The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-18
OFFICIALS OWE
 MONEY IN WALKER Examiner Sedberry's Rather
 Sensational Report THREE MEN OWE $8057.99 Judge Shepherd, It Is Said, Owes $22o2.45 for Amounts Allowed By the Commissioners Court With
 out Warrant of Law.
THREE MEN OWE S8O57.99

Montgomery, January 17.-(Special.)-I an elaborate and explicit report on some of the officials of Walker county as to | their accounts with the county, Assistant State Examiner Sedberry finds that the probate judge, Circuit clerk, sheriff and ex-clerk and sheriffs owe the county treasury the sum of $S057 99 Some of this large amount they have collected and received the benefit from, and some they have never received.
 Judge Sheperd owes $22O2 .45l R L. Little, Circuit clerk owes $200l .25; 10. l.. Miller, treasurer, owes 7211S; c. c. Kelly, ex-clerk owes, SAG; J. S. Moore sheriff, owes $162. .49; G. H. Cutlery, ex- sheriff, owes $9sS. H. and B. M. o'Reap ex-sheriff. owes$ 12s5.91.
 Judge Shepherd has paid to the county treasurer all moneys collected by him. and the large amount charged aginst him is for amounts allowed by the commits sioners' court without warrant of law and collected in fees for which there is no law, and the like. For instance, he has charged his regular per diem for attend ing sessions of the court and collected sev- eral hundred dollars for recording the minutes of the meeting. He charged a fee for issuing warrants on the county treasurer. For one days services super vising the election he charged s4 and nu- merous other charges appear itemized, which are covered by the allowance of s29O for ex-officio services. Of this allow ance he twice drew more than was due him.
 Money Not Paid Over. l. Of the amount due by Circuit Clerk Lit tle $S25. 21 Is for money collected for the fine and forfeiture fund and not paid over. The balance Is for taxing costs at $3 and $4 against defendants when the law makes the cost $5 and $6 respectively, according to the court in which the case originates.
 Ex-Clerk Kelly made the same mistake and all amounts charged against him are from this source.
 The charge against Treasurer Miller Is for money paid out by him to the so- licitor in excess of the fees collected. Un- der the law the fees in the law and equity court go direct to the solicitor, but the custom is to pass them through the treas ury. and Miller has overpaid.
 The amount charged against Sheriff Moore is for failing, as hard labor agent of the county, to collect for fines worked out. He will at once go on the contractors for the money.
 a O'Rear Failed to Contest.
 The amount charged against ex-Sheriff O'Rear is partly for failing to collect for the hire of convicts and partly Tor money so collected and not paid over, and partly for bills allowed by the com missioners court without authority of law and collected by him.
 The charge against ex-Sherff Cutlery is for money which he failed as hard la bor agent-to collect for the county.
 The examination was made under the law which permits the governor to have the accounts of county examined with reference to county affairs on petition of citizens, and the same law requires the report to be filed with the judge of the circuit in which the county is located This report was sent to Judge Coleman several days ago, but copies were nor filed with the governor until today.