The age-herald., 1898-08-09
OWES MORE THAN s
 THREE THOUSAND
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 shofner they are shown by the records of the criminal court not to have been the persons wanted. .. st'tnA 'f'f''
 Exhibit H is a statement showing pris- oners and amounts paid by the state in each case after such prisoners were" sen- tenced to hard labor for the county, but it is claimed by Sheriff Morrow that they were held by order of the governor of the state, which order was issued on account 2ipgrevailinS sickness at Coalburg, the niine prison St which such prisoners were being worked. As the order for such de- tention was not produced, these, matters are reported for further adjudieations =sF-
 Admits the Correctness
 ''The facts as set forth in this report have been submitted to Sheritf Morrow, and he admits their correctness in part, and has refunded $900 which he says he thinks will cover such errors as he is re- sponsible for, and that he desires to have further time to investigate and be satis- fled as to the facts in the balance.
 ''Sheriff Morrow acknowledges that he failed to comply with the provisions of sec tion 5359 (4290), which provides that the sheriff shall carry every person in his GUS tody, charged with a misdemeanor before the judge of probate, or in his absence, be- fore the clerk of the circuit court that he may have the privilege of electing hard labor and the advantages that will accrue to nm Dy QOlnS so. III ny liiNeoliSeilioHo the following memorandum with reference to a defendant, Austin Pea, was found on the trial docket of the criminal court April 9, 1896, plea of guilty and me or fifty dollars. Fine remitted except twenty dollars for the reason that defendant on the 23d day of March, 1896, duly elected to perform hard labor for the county pending his trial and was not sent to perform hard labor as required by law, in which ease he would have been entitled to the deduction. He has been in jail ever since.
 q note many cases where prisoners were retained in jail over year, and not few who were retained over two years. These are generally persons charged with the grevest offenses known to our laws such as murder and rape G.1d the like. The idea pr scented here is that the graver the of- ferse the more tardy is justice. A crap shooter a petty thief, vagrant or other minor offender is met with speedy and certain punishment
 .I have another list of prisoners which has been submitted to Ex-Sheriff Morrow who has taken it in hand to get up show ing as to its correctness. which, when made. I will submit supplemental re- port.
 ''It is but just to Sheriff Morrow to say that by far the larger part of errors re- ported by me were found in the first two years of his administration"
 Dr. Morrow's Statement
 
 An Age-Herald reporter called on Dr. Morrow at his residence last night and ad- vised him of the contents of the examiners report He had already seen a copy and said he was familiar with its contents. "It is difficult for me to explain in afew words" he said, "my position with refer ence to MT Purfoy's report. The exam iner has appeared to me to place himself in the composite attitude of legislature. a judge and jury. He has construed and I,x fo Olf md iG r1p termined purpose appeared to me to be to charge flaws whether they existed CT not. I do not claim that the workings of, the office were absolutely faultless, but the actual errors were insignificant and were such as are sure to occur In any office in which there is such a volume of detail as in the office of sheriff of this county I paid to the treasurer on Friday 5000, the amount I estimate that I due the state on clerical errors and on account or charges made against the state. which should instead have been made against contractors. The remainder of the charges against me I shall dispute before the beard of compromise, and feel confident that the gentlemen composing that board will agree with me that the examiner has sacrificed | equity for technicality. During my term of | office as sheriff I did not collect a cent | from the state which I did not believe at the time I was rightfully entitled to. Those errors and misinterpretations of the law which have since been made plain to me I have promptly settled, but I do not pro- pose at this late day to submit to mis- construction of facts and a ney construc- | tion of law at the hands of the examiner" l How Injustice Was Done | pr. Morrow was asked for an instance l tending to show how injustice was done l him by the report.
 l '.Wen," he replied, take Exhibit H, where he charges me with sS0.50. During l an epidemic of dysentery at Coalburg I Ras directed by Governor Jones to deliver