The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-11-10

pork skin before roasting. None oi
the wounds were serious
State VS.. malicious mischief,
shooting a goat. Verdict, not guilty.
Court opened vt at 3 4. NJ
Thursday. The trial Of Fl. A. Smith
was continued. The jury was drawn,
the State. making two challenges
and the defence seventeen. Tho jury
composed tho following persons
Fl. McMockin, O. $. Jones, B. II.
james, II. Il. Ellison, ST., White, and
Frank Mozee, Monroe Liston, John
Moore, Nelson Mtrshpll, Tim Ash
ford, Dennis Miller, Moses Jumca
and Warren Green, Colorod
Joel Copcs WIS the first witness
callel. Ho testified. that he WAS
Auditor at tho time Of tho alleged
,defalcation, aud then testified as to
the amount due for taxos, aad furth
or testified that he had seen the safe
. opened for wager by one who
claimed not to know the combina
ton. ..r l.
j. S. Fillcb-own sworn-He OK.
F! planned TIC workings of tho tax Office
md then toBtificd that $1S,GDS. Sc
! were still due ut the time Of settle
n{cnt. and that Smith said 'I an,
short abou! S1S,0O0" ........
! i. l.. C.;rdoza testified That &37,
777.65 wore turned over by Smith for
the year ending Oct. 31at, 1S74--cx-
planted ">ombination safes" - chances
of opening arc rs to 1,OO0,O00.
State rested.
MIR. Smith WAS placed upon the
stand. He testified his Office was
short II large amount Of money.
That he himself collcctel | less than
half the taxes, that he wus in his
office only about ono third of the
time. He discovered the deficiency
after his roturn from his last absencc.
He went to Columbia Gil Friday an
saw Mr.. Little anl toll--hcro the
court intcrposel an;l refused to let
tho defendant testify as to his dealii-
'ntions on tho ground that this
would permit the dcfcnlont to make
his own case, and said this was one
of the rulimen:al principles of law
Counsel wished to mako argument.
! Court refused to Il a" arg .lment, but
, will permit authorities to be lIuce;'.
!. He could state what he told the
; G ,mptr, Ter Gene .nl, bit not th,t he
, told any one else
+, Counsel argued that the proper
authorities being absent. the expla-
nation was made to Little. Court
hold that the declaration could be
given provided NJ. Little be proved
to be authorized to receive reports.
Mr.. Fillebrown WIS put on the
stand and testified that Mr. Little
WAS authorized to receive written re-
ports from County Trclsurcrs. The
information leading to Mr.. Smiths
arrest was furnished witness by Mr..
Little -
Court here permitted Mr.. Smith to
testify on this point, Mr.. Smith re-
sumed," "IYtold him my office WAS
short $18,0p0 and J. had come. to III
form the, Comptroller General. He
said the General was absent. l told
him l would have to return to
Winnsboro to pay checks OF Sat,u-
day and I would return to Colum
bia on M,nG ". I don't know WHIT
became Of tho S1S,000, T can't nc
copnt for it, L left money here, s ,mo
WIS III Soiomon's Bank. 1t was
thought before left that my office
was sh ort, fnilcd to find any de
ficiency. When returned the last
time, look2lnight aftor night ana
found deficiency. If Mr.. Davidson
had lived l think could have dis
covered where were five or fifteen
thousand dollars. When 1 went off
tho second time had 500, I got
out and tclographed to Hardy Solo
mon and got 500 more. The last
time I left did not hive 800. The
first time was before tax collection
have no property now. [ d.
not gamble. 1 bet $40 once on
horse racing, I have bot treats. I did
not use any Of this $4,000, for
myself or any one else. My wife has
purchased house for 5000 cnsh an,l
tho balance under bond ana
mortgage, Of this I only paid
800 dollars. The chief expenses
of repairing were borne by Dr.,
Poke. furnished 1925 for repair
ing. Cross er0mined I did not
always put up the money collected
even when present. + won't off
think about month after tho col.
lection Of taxes commenced but
don't remember. During that
period don't remember how much
collected. What I collected I put
in my safe and paid some over to
Mr.. Car(loz9. ! think I was absent
about three weeks. Don't know how
much money was collected. When !
returned my clerks paid over the
money and I failed to find n def
cency. ! remained Mt homo / don't
know how long. The last time !
: was absenta week or ten days, and
returned about tho 9th March. Was
Mt homo about three weeks boforc
my arrest. Qucstion--whcro did
you go--"I don't know that that il
any of your business Court
That is the very business of the
State. The whole conduct of tht
defence las been characterized will