From the contents of the vault at the pres-…

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transactions prior to that date, and rendering difficult any investigation into any affairs of the county during the years prior thereto. From the contents of the vault at the pres- ent time, it is apparent that there will not soon be any necessity of making a similar order. A more thorough and satisfactory investi- gation of the sheriff’s office could have been made had the grand jury had the bills presented by the sheriff and allowed by the board been in their accustomed place in the vault of the probate clerk’s office. These bills and the cancelled warrants of recent date may possibly be in Mr. Morehead’s desk which is locked and to which the grand jury have been unable to find a key. We recom- mend that when the desk is opened and any evidence therein of the transactions herein re- ported, be secured by the proper legal au- thority.