Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1900 — Shelby County Affairs. [ARTICLE]

Shelby County Affairs.

The grand jury investigating the treasury looting in Shelby county has returned a big batch of indictments against county officials and other members of the political ring who have fattened at the public crib at the expense of the taxpayers for years. Three indictments were returned against ex-Treasurer Wilson, two for presenting false claims and one for stealing public records; two or three against ex-Auditor E. T. Carson, stca’irg records: three against Geo. M. Ray, editor of the official apologist of that county —the gentleman who achieved such notoriety as a township supply agent and in bitterly opposing the county and township reform . of the last legislature—for presenting false claims and perjury; one against ex-Sheriff McDougal for presenting false claim; one against J. G. Ferris, auditor's clerk, for presenting false claim; three against Julius Chueden, tatse claim; one against Armine Chueden. same offense: two against Commissioners Amos and Cherry for negligence and malfeasance in office. Arrests have been made on all of the above, but several indictments were returned upon which no arrests have been made at this writing.