The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-09-07
TYLER SHERLFFS
REPORTED SHORT
Ex-Sheriff Shriyer and Sheriff
Long Both Heavily In
debted to County.


MIDDLErouRNE, W. Va, Sept. l.
Only few days ago the state tox
commissioner, Frel I. Liue, presented
a copy Of the audit OF the accounts
of County Clerk Duty 10 he indebted
10 Tyler county the sum Of $9,O73, SO,
now the tax commissioner follows
the filing OF that report with a report
of July L, 1905 to December 81, 1909.
except payments to Sheriff viii L.
Lang theaudit Of the arcounts of ex-
Sheriff H. B. Shriver covering his
term for boarding prisoners which
are audited to September 30, 1910.
The report is confined to the sheriif's
settlement made in 1905, 1907, 1908
and 1909 for the taxes Of 1905, 1906,
1907 and 1903. also payments made to
the sheriff from the Tyler county
treasury.
The finding against ex-SherIff
Shriver is $4,114.2O, of which $S,993.S4
goes to the county, and $12O.86 to the
state. The finding against the pres
ent sheriff, viii L. Long, is $78O.5
In addition to these amounts there
is an additional sum of $176.5O against
Mr.. Long that Is held subject TO ad-
Indication by the courts, and against
ex-Sheriff Shriver the sum Of Sc $780,
"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, MIR. Shriver
does not owe s4,114.2O as the finding
of the audit shows. After the audi
tors had completed their work and
the report was made up but not yet
filed Mr.. Shriver, on August %, an.
peared before the tax commissioner
and turned over $2,3S1.49 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 $1,636.51, OF
which $24.66 is due the state.
The audits thus far made in Tyler
county and reported to the county
court and prosecuting attorney show
total finding of $13,96S. SO.
The largest discrepancies in the
affairs of Sheriff shriver were found
in the 1906 tax books of the 1907
settlement. The discrepancies con-
sisted of failure to charge the sher-
if with back taxes amounting 20
$243.74; error in footing total,
800; errors in totaling the county
levy and land and personal property
books. $1,S56.O7.
eve We're 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
number of questions open for the
prosecuting attorney and the county
court to consider.
In the records it was impossible
to determine the amount of interests
rebated and not accounted for in the
settlements. The sheriff should be
held for the total amount of inter-
est that should have been col
lected, If it we're 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 80 or more than so cents
per day. The report shows that
lOli6 lGGSlNSd lluCu do
cents per day for boarding pris-
oners. The criticism is made that
the accounts allowed by the county
court do not show how long pris-
oner has been in Jail and there is no
way of telling whether, in such in
stances, more than so cents per day
has been paid. The instances in
which the auditors we're able to Sc
cure dates, showed that Sheriff Long
is indebted to the county to the sum
of S3Ot.9O, Sheriff Long is also
requested to return $27O.25 receiv-
ed for miscellaneous services which
the inspector and supervisor of pub
lie Offices holds he is not entitled to-.
COAL DEAL