The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-11

o o'clock in the district court room,
for the purpose of taking some ac-
tion towards preventing the ap-
pointment of Judge Scott, az JUDI Of
the Fifty fourth judicial district Col
h. A Jones presided over the meet
ing and Mr.. James /. Moore acted
ar secretary
Hon. X II. Harrison stated that
Judge Evans and him elf bad called
on the governor, and had called his
attention to the charges which tad
been preferred "a galnst Scott, while
county Judge OF Falls county, but
that the governor told them that
unless it could be shown that Scott
was an unfit person, he would ten
der him the appointment. They
asked the governor to give them
until Thursday to collect proof, to
which the governor agreed.
Mr.. Harrison and Judg e
Evans, constituting the sub
committee to tNlmine into the
charges against Judge Scott, while
he was county Judge of Fails cum.
ty, submitted Lengthy report.
The committee reported that the
grand Jury of Falls county found an
indictment gainst soft ou the ga
of July, 1892, charging him with
having collected the sum of 81, 30
and had failed TO report to the
county commissioners court of said
county, under oah, and in writing,
the amount of money collected by
him for the use OF the county
which indictment was quashed be
cause it charged no otiense against
the laws of the state.
The grand Jury also charged
Judge Scott with retaining funds
belonging to the county, for a
longer time than was authorized by
his official bond, and had, with
those funds, borrowed money for
the use of the county, for the use
of which the county had paid in
terest.
The report continues as follows:
We find from the treasurer's
books, that Judge Scott had paid to
the treasurer sundry collections
made by him which moneys had
been received and paid over to the
treasurer prior to June l., 1892,
the last payment of which was
made May u, 1891, with the excep.
ton of an item of $50, which was
paid January 20, 1892; and we find
from the treasurer's books that on
the ] eth day of June, 1892, Judge
Scott paid over TO said treasurer, on
account OF fines, trial fees and jury
fees, the sum OF s199,S9.
We find, from the convict record
kept by Judge Scott, that he re-
ceived the above money at the fol
lowing dates:
In the months of February
and May, 1890, he col
lected ... ....S l. 81
Dec. 1890, and an 1891, l73 90
April, May and June, lSol, la %
sept. and Oct, lS9l, M 1913 80
Nov, and Dec. lool, ll2 Is
And on April II, 1891, he
collected the remaining
sum of .... .,.... 2l7 SO
Making the total of 500 81
Which was paid over by him
TO he county treasurer June H.,
1892.
We further find, from the treas
urer's book that Judge Scott paid
him, on June 20, 1892, the further
sum of S34l.l0.
We find, from the convict record
kept by Judge Stott that he col
lected said amounts as follows:
In Nov. and Dec. 1889 s l. 2t
In January, 1890 .... 7.
In May, 1890 ........ 295 IL
In June, 1890 ........ - -
The balance (no date) 49,. 4 -
Making the full sum of ! 344 IL
In addition to the above named
amounts, the convict record shows
he collected in May, 1890, the fur
Their sum of 500, which the treat
urer's books shows was paid to him
by Judge Scott on August the Sth,
1892.
OF the above moneys collecte
by Judge Scott We End, from the