The sun., 1901-04-10
Must Produce Books at Mr.
Wards Office on Tuesday.
MATTER CAUSES SENSATION
There Has Been Great Public De-
mand for Sometime Past
That Thorough Inves-
tigation be Made.

A sensation was created yesterday
when it became generally known That
Attorney General Herbert Ill. Ward had
decided to investigate the work OF the
Levy Court for several years past.
The investigation will start Oh Tues
day next.
For sometime past there has been
n great public demand that the Levy
Court be investigated and the Republi-
can First District Committee recently
adopted resolutions calling for an in
vestigation.
The first intimation that the public
had that an investigation was to take
place was when state Detective James
i Ratledge commenced to serve sum
mons on county officials to appear be-
fore Attorney General Ward ut his once
ON Tuesday, April 16
The summons contains the phrase
"duces tecum, which means that the
officials must bring with them their
books. The object of the attorneys gen
eraI is to have before him the books
which relate to the business of the
Levy Court for the years 1899, 1900 and
1901. Documents and papers not in book
form will also be produced.
According to the summons the county
books must be left just as they were
when the summons was received. No
changes or additions must be made.
instructions were given yesterday to
the Farmers Bank, the county's bank,
not to cash any warrants that might
come i'll but to keep record of those
that were offered.
fTl.., haa,,;,u In Attarnay-( {. .pupra
Wards office is to be held at 10 O'Clock
next Tuesday morning and it is believed
will be open to those desiring to attend
From the books and papers of the
county officials the attorneys general will
lie able to see if evidence of direlction
of duty or wrongdoing can be secured
The orders given in regard to making
no changes in the books amounts to
tieiny up Of the financial business of the
county.
The summons were made out in the
Office Of Clerk of the Peace Quigley
Those receiving summons include CLERK
Of the Peace Quigley, County Treasurer
and Receiver of Taxes Horace G. Ret
tew. County Comptroller George ID
George Janvicr, Deputy Receiver OF
Taxes Robert NJ. Burns and Deput,
Comptroller Edward CLARK.
1t is reported that the present count!
auditors, l.. Scott Townsend and Char
les c, IIurtz, are to be summoned.
For several weeks it had been sale
that Republican members of the Lev!
Court would demand an investigation
into the affairs of the present court IA
well as those Of the body that preccede,
it.
The officials served with summons de
clncd to discuss the matter.
AIessrs. Chandler and Armstrong. VIII
have been members of the Levy Coui
since the first of the year, were at tn
Court House yesterday but would no
talk on the matter of the proposed in
ytstigation
1t is believed that the members o
the Levy Court will not be summoned t
appear ut the hearing.
ItIISOL LUTIONS DEMANDING IN
yESTIGATION.
On April /, the Republican First Dis
trict Committee adopted the followin
resolutions:
..Whcrcas, a majority of the member
of the Levy Court are Republicans, an
whereas Messrs. Lynn and MegginsoI
two Of the Republicans entered into
combination with the two Democrat
members and selected Democrats to II
the various offices througout the count.
and
'.Whcreas. No valid or substantial re-
sun has been given for the action, ther
fore he it
''Iacsolved, That we condemn sue
action as party treason and express OF
lclicf that we, as representing the Il
publican organization. would be dereii
in our duty if we did not make this e
preston of our contempt and scorn +
men guilty of such action"
.sWhcreas, 1t is the cardinal princip
OF the Republican party that the prop
administration Of public affairs IS u
best politics, and
"Whereas, 1t is Il matter OF comm'
rnmor that the methods in us by Il
a Levy Court and Democratic malofl
q are not conducive to the best interests
The people. and
.Wbercas. The combination which a
parenly exists between Messrs. Ly
and Megginson with the Democra
seems to have for its object the contn
alton of the former abuses, therefore
it
.I,esolyed. That we, the Republic
committee demand that there he M.
vestigation Of the methods and acts
The said Levy Court and that we G
upon the attorney general of the ST.
10 take cognizance of the matter y
take the necessary steps to thofoug'
investigate the same. ana tnat
pledge ourselves to give him our hea
support and assistance"