The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1875-05-08

kecessity OF pTosee'ii's 'i1eh
against future robberies.
Lasons by which we have
| them to pay no more taxes,
hsd were increased instead OF
[ished By the developments
seidents of the recent Circuit
/: before this court, aud pend
H. calling of suits for the re-
1 of the moneys collected by
Eebber, in fiscal years ls72and
m fictitious suspended lists
tithheld from State and coun-
kssuries !; his intention In this
4 as given out, in substance.by
ylf and his counsel, was that
pply wished the question to
ernined by the courts, whe-
Il should pay this money over
State and County, or to in
bal taxpayers ; that he pro-
to make just such defense in
halter as would establish its
merits and plainly admitted
Ibllity for the amounts socol-
TO one or the other, and his
h desire to aaluit himselffair-
4 bonorably in the matter.
therefore refrained from any
se constructions upon his ex-
ly cues tionablc practices, in
k,g large sums of money col
in fiscal year, 1872 and 1873
head, however, of acting ac-
ng 10 the spirit of his declar'
tention, as,we have substan'
repeated it, he employs three
irms, enters into q technica-
|se, throwing such obstacles
q way OF u judicial detcrmi
n of the suits Us to convince
one of the hopclessress O
peedy attainment Of satisfac
His conduct has caused tn,
est alarm on the part of hi
smcn, who after many, fulfil
Is to procure from him ind
ty against loss, have been pu
e cost Of employing coanse
dition to his, to protect thcl
ests. -.
I payers, this Is The plail
ment of the case, wGrrantc'
idcnce of record! BY mean
ich we can only infer, a spurl
st oflands, comprising a larg
ortion of the tax-paying prop
ofthc county, finds its way t
auditors Office in 1872, MS dc
bent for the 5 cent levce tax
is therefore subtracted frol
FIST upon which the State Au
receives taxes from our She
yet Mr.. Webber, for the fisca
! 1872, 1878, and until the prat
was discovered 1874, collect
J and county taxes thereon t
mount estimated ut from $6(
TO 100000; no portion c
n finds its way into the treas
And the owners Of lands 0
spurious list, though lavin
taxes regularly every yea
bet charged with the taxes fc
year stated !
bd now, after the adjournmcl
be Court having cognizance
es and wrongs, ex-Tax Co
br Weber is as free from an
Fehension lin the opinion I
counsel) Of punishment, or
ng to refund a dollar of Ii
der, as the least guilty! Ta
PRS, our object in publishir
Is to cause you to reflect al
OLVE, that though there
punishment for past offence
re shall be no opportunities f
be robberies; !; that your psw
pgs ecily no more be toosencd
comfy Of this 7ar Collector
b, thd conviction Is establishb
so honey-combed and perme
is cur official body with ct
Jon and fraud, that a man pc
ing an hundred thousand d,
is in no dangerof punishme
his otfense be what 1t may.
observe that the Pilot, a /
chiefly owned by Mr.. l..
bier, has at last taken up
Be; and we here quote trt
paper of the 1stinstant. (N
h it known that this we quo
rom an Editorial Of the Pile
mmunication in said paper
date stated we do liotdign,
hoticing; except to remark Il
Fht more utterly false and sls
ous could not be express,
n in the Pilot.) "The atten
! has been made to blacken
atatisp of cx-sheritf L.
bber We can only character
imply infamous. His accoul
Nv for themselves , \ y a
has made his settlement W
State in full y
h discussing this matter Of \
bber's collections of taxes
lrs during which he was She.