Sharp County record., 1896-05-01
Kings R0-''
King s Reply to Morgan.

saving that he has been "frlng at
much larger game" and that might
have escaped the fury of his wrath
but for the fact that kind friend
sent HIM "marked copy" of the
Grand iury's report of the Southern
District of Sharp county which
reads as follows.
eve have examined the COM
mis,oner's report and tird that ex-
clerk ID. /. King, of Sharp county
Ark, did collect currency as a coun'
tv tax in the matter of marriage
license, recording deeds and mOrtga-
We see no disposition on his part
TO correct his mistake, asls shown
in our minds from the written
testimony to SAID report, and we
Yecomend that the States Attorney
forthwith proceed to take such steps
AZ to compel him to correct and
make good all deficiencies IN accord,
ance with the laws governing all
such cases." =, ,,
caived this "marked copy he
thought he had me sure and would
now proceed to lay me out, But on
a second reading 1t was not so des>
nerate as.he imagined ana before he
got through with h's article he con q,
cried "enough!'
AS the grand jurys are always
worthy of respect and especially lhe
one making this report, desire 10
notice It a little. BY examining 1t
carefully we find that the grand jury
saw that they have Examined TIE re-
mort of the commissioners OF ac'
counts and find that ex-clerk D. H.
klng did collect currency as LAX x
on deeds, marriage llcenoe, etc. and
State that they see no disposition on on
b,s part to correct his mistake. II
seems that they did not investigate
the matter for themselves but report
that from the report of the COM
m,sioner's OF accounts that l made
a mistake and they see no disposition
upon my part to correct; lney 40
not intimate that the found any
fraud or illegalty IN SAID tranSac'
tlons, | explained this matter IN
nv first article in the Hustler Heard
Of February 2s and there stated that
while | was clerk ! collected Tor the
county about $685. 90 aud paid into
the treasury $4,000. l always p id'
AZ the records show, every qnartteI'
every cent due the county, whether s
I collected 1t or not. 1t is a iact
as stated that what l did collect
was IN cash but always made the
nrnner reduction and often two TO
ihree times the dtference on th1'
bart, the party having ne '; WORK
done would have to pay in scrip
And this self same W. 5. Morgan
came In for his share Of it, lie had
some deeds recorded and | charged
b,m sI.25 and sl.3o each when he
should s have paid 81 so, but he could
nav 5c cents on each deed in scrip
wb,oh. was worth at that time 80
onn,s And there are hundreds of
otbcr men IN Sharp county VINO
we've we've thus befrlcnded at my expense
Had I made each individual pay IN
fnll for his work | would be over
Zoo better off today and the country
none the poorer but as it is she has
syery cent due her.
fine commissioners of accounts
had gone a little further back 'hey
wnu,6 Nave found that all the clerks
Sharp county ever had have always
pald this SPECIAL tax III county S,rll
regardless of whether they colsec'eu ,
il or not. If the commissioners OF
accounts are going to have the CLERK
TO pay cash why not have the collect,
ora TO do the samc9 There Is not
more than one man out of every ton'
when he pays his tax, who has Scr'l
ona ,ho collector makes the reduc'
lion and the tax payer pays all casl
and goes on rejoicing and the cor
lector pays over at the END OF inc
fiscal year, about 100000 IN coun, COT !,
ey. scrip when he did not 1oIl> st
over half that much from the pe,oPlI'' l'
but cot currency therefor, Fnerd +.
Morgan fully understands tins mat u
tor and knows there Is nothing III II
but he hopes to keep me + 0 IN
sTreaking into the Arkansas Legls'
lature." But as the Democratic party
will nominate and elect ticket ~
Sharp county this year without Ih'
md or advice of Mr.. Mogan, ! am
not very much exercised over his
attack. , Ala,
In his first article he told us that
,ho roun,y,s financial doubles were