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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1875
Page
8
The article names Snelbaker Reinlein Merk and McCormick under an embezzlement accusation while Kramer and Redmond prepare to answer charges of betting on elections. The tone is a stern rebuke aimed at trustees for alleged malfeasance and election interference.
The Grand Jury to Judge Cox filed a lengthy report in Hamilton County Court detailing 34 true bills. It cites neglect by the Water-works Board, mismanagement, and improper office practices, including irregular cash entries and large collector balances. Indictments target water-treats officials and Water-works associates linked to alleged embezzlement and election betting.
The Hamilton County Court reports multiple indictments including Wm Merk for embezzling public funds, McCormick and Reinlein for water works embezzlement, and Kramer and Redmond for a March 25 1875 election bet. Other notes cover unknown boy drowning, a smoke consumer trial, and new incorporations for Chester Driving Park and Fifth Ward Building Association.
A historical Hamilton Common Pleas case from January 1859 outlines a fraud dispute over land conveyed to George W. C. Johnston. Plaintiff Jacob Hines alleges that Alexander P. Johnston and Amos Wayt deceived him into work on a house and into a fraudulent land transfer to Johnston, with a disputed $200 consideration and no true title. The petition seeks to set aside the deed as fraudulent and to subject the land to judgment and costs with further equity relief.
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