The sun., 1901-04-11
ABOUT
The BOOKS
County Business Will Not be In
terfered With.
MAY BE MORE SUMM0NSES
Attorney-General Ward Has Ample
Authority to Investigate the
Past Acts of the
Levy Court
MAY BE MORE SUMMONSES

No additional steps Were taken yester-
day hy Attorney-ienelal Herbert ii.
Ward in the matter of the investigation
Of the Levy Court which starts on Tues,
day. The proposed investigation is still
the subject of general discussion among
all CLASSES of citizens.
General satisfaction is expressed over
the action of the attorney-General.
There is much speculation as to the final
outcome
The fact that the attorney general de-
sirrS no additions or alterations to the
books Ms they We're ut 3 o'clock Monday
afternoon is ominouS, as an indication
that the record of the court and county
officers is to br examined as then made
up. 1t now appears that Mr.. Wards
direction was not so stringent as was
at first supposed.
Mr. Ward said yesterday: mo orders
have been given To- Interfere with the
county business. No directions have
been given to interfere with the cashng
of any legitimate county warrant. The
request of the attorney general to the
officers subpoenaed simply looked Ia
keeping the books in the same condition
past acts of the court and county oiii-
GERS.
The attorney general has ample au-
thority Ia make the investigation.
On page 25S of the Revised Code is
found the following act, under the pro
visions of which the attorney general
has the power to compel the attend
ancr of witnesses:
section THAT the attorney genera
ANA my deputy duly constituted by let
ter Of appointment from said attorney
4 general. he and they are hereby ;u
! thorized To administer oaths and aiir
| nations to witnesses at any time or il
any place. as well as in open sessions ol
| the courts of the State: and shall hav,
power to iSSne process to compel the ut
trndalcc of witnesses at the office of TIL,
attorney general or ut any such place
as he may from time to time designate
"Section 1T shall lie the duty o
the attorney-genelal to transmit To TIN
clerks of the peace of the counties .
the State, respectively. n certified lis
giving the names Of the witnesses sum
,nAnal ;,...!a, s1i... i,4..sit.,.t-- tLa -,,-i
the time occupied in attendance, an,
the distances travelled by them, iesprc
lively. Said list shall he tranSmittc'
Ia the clerk of the peace at least tllrc
days before the opening of the session
of court next ensuing. and said lis
shall bc legal proof. and the same cost
Slnll accrue and he paid in the sam
manner as is now provided by law t
he paid To witnesses for attendance Il
I'll" courts Of the State"
l.. - - s--.&
involve the examination Of other pa
|, pcrs books. etc.. than these in tn
hands OF County Treasurer Rettev
clerk If tn Peace Quigley and Conn
Itrollrl Kelley. Mr.. Ward having int
. mated yesterday that other summonse
would bp issued il the examination q
, the records of the officials alread
manned do not give the State official
/ il clear insight into the affairs OF tn
/ court, This statement by Mr.. Ward
construed rs an intention on his pai
| to bring the members of the old con-
| before him to explain every act whic
4 relates to county finances. if the recor(
of the court do not 81 satisfactorily.
: At this time Charles G. Kurtz an
[ tabrl NJ. Steward are making an aud
[ nf the accounts of the court and I'll
il county officials for the year 1901. bi
he work has not been stopped Icy sun
! lnull>rs from MIR. Wards office, and
i is probable that il will not he.
4 At the hearing hciurp Mr.. Ward ne,
: Tuesday. il is understood that he r"
y rcscniativcs of the newspapers are to
|; admitted The attorney generals oili'
|, is not large enough to admit Il gre