Bisbee daily review., 1906-06-07
Resent Report of City Attorney, Who Commented Upon
 Fines Collected.
WOULD DIScREDIT
 REPORT OF AFFAIR
Justices Say They Turn in All Fines Promptly-Each Has Different Practice of Paying City Official.

Incensed at the remarks of City Attorney Merritt al the meeting of the city council Tuesday evening, both Justices of the Peace C. A. Me Donald and owen Murphy vow they will go before the next meeting of the council and show that body just how they turn in fines collected by them for the city.
 City Attorney Merritt, when asked for his report at Tuesday nights meeting, spoke at length on the facts that fines collected by the justices were not reported to the city promptly.
 Mayor Caven, taking up the sub ject at the close of Merritt's remarks. concurred with that official in that if fines were not reported promptly they should be. because of the fact the city is under a heavy expense and needs all its funds as soon as they are available.
 The Review came out yesterday with an account of what had occurred at the meeting of the council, and sey- eral of those interested, both the jus tices and Marshal Snodgrass, took exceptions to the report, the former denying that Merritt had taken the proper view of the matter, while the latter claimed that no mention was made of the subject whatever. Snod- grass is accredited with this state ment, at least, by both the justices.
 City Attorney Merritt was seen as he was leaving for Tombstone yester- day and acknowledged that he did talk on the matter of fines, but stated that it was more his intention to seek information as to the practice in vogue in the local courts rather than 10 censure them or to prefer charges against either cf them.
 Justice Mcdonald, in speaking of the matter yesterday, said:
 Under the law, have the right to withhold payment of fines collected by me until thirty days have elapsed. On the last day of each month it has been the practice of the city marshal to come here to my office, when have never failed to deliver to him ali moneys which have been collected by me up to that date
 q do not know what the practice is in Murphys court, but I will say this: That if Merritt or any member of the city council wants to know WH6L pStOnlSS OI ttRC hio1~g AA --' hands. -Ie. him be there at the next meeting of that body. I will try to be there to present my side of the case and furnish unimpeachable evidence that I have never violated the law in the matter of fines.
 Since this matter has come up, l will welcome an investigation. l know that I can satisfy anyone on this score"
 Justice Murphy also had little 10 say on the remarks of Merritt and claims that it has been his practice 10 pay over to the marshal fines col lected just as soon as the case has been closed, and that he usually does this on the day of the trial resulting in such fine.
 ''I will be there, too, al the neXC meeting. and I want to have some thing to say on this matter said Murphy. If Merritt had any doubt about where the fines were going, why didn't he come to us justices and find o;S. or even go to Snodgrass: SnodgEass could have told him. Why, any remarks before the city council about that matter are entirely out or place and uncalled for"
 It is probable that both the local justices will be present a. the next mseting of the council and air their views on Merritt's remarks, incident ally officially informing the council of their respe ectiys disposition of lines.