The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-14
.CRENSHAW COUNTY
 SHERIFF IS SHORT Examiner Wilkinson Reports on
 Mays Accounts ILLEGAL CHARGES MADE Five More Boys Will Be Allowed to Represent Alabama In the In-
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 Montgomery News.
ILLEGAL CHARGES MADE


 After an investigation of the books and accounts of S. D. May, sheriff of Crea- shaw county, Assistant State Examiner Wilson finds him short with the state s222. It is also rumored that his indebt- edness to the county will be in excess of S250O. This latter is no. official, no report having been made on that part of the investigation. Examiner Wilson went down last week to look into the accounts of Sheriff May and while exam ming for the counts found that the above amount was due the state. This s222 is divided as follows: For solictorss fees. si95' illegally charged for feeding priso- ners. 90 days at 30 cents day, se7; total s222.
 Concerning the overcharge for feeding prisoners the examiner cites the follow ing instances: Cain McGhoe, mitimus dated April 2S, 19O5 cha ,ged from April T, seven days too much; Sam Coffee, ar | rested December 23, 1904, discharged De- cember 24, charged for Tine days. seven days too much Wiley Bryant, sheriff worked and we not confined in jail, in November bill twenty-two days, in De- cember, bill th.rty-one days. nfty-three days too much; Will Henderson, worked by outside party and not confined in jail, December bill twentythree days; to- tai days charged ilesall.. ninety; total cash value at 30 cents q day, S27
 Sheriff May has a bond in ,he Fidelity and Deposit company of Baltimore from the time of the extension of the terms of the sherifs last fall. Prior to that time his bond was made by friends in the county. While the amounts due the state were collected after the beginning of the extended term, the countys por- tion will date behind that time, it is thought. MT. May left his home in Lu- verne on January G. and has not been back since. His office has been adminis- tered since that time by his son and deputy.
 More Boys May Go.
 State Superintendent of Education L ". Hill has received notice from the man agers of. the inaugural parade that the state will be allowed ten instead of five boys for the boys cadet corps at the in- stallation of the President on March 4, | and he has named Roy Williams of Fort Deposit to go. along with five others ap- pointed last week. TLis will give room for liipits anu llP would be glad to have one of these from Birming- ham and one from Mobile if it can be arranged.
 Superintendent of Education Hill has | appointed the following trustees of the Pratt City school district: R. F. Love- lady. Job Going, J. B. Stagg !. E. Wood. E. J. Hudnall.
 The First National bank of Red Level has been Incorporated, and the secretary of cfo ;r c Ono thorized and s240oO paid in. J. L Leens. J. w. and c. A. Costen incorporators
 Minor Appointments. r. c. Lumpkin has been appointed commissioner of deeds for Alabama at Columbus, Ga. These appointments have also been made ]. R. Martin notary pub lei and justice of the peace Mount Hope; Love culbreth. notary public Geneva; Miss J. l. Seeley, notary public, Mobi e; J. K. Cox constable, beat 13, Lauderdale county
 Among the guests of the capitol today were Judge g. G. Woolf and MT. c. c. Devein of Demopolis, They spent some time with Commissioner of Agriculture R R. Poole. and -eport that there win be a material decrease in cotton acreage in Marengo county. Mir. Devein is a cot ton buyer and says the 12,O00 bales of cotton now at Demopolis cannot be bought. He also believes that If the price goes up it will be held. saying. the higher the price the tighter it will be l held"
 Farmers In Earnest. l So far as heard there was q general re- l sponse to the call for meetings Saturday 1 all over the state, at which time the l beat gatherings were called to organize | to reduce the acreage and keep the cotton | now in hand off the market. The weather 1 was bad but the enthusiasm was such as l tc indicate that the farmers are in earn est and will see that tn part is per- 1 formed The county meetings will be held next Thursday, February l6, at which time it is hoped that a perfect organiza- ton will be secured. lool.ng to the state meeting here on February 21 MT. Poole 1 is very happy oyer the outlook. The far mers are holding on to what cotton they ] have and will not put a bale on the marke. and the reports are unanimous to the effect that there will be a large de- creased in acreage. which Is bor.. out by I the great decrease in the sale of fertiliz- CTS. From the present outlook there is mora business in tne movement than has ever been the case with the members of l the agricultural classes. and politics have 1 been entirely elirlinated
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