The herald., 1898-06-03
THEY'RE NOT so BAD
ANOTHER REPORT ON CLERK
CoNDEE's BOOKS
A Small Shortage Caused by Neglect
to Collect Fees in
Advance

RIVERSIDE, June 2.-District Attorney
Gill was recently appointed by the super
visors to expert the books of County Clerk
Condee, which had been reported by the
grand jury expert to be in very bad shape
and Mr.. Gill has filed the following report:
First. That the report of the expert ap-
pointed by the last grand jury, to the effec,
that there was a shortage in the county
clerks accounts to the amount of $1109.55
Is ERRONEOUS. That the actual shortage al
the time when said report was made was
$522.95.
Second. That such shortage was almost
invariably caused by the county clerk S
permitting attorneys to file cases without
collecting the fees in advance.
Third. That since the report of the grand
jury there has been paid in on the cases on
which such deficiency existed and turned
over to the county the sum of $112.G5.
Fourth. There Is at the date of this re-
port, May 2Sth, deficiency in the accounts
of the county clerk amounting to the sum
of $40940.
In view of the above condition Of the at
fairs in the county clerks office, it is not
in my opinion, necessary to bring suit for
the recovery of the deficiency at present
believing that the said deficiency can and
will be collected by the county clerk from
the parties owing the same to him, in a
very short time, and turned over to the
county.
The Southern Pacific company does not
intend that any one shall remove the track
the company laid on Market street few
nights ago, without it's knowledge. A
night Waterman has been posted.
Officer Westerfield took Virgil Woods
the San Jacinto boy larcenist, to the Whit
tier school today. The officer will, while
in that section of the country, serve some
summonses in the Alessandro irrigation
district case.
The verdict in the case of w. P. Morgan
VS.. Constable Singletary, in which the
lower court gave judgment for the defend
ant, has been appealed to the higher court.
The case is one in which the bondsmen OF
the officer were sued on account of the fail
ure of the officer to make levy on a jew.
elry stock.
H. c. Wentworth, proprietor of the Hotel
Wentworth at Helmet, is in the city. He
reports times fairly good out there, not
withstanding the dry season.
Marshal Wilson has a letter from the
sheriff Of Ventura county, notifying him to
be on the lookout for William Hall, who is
wanted there to answer the double charge
of grand larceny and jail-breaking. Hall is
well known here, having spent large por-
ton of the past winter in the city, only
leaving 1t few weeks ago to escape the
consequences of the theft Of quantity
of clothing and bicycle He and COM
panion broke jail and got away.
Major Alkire today opened recruiting
office for recruits for troop of cavalry
which 1t is the intention to raise here, to be
attached to the First regiment, Southern
California Volunteer cavalry. Major AL
kire Is Of the opinion that he will be able
to get up the full company complement OF
100 men.
The memorial exercises at the new Sew
enth-street school house will take place
tomorrow at 2:3O. One of the features OF
the days program will be the naming of the
school which will be called after President
Lincoln.