East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-02-01

lin the action of the County Judge
or County Court in reference to
printing job for which the Oregon
Printing Company competed and we
find that the County Court is using
good judgment in the employment
of q firm of Auditors to expert
County records in the manner now
pursued.
Investigation OF Charges Against +.
r. ID .Rhlgway.
This Grand Jury has investigated
the charges made against f. +. r.
Ridgway. These charges. in SUBJ
Stance. are that certain persons gave
money as bribes to Ridgway for pro-
lection while he was an officer of
1.-THE law. In examining this matter
the Grand Jury has compelled a
number of witnesses 20 testify under
the provisions OF said Section 222i-60,
Oregon Laws. The charges of brib-
cry OF Ridgway are of such ma
ture and have come from such q
source that no Court or jury would
convict him Of such charges and il
| is the judgment of the Grand Jury
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ana n,e ,sol that .piaguor sha,ua hs
clea rod IN tho neonle's minds from
the onus of this charge
Tho GRAND Irr,, hos hs.o unable IN
es,ah hlish tho charge that pidgewav
has ever heen drpnk or that he hos
so,d r,nor There 10 no eviaanca Of
.ny ,nanronar conanct hv pid,ruay
in tho snith, case Tho fac, 10 con.
c,,siva,y nrovon ,o tho Grand Inrv
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''oa,' es'ue"o. "nu "moa. SUIT
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sum "aian's' ono piaoe was .ea,."
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oearca "arlan' u"oer oonoi'ioi's
"neie .he e''ueh.e 10 confusing uh'
uncertain as 10 Wheiher lhe cohsen
OIL the party whose place was searchea
was optained OF not
III three instances the urano jury
finds tnat T. r. b. fudgway mas taheh
drink OF urinhs, Oh Intoxicating IL
quor while In the performances OF ms
official duties ana the grahd Jury mus
that there was no good excuse ioi
such conduct at such times ana at one
Of said times the liquor was produced
py a party VINO was ridihg IN .ne
same automoplle upon the paohc nish
ways OF tho state OF oregon ana al
such time It was the DUTY OF the sa'o
R'dgeway to arrest the party siViht
him the drink.
Except as above stated, the Granu
jury does not find that any OF tne
charges against Ridseway with re-
ference TO the manner of.exccutlne tne
search warrants are sustained ny e'i'
dence. y er - '"
investigation OF ChargeS Against W.
Z. IL. Taylor and Robert sinciair !,
Ihes Grand jury mas 'hvestisa.eu
the charges made in the Pendieton
Tribune against W. Al. Iayior anu
itopert sinclair anu nave eaiieu an
witnesses requested by Interested par
ties and investigated Inc charses IN
dependently as the evidence discios'
ed. 's
We find no evidence that eitner Oh
said Officers are crooked or tnat tney
stood in with. or protected Violators
Of law or accepted brabes or ''spit
intoxicating liquors with oootleggers
or any other persons. q.
The Grand jury finds that neither
',Nu F" ~ 'O' Us '.,4,.'
clair are subject to criticism LOT any
thing done by either OF them IN con.
nection with the ride when the car Oh
one Mckinney was wrecked. 81
In reference to the claim OF cnarg-
ing Arthur Wilson $1,000 Tor a lecture
we fin dthat this money was taken un-
der proper circumstances turned ~ 10
the Police Judge OF the CITY OF pen-
dleton as bail, was forfeited ana pc