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Show County Records. Probate Judge Smith alill refusiug to permit the committne from the grand jury to examine the county records, the caso was reported to the ohief justice yesterday, whereupon Judge Schaefler issued an order for Judge Smith to appear and show cause why he should not be punished for contempt. Tho order, which is returnable re-turnable te day, was served lust evening. even-ing. There can be no quoation as to the right of the grand jury, under the Poland law, to make an examination examina-tion of tho records. The only poi:it upon which Judge Smith, aa wo understand, b-ises his refu-ml, is that tho grand jury oainot delc-ito its power or duties to a committee, and the jury itself has not asked an examination ex-amination of the records. The ruling of ths chief justice to-day will probably prob-ably settle the matter, and hereafter there need bo no occasiou for trouble aud disputes concerning the examination examina-tion of public records by the grand jury. |