Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-12-31
AUMBER1' rs. ANDREWS.

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fish below an interview which recently
took place between Humbert and a
reporter of the News and Courier.
The statements, if true, are Of o
serious nature.
We suppose the pablo will soon see
whether Senator Andrews successfully
meets them or not.
If the people had confidence in their
Courts ofjustice, such discussions would
be useless and unwise. ..t.
HUMBERT'S STORY.
You see me confined in this jail. de-
prived of the comforts of life, and my
wife and child thrown upon the char
ties of merciless public, Just because
have been deceived and robbed by a
man older and more experienced than
myself. I am anxious thet the tax
payers of Orangeburg shall know what
has become of their money, aud 1 am
glad of the opportunity to avail myself
of the columns of the News and Courier.
Soon after T. G. Andrews was elected
State senator from this county, I was
appointed county treasurer through
his influence, and, by his direction, /
was compelled to employ in my Office
as my chief clerk his brother-in-law,
B. III. Williamson.
Reporter. What was the cause of
your first arrest.
THE FIRST FRAUD.
Humbert. It was this. Andrews
came into my office to make up my re-
ports, aud advised me not to send all
the money to Treasurer Cardozo, but
to let him (Andrews) have it to man
ipulate. /, soon after, went to Colum
bia, and the State treasurer caused nv
arrest. / told him then that would
pay him what money / had in bank I;
but on my way out, I met Senator
Andrews, who advised me not to do
this, but to put $4,000 in his wife'a
name and $4,000 in his name. He
then said l could allow myself to be
arrestod, aud liz would cause my re-
lease. This 1 refused to do, and was
arrested. The plain truth of the mat
ter is, that have been
ROBBED BY ANDREWS.
who used frequently to come into nv
Office and help himself from my drawer.
Reporter. Why did you allow him
to do this?
Humbert. Don't you see that I was
completely in his power, because he
could remove me whenever he wanted
to do so2 Since I have been in Jail lie
has been here four or five times, and
has told me that it was no use for me
to cut off my nose to spite my face
that if I would keep quiet lie would see
me all right. Butt don't intend to
keep quiet any longer. cannot allow
myself to suffer while the man who has
robbed me and plundered the taxpay-
ers is permitted to go free.
WHY HUMBERT WAS APPOINTED.
can see now that I was made county
treasurer simply to be robbed. If the
right grand jury had been selected this
matter would have been thoroughly
sifted, and this mans misdeeds would
not have been clicked up. WheA it was
time for me to make my first report
telegraphed to Andrews to see if he
had any money forme. He replied by
postal card advising me to report TO
the county commissioners that nothing
had been received; and / did so. But
on going to my Office 1 found that An
.drews had collected the fines from
II. 7. Cooke, trial justice, at Lewis
vile, on the 18th ofAugust, 1873, had
entered them as cash received, and had
given receipts for them. AT the same
time he collected the fines from w G.
Reeves, trial justice ut Rowe's Pump,
receipted for them,and keptthe money.
Reporter. Why didn't you kick
a0ainst thic9