Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-04-13


Balance In i1easu,sf's hands, Noy. !, 1875 Sc as
From the Treasurer's books we also get tie
following names of persons admitted to the
payroll in 1873 as pensioners:
Rachel Leach, widow of Alec. Leach, de-
ceased; Joseph, William g., Richard, Cash,
Charity, Henry and Nettie, children Of the
same. ''.'. "'' -'' ''''''n.N4 ',53''.t t.s,f
5sClarrissa Goode, widow of Charles iGoode,
deceased; Eliza Ann and Sammy, children
Of the same. ~ -.Eir!.saa ...styat atiti2
Dicey Brown, widow Of Anderson Brown,
deceased William, Sarah, Alice and Cathas
rine, children of the same, '''''"'- Z - -" 4a
Rosetta Williams, widow of Jim Williams,
deceased james, son of the same. 4',r rot
. Harriet Roundtree, widow Of Thos. Round
tree, deceased Albert, James, Clarlda,
Alice, Frances and Frank, children q, the
same 80, .,,.,.,,,,,,...t ,,{.a,,
Making the total number off pensioners,
twenty-five. = a''s 10 ..'o'...1,'.2 ..s =
Among these one death has occurred dsthat
of Harriet Roundtree, IN 1873, and the follow.
ing are found to have attained the age ofG
teen years: Joseph Leach, VIM. g. Leach,
Eliza Ann Goode, Sarah, Brown, Albert
Roundtree, Frances Roundtree and Frank
Roundtree, leaving now on the .reasdfers
books seventeen pensioners, being reduction
of eight from the original number. ~
In discharging faithfully the duties imposed
by your Honor in regard to the ku,klux tax,
and its proper application, the grand ipry
feel constrained to report that the mvestiga-
ton has disclosed impositions and irregulari-
ties Of too great magnitude to be- parsed
over in silence 74@17 '575i" ~ Rohs5ttit qh
First. Two of the so-caAed children Of
Thomas Roundtree, deceased, viz Albert
and James, were born several years before
their mother, Harriet, knew Thomas Round.
tree, thus making it impossible for, them to
have been the offspring Of Thomas Round!
tree, and hence they were never legal ipensi0ns
ers Of the county.J;g ttiirqfdys III ss4 fs6ss,
Second Two Others Of thasopaAs4 children
of Thomas Roundtree, VIII Frances and
Frank (twins) were born of one Rachel Har.
~, and there is an absence of proof that said
Rachel Harry was ever at any time the 'ac
knowledged wife Of said Thomas r dtres;
and we are strongly suspicious that these also
are the legitimate offspring Of Thomas Rounds
tree.sa Further it is in evidence that the said
Frank and Frances attained the age Of ffs
teen years on the 7th Of June, 1875; but,
their names have not been stricken from the
pension-roll, and their pay as pensioners has
continued to date S.ii ss2ai'1'ta1lsfd IN
Thirdly. The remaining two pensioners of
the Roundtree family, viz: Alice and Clai
rinda, are clearly the offspring Of Thomas
Roundtree; but were removed to, Shelby, M.
c., more than two years ago, and have resi-;
ded there until this date With regard 70
the frst-named Of this family, Albert and
James, we would remark that theyawere ta,
ken to Union county, s. c., and there resided
until some time in January, 1876, when they.
removed to Yorkville, where they. nov, are. 4,
From all the foregoing with regard TO this
family, it would appear that for the period 6f
more than two years only two Of them resided
in York county, and they of doubtful paters
nitx sRhile tzn he.sa 70 clearly
and that the remaining two have been taken
to North Carolina. Hence; we are Of the
opinion that none of these children we're ever
clearly entitled to be pensioners except Alice
and Clarinda, and they only for the period Of
about ten months prior to their removal to-
North Carolina. i,,sioR III Il I, gssttI t}l us
With regard to the other: four pension fam.
lilies, we have nothing special torepert bnt
from general information, we doubt the com:
petency of their mothers to act in the capaci-
ty Of guardians for their children, and for the
benefit Of said pensioners, we would frespecE
fully suggest to the Court the propriety sof
some change in this particular z !. ~ .slsisii
In the case of the Roundtree family We
find J. d. White acting as guardian, and
that he has received from the County Treas
urer as per vouchers. -. ...:$f,526 ~
And disbursed as follows 2'}'at y1seaF,sFsS y T. +
To Albert and James RoundtIee,. also Q gt
To Maria Jennings, (for Alice and Carnda). 1877 90 ,t
To Rachel Harry, tGor Frank and Frances).. 264 %
To H. X. Roberts, for Roundtree chldren.... la6 90 -
To sundres-sma amounts, " OW--471 ~
Leaving balance in hands Of J. H. White, echdrn io
By reference to the guardian bond,of saids
J. a., White, we find that he was required to-
render to the Court, annually, an exact, ac.