The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-12-08
A BIG BUSINESS
IN FALSE CLAIMS
Circuit Clerk Carter C0un-
ty Gets In Bad.
SECURED ss,363 FROM STATE
Witness Fees Assigned Olive
Hill Banker. Who Receiv-
ed Warrants.
A TOTAL or 400 DISCOVERED

lhe II TdhhiOIt Ctdte JOuTndt Says
"The charge is true" said, Circuit
Clerk J. e. McGlone, of Carter coun
ty, who arrived here last night il
company with Sheriff Jas. l.. Potts
and G. w. Castle, of the State In
spector and Examiners force, to an
swer to a charge of securing from
the State warrants aggregating S.
1858 on fraudulent claims for witnes:
fees in Commonwealth cases. He
said he would make bond to-day be-
fore County Judge Heat and he
stayed last night at hotel in custo-
dy of the Sheriff.
McGlone was arrested at Grayson
yesterday morning on warrant:
sworn out before Comfy Judge
Heat by G.. w. Castle.
Claims for witness fees in Com
monwealth cases for the February
May and October terms of the Car
ter Circuit Court aggregated over
$4,000, and the amounts excited
suspicion. The Auditors Office re-
ported the situation to State Inspec-
tor and Examiner Sherman Goodpas-
ter, who set ON foot an investigation
with the result that charges of max
ing out fraudulent claims were made
against the clerk.
Mr.. Goodpaster said his report to
Governor McCreary will show fraud
ulert claims for witness lees for the
three terms. amounting to $12.075.
Warrants were issued and the claims
paid for the February and May
terms, and among these the Inspec-
tor and Examiner found claims, to-
falling $S,363, which he said are bo-
gus. while. out of s4,242.92, the
amount of claims presented to the
Auditors Office fos the October term,
hut not allowed. $1,000 were bogus.
Mr.. Goodpaster said claims were
made out for Witnesses who so far
as he could learn do not exist. and
in cases not on the docket. Mileage
allowed these alleged witnesses also
amount to huge sum, as they were
8 cents mile from Chris
tian, Todd, Logan, Simpson, Larue,
Hart. Trimble. Kenton. Pike, Green,
Bath. Casey and Warren counties.
The warrants were issued to A. J.
stamper, OF Olive Hill, banker and
to whom the claims had
been assigned.
Mr.. McGlone, who is finishing out
his second term as Circuit Clerk.
showed no hesitancy I'm acknowledge
Ing the facts against him. He said:
"The charges are true. All want
Is chance to make it right and pay
back all that is due the State. +
don't know exactly how much it is"
but he said no fraudulent claims
we're made before the February.
1915. term of court.
81 will explain to the authorities
what caused me to do It; but I do
lot feel like making the explanation
public"
He continued: ''Mr. Stamper
Knew nothing about it. The names
If the parties were endorsed across
he papers by me and they passed
through bis hands at my request. He
occurred the warrants and endorsed
hem to the purchasers. but did not
'eceiye any of the money"
The afiidavits. accompanying the
tx warrants sworn out by Mr.. Cas-
jc. allege that fraudulent claims for
fees were made out by Nc
Hone in writing In the name of l..
". Belcher for $40 in the case OF |
|be Wallace; Of joseph H. Rife for
37.44 In the case of Perry Scott; OF
'bomas Butler for 1884 In the
ase OF James skiens: Of n. II. Clev-
nger for $34.20 In the case Of LIT
m fling; Of John A. Fields for
$3.50 in the care OF Martin Mckee,
nd Of Preston Burchett for s2a.32
. the case Of Johnson Law.
Mr.. Castle. who made the inycstI-
alton. said there were 40 ei'ch
'ah"s involved. arrresatink $3.50.
~ which the state has issued war
snts, ana $3.70o, fos which Z
'svrsnt was not ipsped' n soma in
'apces he found ipdict'nents slvps1
} the name Of TIE fDrenan. VIVA 3