Probably A Clerical Error
source date: 1891
availability: public-domain

Probably A Clerical Error On Monday last a warrant was sworn out by members of the grand jury for the search- ing of the residence of F. P. Whitehill, a former deputy county clerk. Sheriff Lockhart and deputies Muse and Rodriguez served the war- rant, and in Mr. Whitehill’s room found a con- siderable amount of stuff which had been taken from the court house. Among other things was eleven dozen lead pencils, seals, a large assort- ment of blanks, typewriting paper, cover paper, rubber bands, five or six bottles of writing fluid, a book showing the collection of county licenses, a book containing the account of the Grant county school fund, and a miscellaneous assortment of other plunder. All but the ink was brought to the sheriff’s office, being about as much of a load as the three officers could carry conveniently. An officer returned for the ink, but lo and behold! it had suddenly disap- peared, and has not since been seen by the officers. Mr. Whitehill was subpoenaed before the grand jury immediately, where he doubtless explained how the plunder came into his pos- session.