We need to write a short mode story (80-150 words, one tight paragraph) about the Present
The chunks we have: [1] committee appointed to examine books and accounts; [2] commends Whitehill for keeping separate accounts; [3] J. Lockhart, sheriff elect, has taken up residence in Silver City; [4] no predecessor of Mr. Whitehill left books; [5] Lockhart will attend personally with son, remove family in spring; [6] Lockhart bond for $250,000, list of bondsmen including H. Whitehill; [7] report on sheriff's office unsatisfactory, failed to pay over cash, unaudited claim, charges for serving papers at distance that were served in courthouse, indicted for that and failure to turn moneys over monthly; [8] Mr.
Whitehill was investigated by a committee that examined his office's books and accounts [1]. While the committee commended his separate accounting of public funds [2], a report found his office unsatisfactory and accused him of charging for serving papers at a distance that were actually served in the courthouse [7]. He was indicted for these charges and for failing to remit moneys to the territorial auditor monthly [7]. Lockhart was elected sheriff and filed a bond of $250,000, with Whitehill among the bondsmen [6]."
Whitehill faced a committee investigation into his office's books and accounts [1], which commended his separate accounting of public funds [2] but reported unsatisfactory practices, including charges for serving papers at a distance that were actually served in the courthouse [7]. He was indicted for those charges and for failing to remit moneys to the territorial auditor monthly [7]. Lockhart was elected sheriff, filing a $250,000 bond with Whitehill among the bondsmen [6], and planned to attend to duties personally with his son [5]."
Whitehill, a law enforcement official accused of charging illegal fees for services not rendered in the 1890s. [7]"
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- We, the committee appointed to examine… (1890)We, the committee appointed to examine the books and accounts, and the conduct of the sheriff’s office submit the following report:
- The keeping of separate accounts of the… (1890)The keeping of separate accounts of the public funds and the private transactions of the sheriff inaugurated by the incumbent, Mr. Whitehill, is to be commended and in the future should be followed so that an …
- J… (1891)J. A. Lockhart, sheriff elect, has taken up his residence in Silver City.
- We found that no predecessor of Mr… (1890)We found that no predecessor of Mr. Whitehill as sheriff had left any books of ac- counts of public funds in the office.
- Mr… (1890)Mr. Lockhart will personally attend to the duties of the office with the assistance of his son, and will remove his family to this city in the spring. The deputies have not yet been named, but Mr. Laird wil…
- Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-12-19 (1890)For A Quarter Of A Million Sheriff-elect James A. Lockhart spent a couple of days in this city this week securing his bondsmen. Under the law the sheriff is compelled to give a bond for $200,000, but while …
- The report in regard to the sheriff’s office is… (1890)The report in regard to the sheriff’s office is most unsatisfactory. Why has he failed to pay over the cash which he had on hand is not easily explained. The unaudited claim against the territory for $6,421.3…
- Mr… (1890)Mr. Webb’s success in accomplishing the object of his mission so speedily, is very gratify- ing to him, as well as, a card to Sheriff White- hill.