The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-07-11
INVESTIGATING
McCONE COUNTY
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pOlhlCd hoiChidb VI the July di'
F. L. Schnebly is serving as
clerk.
Judge Leiper gave a yer.
lengthy instruction to the jury al
to what their duties were in the
task they were about to under
take. Generally speaking, the in
structions by the Judge read
your duties are:
"To inquire into the case o.
every person imprisoned in the
jail of the county on a crimina.
charge, and not indicted OF
against whom an information has
not been filed; to inquire into
the condition and management Of
the public prisons of the county
and into the wilful and corrupt
misconduct in office of public of
ficers OF every description within
the county or any municipality Oh
subdivision thereof; to investi-
gate all known cases of unpun.
ished crime, and all COMPLAINTS
touching the conduct of public
officers relative to the public ex.
penditures, or to the nonperform-
ance of official duty; and without
fear or favor, sparing none, to
file in this court suitable charges
or indictments, as the case may
warrant, against all persons whom
you find to have offended against
the law.
I'm the very nature of things,
this court must be and is with
out sufficient knowledge of many
matters which your investigation
may reveal; and you are neither
bound nor expected to restrict
your inquiries to the matters
specifically mentioned in this
charge. Your authority is as
boundless as the county itself.
Another paragraph reads:
"It has been asserted that slot
machines and other gambling de-
vices have been operating in this
county in violation of the law,
and that gambling is being car
ried on within the county. You
should carefully investigate each
and all of these matters, as well
as any other matter to which
your attention may be called, and
give to each of them your earnest
consideration"
The instruction is a lengthy
one and we are only able to give
you part of it.
t. A. Mcdonald, assistant at
torney general of Helena, arrived
Monday to take charge in the
handling of the Investigation that
is being made of county affairs.
While the petition signed by
GO taxpayers and residents of the
county, requesting that a grand
jury be called, did not state any
specific charges, other than that
there is evidence of corruption
and Irregularities of a grave ma
ture, it is understood that a thor
ough Investigation is being made.
Subpoenaes have been issued for
% witnesses so far, many of
them being signers on the petit
ton. Many others have been
called without subpoena or ap-
peared before the grand jury vol
UNFAIRLY to testify regarding coun
ty affairs.
Assistant attorney general Nc
Donald has expressed his desire
to get at the bottom of any mis-
conduct or Irregularities, if any
exist, and any resident of the
county who has any knowledge
of what appears to them to be vi
olations of law, misconduct or ir-
regularities, are asked to appear
before the grand jury and report
the matter for their consideration.
All sessions of the grand jury
are held behind closed doors and
no one is allowed in the room
except the witness testifying. No
report can be made of the mat
ters reported to, and investigated
by the grand jury until they
complete their task and make
public their findings.
B. A. Risley, deputy state ex-
aminer of Helena, was called to
make a thorough examination Of
McCone county Offices, and arriv-
ed here Wednesday to start his
work.
Thursday at one O'Clock the
grand jury took a recess of four
lays and will convene again next
Tuesday morning at 1000 a.. m,
July Sth.
This will give the deputy state
examiner time to finish his check
If county Offices.