The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-08
CAN MAKE NO REPORT WITHOUT
LOOKING At AuDITOR'S
BOOKS.
Says lie Authorized No Statement
About Anyone's Onicc--To RE-
port On Clerk Graham.

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for Frankfort, KY, to com.
pare his notes with books in the au-
dltor's Office, and on Monday will
file his written report with Cover
nor Beckham.
lie stated this morning that while
he was working on both sets OF
books, those of County Clerk Gra-
ham and Sheriff Lee Potter, he
would report separately and would
first take up the county clerks office.
lie has finished supervising the
books in this Office but will have to
go to Frankfort to look over the
auditors books before he can make
cut his report He stated that he had
general idea of the reports in
the auditors books, but not enough
to base a final report on. As to Civ
ing out statements he said this was
impossible and the public would have
to wait for the report.
A report was in circulation today
that Judge Charles Emery had given
out a statement that Inspector Hines
informed him that County Clerk
Graham's books we're all right, and
he didn't care If the fact were known.
It was understood that Judge En-
cry had given this out as an inter-
view, and a Sun reporter was sent
to find him.
He was found at the I. c. passen-
ger depot, and told the reporter that
Inspector Hines had made the state
ment that Clerk Graham's books
were all right in every way, and that
he, Inspector Hines, said he didn't
care If 1t were given out.
Judge Emery did not know that
Mr.. Hines was at the train waiting
to return to Frankfort. and was ask
ed to accompany the reporter to In
spector Hines, and see about it.
Inspector Hines was asked in the
presence of Judge Emery If he had
made any such statement, or author
| lied it, and he declared emphatically
that he had not. He said that he did
not say the books were not all right
in every way, but that he did say he
had given out nothing. and intended
| to give out nothing in advance of his
report, and that any statement pur-
porting to come from him was en-
tirely unauthorized, and that he had
nothing to say because he was not
allowed to have anything to say. 81
am an Inspector employed by the
state" he explained, "and have first
to make my report to my employer.
This cannot do until I have made a
comparison with the auditors books
at Frankfort. When have made my
report the authorities can give it out
If they desire"
1t is thus seen that Judge Emery
says one thing and Mr.. Hines says
another, and what the facts are
seems to be in doubt.
From reports there is all kinds OF
Misrepresentation going on 'and II
seems impossible TO get at the bot
tom of anything. The principals arc
now saying less than anyone else
Their friends and opponents seem to
be doing most of the talking.
Affairs Instead of clearing up
seem to become more foggy. No one
seems 10 understand exactly where
he sis at" The reports are so con
flicting, and it is so impossible u
assertion anything authentic, that
the general public is becoming dis
gusted.
The work Inspector Hines will
have to do In the sheriff's case will
require about IL days more he estl-
mates and he will return from Frank
fort next week to complete the
work
lie stated In regard to the books
In Circuit Clerk Hobson's Office that
he might glance over them but
would not spend much time in that
Office which he Inspected shortly be-
fore the death of Col. Hobson.
County Judge II, T. Lightfoot has
in preparation a list of sixty or sew
enty, possibly more, settlements,
which he has made without a cent OF
cost to anyone, Judge Lightfoot says
that since the effort has been made
for political purposes to make II APP
pear that he has attempted to inn
pose on "the widows and orphans
by collecting exorbitant fees, he is
determined to prove the opposite.
He has prepared list and will have
II printed and sent into every home
In the county, showing nearly a hun
dred settlement cases of deserving
people in which he made no charge
whatever. Some OF these are cases
he says in which his opponent, Col,
Potter, has been claiming illegal
a.. IL.