The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-02-02
month for four months. For
For
a BOGUS CONTRACT

Hayno,
A BOGUS CONTRACT
for wood was made with an imagi-
nary "Wm. Snoider," and Hayne was
paid some 1,S00, which was charged
to the penitentiary on his wood con-
tract. When Dennis went into
Office he found Hardy Solomon in
possession of $4,000 in treasury
warrants signed by Governor Scott,
which had been paid him on ac-
count by General Stolbrand in 1872,
but which he could not use on
account Of an Act of tho Legislature
passed about that time requiring
warrants to be executed by the
Comptroller General Dennis issued
to Solomon regularly executed war,
rants in lieu of tho old onos, but,
instead of the old ones being de-
stroyed, they were lodged with
Governor Moses, and he, with the
aid of D. H. Chamberlain, then
Attorney General, negotiated, with
them as collaterals, loan of So.
600 from the Bank of the State.
The report says that there is no
reason to doubt the truth of this
transac ton, and that it was one of
the
MOST FLAGITIOUs ACTS
OF that corrupt period. In 1873
quantity of United States army
clothing was bought for the use of
the penitentiary, and this was used
by Nash for uniforming his regi-
ment of National Guards. Several
petty acts Of theft are also charged
against Nash, Singleton, an ex-
member Of the Legislature, and
Barker, of Edgefcld, at that time
chairman Of the House Penitentiary
Committee. Presents Of the work
of the convicts were made to off,
cals of high and low degree.
Hayne, Secretary of State, and his
own brother, kept high bred horses
ut tho penitentiary ut the public
expense, the grooms, as we'll as the
feed, being paid out of the funds of
the penitontiary.
The following
SPECIAL ACT OF CRUELTY
is also charged, in addition to the
long array CT frauds and thefts. The
report says : con ono occasion
Henry Hayno, q director, to punish
q convict for somo alleged offence,
had him stripped entirely naked,
md, aitor tyirg him up by his hands
and s,nearing molasses all over his
person, left him to the fortunes of
q hot summer sun and swarming
flies. This samo Henry Hayne, who
by tho way is colored man, is
accused OF having, on various occa-
slons, without authority of law
inflicted lashes upon convicts with
his own hands.
In regard to the administration
of Colonel Parmele, tho Commission
say they could find no evidences Of
the existence Of wrongs and irregu-
larltics such as characterized pre-
vious administrations. The grounds
and premises arc we'll policed and
in excellent order, the books and
records full and clear, with proper
vouchers, and tho maintenance of
convicts is reduced to scale of
economy that viii scarcely admit of
further reduction, namely, eight
cents n day for each convict.
In conclusion, the report treats
OF escapes, the means Of prevention,
the proper employment of the
convicts, all Of which have been
fully discussed in these columns in
connection with the annual report
Of Colonel Parmele, previously
published.
The report shows that q great
amount Of evidence must have been
taken, and that the Commission,
consisting Of Senator Cannon, Of
Spartanburg, and Representative
r. r. Hemphill, of Abbevillc, and
Ii. A. Gaillard, Of Fairfield, not
only devoted much time and labor
to tho task assigned them, but that
they performed their work with
persistent and Intelligent skill wor-
thy of all admiration.
A LASTING KEErsAKE.--"Look heab,
mars John, amt you gwine to glib
me no keepsake dis New Years 7"
asked an elderly darkey, who had
evidently been out calling, of a
young white gentleman on Com
merce street.