The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-03-08
UNION G. H., SOUTH cARoLINA, MARCH s, 1878.
IL. IL. HUNTER, FROM CHARLESTON,

H. III. HUNTER, FROM CHARLESTON,
demanded and received for himself n certif
lcate tor $3.50; j. III. White received a
certificate for $3.50 for himself; w. f. C.
Gardner, one for 81 500 for himself; b. G..
Yocum, one for $500; w. j. Whipper,
one for 5000; A. o. Jones, one fo- 600 ;
W. Ii. Jones, one for $1,000; Joe Crews,
one for $4,000; Lawrence Cain, one for
sooo, which witness says he bous sht from
Clin afterwards, aud Cain, in his evidence,
admits receiving small consideration on
account OF this matter p. j. o Council re.
Seived one for $1,000; b. A. NerMnd, one
|-,S ,oE, s!0O; 9. Anasll. enc tor sS9lsR,
for $3.50; VIM DaT6srfiy 6nS Tor so:
Mitchell Goggins, one for 500; S. j. Keith,
one tor 500; VIM. Kennedy, one for S1OO.
F.. J. MOSES
had one certificate for IS 900, and does not
know how many more or exactly the
amounts.
We have not lowing to the want of
time) ascertained who collected all the GER
tlhcates referred to above, but find that B.
Byas, Is. G. Yocum and T. Hurley collec-
ted theirs, and chat the five thousand dollar
certificate given to Moses was exchanged
tor State treasurcrs due bill for that
amount. Accounts Nos. 33, "a, 35 and 36
refer to this claim, and are referred to in
a y. Jones's evidence, when the vouchers
prQvo'that mere than S17, 900 was allowed
as interest on S45, 900 for seventeen months.
Most OF the certificates thus issued are in
- lfssasnret9e Officer sQdsAaye been paid,
Out they Sdo not bear the endorsement OF
either OF the firms named in them, to-wit
& Co.
Gen. Dennis says that more than S12, 900
OF these certificates were divided between
Spea ker Moses, Clerk A. o. Jones, Niles
e. Parker, Tim Hurley and himself
Your committee find that large portion
of the fraudulent certificates issued to nav
the difference between the Legitimate amount
due for furniture and the amount for which
it was raised have been paid
After careful examination of the furni
ture in the State House by Gen. Dennis,
he afhrms that there is not left there more
than one'haif of what was purchased, and
very few of the clocks, which were of the
finest quality, costing from $3.50 to 5000
each, and that out Of several mirrors which
cost $500 each, only one remains
From the report marked No. 70, "Exhi-
bit A. to which we referred in the evidence
OF A. .. Ianes, it appears that Benz. Byas,
chairman of the committee, reported in
favor Of the raised claim which dcfrauded
the State of at least s45 900; but omtavor-
ably on SO much of it as referred to paving
w. Il. Rose small amount due him for
boarding the upholsterers, who were sent
from New York to place and arrange the
carpetings, furniture, &c. Gen. Dennis
testlfies that Gin the spring or summer of
1869
G. p. LESLIE,
land commissioner, purchased lot of fur
nlture from MIR. Berry, ostensibly for his
Office, but in reality for his residence Says
he was in Governor SCOTS office afterwards,
aud heard an alteration between him and
heslle, which was caused by the bills being
sent to Scott for payment. Scott swore
that he would not pay them, but did even
tualiy do SO from some fund or other"
The bills of Mr. Silcox, made out iu Mr..
Leslie's name, proved that furniture was
supplied by tho State to some of her distin.
Suished statesmen" as far back as 1869.
MAKING HASTE TO GROW RICH.
1t is no longer matter of surprise to
your committee that members who only re.
ceived six dollars per diem could, in few
weeks after their arrival in Columbia, obtain
elegant furniture for their rooms, and Brus-
sells carpets for their floors, and reclne on
Oriental spring and sponge mattresses,
while their constituents We're being bounded
down by the inexorable tax -gatherer to pay
the price of these luxuries.
AS further illustration of the inordinatc
greed of this horde Of robbers, we present
the following, for nothing, however small,
the Argus.eyed committeeman who so dex-
terously played the game of addition, d.
vision and silence
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE
1871. To James M. Allen, DR.
oePt q. .......S 260
Sept Il. Fitting closets. ets.................... $40
Nov. Fl. Fitting up door frames ...,.,,... 100
Dec. g. Partitions in cloak room ,,,,,,,., $50
Dec g. Partitions in cloak room..,,,..,... $50
$4,000
BY reference to the evidence of Mr..
Wing, master mechanic, it will be seen
that the partitions charged for at $3.50 each
would be worth now about S25 each, but at
the time the account was rendered it was
worth about one-third more. We also call
attention to the evidence of several witnes.
ses who testify that the account was raised
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