The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-30
JOHN CASE
 DUE $7,6b9.23 Examiner Files a Sup plementary Report. MOBILES EX-C0LLECT0R Error in First Examination Due to Missing Book. State Board of Compromise wIii Meet Next Week ts Hear From
 sureties on the
 Bond.
MOBILES Ex-CoLLEcToR

The exact amount due the State of Alabama from former Tax Collector
 John Case, of Mobile County. Is $7.-
 Se9.2s, as shown by the detailed report of Assistant State Examiner c. F. Sed-
 berry. submitted to Acting Governor
 Cunningham yesterday.
 The State Board of Compromise, con-
 sisting of Acting Governor Cunning
 ham. State Auditor T. L. sowell and Att
 torney General Massey Wilson. did not
 meet yesterday with J. W. Gray, coun-
 sel and George Rosson. expert account
 ant of the Fidelity and Deposit Com pany. This meeting had been set tor yesterday but on account of teiegraphic
 advice from Mir. Gray that he would
 be unavoidably absent 1t was postponed
 to some day aext week, probably Thurs day.
 The Governor saw no reason to with hold Examiner sedberry's figures from the public, however, and gave them out
 as soon as he received the report. What Examiner Found. Examiner Sedberry verified the new items of credit discovered by Mir. Ros. son, representing Cases surety com pany, and reports to the Governor that they are valid. These credits are in the form of numerous abatements cx- hibited on the trial docket of the Mo- bile County Board of Revenue and amount to $3.2ss77.
 This last amount is to be deducted from $S. .e0S.s1, which is the alleged shortage complained of In the suit of the State brought by the Attorney Gen. eral a few weeks ago in the Montgom- cry City Court. The balance. $5.639.14.
 added to interest on 1t for four and a half years. amounting to s2.030.09. gives as the total debt of Case to the State, $7.669.23.
 The interest for four and a half years Is computed against Case because the principal sum of his alleged indebted ness ought to have been paid into the State Treasury July 1, 1900. Tho ex- aminations of Cases books, which MT. Sedberry says reveal the shortage, were made on the tax collections for tho year 1899.
 Examiner Sedberry says in his report that the book showing the new credits
 were not accessible during his original
 examination. For that reason the first shortage was reported for a larger amount.
 Report to the Governor. The report of Examiner Sedberry to
 Governor Cunningham in full was as follows:
 Tn accordance with your instruc. tions have made a supplemental ex'
 animation of tho books and accounts of Mir. John Case ex-tax collector oi
 the county of Mobile for the year 1899 and I beg leave to submit the follow. ing supplemental report:
 At the time I made examination as | to the shortage of Mr. Case, in Sep tember last. ono very important book (the trial docket of the Board of Rev.
 enue) was missing. Since my report
 was filed the lost book has been found
 and is now in its proper place in the
 Probate office of Mobile County. Upon examination of this book, find that 1t contains number of item: not shown by the other records exam ined by me. for which Mir. Case is enti.
 tied to credit. Theso credits were mol properly shown fin any other book
 Hence no credit was given Mir. Case ir
 my former report, for these items, az
 gregating $3.269,77. as shown by exhib. it A hereto appended and made a part
 of this report.
 By reference to my former report | filed on the 2oth day of September last | 1t will be seen that then charged Mir Case with the sum of sS,90Ss1, from which should be deducted the ss,26s.T7 leaving a net balance from Mir. Case te
 the State of $5,639.14, which ought tt have been paid into the State Treasury
 on the first day of July. 1900. and tc
 which should be added interest fol | four and 4 halt years. amounting tt | $2, 030.09, making a total now due from
 MT. Case to the State of $7.669.23. as is
 also shown by the exhibit heretofore
 referred to,
 Important Book Was Missing. Had this lost or missing book been ] where 1t belonged, so that could have
 had access to 1t. this last or supple
 mental examination would not have
 been necessary. because could have
 then ascertained the proper amount of
 credits due Mir. Case and would have
 been glad to have given them to him. For your information and conve-
 nience, I append hereto a condensed statement marked exhibit B, showing
 amount due as per my former report, and the amount due under this sup plementary report. This amount has been agreed upon between
 Mfr. George Rosson. an expert account
 ant representing the guarantee com
 pany. which made MT. Case's bond, and myself as the amount for which
 MT. Case and his securities are liable.