Tennessee Supreme Court December 15, 1878 (Head v. Barry)

Turney, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The defendant, as clerk and master of the Chan-eery Court at Gallatin, has had in his hands for more than two years, fees due witnesses, fees due officers for services as such, distributive shares of estates unclaimed, *754legacies, amounts due creditors of insolvent estates, proceeds of the sales of real estate, fees to guardians ad litem,