The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-22
COURT PROCEEDINGS WILL
FOLLOW AUDITORS REPORT

I
Judge l. ;. Jordan. whose salary was
s5s.S3. which was paid by the board
OF commissioners a few weeks before
Judge Jordan's death.
In this audit IL is reported that
Sheriff ID. II. Taylor owes the county
the sum OF Sc for jury costs but
this added TO that OF former audits,
specifically. August II, 1912. declares
that he still owes the state s1.1O3 SO.
and the county sls.537.Os. grand
total of sl9.646.96. DIR. Taylor is now
Ill in New York and could not be COM
municated with concerning the find
| ings last night.
In examining the accounts OF Cir
/ cult Clerk John l.. Kingdom IL is
found that the sum of s6O5.OO should
be turned over to the sheriff OF Ohio
county and credited to the general
school fund. The audit further shows
that this matter was brought TO Mr..
kinghorn's attention and tnat he re-
funded TO Sheriff Clemans. II being
the fines of William Alexander, Chas.
F. Garnet and Thomas +. Barrett.
paid on June G. 1912. and that of
Fred Elig. and bond forfeiture OF Frad
Gondolf. paid on October IL. 1912, All
discrepancies in the accounts OF Mr..
hinghorn, when brought % his atten-
ton, were Immediately made good,
| they being due to oversight.
Former Clerk Shy.
Total findings OF $1.2Si are reported
due the state and county from Chas
h. Henning, former clerk of the cir
cult court. These findings include
1898 in fines shown by records paid
to clerk, the receipts OF transmission
he could not locate: $3.50 in fines col
lected and s25s in jury costs collect
ed but which were not turned over
to the sheriff. He is declared TO owe
the county $25S and the state 1919.
The field work OF the audit MAS done
by Mr.. J. II. Otto and Louis Scherr,
and : signed and certified by the state
! tax commissioner. 1t covers over a
hundred pages OF typewriter paper.
and is neatly bound in a Ieatherette
| covering
As comment on the audit one of
! the auditors says that the result of the
| former audit did not save Mr.. Glenn
ans from further discrepancies. II is
| alleged in transcript OF the audit that
he has collected from Thomas Halpin
/ SIOS.35. which II is claimed he failed
to pay the state: that he collected
Sl.llO for fines and costs and bond Tor.
/ textures and failed 10 pay II TO the
/ state. or this last figure there ve.c
/ two bonl forieitures Of $500 each Maid
! &c the sheriff which are declared not
/ accounted for and also S105 ior ines
! received in the same way.
Attorneys Haven't Paid.
One OF the interesting items in the
audit Is where Attorneys S. O. Boyce
and Charles J. Schuck were fined $50
! Tor coming together" These two
| fines. together with numerous others
/ from houses Of III fame have not been
paid. II is reported
! II might be said here that the mat
} Ter OF the question OF interest on public
funds has never been decided and
when this is finally done. a number Of
/ these discrepancies may be justified
/ me late Judge Brannon Is quoted in
/ an opinion as saying. Whose money Is
II bearing that Interest," Not the
sherins but the money OF the public
Who ever heard OF any ona Getting
interest on money not BELONGING 10
him."
EN-Sherif Clemans and his attorney.
I j. Il. Haudlan, were communicated
, with last rigkt on the subiect OF the
] audit and the findings thereof Thew
both stated that until they had been
D iurnishe', copy Of the audit and knew
Just wha- was contained therein. they
4 would have nothing TO say. Mr. Hand
Ian stated that Il was pretty larl for
q man 20 pay bill until he knew iust
wherein that bill was charged against
him.
The following Is a comprehensive
summary Of the audit. and SHOWS no.
tauons made by the auditors:
Summary Of the Findings
EN-Sher1fI n