The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-18

| a serious accident in the bay shortly after last midnight. The Heroine left Battles wharf about midnight to run to Fish River to pull of the Bay steamer Caiovsa, which Is aground there. When of Point Clear the Hero inc struck bottom, tore out . wheel bucket and completely wrecked her wheel house on one side. Luckily. there were no passengers on board. hence no casualties occurred. Mo- bilians who have their summer resi- dences in Baldwin County, on tho eastern shore, were detained until In the evening before being able to come to their places of business.
 The Mobile Daily Herald will say in its issue tomorrow Sunday:
 Public Examiner George F. Sedoerry, who has been examining the books Of ex-Tax Collector John Case. finished his task yesterday morning after spending almost a week upon the books. He left during the afternoon for Mont gomery, where lie will compile his re. ports. submitting it to the Governor Monday or Tuesday. Later 1t will be made public through the State Auditor.
 Not line of the report to be made to the Governor has so far been reduc- ed to writing. It will be written at Il berry was said to have remarked to Mir Case upon arrival here that when he needed him he would send for him. Such he did yesterday morning, and Tn the probate court room a conference or short duration was held between the Examiner and MT. Case. The exact words that passed between the two are not known, but the Examiner notfned MT. Case of the conditions of his books pointing out to him certain figures con tained in a paper which MT. Sedberry held in his hand. Mir. Case. 1t seemed to an onlooker, was at a loss to under stand how the conditions occurred. After the conference with MT. Case, Examiner Sedberry was asked what he had told MT. Case. He answer; T have notified Mir. Case of the conditions of his books as I find them. My re- port so far as the public Is concerned , will be made through the proper chan
 nels. It was due MT. Case that I notify , him of the results of my fnvestiga- , tions.'
 F At the conference MT. Case Is said to have remarked when told the re- suit: T cannot understand it." r He asked Examiner Sedberry for a s further conference that he may have Q his attorney present. To thls MT. Sed' a berry agreed. and o'clock was the l hour set for the conference in the of , fees of the attorney in the Pollock 1 building. Asked if the conference D would have any effect upon delaying
 his report to the Governor. Examiner
 Sedberry remarked, None whatever s The report will be made as soon as pos f sible He asked for the conference D that his attorney may be present ant granted 1t. will enlighten him al v to the conditions"
 nj t.nIA ItnN h a dr i, the hour appointed, however, and 4 shortly after the conference the secont . was held in the attorneys office, al f which were present the examiner. Mir
 Case and Attorney R. H. Clarke. Wha' . passed between them is not known but 1t is said by one in position tc
 know that Examiner Sedberry made known in plain language the results f of his Investigations. After this con O ference, Examiner Sedberry repaired to his hotel and. bidding lonl officials
 goodbye, left for Montgomery.
 While 1t Is not known exactly wha' n the report will be 1t is authoritively \ stated that irregularities have beer discovered in the accounts. and that f this is the reason MT Case asked that a conference be held at which his law.
 yer would be present. Alleged irregu'
 larities. according to the statement o 3 one official. show a shortage In thu , following funds: State tax. about i s11.700 and interest; county tax. about SS,0o0. including interest; county school tax, with interest, about $1,600 P making a total of $22,300. Of thls
 amount about $1,500 is interest. These , figures are given as they are said tc
 have been found on the books during the investigation.
 Captain Ernest Holt Buck was fount dead in bed at his home in Toulmin vile by his wife at o'clock thu morn
 ing. Captain Buck yesterday after. noon was in apparently good health He was born in Bedding, Pa, and wal in his 73rd year. He came to Mobile in 1852 and four years later was joined in marriage at Benton. Lowndes Coun'
 ty, to Miss Rebecca Ann Robertson. When the call to arms was made al
 the outbreak of the civil war, he en- listed in D company, goth Alabama In
 fantry. and won shoulderstraps. After the war he engaged in the cotton bus. mess here and later was a druggist He removed to Chunchula this County
 and engaged in the manufacture Oi rosin and turpentine, and in late years as truck grower. With his family
 he removed to Mobile seven months ago and purchased the Toulmin home stead in Toulminvlle. Five sons, W.
 J., F.. G.. and J. A. Buck of Mobile
 B A. Buck of Elgin. Tex, and Peter } Amos Buck of St. Louis. the latter Chief Clerk to General Manager Charles s. Clarke of the Mobile and
 Ohio; and three daughters, Misses El- eanor. Charlie and Justa Buck two
 neices. Mesdames Richard V. Taylor and Jack F. Ross of this city and two nephews. Major William L. Buck, Uni ted States army and Osbart c. Buck of Sherman, Texas.
 The saddest feature in connection with Captain Bucks death is that his eldest daughter, Miss Eleanor, a charming young lady. is lying at deaths door in an adjoining room to the one in which her beloved father is a corpse. She has been sick for sev- eral months.
 Marriage licenses were issued out of the Probate Court this week to the following white couples:
 Guy W. Gordon to Gertrude F. Allen, Henry NJ Healy to Hattie Wilson, Wm. l.. Murphy to Catherine K Bishop,
 Joseph Allen to Ada Belle White, Charles F. Vincent to Jane Ames Tay-
 Tor. Howard Richardson to Corinne Estelle Altman. Howard E. Palmes to Mary Arbo. Count Reynolds Royd to Mary Brainard Boyd, James V. Row len, Jr to Ollie Moon.
 Licenses were issued to four colored couples.
 City Engineer Towle has issued
 twentysix building permits for the