The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-14

statlceS the witnesses or detenddffts nav
left the State, and In two or three case
the witnesses have been murdered. Thu
records OF the District Court at ClatksburI
show the following number Of cases dis
missed since 1850. a
Fail term Is
spring TERM
ran teth
sPiihH Term, "
fhll term,
SpTing Term,
FUil tetiil,
Tho records OF the Circuit Court at Par
kersturg show that from April q, 1878
to April ~, 1884, out OF o total OF III in
dictinents for revenue violations, only u
were noIle pressed.
The report states in lengthy and ex
haustive manner that the charges OF the
improper summoning Of juries by the
Marshal were in no wise sustained. Il
also explains why Deputy Marsha!s wers
sometimes placed on juries in civil cases
aud exoneratcs the Marshal from any
improper conduct in that direction. On
the contrary it praises him for having
nearly two years ago abolished this prlc'
tice which had been in vogue in this Dis.
trict from time immemorial. Both the
Court and the Marshal are commended
for their efforts 10 eeoa6mize in the mat.
ter OF paying jurors for the Court.
a D. u. LUCAS TESTIMONY.
The examiners were directed to call on
Hon. Dan. B. Lucas, Of Charleston, for
information against the Marshal. The
report says, ave called on Mr.. Lucas for
all the information he might have relative
to arrests and prosecutions OF parties on
frivolous charges. He informed US that
he had no specific information upon the
subject, but that he wus of the opinion
that parties had been arrested and prose.
cuted upon charges SO frivolous, the prose.
cution OF which he did not think was in.
tended by law. and for the purpose OF in
creasing the fees OF the court officials. He
mentioned the case of Samuel Brown, OF
Charlestown. IS one particularly applyin.
to the subject, as well as the cases OF otll-
ers in Jefferson county. We saw Samuel
Brown and questioned him relative 10 his
arrest, and he informed lis that he had no
complaint to make; had made none that
he had sold liquor without paying the
special tax, and that when the case was
called he-of his own motion, and unin-
tuenced by any CONT otlicer-plead
guilty to the charge and was now Glad TO
have escaped with Light sentencS We
learned that Samuel Brown, who Is a
barber, had for long time sold liquor at
retail in his shop in contravention OF law
The report gives copy OF an official
letter OF Marshal Atkinson's to one OF his
deputies, written December ., 1882, in
which he disaiiows considerable portion
OF bill against the Government, and
giving as reason Tor such disa!lowance
that the deputy had charged mileage by
other than the nearest routes OF travel.
The examiners in this correction make
the following observation. In the ex-
animation OF the accounts OF the Marshal
and his deputies, We found that Marshal
Atkinson has in many instances reduced
the charges made by deputies for mileage,
decreasing at one term through such dis
allowances the account OF his brother,
Deputy Marshal James S. Atkinson, thus
demonstrating that he was in earnest
when he directed his deputies to charge
necessary mileage only"
HOW THE MARsHALs BOOKS ARE KEPT.
In regard 10 the records, &C., in the Mar
shal's office, tho examiners reported as
follows: "The Marshal keeps his books in
plain and easily understood business
manner" They examined the accounts OF
all Deputy Marshals, rs well as the Mar.
sbal's own bills, and recommended the
disallowance Of S27l 90, which have been
paid during the 81 years OF the present
Marshal's administration. Upon this
point the report says, "Thcy the disal-
lowances] are made upon the facts set
forth in the statements. Of deputies show.
Ing excessive and unauthorized charges,
occurring principally in the first accounts
rendered, and before Marshal Atkinson,
whose personal accounts are without a
flaw, became acquainted with the running
OF the Office" @ =
Alter copying the circular OF Marshal
Atkinson to his deputies, in which lie calls
attention to charges OF unlawful conduct
by deputy marshals in Kentucky, and urs-
ing them not to be guilty OF any like
wrong doing, the examiners close their re-
port in the following language:
| "h Justice 10 .furahdl iitin0n ,re hare 10
say thai ire touri him efficient, painsukin1
aud honest. lie has Introduced many rc.
forms in abolishing the generally loose
practices permitted by his predecessors in
office, caused the abolishing OF boy bailiiIs,
discontinued the practice long in vogue in
that district Of permitting deputy mar
saals 10 serve as jurors, and has faithfully
endeavored to perform his duties"
REPORT WITHHELD.
The report is signed by James. W.
Nightingale and Ralph BalliA, examiners
OF the Department oil Justice, and is dated
June q, 1884, The letter OF the Attorney
General transmitting the report 10 Mar.
shal Atkinson is dated October II, lsS,
, and is in these words: Enclosed YOU
will find press copy Of the report of Ex-
aminers BALM and Nightingale OF their
recent investigation Of your District, made
in pursuance OF a<resolution passed by
the Committee on Expenditures in the
Department Of Justice. This report has
recently been sent TO the Department by
Hon. William II. Springer, Chairman Of
the Committee, to whom it was first
made" =
This shows conclusivcly that the report
has been withheld by Mr.. Springer, or
some OF his henchmen, to prevent Mr..
Atkinson from publishing his vindication,
which is overwhelming, and thus set at
rest the attacks which Congressman Glib
son and other Bourbons have made upon
him to weaken his influence in the pres.
ent State campaign. 20,