-
sation against W. II. Buehler, a member
OF the city board OF education. by the
grand jury, to have him removed from
Office for wilful and corrupt miscon-
duct
Yesterday Mr.. Buehler was laughing
about the matter and affecting to treat
the charges as of small consequence.
He says be will have no difficulty in
clearing himself OF any blame. The
time fixed by Judge Smith Tor hearing
of the citation is June 9th.
The accusation is quite long docu-
ment, and after reciting the facts OF his
election as q member of the board OF
education contains the following specific
charges:
That the said defendant, w. II.
Buehler, on or about the let day of July,
in the year 1898, at the city OF Los Ange-
les, in the county of Los Angeles aiore-
said, did then and there wiltully, unlaw-
fully and corruptly appropriate to his
own use one bundle of redwood shakes
and 10 pounds OF nails. of the value OF
20 cents gold coin of the United States,
the same being then and there the prop
erty OF the said city OF Los Angeles, and
did use the same for a purpose not in
the due and lawful execution Of his
trust as such municipal officer. and
which property was then and there I'M
der the control of said defendant by vir-
tue of his trust as member OF said
board Of education.
And tho Grand iurv of raaoid furtbor
presents and accuses the said w. H.
Bueher, that heretofore and on or about
the 9th day of July, 1898, at the county
aforesaid, one G. w. Cook presented for
allowance and payment to the said board
of education his claim and demand for
two days work and labor performed by
him for the said city OF Los Angeles in
the departments of education, for the sum
of Sc, which said claim and demand was
false and fraudulent in this: That the
said work and labor was not nor was
any of it performed for or in behalf OF
the said city of Los Angeles. but was in
fact performed for and in behalf Of the
said defendant W. H. Buehler.
And the said w. Ii. Buehler knowing
the said claim to be false and fraudulent
as aforesaid, wilfully, unls wfully, fraud
ulently and corruptly connived at it's
presentation and voted for the allowance
and pay ment thereof, and the same was
thereafter paid by the said city OF Los
Angeles to the said G. w. Cook, con-
trary to the form. force and effect OF the
statute in such cases made and provided,
and against the peace and dignity of the
people of the state of California.
And the grand jury aforesaid further
presents and accuses the said W. II.
Boehler, that heretofore and on or about
the 9th of July, in the year 1893 at the
county aforesaid, one @. A. Charlton
presented for allowance and payment to
the said board OF education his claim and
demand for one months services as as
sistant superintendent OF the school
buildings OF said city OF Los Angeles in
the department OF education for the sum
of $50, which said claim and demand
was false and fraudulent in this: That
the said 9. A. Charlton did not work
and labor nor render all OF his said ser
wees for the said month of July, 1898,
to and tor the said city of Los Angeles,
but on the contrary worked, labored and
performed services for two days during
said month, for and at the request of the
said defendant, w. II. Buehler. in build
ing barn for the said defendant; and
The defendant we'll knowing the said
claim to be false and fraudulent as afore-
said, wilfully and c)rruptly voted for the
allowance, and used his influence with
said board OF education to have the said
claim allowed and paid.
All OF which acts, doings and conduct
of the said w. H. Buehler were wilful
and corrupt, and were done while the
said defendant was a municipal officer
of said city as Aforesaid, and were and
are contrary to the form, force and effect
of the statute in such cases made and
provided, and against the peace and
dignity of the people OF the state oil
California.
And the grand jury aforesaid prays
Judgment OF this honorable court that
the eaid w H. Buehler be removed from
ME said Office as member of the board
of education of the city of Los Angeles
and for such other AID further relief il
the premises as to said court may seem
right in the premises.
R. F. Warner aud j. M. Vorguea wert
com United to the county Jail from Pc
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