Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-05
". ". SINNERS LETTER

Wv. SINNERS LETTER.
Published in the Fairfax News Aug. 9 IT,, &
In statement made by Mr.. l. K. Ps,,i."
convention at Vienna on last Sstur3sv J.S
luded TO matter which calls forth from =!
statement Of the facts in reference thcro,o ~
as am concerned, which hsd hoped ,1r,
not be called upon to make. But IS Ia :, \
thought proper to bring it before the nr,rA
and IN way which conceive is likely 10 r.S
false impression in regard to myself, -
comes necessary tor mo ~ make this a.s.en: B
Of facts:
VIM. +. Taylor the Auditor of PaL,jr 4,
counts, rendered in 1871, to Mr. Fsrr, wbo :,
Sheriff of Fairfax county for 1870 paper vi
WAS intended to be, statement Of his sccyc.
with the Stste for that yesr. Mr.. FAIR, AL.
time after receiving it, called mo into his SSS
snd 81 ked ME if the books flied in the Ca
ctll 20 were copies of the books in ,bo !.
diLor's ttice. l told him cer..inl T..
should be. He said he thought Sc. He ~
asked me how the accounts of sheriff; W.
made up in the Auditors Office. | toIaT+
| from the aggregate amount Of taxes IS shrS,
by the general recapituls!ion in tn. lsuI 8,
personal property books, after being eysmjs.
| aud corrected by the Auditor (Which in 4
| case was done before tho account was -ends,.,
as Mr.. Il. q. Fairfs K tho Assessor, hsd reCer:
| paratively,) He then called my attention ,l.
| statement sent him by tho Auditor, and rsms,..
| cd that he thought there was something won,
some where, as there WAS great discreps,T
between the statement and the aggregate sno,:
| of taxes as shown by tho books in the Ce,,
office; that he had examined tho books, A.,
| mado the com parison, and thinking p,h
| ably that he had made mstsse +
tho examination, gsvo me the stateman. s..
requested me 10 20 into tho Clerks tlh,e A..
| make the examination. l did 50, and ic9.
So, 900 aud 81. coo that tho Auditor had failed I,
| charge him with. He asked mo If WAS ce,,.,
Of that. told him l could not bo mist.kr.
and that IL WAS a fact. and that how il couldksr
occurred could not even imagine. ss tho H.
J crepsncy did not agree with any Of the sgsr.
| gatos 10 the books. Nothing further was -:
about it by Mr.. Farr to me or by mo to him {.
q year or more thereafter. when 1 asked HIN
that mistake hsd ever bean corrected. He:
piled that there had been no mistake or tbs,
had been corrected, do not recolloct whr:
With this exception that WAS all that over pa:
between US on the subject About thrae mont.
ago. in conversation with Mr.. Walter Powell
regard to The ineiGciency or iucom pctoncy
MIR. w. +. Taylor for the eli &c no held, l'5:
the fact among other things, OF which ho N,
| PoWelD WAS cognizant that MIR. -->
| told him that was a Nero tribe impaired wi.
the mistake he (Mr. Taylor had made in -c,
dering tho account Of Mr.. Fsrr rs Sher,t l.
1870, in which there WAS discrepancy OF /.
tween So 600 and 81, 200 against the Stats and
Mr. Fsrrs favor. Mr.. Powell a,ked me
had ever been corrected. l told him did Il
| know whether IL had or not, for tho las. lin
| the subject was mentioned asked Mr.. FAR !.
question if il had, and he replied that thero b.
been no mistake, or that il had b BON cortscted
did not recollect which. Mr.. Powell, y shg
time after this conversation between us, los
certain whether or not it had boan cnrreClt
communicated with the Auditors Office a.
received therefrom statement which show,
that it had mover been corrected either by Nj
Farr or Mr.. Taylor. though throo years /,
| elapsed since it had boon made and not before
| was brought TO the knowledge Of Gov. Kemp
WAS it done. Mr.. Farr has charged mo wi
| trying to regulate his affairs with the Audit
| lave mover attempted anything Of tho kind
l had I would have boon inadequate TO theta,
as 1t required the Governor of the State to do
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