The age-herald., 1901-11-23
American Bonding and Trust Company Files Petition in
 Iha Probate Court
CORONER CANNOT BE FOUND
Hearing Set for Monday, But sherlff's Deputies Are Unable to Find Official to Serve
 the Writ.

The American Bonding and Trust Com
 pany, which is on the bond of Coroner
 W. D. Paris to the amount of 5000, has filed petition in the Probate Court ask ing to be relieved from further liability
 They allege as the cause of their request thct MT. Paris Is incapacitated for the performance of his duties.
 This petition was filed last Wednesday, but the deputies of the sherifr's office had been unable to serve the coroner with the notice required by law in such cases. They claim he is not at his home and that they find 1t impossible to dis cover his whereabouts. In case they do succeed in serving him with notice to show cause why the bond company should not be released from surety the hearing of the petition will take place Monday,
 November 25. at 10 o'clock in Judge
 Styles office
 An Act of Protection. The petition of the surety company was filed by its attorneys, Frank 6. White 6
 Sons. at the request of tho local agents
 of the company. II. P. yMesscr G Com
 pany.
 Mr. White was not in his office yester- day afternoon, but Mir. Moore, of M. P. Mosser 6 Company. said that the com oany had evidence as to the coroner's &C.,
 tons which Justified it in desiring to withdraw from the bond.
 Tt is simply in an effort to protect our selves from possible loss that we make this move" said Mir. Moore. we have no personal feelings in the matter one way or the other. Just what informa- tion we received we must ask to be cx- cused from stating until after the hear ing of our petition
 At the office of Judge styles 1t was stated that the petition had been re- ccived Wednesday morning, and that
 shortly afterwards a writ, requiring Cor
 oner Paris to appear and show cause why it should not be granted, was issued This writ set as the day of hearing Mon-
 day, November 25. It was turned over to the sheriff's office for service within few minutes after being issued. Futile Efforts to Find HIm. An hour before the writ was issued MT. Paris was in the court house. but when the paper had been turned over to the sheriff he could not be found Deputies were detailed to look for him and make
 service. but their efforts have so far been futile. It was stated at the of- flee yesterday afternoon that members
 of the family of MT. Paris had not seen him for several days, and that his dis appearance was a complete mystery. The law requires that personal service be made upon an official when his surety 1 asks to be relieved from further liability | and until MT. Paris can be found the
 case will stand as 1t does at this time
 unless impeachment proceedings are in-
 stituted by the solicitor through the
 grand jury. In case this is done service
 may be made through publication. &C., cording to the statement of O prominent attorney.
 His Aneged srrees. Tn the mean time the deputies of the sheriff will be kept in search for the of- flcer so they can serve the writ. The move of the surety company in the case is said to have resulted from recent alleged sprees of the coroner. seme weeks ago a rrmor was circulated to the effect that Impeachment proceedings would be instituted. but nothing mater ialized and it was common belief that the question had been dropped. A number of candidates have an-
 nounced for the position. in case the of flee is declared vacant Yesterday they were asking friends throughout the city to endorse them in their applications. The appointing power in case the of- flee Is made vacant. will rest with Gov ernor Jelks.