The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-01
SUE PAYLOR FOR
DELINQUENT funds

RICHMOND, VA, Special.-At
- O'Clock Tuesday Attorney-Gen-
eral samuel w. Williams fled a suit
in the City Circuit Court against Will
liam $. PayIor and the Illinois Assur-
ance Company for $16.232.77. the ap-
parent balance due the State by Will
liam :. PaylOr and the bonding COM
pany. PaylOr is the city treasurer of
Danville. but has been missing from
that city since last Wednesday.
Judge Williams. in going over the
case, said that it had been found
that in addition to the balance
of over $4,000 against Paylor. and
which should have been paid to the
state Auditor on July 18th. there was
another item of $6,5S9.29. This lat
ter sum represents the sale of ad-
hesiNe stamps, and also certain de-
linQuent tax tickets which had been
sent in by Paylor and for which ne
had gotten credit in his settlement.
and which had been returned TO him
Tor distress, levy, collection and re-
mittanCe.
1t is possible that this sum will be
reduced considerably. but the suit
was brought to recover the apparent
difference due the State by Pavlor.
for some time-not till the investiga-
ton of the books and accounts has
been completed by expert accountants.
Attaching His Property.
Tuesday Judge Williams had issued
and filed in the city of Danville and
in the county of Pittsylvania lis
pendens against all the property of
whatsoever character standing in the
name of PaylOr. This is the usual
process in such cases. and is for the
protection of the State and the bonds
men. 1t is not known at this time
g u ~1gr~ Il.
way of proprty that can be attached.
but the course was pursued for the
benefit OF the State, which has a first
lien on all the property, if any, which
PaNlor may have owned.
Judge Williams did not go to Dan
vile last evening, as he intended and
as ne had announced. He said today
that he found that all the papers in
the case were at hand, that the re-
cords are complete in every detail
and that he could have accomplished
nothing by going to Danville He re-
manned here and at once began the
necessary court action to protect the
interests OF Virginia. and also to hold
the bonding company responsible for
the difference between the amount
due and that paid the State.
Delinquent Taxes.
Attention is called to the "appar-
emit balance due the State by Paylor.
the year 1911 he sent in such tax
tickets as had not been collected, and
for these he was given credit on the
books. Later, in order to make fur
Their effort To collect these tickets
they were returned TO the Treasurer
and he and his deputies were direct
ed TO take such steps as would result
in their payment. IT may be that
some of these have been accounted
for, and II may be that not one of
them has been collected, but are still
in the Danville office uncoIected
Only an investigation can disclose
this, and that has already been or
dered. If the tickets are still there
then the item will be eliminated If
they have been collected and the
money is in bank TO the credit of the
delinquent tax fund. then the differ
ence between the apparent and the
real balance will he readily establish
ed and the amount in hand will re-
duce the apparent indebtedness.