The Cairo bulletin., 1913-11-29
DEPUTY SHERIFF
REFUSES TO AID
WITH THE HOUNDS
Demands Payment Of $5 Fee Before
Pacing on Burglars
Trail
UNDER CONSIDERATION BY
BOARD OF C0MMISS- oNERS
C. v. Neff and Both Parties to Con-
troversy Give Their SIDES
oil Story.
UNDER CONSIDERATION BY
BOARD OF COMMISS- -0NERS

The grocery store of j. l.. Hart
ley, 4Ol3 Sycamore street, was
hurglaried at an early hour yester-
day morning and sixty cents in
money taken from the cash register.
Nl'a.ng else w. missed from the
store ana there is no clew to the
robber Entrance was effected
throwing IA brick through the glass
front door.
When Hartley opened TIN stcr6
al O'Clock yeste day norning, he
dis oyered that the p ace had lean
robbed and Immediately notified
Deputy Shcun Ralph uhildrcss, who
appeared en- the scene a short time
later with the two bloodhound
owned by the county,
In a statement last night to a re-
porter for The Bulletin, Hartley
said that Chiidress took the hounds
to the store, but refused to start
after the burglar unless he gave
him five dollars which he refused
to do, He said he believed it was
the duty of the county to try 10 find
the burglar, and he did not think
he should be made to pay five dol
lars for this service. Deputy Chill
dress he said, returned with the dogs
to the court house without making
any attempt to give them the scent
II was called out Of bed before
daylight, said Ch1dress, ''and l
took the hounds IN the patrol
wagon to Hartley's store. tod
him it would cost him five dollars
II he wanted them worked. and he
refused to give it to me in a very
short manner put the dogs back
In the patrol wagon and left the
place.
The dogs are owned by the
county. but the county commits
sioners have not fixed any amount
to pay the man who works them.
That has been left to me. 1t is a
hard Job to work those dogs because
when they are on a scent it is diff
cult to hold them. | didn't intend
to be dragged through the rain and
through the swampg, c. wherever
thcy would have led me- and not get
anything for it, 1t is bad enough
to work them for five dollars The
man was SO short with me that |
simply left him.
"1he county commissioners are
in session now, but they haven't
taken up the matter of pay for this
work, as they have had other more
important matters to consider.
In reference to the Board Of
county commissioners taking action
in the matter of exacting feas or
pay from citizens for the use Of tbs
dogs or personal services by at
taches of the sheriff's offices render
ed in connection with the apprehen-
sion of criminals as outlined above
by Deputy Childress, Commissioner
Nen was the only member of the
board that could be found last
night Mr. Neff admitted that the
board had the matter up for consid-
GRAFTON since its attention had been
directed to the matter. He said
that he told Mr.. Childress that he
thought he had made a mistake IN
not following up the robbery case
leaving the matter of pay to be de
termined later by the board.
MIR. Nen admitted that the
hounds were the property of Alex
ander county, the $3.50 expended
in their purchase having been raid
by the county and a public sub.
scription, the county defraying al
costs of their maintenance Mr.
Neff said that he believed thai
since a deputy sheriff received ne
pay, depending upon fees in civi
cases, he should be entitled to some
remuneration for services in Grim.
inal cases, the person AGING Toi
the services to settle with the coun.
ty official.