San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-14
BOUNTY FILES
NEW CLAIM IN
| NJ ASK|LL CASE
Pants District Attorneys
Books Audited to Show
Collections.
|ASE IS DEFERRED
|ostponed Until Tuesday
/ When Amended Peti-
ton Is Filed.
|ASE is DEFERRED


counting from District Attorney ID.
McAskill and alleging that Mr..
cAskill has intermingled the fees
rned one year with those earned an
her year and thereby used $25,000
the county's money to pay salaries
his office was filed in the Seventy
ird District Court Monday. After
c filing of the petition Mr.. McAskill
ked postponement of the hearing
iich had been set for Monday. This
ts granted and it will be taken up
Iesday.
The suit, as originally brought by
e county asked S5611 from Mr..
cAskill ON the grounds he had col
tied that money and failed to turn
into the treasury. In an answer
the, original petition Mr.. McAskill
MED he owed the money, claiming
state owed it.
The amended petition asks that his
oks be audited and the county have
pigment for such fees as it is shown
e county is entitled to. The petition
Now comes the plaintiff in the
owe entitled and numbered cause,
d files this, its first amended orig
hl petition, in lieu of its original
|tition filed herein on April 10,
"a, and respectfully represents:
That plaintiff is. q municipal corpor-
Ion, one Of the political subdivision
the State Of Texas, duly organized
a county under the laws of the
ate of Texas, and at the times here
after mentioned said county con-
ined a city of over $4,000 inhabit-
is, as shown by the last United
ates census of the year 1910, and
pintiff brings this suit by virtue
d under the laws of said state; and
bat the defendant. d. A. McAskill,
sides in Bexar county, Texas.
That the said ID. A. McAskill has
en since on or about the 18th day
| November, A. d., 1922, a. duly
|ected, qualified and acting district
|torney of the 37th Judicial District
Bexar county, Texas.
THAT on or about the 7th day OF
bvember. A. d., 1922, the said ID.
McAskill, was duly elected TO the
flee of district attorney of the 9th
tdicial District of Bexar county,
fxas, and thereafter duly qualified
such district attorney by giving
Ind and taking the oath as pre-
ribbed by law.
Plaintiff further alleges that the de-
hdant d.. A. McAskih did not faith
lily perform the duties Of said office
| d did not faithfully pay over III the
Inner prescribed by law all monies
hich he collected. or all monies which
|me into his hands for the said coun-
of Bexar, during the term of office
which he was elected. as aforesaid,
| t contrary to the legal requirements
his office, and contrary to the
rms imposed by the oath and bond
aforesaid. he has not paid to plain-
Il. as hereinafter alleged, but has re-
kned and converted said funas to his
I'm use and benefit, and still retains
e same without any legal authority
erefor.
fThat during the fiscal year begin
hg December 1. A. d.. 1922. and
ding December 81. A. d.. 1929 the
hi defendant. ID. A. NcAskill. ms
Itrict attorney as aforesaid. collect
and received fees of the office and
longing to the plaiptiff herein. in
= sum of s5f;11 40 and though the
kd amount should have long since
|en maid over To This nlaintiff and
ko the treasury of Rexar county the
Id defendant has failed and refused
do So. TO nlointiff's damage in tbe
|m of SD Otl0
lTbis plaintiff further shows that
der Article 340.a Of the Revised
katutes of 1870 and Cbanter III of
|, General Laws If the 18Th Jec;s,o.
r. resular session Of 1oo2 tbe dis.
let attorney is entitled to retain
bOO salary ont ~ oil Zoos com r,;s-
Ins and nerouisites So earned and
keived dur;ng zach and everv fiscal
hr and ali monies in excess Of said
bount for each and crery fiscal wear