Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-28
IMPORTANT BOOKS MISSING Says Examiner Reeves in His
 Grand Jury Report. AN INCREASED SHORTAGE Would Be Found, He Thinks, Were Trey Re-
 covered.
OATES ALABAMA MADE SHOES
Johnson-West wedding-Suit for S2o, o,ooo for the Loss of Hand-Movements of Montgomery's Promi-
 nent People.
Age-Herald Bureau,
 Exchange Hotel.
Montgomery, June


 Examiner Reeves has submitted the following report of the Randolph defal- cation to the grand jury
 To the Honorable Grand Jury of Mont gomery County, for the Spring Term,
 1885,
 Gentlemen: Pursuant to your instruc- tions, I commenced an investigation of the books and accounts of F. c. Ran dolph, late judge of probate of Mont gomery county, on the 24th day of April 1895, and have continued in the perform ance of that duty each day consecutvely Sundays excepted) until the present time
 have experienced great difficulty in arriving at the information desired on account of the disappearance from said office of several books of record from which I expected to obtain data to cor rectly state the account. The years in- cluded in my work from January, 1885 and 1886 are not at all satisfactory on ac- count of not being able to obtain any of the books for those years I applied to MT. John Randolph for said books and he informed me that he had made dili- gent search for, but had failed to find them. I asked him to give me the docket of the county court, which he agreed to do, but that, like the license record. had disappeared and could not be found therefore he has not been able to put ma in possession of either of them.
 To arrive at some conclusion as to the amount of money received and amount paid to the treasurer of the county, I called on MT. s. c. Marks for the book kept by him while treasurer and he in- formed me that the book was lost, but he would make thorough search for it. I again called and he informed me that he was satisfied the book was burned with other things in the warehouse sev- eral years since and offered to make an affidavit to that effect, which l did not require, not deeming it necessary. Hav- ing failed to obtain any information here, I determined to go to the city of Birmingham, where the records of H- | censes issued by the United States gov ernrnent are kept, and made a correct copy of all parties who had taken out licenses to sell liquors, either as retail or wholesale dealers and charged each with the license he should have obtained from the county at the price fixed by the statute books in force during those years. The names of said parties and amounts due by each are hereto at- tached, marked exhibit A, which for the year 1885, according to my account from the data thus obtained, amounts to $2925.50, and for 1886 amounts to S7662.50, aggregating for the two years $l0,5SS. From the stub book obtained from the treasurer of Montgomery county, which was used in receiving deposits from s. c, Marks, who was the county treasurer. find that the amount paid into the treasury on account of licenses is $631 .32 | for the year 1885 and $2043 55 for 1SS6 total deposits to this account for said years being $2674.S7, leaving a balance due of $7913.13. From the same stub book find that there was also deposited with the treasurer for the year 1885 to the general fund account $4146.3S and for the year 1886 to the same account $2453.S4, aggregating for the two years $6600.2 P, total deposits for the two years from all sources through this office being s9275.0o which leaves unaccounted for $131291 as against the amount received for licenses. But it will be observed that there are no receipts to the general fund account charged against the deposits to that ac- count. which could not be ascertained in the absence of the county court dock cts for the two years herein included If I had received that docket and checked in the receipts from that source it would have added to the apparent deficit as above stated.
 Governors New Shoes.
 Governor Oates on yesterday received a fine pair of button shoes made at the State Normal and Industrial school, ac- companied by the following letter:
 Normal Ala, June 25, 1895.
 To His Excellency, the Governor of Alabama
 Sir: We send you pair of shoes made in our shop here at Normal. The work was done by some of our students re- maining on the grounds for the purpose of obtaining the trade. We hope they will give complete satisfaction. We at all times do the very best we can, and if we fail to give satisfaction this time, we hope some time in the future. when we are better prepared, to serve you with a pair better suited to you. Yours re- spect fully, w. l.. COUNCILL.
 Johnson West Wedding
 n nH... West were married last night at the Holt street church by Rev. E. A. Dannel- ly in the presence of large number of friends and well wishers. Prof w. L. Van Pelt presided at the organ and the wedding party entered the church in the following order:
 N J.. Peacock with Miss Eula Lee Smith, J. A. Thomas with Miss Clara Horton. H. w. Bowling with Miss Minnie Darby. c. l.. Feagin with Miss Georgia Tobias, w. A. Donaldson with Miss Liz zie Johnston, c. J. Acton with Miss Heardie Evans.
 Then followed the groom up the right aisle with b. E. Mershon and the bride up the left aisle with Miss Clyde West At the chancel the bride and groom met and the beautiful words of the ceremony were read by Rev. E. A. Dannelly. After the ceremony the party repaired to the home of the brides parents, MT. and Mrs w S. West, 303 Holt street. where elab- crate and tasteful refreshments were served.
 Mir and, Mrs. Johnston are both popu- lar young people of West Montgomery. The groom is a trusted and valued em- ploye of the Louisville and Nashville rail- | road while the bride is a young lady of many rare personal charms.
 Big Damage Suit.
 The entire morning was taken up in .ho circuit court today examining wit nsss;,s in the case of l.. R. Williamson vs the Western railway. in suit for