The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-24
JACKSON, Miss, Jan'y oath. 1876.

JACKSON Miss. Jan'y 24th 1876.
Committee met pursuant Il adjournment.
Mr. John H. Odenea before the Gommlttee IN answer
to summons and having been duly sworn testified as
follows: st.,
T w Carozo has had business transactions with me asa
banker deposited warrants drawn by himself as Treasurer
of Toupaloo University since his election Superin
of Of this State they were deposited as col
lateral money loaned hm don't know what use he made
the money loaned s drew nearly the full value of the
warrants afterwards sold them after the SAFE
remeubey vas told by Mr. Helm that he endeavored t. Dor
row them from the bank exhibit before investigating
Legislature R stated but failed to get them
M recollection got them for that purpose; the
bank kent them with the exception about $500 and had
them cashed by Treasurer; that amount bought
hack nv Cao2o the amo4nt IF the Tougaoo depos
d & the bont was about two ous nd FIVE hundred dol
ars issued to l. W Cdozo as 1Feasu
rer paid about eighty odd cents on the dollar for
them [Sgned1 JNo. H. ODENEAL.
j. B YELLowLEY, Chairman.
Thomas E Helm having been duly summoned came before
the Committee and, after being testified as follows, to-
wit:
with Cardozo Superintendent OF Public Education of
this Sate he has deposited both money and warrants with the
bank my recollection that he deposited with the
bank issued him Treasurer; they placed
don't remember the pa4bar amount of these Warrants
money borrowed amounted IN @ aggregate to nearly the
Warrants he afterwards sold af them 70 the
bank he money them, he desired
others for them and to take them for speca
purpose; recollection is that he did not do So he said he
desired to show he still had control of these warrants
remember the particular purpose Tor w1ch he wanted
te warrants and he Wished to soy Dat Re still had control
them; don't know whether they keRt rs e bank
until they casle by the State treasurer not this
transaction occurred about jane, lsfi
Signed tHos. r. HELM, PFeSt.
20 and subscribed before
j. b. YELLOWLEY Chairman.
Jones S Hamilton being summoned, before the Com
attee and after being duly testified follows to wit
Deputy Auditor; am acquainted with T. w Cardozo,
superintendent of Public Ed4oGtQn position Deputy
enables be acquainted with his When
arozo came Superintendent of Public Educa
on indebted the State of Mississippi shown by
report made October Y, 1874 of land rcdempons
Circuit Clerk OF Warren county On the 18th Of October
S74 reported lands redeemed of him the AMOUNT
the months of July August and September 1879
January 1874 On the 3lst day of October
into the State Treasury receipt 1927
amount Of these edempons less his commissions The
moun paid 10. being 1913 TO- subsequently on the 4th of
November additional report for the month
# July 1873 redeemed from him in that month";
amount S3S IS, which paid tLe State
Treasury that day November 1874 receipt
On the margin of said report under the head of
appears tbs Not reported before of
right redeea These reports should have been
lade money should have been paid within thirty
after the redemption of the lands
GSignedl JONES s. HAMILTON.
Sworn and subscribed before
j. Il. YELLoWIEY, Chairman.