The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-02-27

wines wcro furnished, and that otte
what he considered a good article w0ul
be rejected. He could not keep a Sull
cient amount of cigars on hand to supp
the demand, as many of them
FILLED OR TWO OF THEIR POCKET
upon leaving and would frequently carr
OF IL bottle OF champagne in the san
way. is porter now, and says tllat II
refreshments are served, us that busincs
stopped when Governor Hampton TOO
| charge Of the State-IlOuSc.
1t will be observed that the State ful
nlshcd 4 room, 4 porter and rcfrcSllhich
for our ''StatrSmrn' while they wcr
plotting how to rob the people the.
pretended to represent; ready to vote 10
any measure that would enrich them
selves at the public expense. In addltlo,
to the refreshments furnished at tn
Statc-lIolSc, large quantities of wines
! liquors and cigars, and other things wer
sent to the hotels, boarding-huuscs AM
residences OF State officials, senators
members and their friends. This j
shown by the vouchers and account
rendered and the evidence of Woodruff
who says that ''the matter of refresh
mcnts, like others, assumed the Larges
proportions, and others were given 10
liquors and cigars, which were
SENT TO THE HOTELS,
observation-disclosures and residences of thu
members and their tricnds.' Clcrl
Jones SAYS the most cXtravagant account!
| were rendered for refreshments for com
mitteG rooms, and that he found 1t uSelcs!
: to demonstrate.
Sargcant-at-arms Williams tcstiticstha
the House did o keep IL rcircsllmen
room, but he was ordered to buy wines
liquors, &C., for the members, and tina
he did buy them from Mr.. Gibson anc
! Mr.. Solomon. Ills evidence is corrobo'
rated by Mr.. Gibson, and the orders
| given him, Il few OF which we subml
With this report.
Among the members thus furnished
we lind the names Of II. Hurley, member
from Charleston; p. Simkins, from Edge
field; j.. ID. Boston, from Ncwbcrry
James y. Bowlcy, Of Georgetown; Speak
or $. J. Lee, Of Aiken. We submit ;
specimen order given to Mr.. Gibson for
JAMES A. BOwLEi,
! which was delivered in ono day: "Ont
poN c."!ii!I'Sio "hH y p"ir -, bn,
poN Wi!l:heS' one IVA n1".iia, NIr
SilerI! "iile, tiiicc nTA'S oiE"is ro,
ho"leE WIS o'G VI INC lGaoi''?
nielhocrs ot Tue iiouSe, 'iio .i"ii :" y !;
inc co'liliit'etr VI Matn ''lu a., ~, .
IS easy 10 ulluGlsl'llu why nc leH"ite.
1aroraDlE upon INC G'iDriiious I'm lev ~
!'iu plhoPii'tion ~ c."S
aIPeilI Hii oiuei " ut, nip s,'m, T -"
NV. ni"" = .Ln un,,m,;,too ~,
iGt?ii any : t!iI'uan ttoro - . ,";st,tn
please &C. the other. W. III. Thomas,
w.s mid in Irr,sI,tive nav certificate
for Mi supplics, and that Inc only furnish
rI the best articles. 1--WE also refer &c
the evidence of VIM. VI. Fine, who kept
a restaurant in this city, and who says he
furnished supplies consisting of "cata.
bles, wines, liquors and cigars to differ
cnl Legislative committees, for which Inc
received pay certificates, AND that the
largest amount issued to him, at ono
time. Tor these supplies was 81, 500"
hAhh1 sohoMoN'
, do,ler in rroccrics. has numerous largo
accounts MOI the vouchers. He tcsti.
lirs that he furnished Woodruff and
Joucs with %supplips. but. not AS clerks OF
their respective houses, and that he was
paid by the State treasurer OH p~rcsent;l-
ton Of the pay certificates, Which were
issued to him for his accounts. In con.
nection with the evidence of Mr.. S0lo-
mon, we call attention to his itcmiZcd ac-
count which WAS sworn to by him, and
annexed to his evidence under the head
" -
names OF the following persons to whom
Inc furnished
"HEFRESHMENTs:
G 1ocob, So,,tor. lain u-;l.or w
l. iin,cnn,hs y Ricrnann II Wh;tc
amd ~ Unrnn Gn"or,,,, y X Snntt
" Wv rIIi,r-t:onc LAIN T. En,ric
7 ;c,,fnr,nt l;nynrnor R,nvior Sat,
Treasurer Niles q. Parker, Speaker i. j.
!noSeH' i.cpi'Sch,''i,c !. nJ"HL, q
rcioer .hsGIs' o. y. Duile.''' l.. II iiuna-
peri, vi. do ~ n"H y 'Iiiica'
1Hei~'"SHiiH Jonni = ~ H'.un w'EMT'
". y. SiIiN liiiIt, A. VI. 'oiiiitn' -.
J"iieS' Nci,"n law" Nv ucn; "iiiidli'
Quincy COUNTY treasurer oi tii'lics'oI
our coilit'l,tee nlso ii,o Oh inc On,
ANIMATION VI 1n,H l'eiiiiIeu aecouiiI ai'.'
inc evidence au''ucVu pclorc us l"aI
Mcssrs. Jones ana Nooorull mace pay,
ments on several occ'slols ny cncck ai,o
cash; nevertheless, OH examining TIC
payments. made by the State treasurer tc
Mr.. Solomon on pay ccrtlllcatcs ISSUED 10
him, 1t IS shown that he has drawn SIN
Thousand collars ofer ana aD"te ms eli
tire couhl aiu' worse SUI, thGSe Ger,
tii'rsttes were az lHsu!t 'e!ole the MS
Oh Siarrl' 1872 "l'cl "iio'i 'ihio 1e was
lsiH otnei 1870 ..
Hea'So i'l!o ','At VI tio Stn' ioi- .i'ti'
was lsSuco - nm 2-i''oV "o' Mnllc n'S
itc,ll'IGu ".voria' sa'""n """. 'i..I w. ~"'
oliiy u''u mn loi l'G .cuiH io'i my, 5H,-
Sll,-p' TO- proving ''slt iic WIS palu 9l'''
Ia W over inc amount ci'i,llct 10 navy
Drcll furnished ny hiln. Coiiihelit l.
unnecessary.
SPECIMEN STEALS.
U-oLrowo Of M hottc, method .or i,,ns.
n,;n% Tho reckless nx~ncnd5tnrn ~
100 f,r +,,io class of vut,nIiau than u,
n'cn.! +in nanr,n,s ,aninrod SOM,
~ W.iir.I2 viii he fnrnI amended to the
". m,n ,,nd wa anil o,fnntinn tn nr,
W n"TinoI o.;.rn,tnG "ExhiIit w ~, and
..,I, -, IN WnodrnN"v oyidnucn whnrn il
is shown that iii March i, 1872, solomon
FURNISHES. ."1 ' Iio,, ,,r.': and '" the Nh p, dav a
1870, ,"n,tb 81 ~ - worih ,ryror,tiu,
81 'Iio'''r Si,'o, -, "SS,u?",
E',i,I %; imts uri,hin tb,"o ~ J,rr. 1"rr,
a"l ,,1 '', ,r"rc f;,rm;.bnd thn IIors" n
t .hn 49,, ,;me, and' tn tho Scn,to dnr;n,
Nv u, m.oot. Inv 'o,hor ]nortio. NH Of whiri
sa'iio We ~, o ,.o,, ,n,.. ~
Is SEoMh os .Io a,t"ntinn r. oc.o,nts !,
We HtI" "i ar ~ ~ Jn,ac Sns;nmntn
thc eNlucl'or 1s ooi,.o' Sill. !;
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