The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-08
WAS A DEFAULTER
Democratic Sheriff Of Tyrell Go.
Dies Leaving Aeeounis In
Ugly condition
SHORT IN THE SUM OF 81. 90

Poek~s wAs Faii et reil T~x Receipa.
County CommtazieEcp Aesrvsed
s~sti-meas vitis.~, s~-ias IT.
c~ips from state Trr~-arcr--I.es-
ter Found from Mr.. iAcr Threat
cning SUIT.
Greensboro Ne~nl
n. r. Haskett. of Columbia. Tyr
ren County. was Ia the city saassr-
day and told of the detaieaiion Of
the Democratic sheriff Of that couE-
~. the shortage exceeding ts.kee.
To a representative OF tha Daily
News Mr.. Haskest made the follow
lnE statement:
The Democratic sheriff. W. II,
Cooper. died ut his home In Colum-
bia last Saturday. ana upon innyesti-
CATION 1t was found that he VAS
short s2.5Q7.40. he having appear
missioners the fret Monday In May
and made clean settlement With
them, at which settlement he failed
10 produce his receipt from the State
Treasurer. The board Of commission
ers. exhibiting their skilled business
capacity, settled with the sheriff
without securing the voucher from
the State treasurer. apparently sail
Ing on smooth seas with extreme In
difference. or in blissful ignorance.
State Treasurer Dcrcliet In Duty.
State Treasurer Lacy wrote the
sheriff a few days prior 10 his death
In which letter he demanded 4 aet-
tlement, stating that he should have
brought suit for settlement in Febru-
airy, 1908; saying farther that no
other treasurer would have been SO
lenient. The sheriff was too Ill TO
receive this letter. and after his
death, when the county commission
ers met, his father brought the let
ter to their attention for consider
alton.
Illegal Voting by Juggling Receipts.
Upon examination of the sheriff's
private papers. tax receipts were
Hound in his pocketbook covering an
aggregate of something like $500,
for solvent citizens who had paid no
tax during the past three years. Yet
all the parties against whom these
receipts are outstanding. and found
In the private papers OF the sheriff.
were returned at the proper time
to the registrar as having paid their
,, poll tax thereby emitting them 10
vote.
This discovery is appalling when
IL is recalled that some OF the Demo-
cratic officers of Tyrreli County were
, elected by a meager majority. rang
, ling from sixty to one hundred
!. lWonder what our supersensatve
. friends on the News and Observes
stan will have TO say about this Dem
ocratic swindle in Tyrrell Count,
since the News and Observer seems
to gloat over the mix-up in Sampson
"Tyrreli County will undoubtedly
go in the Republican column thii
= election.
r The sheriff's bondsmen say the.
J. are not to blame and are not res
A ponsible, because the State Treasur
A er could have remedied the situation
Ia IL he had performed his duty. Tn
,r commissioners say they forgot TO as
N for the State Treasurer's receipt, a.
though they are paid TO think abou
D. Just such business as that. and
as would like to know IL my Count
,r men will have TO stand for tn
ue charge of $4,000 and odd. or wi
ID the State Treasurer be responsible
as 1T is thought by some that u
ve County Commissioners can be sue
by whoever comes to loss In this ma
ter on the ground of gross negl
,a gence in Office.
be General Investigation Demanded !
ey Citizens.
"a committee of citizens has be-
e appointed to go before the board
H County Commissioners and demaI
"a that a special finance commit
'A' be appointed, whose business II shi
p, be to thoroughly Investigate eve
branch of the County governnei
.a au the clerk of the court. the treasur
and other Offices. Ii Is hoped th
nothing else unsavory will be Q
earthed because the taxpayers OF {
County are In bad enough pifs
now. This is the second defaicati
. happening In this county. Both w
Democratic sheriffs. And yet u
tell US Radicals will steal