The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-09-01

TYLER SHERIFFS
REPORTED SHORT
ExSherfff Shriver and Sheriff
Long Both Heavily In
debted to County.

MIDDLEBOURNG5. w. Va, Sept L.
Only a few days ago the state tox
commissioner, Fred c. Blue. presented
copy of the audit OF the accounts
of County Clerk Duty to be indebted
to Tyler county the sum of ss.O73,63,
now the tax commissioner follows
the filing OF that report with a report
OF July 1, 1905 to December 81, 1909
except payments to sherif Win E
Lang theaudit of the arcounts of eS-
Sherfn H. b. .Shriver covering his
term for boarding prisoners which
are audited to September 80. 1910.
The report is confined to the sheriffs
settlement made in 1906. 1907, 1908
and 1909 for the taxes OF 1905, 1906,
1907 and 1908. also payments made to
! the sheriff from the Tyler county
treasury
The finding against ex-Sherir
Shriver is $4.114.2O, of which $S,99334
goes to the county, and $l2O.s6 to the
state. The finding against the pres
ent sheriff. Will K. Long, is $7SO.5$
In addition to these amounts there
Is an additional sum OF $I76.5O against
Mr.. Long that is held subject TO ad-
judication by the courts. and against
ex-Sherin Shrfver the sum of So, 355.-
"a. representing discounts. for which
no finding is made and which is left
open in all audits until the question
has been decided by the supreme
court of appeals.
At this time, however. Mr.. Shriver
does not owe $4.114.2O as the finding
OF the audit shows. After the audi
tors had completed their work and
1 the report was made up but not yet
filed Mr.. shriver. on August %, APP
peared before the tax Commissioner
and turned over s2.3S1.49 for the
county and 5000 for the state He
selected the items he desired to pay
at that time and the auditors appor-
toned the sums among the various
funds. At the present time, therefore.
Mr. shriver owes but sI.636.5l. ot
which s24.66 is due the state.
( The audIts thus far made in Tyler
county and reported to the county
court and prosecuting attorney show
a total finding of S1S,96s. So
The largest discrepancies in the
affairs of Sherim Shriver were found
in the 1906 tax books of the 1907
settlement The discrepancies COR
sisted of failure to charge the sher-
III with back taxes amounting %
: $243.74; error in footing total.
800: errors in totaling the county
levy and land and personal property
! books. $1.356.OT.
1--WE were unable to find the dog
tax list. hence could not verify the
sheriff's settlement with. the dog
fund" says the report.
In reference to the special school
levy the report says both auditors
were unable to verify all settle
ments.
1t may be seen that the shortage
may be much greater than the find
ing of the auditors for they leave a
number of questions open for the
prosecuting attorney and the county
court to consider.
In the records 1t was impossible
to determine the amount of interests
related and not accounted for in the
settlements. ne SneTlu BnOulu ue
held for the total amount of inter-
est that should have been col
lected. II 1t were possible to deter
mine the amount"
The statute provides that the cost
of keeping and maintaining prison
ers in the county Jail shall not be
less than 35 or more than so cents
per day. The report shows that
Sheriff long received as much as 70
cents per day for boarding pris-
oners. The criticism is made that
the accounts allowed by the county
court do not show how long a pris-
oner has been in Jail and there is no
way of telling whether. in such i'm
: stances, more than so cents per day
has been paid. The instances in
, which the auditors were able to Sc
: cure dates. showed that Sherin Gong
; is indebted to the county to the sum
OF s3O1 90 Sheriff Wong is also
] requested to return $2T0.25 receiy-
ed for miscellaneous services which
the inspector and supervisor OF pub
lie Offices holds he is not entitled to