The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-07
COUNTY
LOSES LITTLE
County Funds are Short
Only $138, o3.
U NCLAlM Ed FEES.
Form the Bulk of His Alleged
Shortage.
Prosecutor Clark Receives a Copy
( Of the Examiners Report and will
Begin Action for Recover.

lie accounting, of his examination
of the records OF, ex-county clerk
William +. johnson. The report
is quite extensive covered about
% pages of typewriter matter
and sets forth in detail each and
every item IN which there Is al
legged to be u shortage.
The report purports TO show that
johnson is 1851 .33 short. 1t is
found that on his term bills, he
drew $72.33 more than the exam
iner claims the law allows, the
county commissioners allowing the
bill. Stenographer's fees amount
ing TO $66.5S which were in
Johnson's hands and supposed to
have been turned over 30 the coun-
ty commissioners for the reason
that the stenographer draws a
regular salary, are charged against
Johnson. Thus the county is only
out these two items, the remainder
of the alleged shortage coming in
small amounts from various indiv-
iduals. For instance there is n
sum of 1861 50 claimed witness
fees, which johnson should have
turned over TO the county treas
urer. which he is said 10 have
gotten away with. This is money
that was coming to individuals in
amounts ranging from one to four
dollars each, but which was never
called for.
The sum Of So. 80 which was
supposed to have been paid the
penitentiaiy and reformatoiy was
not receipted for and II is there
fore believed that this amount also
went into Jolnson's pockets.
And then there is the sum of
SSO1 SO unclaimed fees in John
sons hands which should have
been turned over to his successor,
but which was never turn,
over.
1t i said that examiner Mahaf-
fey was Just on the point of
making a report showing that the
books of the ex-clelk were all
right. when he by the merest
accident stumbled onto one little
item that aroused his suspicion.
The deeper he dug the more he
found and finally uncovered the
alleged shortage.
About two years ago the bond
which had been Johnson's
surety, got the consent Of the
county commissioners to withdraw
and how much of the shortage
occurred during the time this COM
pany was on the bond is mat
ter not known now, and one
that will have to be determined
by the prosecutor when he beg.ns
an action to recover the amount |
alleged to be short. After the |
withdrawal of the bond company, |
Johnson gave bond signed by |
len substantial business and pro- |
Fessional men and the prosecutor
will make n formal demand on
hem to make good the portion Of
he loss sustained by the county
hiring the per.od covered by their
packing johnson.
The prosecutor will hardly take
my official action before next
week by reason OF press of other
business at this time.
For the first time in n period of
more than eighteen months Con-
srcssmm Grant Il. Mouser will
appear in a law suit. Mr.. Mouscr
will act as one OF the counsel for /,
he defense in the Morse steaIiier
ase of the State of Ohio against
tito Mahaffey and W;tie Maysc.
The ease will be tried tomorrow
md Mr.. Mouscr is anxious to |,
NEE more get into harness for
cgal battle.
The divorce matter OF Martha
'onnell against Francis NJ. Con-
ell was heard by Judge Young
Wednesday afternoon. The plain
lif charges gross neglect of dutyl,
allure To provide, drunkenness
nd wilful absence. Connell was !,
printer who has not been in this
;dy for several years.
The court took the matter under
dvlsement. IVA Ntflit ]
The plaintiff has been given
cave to plead instanter in the ,
natter OF Joseph j. Arthur ,
gainst James Harruff. .
The case of Joseph Slanser aud !.
'thcrs against Margaret Scanhn Il
as been settled and tho costs
'aid. ID