Evening star., 1922-06-02
PROSECUTOR FINDS
RELY GU|[T[ESS
Porto Rican Judge Says In
+. quiry Exonerates
Governor.
by the Associated Press.

SAN JUAN, r H., June s.-Ine 0lS-
trict attorney. Judge Rafael Arril-
laga, has made a statement saying
that the various grand jury COM
plants against Gov. Reilly fell of
their own weight Judge Arrillaga
was appointed by Gov. Reilly as pub
lie prosecutor following the removal
of r. Diaz Cellaza, the official who
acted in the recent grand jury in
quiry. The present district attorney
says his statement is made after COM
plete investigation of The grand jury
complaints.
The statement says Gov. Reilly made
three official trips over the island. as
has been the custom of all the gov
ernors of Porto Rico. Drafts totaling
81 200 were made for the three trips.
back as unexpended. The statement
says all receipts were filed in the
governors office. whereas the grand
jury complained that while the money
was all accounted for. the receipts
should have been filed with the au-s
ditor.
Clothing for Employees.
The second complaint dealt with
$500 expended for various items. AS
to this the district attorney says: ..
This sum was paid for clothing.
shoes and all wearing apparel for the
employees of the executive mansion
This has been the custom since Amer
lean occupation in 1898. This custom
of clothing employees has never been
criticized before; neither has ques-
tion been raised pertaining to it.
Every governor and every attorney
general has approved it. While Coy
Reilly was in the states Acting Gov.
Huyke approved these warrants. as
had Gov. Reilly, Gov. Wager, Gov.
Benedicto and all former governors.
The district attorney says of the
third complaint. relating to Gov
Reily's visits to the states with a
commission of six members:
This was legal and customary and
has been done by former governors
that the governor made his report to
the auditor soon as the reports
were in on expenditures. returning
$4,000 of $4,000 drawn, and showing
expenditures for more than $4,000
paid out during the trip. There have
been no complaints except as to the
form of the warrant
Grocery Account Charge.
Complaint four relates to grocery
accounts of the executive mansion
AS to this the district attorney says
that the governor in looking over his
bank book, noticed he had.been reim-
bursed for the grocery account of the
executive mansion. this amount hav-
ing been deposited by his secretary to
the governors credit. He immedi-
ately made inquiry, finding that his
secretary had the impression that the
insular government paid all the gro-.
Gerry accounts, as well as other ex-.
penses. The governor then notified
the auditor that this was not cor
rect, and that he desired that suitable
correction and return be made. The
governor later gave his personal
check to the auditor to correct the
mistake. The statement says this
mistake was discovered by the gov
ernor himself, and the amount was
returned to the auditor ten days be-
fore the governor or his secretary
knew there was any grand jury in
session on the island
The district attorneys statement
concludes as follows:
These are the entire charges
made by the grand jury and they fall
of their own weight, being political
and malicious"
Since the foregoing statement was
made Attorney General Mestre has
taken steps to have a new grand jury
summoned to meet on June g.