The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-01
SHERIFF HASTINGS RET1RES TO
PRIVATE LIFK AFTER 10 YEARS
OF FAITHFUL FUBdIo
SERVICE
EXTENDS NAARFfEsT COOP
WISHES 70 MS SUcCEssoR FOR
4 aUoCHEg1UL TERM
IN OFFICE
EXCHANGE or oYRIoIAGs IN
OTHER COUNTY OFFICES
MADE QUIETLY DUR
ING THE DAY

Last night, as the bell In the city
Cuun,y hall lower tol!ed out the hour
ri mldntRnt. sheriff Harry T. Clouse
formally took over from hts prcdeces-
scr. Sheriff Howard II. Hastings. full
control OF the sheriffs office and Ohio
county jail. Little ceremony marked
the change In administration, and Mr..
Hastings passed the control Of his Of
fee over to the new sheriff with his
hcarticst best wishes for Q successful
administration.
Sheriff Hastings and Snerin Clouse,
in company with the deputies or both
tho old ard new administration. many
e whom are the same, made careful
inventory OF the Jail C&rlier in the
night, BY midnight the Inventory had
been completed. the prisoners checked
and Sheriff Clouse mad reCe!ptGd to his
predecessor for tho county property and
prisoners IN his keeping. The keys 10
shcriffs office and ja.! were turned over
to Sheriff ClOusc as the old year passed
out and the new came in, ana Sheriff
Hastings retired 10 private life after
sixteen years Of faithful public Eerr-
!cc twelve years in various capacities
in the police department from rounds
man TO chief. and the last four years
ns chief uruCc officer OF the biggest,
wcaltniest county in West Virginia.
From the stan OF deputies OF ex-
Sheriff Hastings. Sheriff Clouse re-
tanned IN office with him Chief Ja!lcr
Bert Mcconnell and Deputies Harris
Johnson, Phil Bachman. Alfred Clator.
Edward Mnard and Ollie Smith. Night
Jailcr Mike Fitzgerald retired Yester-
day morning. aud was succeeded by
new appointee, John Stump. OF the
Island, veteran OF the 3ltth Field
Artillery and tn" first cx-scrvice man
VINO saw combat service In France TO
he appointed Ia so responsible posi-
ton In the county. Edward kilver and
Eddie Sr"lni".d. who were deputies
under rx-Sh"rin Hastings, also retired
with their chief officer, As new mem-
lrrs OF the staff Sheriff Clousc took
INTO Office with him, besides Jailer
stump. Joe Bennett. who VIII also
u" 4 taller. and David Clcary, former
city detective, who will be a deputy
sheriff assigned 20 III" county detective
department OF the sher!r's office, and
Roney Nermillion. VINO will ba a court
deputy.
In addition 10 the deputies. Sheriff
Clousc retains from the staff Of Sheriff
Hastings Mrs Herbert Mcconnell. Jail
ma,rcn. and Miss Catherine rrag"r.
hookkcepcr IN the sherIf"S office. Mrs.
Kathryn Ingram Ross Will be succeeded
as stenographer In the sherir's office
by Miss Vera Frazier. daughter Of
Chic. Of Police Fred H. Frazier.
Richards Takes onice.
The transfer Of the assessors office
from William 4. Hankey TO mis- sue
c.ssor, James T.. Richards, TOOK place
at noon Friday. In order that hall
holiday IN that office might not b. IN
, lcrrurtrd by u formal change Of officials
1T midnight.
Prosecuting Attorney Carl G. Bach
man and Assistant Prosecutors Austin
V. Wood and Clinton Campbell took
their oaths OF office and gave bond be-
fore the county commissioners yeSter-
day. Prosecuting Attorney u. a. Nc
k"c before closing his office iast cVc-
u.ng. turned over the books and records
Of his Office 10 Mr.. Ia Gilman. VINO has
been his able assistant for the past four
years.
In the Office Of circuit clerk, John l..