The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-03-07
THE THIEVES CARNIVAL.


and were occupied by Senator Y. J.
r. Ovens, T. Hurley and w. IT. Gard
nor, and that he also furnished Speak"
oS Lees rooms and other private
rooms at tho boarding houses of mem
bore with fine carpets, stoves and
other furniture, and that they were
claimed as committee rooms. He
Gays: IL cannot undertake to explain
the accounts of Mr.. Berry, l know
that large quantities of furniture we're
furnished by him every session, and
shat soon as the General Assembly
adjourned it disappeared, and 1 was
compelled, under the order of the
Speaker, or some committee chars
man, to refurnish all tho rooms rs
coon as the Legislature met" "These
rooms" he add, "were outside Of the
capitol buildings, and ho believes the
furniture was stolen by those who had
charge Of it,"
w. K. Greenfield tcstifies that the
rooms he rented were newly, thor
oughly and in some instances most
extravagantIy furnished every fail,
about the time that the General AS
sembly convened, and that tho furni-
ture WAS removed by different per-
sons, and not by regular dealers, and
looked as if it was being divided up
among them; that he rented the rooms
with tho understanding that thoy
wero for public business, but they
may have been used otherwise, and
chat he was generally paid for them
with Legislative pay certificates.
John B. Dennis tcstifies that he
purchased furniture for forty rooms,
including the offices of the Governor,
Attorney General, Comptroller Gems
eral, and the hall Of the House of Re-
prescntatives. His evidence proves
most conclusively that majority OF
the members Of the House combined
against the persons who furnished
these goods and demanded to be paid
for voting for the claim. Thus the
bills were more than doubled, and
certificates ISSUED for them. Tho Now
York firms and Mr.. Berry seceived
only the amounts due on their ac-
counts. .Benjumin Byas, chairman Of
committee who reported favorably on
the raised claim, received certificate
to the amount of $l2,319 so, the re-
mainder was divided between fifts
other members as follows: w. r
Jervey had S2,l00, which he was to
divide between himself, r A Davis, w
Glover, J j. Hardy, P p Hodges, A
Smith, j w Lloyd, J A BowIey, aud
Orlando Levy, all members from
Charleston County, except Bowlcy,
who represented Georgetown county.
Hnmbert, OF Darlington, received
certificate of Uven $1,000, which he
was TO divide between HIMSELF, Alfred
Hart, S Sanders,J J Long, Frank Ad>
amsnn. John f Henderson, Hastings
Can't, r Tarleton and Fortune Giles,
Asbury L Singleton, of Sumter, re-
ceived certificate for 81 .13O to divide
Between himself, E Cain, ii G Corwin,
Z Furgusun, Il Gather, S Ga,y, A
s Holmes, Barney Humphries, S Mill
ton, VIM Littlefield, J P Singleton,
Alfred Moore, + Nj Sumtor, and J
MARLEY.
Ii FL Hunter, from Charleston, des
pRnded, and received for himself Il
certificate for $3.50. A White ro-
ceived certificate for $3.50 for him.
self w II Gardner, one tor 81 500 for
himself. B u Yocum one for 81 500.
W J Whipper one for $4,000. A o
yones ono for 81, 900. w II Jones one
foi 81 900. Joe Crews one for SO 900
Lawrence Cain one for $500, which
witness says he bought from Cain af-
forwards, and Cain in his evidence
admits receiving small consideration
on account OF this matter. J O'Con.
nell received one fer 81 900. B A
NerlapG one for $500. CT Andoll one
for $500. B F Berry one for-$lOO. J
ID Bostor one for $3.50. VIM Dunnelv
ma fnss $500 Mit.hou (Ho;I"