The Ravalli Republican., 1896-01-29
INDICATED
No Stain Attaches
to Williams and
Hendricks.
DID NOT TkMPEE:E} WITH BIDS
Mr.. Faulds is.lndieted by The
Grand jury for Criminal
Libel.
REPuBL!CAA'S .RlLLS CORRECT.
But Mr.. Faulds' OvercharScs
to the County Amount TO
.-* $4,000. ~s.. 49,.
DID NOT TAMPER WITH BIDS
REPUBLICANS ~RlL[S CORRECT.

The following is a certified copy Of
the report os the grand jury in re-
gard to the charges that County
Clerk Williams and Commissioner
Hendricks tampercd with sealed bids.
that the REPUBLICAN, was robbing
the county under the present print
ing contract, and that the former
contractor had overchargcd the
county: -..
State Of Montana,
County of Ravalli.
In the District Court, Fourth Judi
cial District.
10 the Hon. Frank H. Woody,
Judge of said Court.
The grand jury, duly cmpanncled
and sworn to examine into the affairs
OF the county and the existence of
crimes therein, and to report theron,
bee leave at this time to report on
such matters as have come before US,
and upon which VIC were instructed
to act upon the advice and opinion Of
r. a. O'IIara, duly appointed special
county attorney land respectfully sub
nit the following report:
We have made q careful cxamina-
ton of the charges Of tampering with
sealed bids made against the county
clerk, Lew e. Williams, and County
| Commissioner John +. hendricks, by
the editor and publisher of the North
''Teot 'Nrienno. and after u searching
inquiry into the matter, and an cX-
animation of all the papers and re-
cords Of the case and all witnesses
brought before us, on the
suggestion or at the request OF
either party connected Herewith,
we are Of the unanimous opinion that
there is no Foundation whatever
upon which the charge could rest,
We have also made an examination
Of the manner and conditions Of let
ting the contract for the county
printing by the present board OF
county commissioners ut it's March
session in 1895, and while it is APP
, parent to us, that the contract was
, let to the newspaper having the low
; est bid before said board, and that
the commissioners acted in good
| faith in letting said contract to the
: Ravalli Republican, yet in view Of
! thc fact, that certain officers Of the
county were owners Of Il part Of sale
newspaper at the time that the BIDS
e were submitted and considered, W.
+ believe that it was the duty Of tht
= commissioners to have rejected al
! bids, ard to have rcadvcrtiscd To-
bids for the county printing. Ant
We believe the board of county com
missioncrs are subject to grave critl
: cism for their action therein; and w
i Ccnsurc them for what, in the opinion
d Of this grand jury, was an undu
favor shown by them to the Ravall
= Republican.
;, We caused an examination Of tn
= charges made against j. r. FauldS
as publisher Of the North Yves
- TRIBUNE. to the effect that while Il
!, had the contract for county printing
" prior to April lst., 1895, he ovcl
.d charged the county for printing don
under his contract with the boart
- this investigation was made at OF
ii suggestion, and under our supervise
II by Mr. ". S. Fortiner, an expert az
N countant: and rs a result thereof, "
'. " find that said l'aulds, while undo
contract with the county to furnis
a. all blanks and do all printing, dl
ne ovcrcharnc the county on varlol
er items, in sums amounting to tot
~ Of 1920. 90, and We would rccoinmcl
gp that the proper officers Of the count
% take such steps as they may dee
n proper to recover the same. VI
Fortiner'S statement is attacht
"
F , hereto.
ct Charges have been made that Il
ns present county printer was chargi'
"a a' the county Il price III excess OF t
- contract for work done by him,
on them, for the county: we have Civ
tly the matter careful cXaminatit
and are satisfied that the county
,st not paying more than the contra
: Il price for any work now furnished
the Rayail Republican.