Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-17

| ~ u'iHdHu was tApNtitu W w
made this afternoon on Sheriff
Charles l.. Gillett by the county
! board of supervisors at the request
of the present grand jury that the
| sheriff return and account for the
sum of $l9,355.91 to the county
treasurer.
The demand was signed by the
| chairman of the board and by the
! county treasurer. The sum asked is
for money recorded on the sheriff 5
books over period of approximate
ly five years as received from vari-
| Gus sources such as the immigration
| authorities, L. S. marshal, munici'
| palities, etc. for the care and feed
ing of prisoners, which, according
| to the county treasurer, had not been
| turned over to his office.
When informed of the demand
that is to be presented, the sheriff
stated to a representative of the
Imperial Valley Press "that | have
done nothing except what proceed
ing sheriffs have done ever since I'm
perial County was county and that
which has been done has been with
the full knowledge and consent Of
the county board of supervisors. -
The making of the demand by the
supervisors was the result of that
body receiving a request from the
present grand jury which without
mincing words stated that "after 4
very careful and exhaustive investi-
cation into the entire matter .
it was found by the grand jury
that said public money had
been taken by the sheriff and used
by him, contrary to the law.'
The demand had not been served
upon the sheriff at press time but
Gillett stated that he expected to
receive it sometime today. Under
the law Coroner B. Z. Lemons has
been delegated to make the service.
Following is copy of the full
text of the request of the grand jury
Submitted by the secretary of that
body and also the demand of the
board of supervisors on Gillett:
Formal Demand Made
TO the Honorable Board of Super
visors Of the County Of Imperial,
State Of California:
The 1927 grand jury of Imperial
county made an exhaustive and com
prehensive investigation of the af-
fairs of the sheriff's office of the
county of Imperial, and after care
tul and long consideration, returned
two indictments and one accusation
against Charles l.. Gillett, sheriff
! of the said county of Imperial, for
the appropriation of the public mon
ev of the said county of Imperial.
Demurrers were filed to said indlct-
ments and accusation and after some
considerable argument and discus
sion the entire matter was referred
to the present grand jury for fur
ther investigation and considera-
ton.
The present grand jury conducted
q very careful and exhaustive in
vestigation into the entire matter
and from the testimony, both docu-
mentary and oral, and from the ori
ginal records and documents of the
sheriff's office, it was found by the
grand jury that there had been re-
oeived by the said Charles L. G1
lett, as the sheriff of the county
of Imperial, and by virtue of his
office and trust as said sheriff, be-
tween the Sth day of January, 1928,
and July 81, 1928, certain public
moneys of the county of Imperial,
which, as shown by the records of
the sheriff's office and the treas
urer's office of the said county of
red to, turned over, or accounted
for, to the person authorized by law
to receive same, in fact the testi-
nony, both documentary and oral,
conclusively disclosed the fact that
said public money had been taken
by the sheriff and used by him, con-
trary to law.
This therefore, is to request that
your honorable board of supervisors
make immediate demand upon
Charles l.. Gillett, sheriff of the
county of Imperial, that he forth
with and Immediately turn over,
transfer and account for the afore-
said public money and the personal
property of the county of Imperial
in the manner required by law, to
the county treasurer of the said
county of Imperial, and the person
authorized by law to receive same. -
(Signed,)
r. Y. WATSON, Secy.
Following is the demand on Sher-
iff Gillett:
WHEREAS there was on this 10th
day of May, 1929, served upon the
board of supervisors of the County
of Imperial, State of California. a
written request signed by the fore
man of the grand jury of the County