The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-02-15

OF the books, accounts and papers pear
ing upon the business of the county To-
the past eight or nine years, and you
attention is called to the whole repor
and its accompanying exhibits, bu
especially your attention is called to INT
disclosures made by the cash accounts
which show adehciency exceeding 81 ,ouI
that is, it appears that there has beer
received more than 81 600 for which nc
money or vouchers are produced, and II
this connection l will read to you the
section of the code bearing upon this
subject.
whatsoever being a cashier, servant,
agent or clerk to any person or to any
body corporate, or being employed tor
the purpose or in the capacity OF a
cashier, servant, agent OF clerk by any
person or body corporate, shall tradu-
lently embezzle any money, goods, bill,
note, bond, check. evidence of debt, or
other valuable security or effects which,
or any part whereof, shall be delivered
to or received, or taken into possession
! by him, for or in the name or OH the
account Of his master or employer, shall
| be deemed to have feloniously stolen the
same from his master or employer,
although such money, goods, bill, note,
bond, check, evidence of debt or other
valuable security or effects was not re-
ceived into the possession OF such master
or employer, otherwise than by the
actual possession of his cashier, servant,
agent, clerk or other person so employed,
and. being convicted thereof, shall be
punished by Imprisonment in the Jail or
the house of correction for not more than
three years, or in the penitentlary for not
more than fifteen years. and also the
language of the report of the committee
on this subject:
"A shortage of ST Cos. O7exists in the
cash. the particulars in regard thereto
being given in exhibit B and a more
searching examination by those who
have personal knowledge of the sources
from which the county ought to receive
money may swell this shortage consider
able
Il will also call your particular atten-
ton to another portion of the COM
mIttee's report.
The expenditures for the Jail aud |
sl1eritf's office also show a constant in
crease from wear to year. For the year |
ending April3O, 1899, the total cost paid |
by the county for the sheriff and jail was !
So, 951 So, while for the year ending |
April 80, 1906, the cost was $7,S75. %. |
increase in the business done and the |
prisoners kept as will account for this
enormous increase in the cost to the
county. and we advise that you submit
this exhibit to the next grand jury for its
serious consideration, and in this con-
nection it is we'll for you to bear in mind
that while most all of theitems enumerat-
ed in the exhibits having been standing
for more than wear and consequently
are barred by the Statute of Limitations.
each of the accounts presented to county
for payment are required
by law to be verified by affidavit and
that there is no limitation for prosecution
for perjury.
In calling YOUR especial attention to
these two subjects, do not wish you to
suppose that the other parts of the re-
port are to be ignored or overlooked. 1t
will be your duty to examine carefully
every part it.
THE work Of the committee appears
to be carefully done and you are thereby
relieved from a great mass of detail ex-
and your investigation will
be rendered comparatively easy and
simple. If you find that the facts as they
will be presented to you, justify indict-
ment. then it will be your duty under the
oath that you have Just taken to pre-
sent for trial the parties who appear to
be guilty for trial before petit jury"
The following constitute the petit jury:
Edward II. Hall Denis I. Shanahan
!. Ross Scarborough II. l.. Muunikhuyse1
William H. STREET. 7. Wilson Galbreath
lanes w. McGaw John Archer
Thomas J. Galley !. William Bauer
Benz X. Richardson Murray DOnahOO
William 6 Chenworth Amos II. Hughes
William j. Cochran A. Elmer Davis
Iames E. Holloway Samuel T. Edel
William A. Hope Iohn II Slater
William Myers lanes Davis
Nicholas Furlong Charles II. Jacobs
Dr.. WalterB b. Kirk
On call of the docket the following en-
;ries wete made:
Hanway, Barnes and McComas vs.
ames Baird, Jr; Judgment by default.
Rosa McDoon VS.. Laura McDoon;
Judgment confessed.
Edward Thompson Company VS.. En-
1est M. Milleson; satisfied.
County Commissioners of Hartford
Howard n Baldwin; satisfied |
The petit jury was then excused until
Monday next.