Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-09-21

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We charged Mr.. Umstead in sub
stance over two weeks ago witt
being responsible for the collection and
with the collection of a jury fee of sia
dollars in nearly fifty civil cases tried
during his Sherifality which he never
reported to, nor paid to the County
Treasury Fvc
This law was intended to be some
reliefto the tax payers, but instead o
that every six dollar jury fee which
was paid by the winning party wa:
simply transferred to the pocket of Mr.
'Umstead while Sheriff of Belmont
County, and the tax payers paid The
jury besides. silett 5ii5 i =. ~
For the single year 1866, the last yea
of his term, we find the following case
tried, which according to Mr.. Auditoi
Clark's statement, he has never certf
fed in to the Treasury of the County
of Belmont and in which he collected
and kept the sum of six dollars in eacl
case. -sTtrifnss.s -fiuieIs1 ,hGlid
1924 esi = LIST OF CASES. o aaiiJ9l
Samuel Heath VS.. Phillip Crow.
! John S. Winans VS.. Pultney TIP. at
Matthew Patton VS.. Albert d. Rice
case No. 1. ii
| Matthew Patton VS.. Albert D. Rice
ease No. 2. baa 8o 81e
Matthew Patton VS.. Albert Rice
case No. 8. r5ss a. asa.
Thomas P Jackson vs.. Reece L. Fore
man. ,ro5 : fns ats-sd ..3-a
Matthew Trimble VS. Brice II Duvan
Thomas Outland and wife, VS. Mar.
P Starbuck. sd b Z 1aal= s.ai
Isaac R Cline VS. DE EHoweli Admr,
Thomas Sweeney VS. Stewart 4
ILzsasoi;na =fl rsi. 81 f51-1e 7a 70 ,.1.n.
Sinclair Smith vs. j. C. Meyers. aie
Joseph McConnaughy Us Franci
Coss. anfaa nRo1d ss5fif Is 17a ,4ytfi
Henry Kerr VS., Michael Hendershoi
Charles A. Brooks VS.. Robt. Griffith
Thos P Sullivan. vs. Mary Carter ct a
VIM III Dunn VS. Isaac Jarvis ct al
Frederick Dahn vs. August Bricken
stein, s. s1afi qI4 z9 4nsio-
Francis NJ snively & wife VS. job
Irwin. Admir- 3iao8 II ii j9sqxs 81 81
John S Hutchinson VS. Thos Day,
Samuel Heath VS. Phillip Grow, ii
"A NJ McGrew & wife VS. Dixon Myers
Smith M Nichols VS. Dan'l Williams
SB Creamer ct al VS. DJ Creamer {
| al, - edv .o.lv rsr.si,r..5s
Arnold Nusbaum ct al VS. Nose
Kline, i7o. s1.e-+I,i
Lee L Fred vs. Fhos Barnes,
Crangle & Co vs..Geo Crisswell etal,
There is, about twenty-five cases trie
in 1868, '64 and '65 list of which W
will furnish the tax payers and slitigan
of Belmont County in our next issue.
The facts are simply these that |
tSheriff of Belmont County Mr.. Georg
HI. Umstead is a defaulter in the SUI
of nearly three hundred dollars in tt
item of jury fees collected alone.
We, ask the litigants of Belmol
] County to look, into this and see, VIII
they have. contributed to Mr.. Umstea
instead to the jury funds of the Count,
We ask you to demand ofthe Audit
and ofthe Treasurer Re, statement
this matter. 9E & y SullEttaa ilFs1
The people can very easily ascertai
the truth of these statements by callir
on either the Auditor or Treasurer.
: repeatwhenMr. Geo. III Umstes
is asking you for your votes as
!, travels around the County. makir
stump speeches that you appoint you
selves committee to ask him what
did with your money which he HI
, had in his pocket since January 1869.
, He can not answer you he knows Il
5 facts to be as we have stated them.
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