The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-20
the above amount and showed in the
settlement as of June 80. 1912.

the above amount and showed in the
settlement as of June 80. 1912.
The item marked interest collected
on taxes amounting TO 81 .363.57 was
In the hands of the supreme court of
appeals OF this state for a decision
rs TO who that interest rightfully be-
longed. ! at that time was of the
opinion that was an extra compensa-
ton for extreme efforts in collecting
delinquent tax and I spent every cent
OF that interest to make my collections
OF all tax charged against me In this
county the greatest OF any sheriff
proceeding me and I accomplished
that end at least for last year I col
lected ninetynine and thrqsfourths
per cent of all taxes charged against
me. The supreme court OF appeals
decided this case in January OF 1912
and the different public funds were
given the credit Immediately upon no
tice OF the supreme court OF appeals.
this amount being credited six moths
before the audit was completed but
the auditors have made no melton OF
that fact.
With respect TO the item ''discrep
ancies in the tax books and settle
ments OF 1909 and 1910 taxes" amount
ing 20 s642.s6 wish 10 say that II
would take considerable time TO de-
termine the accuracy or inaccuracy
OF this item. but II will b. looked into
and II found that the auditors were
correct there will be no hesitancy on
my part in making that amount good.
With respect TO the sensational
Nharga In last ayapfupa Of mo
pocketing the jury costs amounting
TO 1862 which the sheriff collects for
the empanneling of a circuit jury,
wish 10 say when Mr.. Julius Scherr.
one OF the accountants first came to
the sheriff's Office to make these find
ings. Mr.. Welch my chief deputy
asked Mr.. Scherr the question What
should be done with those jury costs
and he replied Il should go TO the
credit of the county and Mr.. Welch
IN my presence turned 10 Mr. Scherr
with the remark that his books
! showed that money 10 be credited TO
an account styled Jury funds" and
that he would 20 Immediately 20 his
books and transfer the account To the
credit OF Ohio county and Mr.. Scherr
Immediately said % no. do not do
I
would not make that credit now. but
later" Is there anything in that con
versation that would Indicate that 7
intended putting that money in my
pocket? but the jury costs on my
books were credited 10 the county as
OF June 30. 1912 and appear I'm the
1912 settlement.
In regard to this item OF $500 fines
nv In I s.sf. -
Say that part OF this $500 was never
collected by me at all. but by John
L. Kingdom. the clerk Of the circuit
court. and was not reported 10 the
/ state auditor. but turned over to me
June G. 1872. Three hundred dollars
Of the $500 was a bond forfeiture paid
into my office by Mr. Edwin Kline.
attorney for a client OF his. and there
being no report made on this forfeit
ure 70 the auditor by the circuit
clerk. the auditor. OF course. had NJ
/ charge against me. and being over
! IN that account $500. called the tax
commissioner auditors attention 10
the fact that the 5000 existed IN my
/ books, and there being no account
/ against me I'm the state auditors Of
( fee for that amount. wo were able
TO trace n out that way. and had this
been reported a. other fines were re-
/ ported. ~ would have been pail 20
/ the state long ago. and was paid Ia
as soon as the auditors attention was
! called TO this matter by Mr. Welch
and was paid In TO the state treasury
June 20 1912.
II wish 10 conclude this statement
Z by saving that instead ~ me paying
back something over g. ono. as tho
Evening News had o.. had paid 10
The state county and school boards.
; not because Of the result 90 this audit.