The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-21
ORDERS TO REFUND ALLEGED
DISCREPANCIES FILED
YESTERDAY
County and State Officers Preparing
for Legal Action Against Messrs.
Taylor and CIemans.


Taylor and Clemans.
Orders requiring ex-Sherins w. II.
Clemans and DR.. ID. II. Taylor to re-
fund the alleged discrepancies in their
accounts 20 the county commissioners
during their term OF office. were filed
Yesterday with the board of county
commissioners. These orders were
filed through the offices OF State Tax
Commissioner Fred. o. Blue.
The order is returnable in fifteen
days and in case the money is not
refunded az that time Prosecuting At
torney Addleman Is instructed TO take
the matter before the circuit court OF
this county and force settlement from
the men. Copies OF the orders were
served yesterday afternoon upon the
two eN-ofhcials. II Is understood that
they will settle before they are forced
TO by the courts. II their discrepan-
cies are found to be true.
The state will act upon their
charges through the circuit court OF
kanawha county. In addition TO
these actions, IL Is understood that
suits will be brought by differest
boards OF education throughout the
county. who claim money due on the
school fund II Is understood that
the eN-sheriffs will 1ght the settle
ment 10 a finish. claiming that they
We're justified in the discrepancies.
The audit OF the county books. the
report OF which was filed in August.
1912, shows that DR. Taylor owes TO
the county the sum OF S1565l.77 ana
that Mr.. Clemans owes S5.5304S. The
school fund claim against Or. Taylor
totals S2.S952G while that OF Mr..
Clemans amounts TO 1906 81. The
state claims amount TO S1.1O5 %
against DR.. Taylor and s1.1s5.2g
against Mr. Clemans Triadelphia dis.
trict Is the heaviest claimant. they
having a claim for about $500 The
total amounts claimed 20 be due the
state is sls.640s6 for Taylor and So
3S2.3S against Clemans.
Partial Settlement.
Both of the eN-sheriffs have made
partial settlements TO the state and
county. the original audit Showing
that Dr. Taylor was due TO pay the
sum OF $lS.S0496. OF this amount
Sl5S was for jury costs and he has
paid the sum OF Sl64 less the original
sum.
The original claim against ex-ShcriN
amount Of S6.9s232. he having set.
tied the amount OF SIi.376O7 Tho
question Of interest from the sheriGs
10 the state auditor seems TO be tho
question involved The law holds tho
sheriff responsible for the public
FUNDS in his hands The law does
not say whether the sherins shall
place the funds in bank or not
nut is silent on the question on what
lhey shall do with tho interest should
the money be placed In bank
four OF tho findings aeainst DR.
laylor involve Interest The frat
hnding is for interest on taxes. fHo
supreme court ruling that tho Interest
on funds should b. considered tt.
same az part Of the fund The Soc.
ond hndinE is that Dr. TAYLOR re
c'iVed interest on ovofdrgffa ana
JAILED 10 follow the law in HrndUr.
orders. Auditor QUO who is tstir.
care of the states case. claims frst
~ DE- the same as loaninr tho peou,,
lh'ir own money and tatfn. tho i,
ierest u ia said that when tt.r.
are no funds 10 redeem tho ord.-.
mat they should Do Indo-sod bv tFr
.heriu with the words no fund. D..
me other finding Involves dispufo
lh laN accounts
School Fund
W inc matter Of school furfs thor,
i' discrepancy In the funds amount.
lnE 10 about $1,000 that there h. r,
account Tor az co. This money is
7sld ~ have accrued from tho s,I.
on school property. etc There b.
round no settlement % any Kind DO 4.
claimed, according to trr auditor
accounts
ExSh"ri0 Ciomans h1s from ,r,.
7" time settled ON Iia .rpaurf ugtI
now There is very small rsrra7tsr,
on lhe oririnai amount to Do account
ed Tor While ON the other hand Dr
Iaylor has paid scarcely any of bi- .
.'a'ine The vast total milo uu sraIpat
Nun. af Tho same time BEARING .rf.r
esi The accounts or Dr TAYLOR bprt
from The time no. went into rrIr, ur
M inc end ~ bis term. while Sb.r.r
'I.am'ns. accounts hold for fv. ana
halt years. Efforts To- bring about
sottcment az various fimas bss
I"ll"d. and during tho past several
months Accountant Otto. Tax cor,
missioner BHe aud Prosecuting Attor.