The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-27

Will; Bullock is for whipping a woman Judge Camp agreed to let him off for s15'
 He did not sign this answer, but he admits in his testimony, beginning at page 227, that he wrote the same. TlRs correspondence took place five days be- fore the warrant of arrest tsee warrant No. 222) was issued, from this court. CThe constablei claims that there was a prior warrant). (Note-The constable says: Judge Camp agreed to let him off for sl5 This is before the warrant (No. 222) was issued. The judge and constable had agreed that the negro was guilty S5 worth).
 The constable admits that he issued the, garnishment writ dated the 9th day of July, 1910, against Will Bullock tsee testimony, page 23s), and on the 18th day of July, 1s10 the judge of this court signed a release of this garnishment (see testimony Of I<ibbey, White and Leati) for the sum of T 50, when there was no case criminal or civil, docketed against this defendant.
 ''Is is a question of yeracity between the clerk of the court and the constable as to the authority for signing the paper. The clerk very positively swears that he did not give the constable authority to sign the writ of garnishment. and the constable just as positively swears that he did
 Tt Is an innovation in the system of jurisprudence of Alabama tsee testf- mony of White) that man can be charged with criminal offense, garn- ishment writ issued to aid in his ar rest. and the judge sign the release of the earnishment without any kind of a docket entry. Such transaction shows that justice reposes in cold, cold grave.
 T call your particular attention to the transaction involving fines amount ing to 32e7.50. lsee the testimony of c. H. Miller, county treasurer, page 11S, and S. A. Morrow, clerk of the county auditor, page 1lsp. ss.- .... .,.
 .srhe judge had not docketed one of these cases. but his report to the treas urer shows that he has issued war rants and proceeded against each one of the. defendants crimtnally.
 During the existence of this court the judge has only paid into the county treasury -3s5, and this payment was made on May 25, 1911.
 .sThe docket entries. made after I began taking oral testimony. shows that the judges memory had been ouickened to, the extent of over $150o. He could not have been ignorant of the possession of that amount, as he
 remembered 1t sufficiently to direct the docket entries ssslAs
 There is not a particle of evidence to connect the clerk of this court, in any manner, with these transactions, save the disputed point between him and the constable in regard to the is-
 suing of the garnishment writ against
 Win Bullock. es tA ,~rsrhe evidence df 1t Is to be believed) shows every character of chicanery knowngte man was practiced to obtain money and no effort made to place the money where 1t properly belonged in the treasury of Jefferson county. Your particular attention is directed to the juggling of the offense against
 Ben Marine. Marino testified that he had been arrested for violating the prohibition law. and fined $2s.75. which he paid. The case against Marine for |violating the prohibition law is dock eted and marked grand jury yet no papers concerning this case have ever l reached the priminal.or circuit court
 but Marine is further docketed with the offense of assault and battery and is credited with the payment of fine of t2S.75. The fact that the judge of this court failed to send ups the papers in the case for violating the prohibition law is strong evidence that Ben Marine swore to the truth. s.t--s The changing of names and dates end the double docksting of cases. may or may not have been for the purpose of increasing the constablss fees as
 an offset to fines collected by the judge of this court and not turned into the county treasury.
 T. recommend that you call the at tention of the legislature to the neces.
 sity for the enactment of laws that will prevent the 'coersion' or threat enang of witnssses who appear, or
 who are to appear before examiners of public accounts in obedience to law. &s
 "A law compelling every justice of the peace. and the judge of every In ferior court to give receipts, retaining d duplicate, for every fine paid into said courts, should be enacted and there should be . heavy penalty imposed for failure to. give receipts for all fines lcoi1ected.
 s'Thei corpora tions in this district car l aid Sxamfrttrs of public accounts ma tterialiy, at very little expense, if they would Keep . record of all their em- ployes who pay fines. or who are ar restsd by order offjustice of the peace orr interior courts of this county. "The officiaiSrof Jefferson county, in- ofudinE tho Board of Revenue, have | rendered me avery assistance, on my request. in making this examination I ff- "Respectfully submitted.
 l e~. "H. Y. BROOKE. "Examiner' of Public Accounts. l subscribed and sworn to before mt l on this the 17ths day of August 1911 | n. F. STILES. .f