The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-05-31
BENCH WARRANT IS SERVED ON OLD
 BOARD
Bonds Given in Each Case of One Thousand Dollars to Appear
 at Next Term of Court.
TWO INDICTMENTS ARE FOUND
Charge Each Member With Removina and Seereting Records in Office
 of Board of Supervisors.

| of Board of Supervisors.
 As reported in the Copper Era last
 week one of the last officials acts of
 the first grand jury in the Supreme Court for Greenlee county was the
 indictment of the members of the old
 Board of Supervisors composed of J.
 H. T. Cosper, B. F. Billingsley and
 George Webster.
 According to report the indictments
 were returned by a unanimous vote
 Of the grand jury and charged the
 three members of the previous Board
 with removing and secreting official
 records from the office of the Board
 or Supervisors. The time of the
 alleged offense is fixed at January
 18th, 1912. Two indictments, alleging
 practically the same offense were re-
 turned by the grand jury. Indictment
 No. l reads as follows:
 'J. H. T. Cosper, George Webster. and B. F. Billingsley are accused by the grand jury of the County of Greenlee, State of Arizona, duly em- panelled and sworn, by this indictment found this 9th day of May, 1912 of the crime of felony committed as follows:
 The said J. H. T. Cosper B F.
 Billingsley, and George Webster, on or about the 18th day of January AID, 1912, and before the finding of this indictment at the County of Greenlee
 State of Arizona, did wilfully, unlaw- fully and feloniously, the said Cosper, Webster, and Billingsley, being then and there duly elected, qualified and acting officers of the County of Green lee, Territory (now State) of Arizona. to wit, Supervisors in and for the County of Greenlee, Territory (now State) of Arizona, having been there tofore duly and regularly elected 70 the offices aforesaid, and having taken and subscribed the oath prescribed by law to be taken and subscribed by said officers, and then and there, or or about the 16th day of January AD., 1912, having in their custody, posses sion and control, under and by virtue Of their office aforesaid, a certain re- cord, map, profile, or paper on file, in the office of Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the aforesaid county and territory, to wit, Profile and es- innate of Duncan-Clifton road from York Flat to Duncan, by H OgIe. Tunis, County Surveyor, Greenlae County, Arizona a public record of said office of the Clerk of the a3oard of Supervisors of Greenlee County, and which said record, map, profile, or paper aforesaid came into and was then and there in the hands of the said J. H. T. Cosper, George Webster and B. F. Billingsley, supervisors aforesaid, for the purpose of being by them the said J. H. T. Cosper B F. Billingsley, and Geoge Webster, by virtue of their office aforesaid, used in the inspection, approval, and ac- ceptance of the Duncan-Clifton road, from York Flat to Duncan, and which said record, map, profile or paper was, on the date aforesaid, to wit, on the 18th day of January, 1912, by them, J. H. T. Cosper, George Webster, and B. F. Billingsley, wilfuily removed and secreted contrary to the statutes in such case made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the State of Arizona.
 The substance of the second indict- ment is as follows:
 On or about the 18th day of Janu- ary, A. D., 1912, having in their GUS tOdy, possession and control, under and by virtue of their office aforesaid, a certain record, map, or paper, on file in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the aforesaid County and Territory, to wit:
 Roadway section for Mountain Roads Territorial Highways, common y known and called Plan of Cross Section,' public record of said office 'f the Clerk of Board of Supervisors of Greenlee County, and which said 'ecord map, or paper aforesaid, came nto and was then and there in pos session of J. H. T. Cosper, George Webster, B. F. Billingsley, Supervis- 'rs as aforesaid, for the purpose of ,eing by them, the said J. H. T. Cos, ,er, George Webster, and B. F. Bill ingsley, by virtue of their office afore- aid, used in the inspection, approval, nd acceptance of the Duncan-Clifton load from York Flat to Duncan, and which said record, map, or paper, was, n the date aforesaid, to wit, on the 9th day of January, 1912, by them, he said J. H. T. Cosper, B. F. Bill ngsley, and George Webster, will ully and feloniously removed and ecreted, contrary to the statutes in uch cases made and provided, and gainst the peace ana dignity of the tate of Arizona"
 The witnesses examined before the rand jury, upon whose testimony the ldictments were based, included w. ). Wheatley, s. F. Await, and H. gle Tunis.
 After the return of the indictments ccording to custom, bench warrants ere immediately issued, and were erved the latter part of the week by 'eputy Sheriff .Kepprer. The Super isors immediately gave bond in the um of one thousand dollars each.