The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-03-04

and we have the receipt Of \ Y.
Morgan, constable, for So for tax
and penalties collected from Wiley
Blanchard
In Mobey township D. w. Harris
is returned on the books nulla bona
and we have the receipt Of " L.
Rhodes, deputy, for 50 35, collected
from D. w Harris for taxes and pen.
alties
In Hibler township G. s. Coleman,
constable, has reported on the books
that he could not find James B.
Gartedge against whom he had a tax
execution, when it is fact that
James B Cartledge lives within less
than mile of Coleman, and is the
step father Of Coleman
w. G.. Wood was given the exc
cution for for Collier township. Exc
cutions were given to him against
himself and his brother. I. B. Wood.
Instead of paying his. he marked it
as having been paid by receipt LILO
of the treasurer and he marked T. B.
Woods with the receipt of the treas
urer No. 5,053. We examined these
stubs and they show that the receipts
Tor these numbers were for other par
ties and that Wood has Gefrauded the
county.
This same deputy had an execu
tion against a negro, Lewis Holmes,
sold his clock for taxes, bought it
and he or his father has the clock
to-day and returned Lewis Holmes
Cant be found .
These facts, gathered without ex
pense, Convinced us that something
should be done, and not wishing to
assume the responsibility Of involv-
ing the county in the expense of IN
vestigating every township in the
county, we decided to investigate
one township thoroughly We en-
ployed reliable man and sent him
to Merriwether township, with 10
intimation from any one that it was
worse than any of the 20 townships
and school districts in the county.
We find in Merriwether township
on the execution book Jesse Schultz
marked non est nulla bona. "can't
find" and we have the receipt of the
deputy, W E. Busy, for IS col
lected from Jesse Schultz for taxes
and penalties
Tom johnson is returned on the
book non est nulla bona, "can't find.
and we have the receipt of ". E
Busy that he collected $3.50 from
Tom Johnson.
Jack johnson and Richard John
son are both returned on the booSs
non est nulla bona, and we have
the receipts of W. E. Busy show
ing that he collected S. IS from
Jack johnson and S5 50 from Rich
ard johnson
Oliver Patten is returned non es
nula bona, and we have Bussy's
receipt, showing that he collected
S5.40 from Oliver Patten
We have positive evidence tina
" E Bussey collected in Merri
wcther township more than 80 exc
cut;ons and returned them all nol
est nulla bona and that more thar
$3.50 was collected by him in thi
township, of which not one cent wa
turned over to the county
The sheriff certainly ought to hav'
known that Bussey was not making
proper settlement and should have
refused to accept his returns with
out Investigating the matter. w
have given thorough investigation
of this township, and from it yo'
can Judge Of the balance Of :h
county.
December 5 1898. the count,
commissioners approved a claim il
favor of j q. klnard Tor S3 4U fc
four shovels. The claim was enter
ed on the books S34 February 20
1894, check was given to j. c
Kinard for S34. We called Alr
Kinard's attention to this matte
during last summer and hoped tha
he would return the money, but h'
has failed to do so. We recommend
that suit be brought against Mr. Ai
nard for the money, and III case i
cannot be made out of him, that sui
be brought against the county com
missi0ners.
In our August report we called Tx
attention Of the treasurer to sever
school certificates, amounting K
$3.50, which were forgeles The
present treasurer never having beer
served with such notice, has pait
$3.50 to the Farmers bank for these
forged certificates, taking an indem
nifty bond from the said bank. We
recommend that suit be entered al