The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-21
Gard from Mr.. Mckinney.
COMMUNICATED.
ditor Journal and Courier:

Editor Journal and Courier:
l notice in the Marietta News an ar
ticle marked as an advertisement and
headed Interesting Comparison, !"
which seeks to show that the first six
months of the present sheriff's admin
istration has been more economical
than the first six months of nv ad
ministration, an d that the SEN
fences during the first six months of
the present sheriff exceed the first six
months of my administration
l want to say in reply that when I
went into the Sheriff's Office January
1st, 1909 but three prisoners were
turned over to me, not one of whom
wa convicted. The business of
the March term of that year VISA all
new business and based on ar.
rests made after I went into Office. A
great many warrants that had never
been served were turned over to me and
| did my utmost to arrest the persons
charged with crime. l did not swear
out warrants except in fourteen cases
tor gambling and every one was con-
victed. l endeavored to arrest every
person charged with crime even up to
the last day of my term in Office.
1t is remarkable that the present
Sheriff should have published COM
parison claiming credit for himself for
the conviction of men who were arrest
ed while l was in Office, not only with.
holding from me the credit due nv adj
mlnistration for the arrests, but &C
tually using the work of my admins
tration to boost himself and to discredit
the first six months of my administra-
ton.
The author of the article says that at
the March term, 19II, there we're sent
up sixteen convicts with a total of STA
months service; and one man was sent
for life in addition.
Why were all those convictions at the
March term of the present year ? Here
is the answer: On the first day of
January, 1871. turned over to the pres
ent Sheriff nine prisoners, one of them
under life sentence and awaiting new
trial, which was refused one under
twenty years sentence, and awaiting
new trial which was refused; one pris-
oner who was sentenced for ten years;
another who was sentenced for two
years, one for murder who was sem
fenced at the March term for life. the
three others receiving sentences of
twelve months each. These sentences
aggregate 42o months, and one man for
life. The present Sheriff says his SEN
fences aggregated 574 months and one
life prisoner. As the city officers
turned over one prisoner who was SEN
fenced to ten years, or 40 months, and
another who was sentenced for twelve
months, making 1872 months, the ques-
ton may be asked, what prisoners
arrested by the present sheriff were
convicted at the March term to make
STA months of time he claims" l
turned over to him prisoners whose
sentences aggregated AGO months and
the city officers turned over prisoners
whose sentences aggregated I32 months,
making 552 months, which subtracted
from the total sentences of s74 months
leaves az months of sentences at the
March term due to the arrests made by
the present Sheriff. These facts are
from the record and I ask any one who
cares to do so to GO to the records and
verify or disprove what say.
The Jail records will show that for
the first six months and eleven days Of
my term Of Office, there were 16S ar.
rests and for the first six months and
eleven days OF the present year there
were 81 arrests. AS stated, did not
swear out the warrants except in
fourteen cases for gambling and every
one of them resulted in conviction.
Here you will find the cause of the