DE LA r. ROYSDON,

 Prosecuting attorney 2d Judicial Circuit. J
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OWE, members of the Grand Jury, empan- nelcd, sworn, elected and charged to inquire in and for the body of the county of Johnson, at the August term of the Circuit Court for said county, A. D. 1885, hereby do certify that we have examined fully all witnesses which have come before us, concerning the reported participation of Colonel Lorenzo N. Clarke n the murder of s. F. Mason, late Sheriff of this county--and having gone thro' with full Investigation of said matter, find Colonel Clarke to be totally exculpated from even a suspicion of agency in said murder

 In witness whereof, we have affixed our hands as Grand Jurors of said county, this twenty-sixth day of August, 1885.

 7hos. .Nay, Henry E. Hays, J. 4. StetoaYt, .4brGhdm Laseter,

 TFa3a. J. Parhs, Wm. .H. II. .Newfon, .7fark Lee, George v. Garrea, Hugh Ga6reah, .M Robertson,

 Joseph Janaes, james Hickey, John Tomliasoa, James B. Wilson," l Dnuid Burchena,

 q, Alfred E. Pace, Deputy Clerk for the county of Johnson, do hereby certify that the persons whose names are subscribed to the above and foregoing instrument, were duly empanneled, sworn, elected and charged a Grand Jury to inquire into and for the body of the county of Johnson, at the August term of the Circuit Court in and for said county, A. D. 1885.

 In witness whereof, have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of office, this Beth day of August, 1855.

 ALFRED E. PACE, Dep. Crk ofthe Johnson co. c. c. - Another report has been, that in two exa- nninations before the Justices in relation to the murder of Mason, had sworn tioo fooys; Tn short, had committed perjury. The afiida- wits, and he only ones, which gave, or have ever given, with relation to that matter, l shall herewith present. The originals are on file in the Clerks office, and aoiu be kept there. The first affidavit was made before the Jury of Inquest, on the day of the mur- der, and IS in the following words:

 ssL. N. Clarke deposeth and saith, that I was coming along the road after J c. Jouett, about 90 paces, and saw Jouett turn oif the road where there was a crowd of men, and about the same time Mason advanced toward Jouett, and Mason threw weight at the said Jouett, and about the said time Jouett drew pistol and fired 1t, and Mason continued his blows with stick, which continued until they both fell. Further the said depcnent saith not.

 Signed, L. \. CLARAE.

 The next was before the Justices, on the 2sth July, and is, verbatim, as follows:

 sIorenzo N. Clarke, after being duly i sworn, saith on his oath, that he detained John c. Jouett at the residence of F. E. All ston, something like two hours. Jouett said 