The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-02-09
OFFICES IN DISPUTE.
County Auditor Werts Refused to
Give Up Office to Probate Judge
Matter In Court.


ers to give the probate judge the Office
now occupied by the auditor, assign
ing the auditor to the office in the
rear Of the Office now occupied by
him, and County Auditor E. S. Werts
refusal to move or to allow the sup
ervisor to enter his Office to move
him, the matter is now in the courts,
Chief Justice Pope having issued an
order temporarily enjoining County
Supervisor L. I. Feagle and Probate
Judge F. NJ. Schumpert from inter-
! fering with County Auditor Werts'
use and occupancy Of the Office until
1.-The matter can be heard by the su-
preme court, the supervisor and pro-
bate judge being cited to show cause
before the supreme court in Columbia
on April 20 why the temporary in
junction should not be made perman-
ent.
/ In the erection Of the new court
house the small Office in the rear, at
the southeast eorner-the Office
which nobody seems to want-was
built for the auditor. Before the fin
al assignment Of Offices by the COM
mission, however, it was decided that
this office was not suitable for the
auditor, and it was assigned to the
probate judge, the vault purchased
for the probate judge being placed
therein. The auditor was assigned to
the Office now occupied by Auditor
| Werts.
This assignment was made. last fall
and all the officers moved except Pro-
bate Judge Schumpert. Mr.. Schum-
pert refused to move and remained
in his office in the old court house,
contending that the office assigned to
him in the new court house was IN
every way unsuitable for an office
for the probate judge. The matter
was agitated at that time, and the
following petition was circulated by
Probate Judge Schumpert:
"To J. NJ. Wicker, Supervisor: We,
| the undersigned citizens, realizing
that the space in the office and vault
as at present provided for the probate
Judge is totally inadequate for the
preservation Of papers and records
now deposited in the probate's office,
with those that will accumulate in
the future, and for the transaction
of the business connected with said
office. together with the insufficiency
of light and other facilities necessary
for the custodian and others to e8-
anime papers deposited therein, do
hereby respectfully petition that the
office originally prepared and design
ed for said officer may be occupied by
him.
! This petition was signed by Messrs.
J. B. Hunter, I. H. Hunt, W. H. Hunt,
Cole. L. Blease, Fred H. Dominick, G.
G. Sale, E. S. Blease, Lambert W.
Jones, George Johnstone, H. c. Hol-
loway, O. L. Schumpert, J. F. J. Cald-
we'll, ". H. Wendt, Thos. J. Wilson,
L. I. Feagle, and L. c. Livingston.
No action was taken by Supervisor
Wicker or his board, and County Au-
ditor W. W. Cromer, who was then
auditor. retained his office, and Pro-
bate Judge Schumpert refused to
move from his office in the old court
hoase. That was the stains when Au-
ditor Vert, who succeeded Auditor
! :";omer. went into office on January
7G. and e took possession of the
me otf":"e which had been occupied
HI Auditor Hromer.
n J,r*.; new supervisor and a
~cw board IF county commissioners
me in n'Tf"e. and at their meeting
- Inst ST. ,rdar = week ago they de-
hed to g. e Probate Judge Schum-
,."rt tie =? : occupied b. Auditor
.~o~tS md :rigned to Auditor Werts
the small office in rear Of his present
"iee, as St. ted above. Commissioner
G. L. Leitzsey voted against the
change.
Count. Auditor Werts was notified
e tIis de ION If the cont ''oard,
t'&t - i d been decided up-
-. y moving his books
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