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attend a meeting of the directors.
THE GOVERNORS STATEMENT.
Especial to News and Courier.l
COLCMBIA, January 25.-Governor
Tiliman read to-day in the Sunday
News and in Gen. Bonham's manu-
script the letter OF the latter in reply to
the Governors letter granting him
permission to leave the State. Cover
nor Tillman was called upon to-day
and asked ifhe bad replied TO the letter.
He, however, dictated the following
statement to the representative OF the
News and Courier:
Before the matter was arranged
Yesterday Gen. Bonham and Col.Alired
Aldrich came into my office, accom-
panied by Attorney General Pope.
After some discussion as to where the
money should be deposited and as to
the necessary preliminary steps to be
taken. it was agreed that the money
should be placed to the credit Of AdJu-
taut General Bonham in the Carolina
National Bank and that they should
bring a certificate Of deposit from the
cashier of that bank. That was done,
with the information that a sufficient
amount had been placed in bank TO
cover the expenses of protests and also
the fees OF Mr.. Summers, the expert
accountant, the latter being paid IN
nv presence by Col. Aldrich. The re-
quest was then made by Attorney
General Pope, Col. Aldrich implicitly
acauiescing, that l write Gen: Bonham
a letter, stating that he could leave the
State. l wrote the letter asked for ID as
brief and polite terms IS / knew how. l
was surprised that the request should
have been made, and that my compll-
ance with the request should have been
met with such discourteous rejolnder.
That is all care TO say"
THE ClRCCMsTANCEs OF BoNEAMs
ESPIONAGE.
1t wa. learned to-day that the fol-
lowing are the circumstances under
which Gen. Bonham was placed under
espionage: On the night that the news
paper men we've asked to withhold the
news OF the shortage, Governor Tillman
sent for Sheriff Rowan and instructed
him to act according TO certain state
ments made, which have not been
made public. It is not known whether
this condition was known to Gen. Bon
ham and his friends, at least until yes
terday. When Gen. Bonham's accounts
had been settled yesterday, or soon
thereafter, Sheriff Rowan came out OF
the Governors office, and it is presumed
had then been relieved Of this lnstruc-
tions.
From what Governor Tiliman said
to-day, and from what Attorney Gene-
raj Pope and Gen. Farley have frequent
" said, they never regarded Gen. bon-
hams actions in the light Of any
criminal intent. Ifthey had so regarded
it, it is plain that the officers otthe Ia"
could not or should not have even
puni he'd the offence. Either way it Is
a hard nut to crack; but the action OF
the State officials must certainly oe re-
garded as q complete exoDeratlon oE
Gen. Bonham if ne ever needed testl-
monial. The talk about past. present
and future prosecution IS the apotheo-
sis of bosh and newspaper slush.
COL. ALFRED ALDRICH'S STATEMENT.
Especial to News and Courier. :,
COLUMBIA, January 26.-Col: Alfred
Aldrich called at this office to-day and
desired to make the following state
ment relating to the circumstances
under which the letter TO Gen. Bon
ham was written by Governor Tlllmau:
There is no foundation whatever
for the statements made by Cover
nor Tillnlan that | acauiesced in any
request that he extend permission TO
Gen. Bouham 10 leave the state. L
heard no such request made oy Gen.
Pope, and do not believe that ne maze
it. >.
After paying Mr.. Summers for his
services and receiving receipt there
for. I rose to leave the Executive cham
5er. saving, I believe there ls nothlng
else to be done, and will go. Cover
nor Tillman said. Wait i moment
and began writing. After writing a
short time he called his secretary, and
handing him sheet Of paper SAID,
.Copv that had no idea what the
Daner contained. When the secretary
returned with the copy Governor Ill
nan folded the sheet Of paper, put 1t
n an euyelop, addressed it, and handed
+ 10 Gen. Pope. Gen. Pope asked me
o 90 to his Office with him, aud there
le gave me the communication which
.ioveruor Tillman had handed to him,
md which proved to be the 'permis-
,ion' to leave the State, to which Gen.
8onham properly took umbrage.
Learning later in the day that the
had also been furnished a
,opy of this petty attempt by a parvenu,
clothed with a little brief authority
O humiliate an unfortunate gentleman
" force of circumstances, in false and
distressing position, I advised Gen.
3onham to write a communication
which would in my judgment have
met the case, and to be de-
ivered by me to Governor Tillman in
,erson. Other counsels prevailed and
len. Bonham mailed instead the repsy4
'ublished in to-day's News ana goo-