Sheriff A. C. Jackson, who fled from Pitt County recently, apparently to dodge charges of embezzlement preferred by the Board of County Commissioners of that county, has returned to his home in Greenville. Since his departure he has lost the office of sheriff which was first declared vacant by Judge R. A. Newman on account of failure to perform the duties of the office. Judge Nunn’s order for removal was only temporary, however, and another hearing was held last week when the judge, N. A. Sinclair, confirmed the order of removal, making it permanent.
The alleged shortage of Jackson was placed at $30,000. There were other charges also against him, among them failure to perform duty, drunkenness and immorality.
Friends of the sheriff express the opinion that he was the victim of temptations rather than of deliberations.
From the front page of the Enterprise, Williamston, Martin County, N.C, Friday, August 27, 1926
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