The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-03
Findings of Recent Audit
To be Included in Suit
AGAINST Ex-Sherif CLenldnS

Clemans $500. the amount OF the for
fixture.
Kept Forfeiture. Ills Claimed.
After Clemans left ONCE his &C
counts were again audited and IL was
found that this money paid by Louis
p. Probe had not been turned over 10
the state.
When the Office OF Circuit Clerk
Kingdom was being examined IL was
found that he had received a bond
forfeiture OF $500 from William Scott.
surety Oh the bond OF Fred Gondolf.
which he had not turned over to the
sheriff. As soon as his attention was
called to the matter. Mr.. Kinghorn
turned the $500 over 10 Sheriff Glen
ans.
But. like the forfeiture paid by MT
Frobe. according TO the auditors,
Clemans kept this money
In the same way the following fines
were turned over TO Sheriff Clemans
by Clerk Kinghorn. when the clerks
attention was called to the matter.
VIM. Alexander ...... $500
Chas. F. Garrett ......... $4,000
Fred Elig .-............. $1,000
These fines. together with one re-
ceived from Harry l.. Wheat for s25.
were never paid TO the state
The first audlts showed 1852 re-
ceived by Sheriff Clemans for jury
costs. which money was shown by his
books as having been received but not
accounted for in the county fund. the
fund 10 which IL belonged. This mon
ey was paid by Mr.. Clemans as n re-
suit OF the audit. and he claimed AZ
the time that he had not known where
10 belonged II is shown by the sec
ond audit that there was 500 received
by Sheriff Clemans for jury costs
which was not entered on his records
This has not been paid II is shown
that Clerk Kingdom has cancelled
checks 10 Sheriff Clemans covering
! s1i OF this amount. and that the other
| SIS was collected on an execution
Report indicates csrelessness.
There is another matter relation 10
| jury costs i'm the report. which would
I indicate at least Careles~ness i'm the
way the sheriffs Office was conducted.
liz is shown that there was paid 10
sheriff Clemans for jury costs 1872
| by Clerk Kingdom on March -. 1912.
( by that no part Of il was credited 20
/ the county fund until the following
4 July. 10 being entered upon the sher-
IFS records then upon the matter be
L ing called 10 lnt ~nfllI attention
/ by one of the examiners.
Another finding I'm the audit which
3 has caused comment iS the one Of
S3.1O2 So account Il per cont due from
THE sheriff The law requires the
sheriff to refund - per cent of an his
, fees and commissions 90 the county.
I The first audit showed q finding Of
/ $3.50 60. which was paid by Clemans.
and 10 was thought there would be no
trouble about that question any more.
But the recent audit shows S2.102 81
} still due from Clcmans
/ The average annual earnings sub
'ject 20 the - per cent refund was
approximately $4,000 OF $4,000 for
the four years. sheriff Clemans.
therefore. was required 20 refund ap-
proXimately s11.-p0 for the four
wears. But the two audit- show that
he paid only q little more than
$1,000 II has occa sioned some sup
prise that he has not vet paid an
that is due from him under the law
which requires him 70 refund Il per
cent Of his fees.
The collection OF a saloon license
from Thomas Halpin. as alleged In the