The age-herald., 1899-01-29

Totals $70S. .02 $2 Ol6. .26 The examiner then goes into detailed statement of his examination Exhibit A
 refers to the removal of prisoners by the sheriff, when he made charges when the persons arrested were not the men wanted. Exhibit B shows that the sheriff collected
 removal bills from many persons who had
 never been confined in the jail of the coun- ties from which they are alleged to have been removed.
 Exhibit is a list of thrty-six persons
 who were arrested by deputies of Sheriff Curtis at points nearer the jail of Wilcox, but carried to jails of adjoining counties, the sheriff then collecting removal fees as set out above.
 Exhibit D is a list of twenty-five persons arrested and confined in jail who are shown by court records not to have been the per sons charged with the offenses for which they were arrested. There are many other irregularities shown by the report. The examiner states that he has made several unsuccessful efforts to meet Curtis to get from him an explanation of these ir- regularties, but that he has been unsuc- cessful. He further states that present Sheriff McConico, tells him that upon going out of office Curtis burned all of his of fcial papers. The report closes with this paragraph:
 "sher!f Curtis collected from the state treasury s2,597.40 for removing TOT prisoners from other counties in the state. an aver cost of a fraction over twenty-eight such re- moyals in a year. He committed to jail, including six in jail on the 1st of September, 1892, SS4 prisoners, an average Of zN per annum. For feeding these while In jail he collected from the state $11.S64, an aver | age of s2,966 per annum. "rhe numerous details connected with | this Investigation, and the numerous irreg- ularites developed has required of me much | patient work and thought. Many Of the | irregularities have not been shown In the i body of the report, but are noted In each | particular case in the exhibit Many others which came to attention are not noted be- | cause to have done so would have made | this report too voluminous and would not l be of benefit to the state"
 Sheriff McComico | The examiner also filed the following re- | port of his investigation of Sheriff McCon- nico's books:
 l I have examined the books and accounts l of Sheriff s. McConnco, of Wilcox county, beginning with September l, 1S96 and end- | ing with August 31, 1898. I found his books | neatly and correctly kept and in every re- l spect seem to comply with all statutory re- l quirements.
 1 checked his removal and feed accounts, I collected from the state treasury with his | own records and the records of the courts | of the county and they appear to be correct | With the seven prisoners in jail on the 1st | of September, 1896, the date on which Sher- 1 If McConnico entered upon the discharge | of his duties, he committed to jail 296
 prisoners, an average of 14S per annum, for l which he has collected from the treasury l for feeding, $3,O35 go, an average of s1,517S5 l He has removed twenty-two prisoners from
 other counties, an average of Il per annum l for which he has collected as per diem and | expenses $4S7.36, an average of s23.06, for l each.
 | rlc x,Ja | found, in Sheriff McConnico's office, the 1 most complete and correct system yet found | in any similar office examined by me. Ev- cry statutory requirement seems to have | been complied with. His books were so well 1 kept and his papers were well arranged | that the examination was easily and quick
 | ly done His successful efforts to com
 | ply with the statutes regulating his official | duties should receive the commendation of
 all good citizens.