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Show 1 SENSATION. The St. Paul Grand Jury Bring in Wholesale Indictments Against County Clerks. , a An Immsnse Amonnt of Fablio Money -Finds Its Way Into Frivate Pockets. 7 , ic FICTITIOUS WARRANTS CASHED. 4 One Clerk Alone Gathered in C $110,000 by This Little Game. . A Thorough Examinatiom of the Books ft of all County Officials is Re- commended. , A PREACHER CUILTY OF FORCERY, w The Verdict a Surprise a tha Reverend Gentleman la Known to be of Ua- ouud Mind. St. Pan., Jan. 30. The report mada by the St. I'aul grand jury yesterday was the most sensational ever tiled in this county. Charges were made that ati immense amount of mouey had been diverted from the proper channels chan-nels into the pockets of private Individ-nils Individ-nils and that liquor licences had been running for mouths without the city or county treasurer receiving 0110 cejit therefrom. An indictment was found against the deputy iu the office of the clerk of the court on a charge of getting warrants cached by the country treasurer to the extent of $.'0,000 011 jury certificates made to fictitious persons. An indictment was returned against the abstract clerk for appropriating several thousand dollars of the county funds to his own use. 1 From evidence before It, the jury finds it cost the county $13,000 in excess of the receipts to run the abstract clerks office. ' The jury also recommends a thorough thor-ough examination of the books of the county clerk, the auditor and treasurer to ascertain the full amount of money that has been wrongfully appropriated from the county treasury. |